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ZEC price jumps 20% in one day as Zcash devs unveil transition to Proof-of-Stake

The massive upside move comes as a part of a rebound that started Friday after Electric Coin Company discussed the prospects of moving Zcash to proof-of-stake.

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Grayscale confirms Bitcoin ETF plans and adds exposure to Zcash, Stellar Lumens and Horizen to its trusts

Grayscale said it would proceed "once there’s official and verifiable evidence of the SEC’s comfort with the underlying Bitcoin market."

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Evolve or die: How smart contracts are shifting the crypto sector’s balance of power

Smart contract capabilities are rendering old-school megalithic crypto projects obsolete as blockchains evolve beyond just being a medium of exchange.

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Bitcoin Price Dive-Bombs on the Same Day El Salvador Adopts the Crypto Asset

After touching a high of $52,956 on Monday evening, the very next day the price of bitcoin slid to a low of $42,900 at around 11 a.m. (EST). Bitcoin is…

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Former Zcash Developer to Lead Twitter’s Decentralized Social Media Project Bluesky

On December 11, 2019, the CEO of Twitter announced the company was funding a project aimed at creating a decentralized social media standard. Jack Dorsey said that the ultimate goal…

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