Morning Edition · Monday, July 20, 2026
Crypto
Zcash Ships Its First Client Built for Payment-Scale Private Transactions
The Zakura node targets 50,000 shielded transactions per second, and a July 28 hard fork will seal the older Orchard pool to contain a counterfeiting bug.
Crypto
Researchers Publish a Bitcoin Recovery Tool for the Quantum Era, With One Large Exception
Project Eleven says its proof lets a wallet's own key-derivation path serve as proof of ownership after quantum machines can forge signatures, running in 243 milliseconds on a laptop.
Crypto
Michael Saylor Opposes Bitcoin Proposal to Block Arbitrary Data From Blocks
The Strategy chairman argues that BIP-110, which would temporarily filter non-monetary data, would undermine Bitcoin's neutrality and set a censorship precedent.
Crypto
Bridge Exploit Drains Roughly $1.65 Million From Allbridge as Weekly Losses Accumulate
The attacker moved stolen funds from Solana to Ethereum, and separate proof-of-concept disclosures put additional six-figure losses on BNB Chain.
Crypto
MetaMask Maker Halted Releases After a North Korea-Linked Contractor Had Code Access
Consensys says it found no compromised assets or malicious code, as a separate case shows crypto-stealing malware hidden in eight Steam games.
Crypto
The Stablecoin Law Turns One With Its Rules Still Unwritten
A year after the GENIUS Act became law, US regulators have missed deadlines to draft rules, and Tether's USDT faces a two-year window to meet them or lose US platform access.
Geopolitics
Brent Crude Tops $90 as US-Iran Strikes Disrupt Hormuz Shipping
Large-cap crypto has reacted only mildly to the energy shock, while a separate breakdown in the bond-stock hedge is pulling Bitcoin lower alongside equities.
Crypto
Privacy Builders Split Over Who Should Control the Confidentiality Switch
Aztec details the anatomy of a private transaction as Miden pitches a guardian model, framing a debate over whether users or issuers hold the off switch.
Crypto
France Orders Internet Providers to Block Polymarket
The regulator cited addictive mechanics, missing self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing earlier restrictions.
Markets
Grayscale Plans Quarterly Cash Payouts, Pitting Ethereum Staking Against Solana
Proposed trust changes would mandate at least quarterly cash distributions from staking rewards without fixing the payout amount or yield.
Crypto
A Japanese Logistics Firm Will Pay 2,300 Partners in a Yen Stablecoin
AZ-COM Maruwa plans to invest about ¥1 billion in JPYC as Circle's president defends USDC against mounting stablecoin competition.
Crypto
South Korea Moves to Sanction Upbit's Operator Over 2025 Hack
The Financial Supervisory Service has opened proceedings against Dunamu, though legal gaps leave the possible penalties unclear.