🤔 Vitalik Signals "ZK Payments" as Next Standard for the Agent Era
Vitalik Buterin stated that the next step for payments at the protocol level for native agent standards is likely ZK Payments. He believes that in AI scenarios, persistent pseudonymous identities will eventually lose all privacy.
The team is developing a ZK API to isolate each request, which protects privacy without requiring an on-chain transaction for every action. This can be combined with security deposits to prevent abuse.
Vitalik Buterin stated that the next step for payments at the protocol level for native agent standards is likely ZK Payments. He believes that in AI scenarios, persistent pseudonymous identities will eventually lose all privacy.
The team is developing a ZK API to isolate each request, which protects privacy without requiring an on-chain transaction for every action. This can be combined with security deposits to prevent abuse.
⚠️ The CEO of BitGo criticized a report claiming that quantum computing could threaten #BTC by 2030. He stated that the warning comes from a company whose business model is based on public concern about quantum computing.
📊 CME Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures, Pending CFTC Review
CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility Futures on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC review. The contract size will be $500 multiplied by the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, which measures 30-day implied volatility using real-time order book data from CME Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin options.
CME stated that the product will enable traders to go long or short Bitcoin volatility without taking direct directional exposure to #BTC, offering a new risk management tool for institutional investors. #regulation
CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility Futures on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC review. The contract size will be $500 multiplied by the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, which measures 30-day implied volatility using real-time order book data from CME Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin options.
CME stated that the product will enable traders to go long or short Bitcoin volatility without taking direct directional exposure to #BTC, offering a new risk management tool for institutional investors. #regulation
🕵️ 400,000,000 $USDT (399,844,266 USD) transferred from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
🕵️ 400,000,000 $USDT (399,808,755 USD) transferred from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex
🤔 Digital Asset Seeks New Funding at $2 Billion Valuation Led by a16z crypto
According to Bloomberg, blockchain infrastructure firm Digital Asset is raising a new funding round at an approximately $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto expected to lead roughly $300 million in financing.
Digital Asset is the developer behind Canton Network and is backed by DRW, Citadel Securities, and several Wall Street banks. The company previously raised $50 million in 2025 from investors including BNY Mellon and Nasdaq.
According to Bloomberg, blockchain infrastructure firm Digital Asset is raising a new funding round at an approximately $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto expected to lead roughly $300 million in financing.
Digital Asset is the developer behind Canton Network and is backed by DRW, Citadel Securities, and several Wall Street banks. The company previously raised $50 million in 2025 from investors including BNY Mellon and Nasdaq.
🇺🇸💼 $76 billion U.S. New Jersey State Pension Fund just reported holding 88,951 ($16.2 million) Bitcoin treasury company Strategy MSTR shares.
Portfolio managers are waking up to the value of amplified #BTC.
Portfolio managers are waking up to the value of amplified #BTC.
👀 Geopolitics - WSJ: Iran refused to dismantle nuclear facilities, but is willing to transfer some uranium to a "third" country.
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