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Adam Forsyth

SOL Just Hired Twitter’s First-Ever CISO: Is This the Security Upgrade a Trillion Network Needs?

Solana News: The Solana Foundation has appointed Michael Coates, Twitter’s first-ever Chief Information Security Officer and a veteran of Mozilla and enterprise SaaS security, as its new CISO, a hire that signals the Foundation is treating security as a boardroom priority rather than an engineering footnote. Coates announced the move on X on July 7,…

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India’s RBI renews anti crypto stance as tax reporting concerns persist

India’s central bank has renewed its recommendation for a cryptocurrency policy leaning toward prohibition, while tax authorities have warned that offshore trading continues to make crypto tax enforcement difficult. Summary India’s central bank has again backed a cryptocurrency policy leaning toward prohibition while warning against bank exposure to crypto assets and private stablecoins. Tax authorities…

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Crypto News Today (July 8): BTC Drops Back to $62K, Coinbase Premium Hits Record Lows, and the EU is Eyeing Even Tighter Crypto Regulation

In crypto news today (July 8), Bitcoin has experienced a slight retracement, still sitting comfortably above $60,000, but down -1.1% over the past 24-hours and trading for around $62,600. Liquidations have slowed since yesterday, dropping from over $532M to $345M, with over $240M of that figure coming from long positions, highlighting that overly optimistic bulls…

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ZEC Briefly Tops $500 After Founder Says Formal Proof Is Nearly Ready

Following Orchard’s hidden bug, Zcash said Ironwood’s formal verification is close to proving it has no undetectable counterfeiting bugs. Zcash (ZEC) briefly climbed above $500 after founder Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn said the project’s Tachyon Formal Verification initiative is close to delivering a mathematical proof that the latest Zcash shielded pools contain no undetectable counterfeiting bugs….

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Russia advances crypto bill after dropping wallet address disclosure rule

Russia’s State Duma committee has approved a revised cryptocurrency regulation bill for its second reading, removing a proposed requirement to declare crypto wallet addresses while adding provisions for crypto-funded investments and new transfer controls. Summary Russia’s State Duma committee has approved a revised crypto bill for its key second reading after removing mandatory crypto wallet…

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