NEW ECONOMY

The price of ZEC fell on Thursday after further details were disclosed of a critical counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard pool that could theoretically allow a bad actor to mint an unlimited amount of ZEC.According to a post on...

A group of Senate Republicans has urged US financial regulators to clarify the capital standards for companies engaged in crypto activities.Senator Cynthia Lummis said on Thursday that she led the group in sending a letter on May 27 to...

Key TakeawaysPeer-to-peer sports exchange Pred launched public access on Base to capture the 2026 FIFA World Cup volume.CEO Amit Mahensaria notes Pred circumvents standard sportsbook biases via 200ms onchain USDC settlement.Post-tournament, Pred will deploy live micro-markets to capture ongoing...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will allow qualified borrowers to pledge digital assets to fund Fannie Mae-backed mortgage apartments beginning this summer.In a Thursday notice, Coinbase and its partner, Better Home & Finance, said the mortgage structure plan launching “by summer...

Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In today’s issue: The small business owners managing whole armies of AI employees…Meta keeps delaying the release of its new AI Model to developers…How courts are coping with a...

A heavy wave of US Treasury issuance, a $250 billion IPO pipeline, and a shift in big tech cash toward AI spending are among the pressures Jamie Coutts says could keep markets tight for a while longer. The Real...