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The privacy coin project Zcash officially stated that Zcash now has two independent full node implementations, both executing the same rules, namely Zebra and Zakura.Zcash also raised the question: Does the second client truly change the decentralization of the network, or is computing power still the only key factor? Zebra is the Rust full node implementation supported by the Zcash Foundation, while Zakura is another independent full node client.

Moonrock Capital's CEO and partner Simon Dedic posted on X, specifically criticizing the NFT market Blur and the Layer 2 network Blast founder Pacman. He stated that he cannot understand the choices made by founders like Pacman, as they have already established market positions through protocols like Blur and Blast, gaining support from top investors and significant attention.Simon Dedic mentioned that Pacman did not utilize the aforementioned conditions to create larger, more sustainable products for the long term, but instead chose to extract value and profit quickly in the short term. He noted that such situations are not uncommon, and therefore, more emphasis should be placed on honest builders who refuse to take the path of least resistance; if such individuals are found, they should be continuously supported.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the TRUMP token team has transferred a total of 81.87 million TRUMP tokens from the team wallet over the past 8 months, entering centralized exchanges such as Binance and OKX at an average price of $3.04, cashing out $249 million.The team was allocated 800 million TRUMP tokens, accounting for 80% of the total supply; they currently still hold 718 million TRUMP tokens, accounting for 71.8% of the total supply, valued at $1.49 billion.

Revoke.cash issued a reminder that due to last week's Magic Eden security incident, Revoke.cash advises users to go to the Auto-Revoking module on their account page to check if there are yellow warning icons on each network; if so, they need to first restore that address to a regular account in other wallet applications, and then upgrade it to a smart account through MetaMask.In addition, users should confirm that all active networks are enabled and ensure that each wallet in the subscription is granted the relevant permissions individually. Revoke.cash added that Ultimate subscription users need to confirm that their wallets meet two conditions for the Auto-Revoking feature to properly protect assets: first, the Auto-Revoking permission must be granted for that wallet in MetaMask; second, the wallet must be upgraded to a MetaMask smart account on the corresponding network. Typically, the second step is automatically completed during the authorization process, but if the address has previously been upgraded to a smart account through other wallet applications, the upgrade may fail.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov expressed disappointment on the X platform regarding the responses from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) to the MiCA consultation. He stated that both institutions not only advocate for banning stablecoin payment yields but also propose restrictions on crypto asset service providers (CASP) offering users access to DeFi, including services involving non-MiCA authorized stablecoin yield protocols.Kulechov indicated that the relevant opinions also involve restricting DeFi services to specific user groups through "suitability tests" and potentially establishing a certification system for DeFi lending protocols. He believes that if regulators decide which protocols are suitable for European users, it could lead to more closed ecosystems, weakening the liquidity and network effects of open DeFi, and limiting opportunities for European users to participate in on-chain finance.

THORChain announced that the ZEC liquidity pool is now live, and the network has completed a node rotation, with all nodes beginning to monitor the Zcash chain.THORChain stated that trading functionality will be the next step; currently, liquidity is shallow, and early traders should be aware of risks such as slippage. Previously, THORChain added native support for Zcash in the protocol upgrade, including UTXO handling, RPC logic, and ZEC price oracles, and continues to advance mainnet integration.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a suspected Aave team member's address has recently sold 50,000 AAVE on-chain over the past week, exchanging it for approximately 8 million USDC, with an average selling price of about 160 dollars.This address received 108,000 AAVE from a wallet marked as Aave Team between October 2020 and October 2021. Currently, this address still holds about 30,000 AAVE, valued at approximately 5.5 million dollars.

According to Law360, the cryptocurrency asset theft case involving Uranium Finance has begun trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.Prosecutors allege that Maryland cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta exploited a vulnerability in the protocol's smart contract to launch an attack in 2021, during which approximately $53.3 million was transferred from 26 liquidity pools in a second attack, leading to the protocol ceasing operations. The statements related to this are allegations by the prosecution and not a conclusion of guilt.

From September 29 to October 1, the stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace made its debut at the 2026 Korea Blockchain Week (KBW), deeply participating in events such as The Next Onchain Economy and HSC Conference Seoul, engaging with global Web3 partners and financial industry practitioners to discuss stablecoin payments and next-generation financial infrastructure.Cat Lucci, the business leader of Interlace, stated that the key to the implementation of stablecoin payments lies in the deep integration of stablecoin channels with bank cards and local clearing systems. Interlace provides efficient and secure capital flow experiences for exchanges, wallets, and B2B trade scenarios through modular capabilities such as cards, accounts, and clearing.During KBW, Interlace also set up a product experience session where attendees could receive Stablecoin Card gift cards to experience the convenient payment of on-chain assets in real-world consumption scenarios, attracting the attention and engagement of many participants.It is reported that Interlace's next stop will be at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, participating in events such as Stablecoin Happy Hour and AI & Emerging Onchain Assets, continuing to share innovative achievements in on-chain financial infrastructure on the core stage of Web3.

Zcash founder Zooko posted that Zcash has issued over 8 million dollars in retroactive grants this round, with millions of dollars awarded to those who contributed to protecting all users during this year's AI vulnerability crisis.The more significant meaning of this funding is that Zcash once again proves that its self-funding and self-governance system is sustainable, resistant to capture, and capable of continuous evolution. Zcash will conduct multiple rounds of similar funding every year in the future while continuously improving the mechanism.

According to GlobeNewswire, Grayscale's Zcash ETF (ZCSH) announced that it has completed the previously announced "3-for-1" share split, which took effect before the opening of the U.S. stock market, and the fund shares will trade based on the split-adjusted basis from that day onward.Grayscale stated that shareholders registered as of the close on September 28 will receive an additional 2 shares for every 1 share of ZCSH held before the split, meaning each share before the split will convert into 3 shares after the split. This split will not change the total value of shareholders' investments, and the net asset value (NAV) per share will be adjusted to approximately one-third of the pre-split amount.After the split, ZCSH continues to trade on NYSE Arca, with the trading code and CUSIP number remaining unchanged.

Goldman Sachs will adjust its forecast for the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike from October to December.

CoinBureau cites on-chain investigator ZachXBT, stating that suspected North Korean attackers are using Zcash to obscure the stolen funds from Bitget. Approximately 2,700 ZEC, worth about 3.8 million dollars, have begun to be transferred to Zcash's Ironwood.These stolen ZEC are being moved into a shielding pool, where transaction details can be hidden. In a security incident involving various assets totaling about 388 million dollars, approximately 18,900 ZEC, worth about 28.3 million dollars, were stolen. Previously, Bitget's CEO Gracy Chen expressed that she is "not very optimistic" about recovering the stolen funds.

Recently, the police in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, investigated a virtual currency money laundering case. The criminal gang used "free credit card repayment" as bait to attract ordinary users to provide accounts. They received illicit funds from overseas gambling and fraud through false consumption, then contacted currency dealers to exchange for virtual currency and transferred it to designated addresses abroad. Through financial and on-chain data analysis, the police identified nearly a thousand involved accounts, with suspects distributed across Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Chongqing, and other regions.The Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China stated that it is currently using large model technology to analyze the flow of funds in virtual currency transactions, restore the gang's trading patterns, and uncover clues related to illegal industries. Upon investigation, it was confirmed that seven members of the gang were illegally engaged in payment settlement business without approval from relevant national authorities, constituting the crime of illegal operation, and were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from one year and two months to two years and six months, along with fines.Using virtual currency for money laundering is a new type of money laundering crime that has emerged in recent years. Lv Wei, the president of the Inner Mongolia branch of the People's Bank of China, stated that enhancing the monitoring and identification capabilities for abnormal fund transactions related to virtual currency trading has helped successfully crack down on a major money laundering case involving virtual currency pyramid schemes, dismantling more than ten money laundering and points-running dens, and confiscating illegal gains of approximately 130 million yuan. In recent years, there have been coordinated efforts to promote the conviction and sentencing of four cases involving money laundering using virtual currency, forming a strong deterrent against illegal activities such as money laundering with virtual currency.

The voting results of the Zcash third quarter token holder directed retroactive funding program show that both bounty proposals for Orchard fake currency vulnerability discoverer Taylor Hornby have been approved.One is for the $750,000 vulnerability bounty he applied for, and the other is a $750,000 additional bonus nominated by community members, totaling $1.5 million. The funded recipients will still need to complete the KYC and fund disbursement process.

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest currently holds a direct position in Kalshi through three ETFs: ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF. Ark Invest expects that the annual trading volume in the mid-term forecast market will reach between $1 trillion and $5 trillion.Ark Invest stated that although Kalshi is still a private company, it hopes to allow its investors to participate early.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to seize 110,300 USDT from a Binance account. The case involves phishing text messages impersonating Coinbase, which led to the theft of 33.7 bitcoins from a beneficiary and their family trust within the same Coinbase account, valued at approximately $900,000 at the time.Investigators stated that from June 5 to June 15, 2023, 11.2 stolen bitcoins were traced to the Binance account, which were then quickly exchanged for Monero. When the FBI requested to freeze the account, it held approximately 758.55 Monero; Binance transferred 110,300 USDT to a government-controlled wallet on August 3, 2026.

According to CoinDesk, Zcash developers are integrating part of the proposed scaling upgrade code, Tachyon, into the software already in use to prepare for a large number of privacy transactions in the future. This component is named Udon, originally developed as part of Project Tachyon.According to Sean Bowe, the head of Project Tachyon, Udon was released on Monday to Zakura Common, which is a cryptographic library shared by Zakura and other Zcash projects. Common is responsible for handling some of the heavy mathematical computations behind creating and verifying privacy transactions, with Zakura being jointly developed by Bowe's team and Dev Ojha's Valar Group.Zcash wallets need to prove the validity of a privacy payment without disclosing the payer, payee, or amount, and the computers running the network subsequently verify that proof. According to CoinDesk's report in August, previous improvements to Common have reduced the time to create a privacy transaction from over 3 seconds to under 200 milliseconds in some tests.If privacy payments become more common, these computers will need to handle more data. Udon brings some of the computational requirements for the proposed scaling upgrade of Tachyon into Common, allowing developers to continue building on the already accelerated code. Udon has been released as software, but the upgrade has not yet been activated on Zcash.Bowe and Ojha's long-term goal is to exceed 50,000 payments per second. At this rate, they estimate that current cryptography will allow each Zcash node to receive over 500 MB of data per second.

Canadian "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski will appear in court on his own due to not being granted an extension. He faces charges of fraud and money laundering for allegedly defrauding investors of approximately 40 million dollars and squandering the funds.