Crypto rises with Asian tech stocks, zcash extends gain after setting upgrade date
Bitcoin rose to a one-week high as Asian tech stocks rebounded and SpaceX and Tesla formed committees to explore a merger.
Live updates: Bitcoin rises above $83,000 as SpaceX results, possible Tesla merger, lift markets
South Korea data center player Elice surged 30% after plunging about the same amount following its IPO one day earlier.
Shinhan, SBI make Japan-Korea tourist spending a test case for yen stablecoins
The companies will assess safeguards for travelers and whether stablecoins can speed up trade settlement between South Korea and Japan.South Korea’s Shinhan Card announced Wednesday that it signed an agreement with Japan’s SBI VC Trade and SBI XDC Network APAC to test yen stablecoin payments for travelers and cross-border trade settlement.Under the pact signed Tuesday,…
Zcash rallies 12% as developers finalize NU7 activation height
Zcash extended triple-digit year-to-date gains as developers agreed on the NU7 mainnet activation height, targeting Nov. 5, with node synchronization work still pending.Zcash (ZEC) surged about 12% over the past 24 hours, as developers agreed on a mainnet activation block for the network’s NU7 upgrade, expected in early November.The token traded around $1,270 at last…
Drift exploiter sends $109M in Ether to Tornado Cash in 2 days
Wallets linked to the $295 million April hack still held $138 million in Ether after sending another $46 million to the mixer Wednesday.A Drift exploiter-linked wallet transferred 18,800 Ether, worth about $46 million, to Tornado Cash on Wednesday.The exploiter transferred $61 million in Ether to the crypto mixer on Tuesday, taking its two-day total to…
SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin
Independent committees are assessing a potential tie-up, while strong SpaceX earnings lift shares ahead of Tesla’s results.
Monero futures are again heating with leverage, raising volatility risks
Open interest has topped $300 million and price is back above $600. A similar setup was seen before January’s crash.
Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural
The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural’s total funding to $28 million.
Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far
US spot Ether ETFs have shed $1.08 billion so far in October, the biggest monthly outflow of 2026, while Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed after Monday’s spike.The cash drain from US spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rolled on as the funds surpassed $1 billion in withdrawals so far in October.Ether ETFs net outflows totalled $1.08 billion…
Qubic restarts blockchain, opens recovery claims after $1.4M hack
The network’s validators approved a recovery plan and opened claims until May 1, 2027.Layer-1 blockchain Qubic has restarted its network and launched a recovery process after a wallet seed vulnerability allowed an attacker to drain roughly $1.4 million in QU tokens from 1,404 accounts, according to the project’s latest update.Qubic’s blockchain explorer shows the network…
