Zcash is shifting node operators away from zcashd and toward Zebra before the July 28 Ironwood upgrade, while Zebra 6.1.0 fixes four node-security issues.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas barred licensed VASPs from listing privacy coins, tightening token reviews as XMR, ZEC and DASH rallied.
Tether froze 72.03 million USDT after ZachXBT linked a 120.2 million USDT Tron wallet to Monero buying, putting XMR liquidity and stablecoin freezes in focus.
Zcash patched a critical Orchard shielded-pool bug through an emergency soft fork and NU6.2 upgrade as ZEC sold off and traders questioned supply-audit assurances.
Zcash developers at Electric Coin Company exit after a governance dispute with its nonprofit parent, raising questions for ZEC’s roadmap.