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Today, May 2, 2026, the Zcash Foundation just released Zebra 4.4.0, urging all node operators to upgrade immediately after fixing multiple security flaws, including several that could have split the network’s consensus. The patch comes as April closes out as the worst month for crypto exploits so far. Blockchain security firm CertiK confirmed roughly $651 million in total losses across the industry. What kind of Zcash flaws does Zebra 4.4.0 fix? The update resolves five separate vulnerabilities in Zebra, the Rust-based Zcash node implementation built by the Zcash Foundation. Three of the bugs are consensus-critical, meaning that attackers could have…

You make money through Hyperliquid’s Builder Program by routing user trades through your own app into Hyperliquid’s perpetuals exchange and charging a small fee on top of the protocol’s base fee. You keep 100% of that fee, with no cut to the protocol. The model is open to anyone, and it has quietly turned a handful of crypto wallets into eight-figure businesses. A CoinGecko report from late May put hard numbers behind that, and it lit up timelines for days. The headline: one Solana wallet has earned more than $20 million doing nothing more exotic than passing its users’ trades…

Bitfufu, the cloud mining platform affiliated with Bitmain, has announced that it currently holds 1,855 Bitcoin ($BTC) in its corporate treasury. The disclosure, made public on [Date of announcement if known, otherwise omit], provides a rare glimpse into the balance sheet of one of the industry’s key infrastructure providers and signals a significant accumulation strategy. Bitfufu’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve The 1,855 $BTC holding, valued at over $100 million at current market prices, positions Bitfufu as a notable corporate holder of the digital asset. This move aligns with a broader trend among crypto-native companies, such as MicroStrategy and Block, that view…

Yesterday some signals emerged that at least allow us to hypothesize that today could be a positive day for the trend of Bitcoin’s price. The sentiment actually still seems relatively negative, but yesterday at a certain point things seemed to change slightly. In fact, the day had started very badly, but a few hours after the reopening of the US stock markets there seems to have been a turning point, thanks to which not only did the decline end, but there were also signs of a possible rebound. The sentiment Yesterday the Fear&Greed Index remained in the fear zone. Last…

Ethereum’s ETF outflow streak continues weighing on demand. Spot $ETH ETFs recorded another $168.2 million in weekly outflows, extending four consecutive weeks of withdrawals. As institutional demand weakened, Ethereum lost a source of liquidity that had previously absorbed supply during market pullbacks. Source: SoSoValue So, price action deteriorated further. Ethereum [$ETH] fell to nearly $1,600 as sellers continued overwhelming demand. As the decline deepened, the daily RSI dropped to 13.96, a level typically associated with capitulation rather than routine corrections. Moreover, the decline suggested that sellers have continued to overwhelm available demand. Source: $ETH/USD on TradingView While such extreme RSI…

Robin Brooks, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and former Chief FX Strategist at Goldman Sachs, believes the Brazilian Real is poised to grow, as the currency’s value has been consistently rising since 2025. Two key drivers will benefit the Brazilian real: the end of the Middle East conflict and the rising uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. Key Takeaways: Driven by US-Iran tensions, Robin Brooks notes the undervalued Brazilian real will next surge past 4.5. As Hormuz Strait unrest boosts Brazil’s exports, the market may next see a 20% real rally mirroring 2022. Upcoming elections between Lula da Silva…

Privacy-focused XNT is backed by Neptune Privacy. It positions itself as a quantum-resistant network. Notably, it uses post-quantum cryptography from the start. Therefore, it differs from many privacy blockchain projects. Most competitors still plan quantum upgrades for later. Most privacy coins talk about quantum readiness as a future upgrade. $XNT | @NeptunePrivacy shipped it as the foundation.Monero, Zcash, even Midnight – they all still lean on elliptic-curve cryptography somewhere in the stack.Neptune built differently. zk-STARKs… pic.twitter.com/XIKR6y0dwz — Our Crypto Talk (@ourcryptotalk) May 2, 2026 How Neptune Built a Quantum-Ready Foundation Most blockchains use elliptic-curve cryptography for security. However, Neptune Privacy…

Pingu Exchange (PINGU) announced its closure date as July 31 and was quickly joined by 0xPPL, which also announced that it would be ending all operations at the end of June. The development adds to the growing list of projects shutting down in the crypto ecosystem. The news reveals a growing pattern in the industry where more and more projects that had real users, real activity, and real investors find it hard to pull through the market, eventually closing up shop as prices continue to spiral. Pingu’s failed gamble The fall of Pingu Exchange is a reminder of the harsh…

For decades, the U.S. dollar has amplified American power by fueling our economy, strengthening our military and giving us unmatched global influence. But today, the dollar’s dominance is being challenged in a new arena: digital assets. The country that leads in digital assets will shape how money moves, how sanctions are enforced and how global power is projected. But while Washington debates, Beijing is executing a long-term strategy. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rolled out its digital yuan to expand its influence abroad and build payment systems that can bypass the U.S.-led financial order. At the same time, China…

Ethereum Foundation budget cuts, staff departures and leadership changes have fueled weeks of criticism from parts of the blockchain’s community, but Joe Lubin, who was involved in its creation and is now CEO of software developer Consensys, said the moves are a necessary evolution, not a crisis. Lubin, who has no role at the foundation, told CoinDesk that the organization’s role should be narrower, more focused on stewarding the network’s core technology and values, while other organizations take responsibility for adoption, institutional engagement and ecosystem growth. “It is important that the Ethereum Foundation be credibly neutral above reproach,” Lubin said…