Zcash Hashrate Hits Record High as Miners Cash In on Rally

New figures reveal that mining the privacy coin zcash (ZEC) has become a serious money-maker after the digital asset’s price rocketed more than 200% this month. The rally lit a fire under miners, blasting the network’s hashrate straight into uncharted territory. ZEC Miners Reap Big Rewards as Equihash Outshines SHA256 While most of the chatter […] Source CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin.com Supports the May 2026 Bitcoin Cash Upgrade

Bitcoin Cash continues its mission to deliver fast, affordable, and scalable peer-to-peer payments. With the upcoming May 2026 network upgrade, the blockchain doubles down on usability. Bitcoin Cash Advances On-Chain Innovation With Four New CHIPs in 2026 Network Upgrade At Bitcoin.com, our mission is to make economic freedom accessible to everyone. Bitcoin Cash focuses on […] Original

Crypto or Cash? California’s New Law Draws the Line

How California’s SB 822 will impact digital assets California’s Senate Bill 822 (SB 822), signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2025, makes California the first US state to protect unclaimed crypto assets from forced liquidation. Treating digital assets similarly to bank accounts and securities, SB 822 requires unclaimed cryptocurrencies to be transferred in their native form rather than immediately liquidated. This helps prevent forced liquidation of assets like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ether (ETH), which could otherwise trigger taxable events for holders without their consent. SB 822 has…

Minecraft, But You Mine 1,000,000 Blocks

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io ⛏️ We took on the ultimate challenge: mine 1,000,000 blocks in Minecraft! 😱💥 From crazy tools to insane surprises underground, this was nonstop chaos. Can we hit the goal without losing our minds? 😂🪨🔥 ✅ HOW TO PLAY MINECRAFT WITH CHIP AND MILO 1. Open Minecraft 2. Click “Play” 3. Click the “Servers” tab 4. Click “Add Server” 5. Type in the IP: play.eyserver.com 6. Type in the Port: 19132 7. Click “Join” You can join this server on Bedrock Edition (Phones,…

Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Warns Community About Retroactive Prosecution

Roman Storm, a developer of the Tornado Cash privacy-preserving protocol, asked the open source software community whether they are concerned with being retroactively prosecuted by the US Department of Justice for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Storm asked DeFi developers: “How can you be so sure you won’t be charged by the DOJ as a money service business for building a non-custodial protocol?”  The DOJ could prosecute a case, arguing that any decentralized, non-custodial service should have been developed as a custodial service, as it did in the case against…

Minecraft, But You Can Mine Anything!

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io We Can Mine ANYTHING in Minecraft + OP Tools, Crazy Items, Chaos Builds! ⛏️ What happens when Milo mines a villager… and then tries to craft with it?! 😳 ✅ HOW TO PLAY MINECRAFT WITH CHIP AND MILO 1. Open Minecraft 2. Click “Play” 3. Click the “Servers” tab 4. Click “Add Server” 5. Type in the IP: play.eyserver.com 6. Type in the Port: 19132 7. Click “Join” You can join this server on Bedrock Edition (Phones, Consoles and Tablets) and Java…

Ethereum Foundation, Keyring Network Initiate Legal Defense Fund for Tornado Cash Developers

Key Notes Protocol fees from Keyring’s zero-knowledge DeFi vaults are allocated to defend developers charged with facilitating money laundering. The cases will establish legal precedent on whether open-source privacy software creators can be held liable for third-party misuse. Ethereum Foundation coordinates sustainable defense funding as a model for protecting developers building privacy-enhancing blockchain tools. The Ethereum Foundation and Keyring Network have announced a collaborative initiative aimed at supporting the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers, Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, who are facing ongoing legal challenges in the US and…

Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH Rising Wedge Hint $1,000 Target amid BTC Profit-Rotation

Key Notes BCH achieved a rising wedge breakout with technical indicators pointing toward a potential $1,000 price target in the near term. Open interest in Bitcoin Cash derivatives increased 4.5% as fresh capital entered the market, validating the rally’s strength beyond rotation. The altcoin benefited from broader risk appetite as US equities turned positive and traders anticipated another Federal Reserve rate reduction. Bitcoin Cash BCH $611.4 24h volatility: 3.9% Market cap: $12.21 B Vol. 24h: $343.10 M price traded as high as $609 on October 3, benefitting from increased investor…

Tornado Cash Co-founder Fights to Void Sole Conviction

Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, has asked a US federal judge to acquit him of his sole conviction for unlicensed money transmission and the jury’s hung counts for money laundering and sanctions violations, arguing prosecutors failed to prove he intended to help bad actors misuse the crypto mixer. According to legal documents filed on Sept. 30 and reviewed by Cointelegraph, Storm’s defense argued prosecutors failed to prove he intended to help bad actors use Tornado Cash This, according to the defense, would nullify the grounds for his conviction based…

Phantom Wallet Launches CASH, Adds Fuel to Stablecoin Wars on Solana

Key Notes Phantom’s new payment superapp uses Bridge-issued CASH stablecoin with upcoming Stripe integration for merchant payments. Industry experts predict increased competition will shift power dynamics away from issuers toward end users benefiting consumers. The stablecoin market approaches record $300B valuation amid launches from Plasma, Cloudflare, and payment integrations by Visa. Phantom, a leading crypto wallet native to Solana SOL $206.8 24h volatility: 1.3% Market cap: $112.36 B Vol. 24h: $6.76 B , has announced the launch of Phantom Cash, a superapp for cryptocurrency payments built on Solana and powered…