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Cryptocurrencies

Zcash Implodes: Entire ECC Team Resigns Over ‘Malicious’ Bootstrap Board Governance

Zcash drops 20% as CEO Josh Swihart and the entire ECC staff resign, blaming the Bootstrap board for 'malicious' obstruction.

January 10, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Trump Rules Out SBF Pardon; Prediction Odds Collapse to 6%

President Trump confirmed he has 'no intention' of pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried, causing prediction market odds to crash from 20% to 6%.

January 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Vitalik Buterin Backs Roman Storm Ahead of Sentencing; TORN Holds $11

Ethereum's co-founder argues privacy tools are a human right, not a crime, as the Tornado Cash developer awaits sentencing for writing open-source code.

January 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Zcash ‘Civil War’: ECC Team Quits En Masse to Launch Rival Startup

The entire Electric Coin Company staff resigned after a failed wallet spin-out, crashing ZEC 11% as the team pivots to a new for-profit entity, Cashz.

January 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Babylon Patching Critical Consensus Bug; BABY Market Misses Risk Signal

A critical nil-pointer vulnerability in Babylon's BLS vote extensions could allow validators to halt the chain, posing risks to the upcoming Aave v4 integration.

January 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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South Korea Supreme Court Greenlights Direct Bitcoin Seizures from Exchanges

A landmark ruling involving 55.6 BTC confirms that exchange-held crypto assets are "electronic tokens" subject to direct seizure under criminal law.

January 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Trump Closes Door on SBF Pardon; FTT Slides as Odds Crumble

President Trump explicitly rejected a pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried in a NYT interview, crashing prediction market odds to 4% and sending FTT to $0.51.

January 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Iran Blackout Traps 7M Crypto Users; BTC Hashrate Impact Negligible

A nationwide internet blackout in Iran has frozen access for 7 million crypto users and stalled billions in flows, but global hashrate and BTC price…

January 9, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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BofA Targets $340 COIN as Morgan Stanley Unveils Wallet Strategy

Bank of America upgrades Coinbase to 'Buy' with a $340 target while Morgan Stanley confirms a 2026 digital wallet launch, marking a dual institutional push…

January 8, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Truebit Protocol Drained of $26M; TRU Token Collapses 99%

Truebit Protocol suffers a $26 million exploit via its Purchase contract, sending the TRU token down 99% to near-zero as funds move to Tornado Cash.

January 8, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments