The crypto market continued to exhibit signs of choppiness on Friday, with bitcoin BTC
$66,776.66 trading at $67,000 in the middle of a trading range that spans back to early February.
A selection … [+2856 chars]

Bitcoin holds a tight range as altcoins rally on low liquidity, but derivatives data and options skew suggest traders are bracing for downside.

CoinDesk

Crypto consolidates as volatility cools and futures markets tilt bearish

Bitcoin BTC
$66,271.17 gave back a large portion of its recent gains on Thursday, now trading at $66,700 having lost 2.4% of its value since midnight UTC.
Ether (ETH) performed even worse, tumbling… [+2876 chars]

Bitcoin and ether fell sharply alongside global risk assets after escalating tension in Iran drove oil higher, while derivatives data shows traders positioning for further downside.

Crypto markets tumble as oil surges and traders pile into bearish bets: Crypto Markets Today

The market appears to be reassessing longterm technological risks in crypto following Google's major quantum computing research update on Monday.
While leading coins like bitcoin BTC
$69,030.31 and… [+3235 chars]

The so-called quantum-resistant coins rally as traders switch to potential long-term security.

Some quantum-resistant tokens jump 50% as Google flags risks to Bitcoin security

Zcash (ZEC) is a wager that the rise of AI surveillance will make financial privacy more valuable, and the crypto market is underpricing that possibility, according to asset manager Grayscale.
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The crypto asset manager argued rising surveillance and AI could elevate demand for private digital money, positioning Zcash as a mispriced bet on confidentiality.

Zcash upside hinges on repricing financial privacy in an AI-driven world, Grayscale says

Canadas federal government has moved to ban cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns, shutting down a fundraising channel that appears to have seen little to no real-world use in the country's… [+2949 chars]

Bill C-25 follows years of warnings from Canada's Chief Electoral Officer about the risk that crypto donations could pose to electoral integrity.

Canada moves to ban crypto donations for election campaigns following UK

Bitcoin BTC
$73,979.85 consolidated following Tuesday's jump to $76,000 alongside a 33% drop in daily trading volume to $36.9 billion.
The largest cryptocurrency has added just 0.4% since midnight … [+3404 chars]

BTC consolidates after recent highs with subdued volatility, while derivatives positioning and macro uncertainty signal cautious market sentiment.

Bitcoin holds steady at $74,000 as traders turn cautious before Fed meeting

Why Arthur Hayes is bullish: In an interview with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie on MArkets Outlook, Hayes said Hyperliquid has separated itself from competing perpetual futures exchanges with real usag… [+2818 chars]

Hayes said Hyperliquid’s strong revenue, real trading activity and disciplined token supply could push the token to new highs.

Arthur Hayes: Strong Revenue and Real Trading Could Send HYPE to $150

ETHEREUM FOUNDATION STARTS EXPERIMENTING WITH DVT-LITE TECH: The Ethereum Foundation is testing a method for running validators that could make it significantly easier for institutions holding large … [+13047 chars]

Also: Nvidia’s rare blog, Aave liquidations, and Pudgy Penguins new game.

The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation starts experimenting with ‘DVT-lite’ technology

Zcash

Weekly Update (Community + Comms):
-Engineering AMA *TODAY*
-A bounty to add BLAKE2 into Istanbul 
-Zcash side-chains via FlyClient proofs 
-Product team updates

And so much more: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-12-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/34077

Communications Manager

Weekly Update (Community + Comms): Special Edition - #Zcon1 Recap!
https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/june-28-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/33948

Weekly Update (Community + Comms):
-Zcon1 takes place next week in Split, Croatia
-Product updates, including current priorities
-Q2 livestream available on our YouTube channel

https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/june-14-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/33778

Today we announced the rollout of our new domain — electriccoin.co — and a fresh company brand! We unveiled these in keeping with the promise we made when the company name change was announced. Our goal is to provide additional clarity about the difference between the Electric Coin Company and Zcash, the cryptocurrency. Read about this and more in today's weekly update: 

https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/may-31-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/33674

Weekly Update (Community + Comms):
-2.0.5 delayed, anticipate a Monday release
-Transparency report published

Full update: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/may-17-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/33532

Weekly Update (Community + Comms):
-ZIP and NUP Process Updates to Enhance Community Engagement
-Zcashd 2.0.5 is planned for release next week
-Following along with ZIP editors
-Reference Wallet Team Twitter Q&amp;A
https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/may-03-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/33368

Weekly Update (Community + Comms):
-Canceled plans to implement the feature of Splitting the Founder’s Reward (FR) in the NU2 Blossom upgrade
-Zcash Empowers Charitable Giving
-People Behind Zcash Technology: Jack Grigg

https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/april-19-2019-weekly-update-community-comms/33255