Adam Forsyth

Why Zcash (ZEC) Network Looked Offline for Hours

Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz dismissed outage rumors and clarified that the Zcash network was fully functional. For a few hours on Wednesday Asia time, the Zcash blockchain appeared to have stopped producing new blocks, raising concerns that the network may be experiencing downtime. However, several observers clarified that the issue was not with the…

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UK Football vs. Crypto Shirts: Why Your Club’s Sponsor Might Be Breaking the Law

The Financial Conduct Authority has sent a formal warning letter to British football clubs, primarily those in the Premier League, warning that sponsorship deals with unauthorized international crypto firms and trading platforms may breach UK law. The timing is deliberate: with England, Scotland, and other home nations heading to the United States, Mexico, and Canada…

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The U.S. Bitcoin Reserve blueprint is due in July

It has been more than a year since President Trump signed the executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve on March 6, 2025, and the project is finally moving from rhetoric toward machinery.  Summary The U.S. already has a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, but it mostly holds seized Bitcoin rather than newly purchased BTC. July matters…

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