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Argos is a recovery tool for users whose shielded funds were stuck on ZEC Wallet Lite, a longstanding problem for several longtime Zcash supporters, privacy advocate Michelle Lai said.Sovright was formed following a governance dispute between the Zcash R&D firm, Electric Coin Company, and the nonprofit governance body, Bootstrap.ECC employees joined ZODL, and three Bootstrap board members formed Sovright.

Coinbase CEO backs user choice but warns high-risk products need careful in-app promotion rules.Zooko’s complaint turned Coinbase prediction markets into a debate over vulnerable users and app design.Coinbase’s broader product push adds betting-style markets while regulators argue over sports event contracts nationwide.

A coalition of 19 organizations—including every major AI lab and Wall Street banks—just built the security team that open-source maintainers never had.

Kalshi has sued Illinois, arguing the state’s sports prediction market law violates federal authority.The company says complying with the law would conflict with CFTC rules and create unrecoverable costs.The lawsuit comes as Kalshi pursues a reported $40 billion valuation and expands its crypto product lineup.

Kalshi is reportedly seeking new funding at a $40 billion valuation, up 82% from May.The company processed over $17 billion in monthly trading volume and recently expanded crypto perpetuals.Legal disputes with CME Group and several U.S. states continue as Kalshi grows its product lineup.

Kalshi expanded its CFTC-regulated crypto perpetuals lineup with Zcash and Near contracts, while Dogecoin and Shiba Inu perpetuals are also live.The rollout comes as CME Group challenges the CFTC’s approval of similar products and the regulator fights Kentucky over market oversight.Traditional finance firms, including CBOE and Charles Schwab, are increasingly exploring perpetual and prediction-style trading products.

Zcash miner Fortitude Mining, a DCG subsidiary, wants to merge with a small-cap HeartSciences Inc.Fortitude aims to access capital markets to raise funds for more expansion.HeartSciences stock shot up about 60% in early trading.

Fortitude will go public through an all-stock merger with Nasdaq-listed HeartSciences.HeartSciences shares surged as much as 91% after the transaction was announced.The deal comes as renewed attention on Zcash boosts interest in privacy-focused crypto firms.

Mert highlighted Zcash as a leading privacy-focused crypto amid debate over Europe’s upcoming compliance rules.Analysts disputed claims that every Bitcoin transaction will require identity verification under the EU framework.Technical analysts are watching the $440 support level as ZEC trades near $451 after a sharp correction.

The Philippines' central bank has tightened crypto oversight with new rules governing how exchanges assess and monitor digital assets.

Anthropic’s Mythos audit found no additional serious vulnerabilities in the Zcash protocol following the recent Orchard flaw disclosure.The review followed emergency upgrades that fixed a vulnerability that could theoretically have enabled unlimited counterfeit ZEC creation.ZEC has pulled back to around $417 after a sharp rebound, while technical indicators suggest resistance remains near the $465 level.

Light Protocol was founded in 2021 to focus on ZK-powered privacy tools before it pivoted to work on the ZK Compression data solution, co-developed with Helius.The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchain privacy.

Zcash developers have finalized consensus rule changes for the upcoming Ironwood upgrade.The Ironwood upgrade would introduce a new shielded pool and ensure the circulating ZEC supply remains bounded.

ZEC price rebounded after Zooko Wilcox proposed the Ironwood upgrade to verify Zcash’s circulating supply.Ironwood follows a patched vulnerability that could have enabled unlimited counterfeit ZEC creation.Developers previously deployed emergency network upgrades, including the NU6.2 hard fork, to fix the flaw.

Zcash pared steep losses after the privacy coin's backers introduced an upgrade aimed at restoring faith in the digital asset's supply.

Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies bought the dip, making its largest weekly ETH purchase so far this year.