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EIP‑8182 would add a shared shielded pool and ZK precompile to make private ETH and ERC‑20 transfers a native Ethereum feature, aligned with its 2026 privacy roadmap. Summary Ethereum developer Tom Lehman has published a draft of EIP‑8182, a proposal to introduce shared privacy pools, a fixed-address system contract, and zero‑knowledge (ZK) verification precompiles directly into the Ethereum protocol. The design would be activated via hard fork, with no admin keys, governance tokens, or on‑chain upgrade hooks, in a bid to unify privacy under Ethereum’s own trust model instead of fragmented app‑level solutions. If adopted, users could send private ETH…

A $30 trillion market cap. That’s the math behind the boldest XRP price call making rounds in the crypto community this week — and it’s the figure drawing the most fire. Related Reading AI Tool, Not Personal Forecast The projection comes from Vincent Van Code, a software engineer active in the XRP community, who published his findings on X. He was careful to frame it as an AI-generated outcome, not his own personal prediction. Van Code used large language model tools (LLM), including Grok, feeding them multiple variables over repeated sessions to simulate how XRP might grow over the next…

A closer look at why the consultation’s proposed deferral sits awkwardly inside a rules-based benchmark and what a better path forward might look like. JPX Market Innovation & Research (JPXI) is considering a new rule that would defer companies whose principal asset is cryptoassets from new inclusion in TOPIX and other periodically reviewed indices. The proposal is measured in tone, and the underlying concern, how to treat a newly emerging category of issuer, is a reasonable one for any index provider to think about. But the specific rule under consultation raises real questions. It would affect companies like Metaplanet, Remixpoint,…

Zondacrypto’s crisis intensified as Polish prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and investor losses, with CEO Przemysław Kral reportedly fleeing to Israel. According to the Polish outlet Onet, Kral has been in Israel for about a week and holds Israeli citizenship, a detail that could complicate any potential extradition. The probe was opened last Friday and centers on customer complaints and possible losses tied to the platform. According to Onet. Cointelegraph confirmed that Kral’s email address previously used to communicate with him has become unavailable, and last week he acknowledged that Zondacrypto’s cold wallet holding 4,500 BTC ($78,012.00…

The European Central Bank (ECB) said Friday it has signed agreements with three European standards bodies to reuse existing open payment standards for digital euro transactions, as it seeks to reduce integration costs for banks, merchants and payment service providers. According to the ECB, the agreements with the European Card Payment Cooperation, Nexo standards and the Berlin Group will allow the ECB to use standards covering contactless tap-to-pay payments, merchant-to-payment-provider connections and alias-based payments, such as transactions using a mobile phone number.The ECB said using existing open standards would minimize adoption costs for the market and help create a uniform digital…

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2130.2, up 0.7% (+14.28) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.All 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: APT (+3.5%) and AAVE (+3.2%). Laggards: CRO (+0.0%) and XLM (+0.2%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

Etherealize, an institutional adoption and advocacy group backed by the Ethereum Foundation, has made a bold prediction, suggesting that ETH could one day reach $250,000 before Bitcoin (BTC). The group said that if Ethereum can capture a share of the combined monetary premium of gold and Bitcoin, the upside could be massive. That target is significantly higher than ETH’s current price of around $2,300, and would require a major shift in how global markets value the cryptocurrency. It would also mean Ethereum could become more than a smart contract chain and grow into a top store of value, similar to…

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has issued 8 billion Japanese yen ($50 million) in zero-interest bonds to EVO FUND, with the proceeds earmarked for additional Bitcoin purchases, according to a Thursday filing.According to the filing, the 20th series of ordinary bonds matures in April 2027 and is unsecured, giving Metaplanet another source of zero-interest funding as it expands one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries in the market.EVO FUND, a Cayman-based fund at the core of Evolution Financial Group, specializes in structured financings for digital asset-focused companies and is the main subscriber to Metaplanet’s zero-interest bonds used to fund Bitcoin purchases.Under the terms…

Ethereum price fell for the second straight day on Friday as institutional investors took a step back from the asset as they weighed rising geopolitical risks. Summary Ethereum price fell for a second straight day, dropping 4% from recent highs as spot ETF flows turned negative after a 10-day inflow streak. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $75.94 million in net outflows, signaling cautious positioning by institutional investors amid rising geopolitical tensions. Technical indicators point to downside risk, with ETH testing key trendline support and potential targets at $2,200 and $2,000 if selling pressure intensifies. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH)…

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin BTC$77,699.69, said Thursday on X that the crypto winter is over as bitcoin held above $78,000, a price level first reached early on April 22, according to CoinDesk data.In a Game of Thrones-style image, dressed in a fur coat, a garment not particularly suited for when the winter is over, and mounted on a horse, Saylor, whose firm recently added 13,927 bitcoin, bringing its treasury’s total BTC holdings to 780,897, said “Winter’s over”, a statement not all crypto analysts agree with.“Even if the winter is over…