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At Zcash Foundation, our mission is to build and support infrastructure that ensures Zcash remains a secure, private, and decentralized financial system. As always, our focus remains unwavering: we are here to ship code that keeps Zcash running. Today, we are proud to announce a significant addition to the Zcash ecosystem: a native Rust implementation of the Zcash DNS Seeder. Why a New Seeder? DNS seeders are a critical piece of “plumbing” for any decentralized network. When a new Zcash node starts for the first time, it has no idea where to find peers. The seeder provides an initial list…

The term “risk” is often used broadly in fintech, but it does not always mean the same thing. Users frequently group very different risks together, which can lead to confusion, incorrect assumptions, or unrealistic expectations. This article explains the most common misunderstandings about fintech risk and clarifies how different types of risk apply across regions and financial products. What “Risk” Means in Fintech In fintech, risk is not a single concept. It usually refers to a combination of factors related to: Technology Regulation Market conditions User behaviour Understanding fintech risk requires separating these elements rather than treating them as one issue. Misconception 1: “All Fintech Risk Is the Same” One…

Spending on Google search ads rose 13% year over year in Q4 2025, up from 10% in Q3, based on Tinuiti’s latest benchmark report. Click growth for advertisers hit its strongest rate since early 2021, while average CPCs declined slightly for the second consecutive quarter. AI-driven results continue to expand overall query volume, including commercial searches. Why we care. Google search ad clicks are surging while CPCs remain flat, a trend fueled in part by Amazon stepping back from U.S. Google Shopping auctions. Advertisers are seeing both opportunity (CPC mostly stable) and disruption as spend patterns shift across search and…

Roughly $63 million in Tornado Cash deposits has been linked to the $282 million cryptocurrency wallet compromise of Jan. 10.Blockchain security firm CertiK said in a Monday X post that its monitoring systems identified Tornado Cash interactions tied to the exploit. The update expands on the post-theft money laundering mechanics of the Jan. 10 incident, which is being tracked by multiple crypto investigators due to the amount lost and the speed at which funds were moved. Source: CertiKCertiK diagram maps the laundering pathAccording to CertiK’s analysis, a portion of the stolen Bitcoin (BTC) was bridged to Ethereum, converted into Ether and…

The legacy international payments network Swift says it has successfully completed a “landmark” trial enabling the exchange and settlement of tokenized bonds. Swift, which is used by more than 11,000 banks and financial institutions, says the pilot program executed seamless transactions across blockchain platforms and traditional systems. The trial, conducted with BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Societe Generale’s blockchain subsidiary FORGE, focused on delivery-versus-payment settlement, interest payouts and bond redemptions. This marks the first time Swift orchestrated tokenized asset transactions as a single process across networks, integrating ISO 20022 messaging standards with blockchain platforms for secure workflows. “By…

Gold has printed a Hanging Man candlestick on the daily timeframe following a sustained bullish move. This pattern typically appears near potential market tops and often signals buyer exhaustion, rather than an immediate trend reversal. The candle’s long lower shadow shows that sellers were able to push price significantly lower during the session. However, buyers managed to recover most of the losses by the close. While this recovery confirms that bullish participation is still present, the key takeaway is the emergence of selling pressure at elevated price levels. Chart Analysis: https://www.mql5.com/en/channels/learning-forex-gold Market Structure Perspective From a broader structure point of view,…

I am seeing new signs of yet more Google Search ranking volatility and a possible tweak to the ranking search algorithm. Something kicked off yesterday, January 15th, that the third-party tools picked up on. With this update, there is limited chatter, unlike the previous unconfirmed Google Search ranking update.The heat and volatility seemed to kick into gear on January 15, 2026, based on the third-party tools. Some people noticed some swings in their ranking and Google traffic around then as well. It is hard to know how wide spread the search volatility is, but it is worth reporting to see…

The Bitcoin price resumed its hot start to the new year this week, jumping above the $97,000 mark for the first time since November 2025. The flagship cryptocurrency reignited debates about the current phase of the market in its latest attempt to reclaim its six-figure valuation. Having surpassed the previously formidable $94,000 technical level, the Bitcoin price seemed set to cross the $100,000 mark again. However, recent on-chain evaluation has brought focus on an ongoing phenomenon among a specific set of investors in the market. Bitcoin Price Action Could Hinge On STH Realized Price In a January 16 post on the…

These are things that I tried and tested myself, and I’m happy with the results. You can always make it better. You can improve things. But it does give you a good taste of what can be done in vibe coding. Those are things that I made maybe in 15 minutes, half an hour. It is quite simple to get those first steps and say, “Oh, this works.” Maybe you want to do some improvements, and you refine the code and what you’re expecting. But I’m always just asking ChatGPT. So if the code of one page doesn’t work, I will…

U.S. Senate Democrats are reportedly set to reopen talks with representatives from the cryptocurrency industry on Friday, according to people familiar with the plan speaking to CoinDesk.  All this comes less than two days after a last-minute postponement of a key Senate Banking Committee hearing on sweeping digital asset legislation. The call follows Wednesday night’s abrupt cancellation of the committee’s planned markup of the long-negotiated crypto market structure bill, which had been expected to divide regulatory oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  The delay came after Coinbase, the…