AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, a major logistics provider for Amazon Japan, will introduce the yen-denominated JPYC stablecoin for payments to approximately 2,300 business partners, including truck drivers. The company is also investing ¥1 billion in JPYC Inc., the stablecoin's issuer.
Michael Saylor, a prominent Bitcoin advocate, has strongly criticized Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110), arguing that its proposed consensus changes to restrict data storage on the blockchain threaten Bitcoin's core principles of neutrality and could lead to network instability and stifle innovation.
Traders on the crypto prediction market Polymarket have cut the odds of the Clarity Act passing by year-end to 32%, its lowest level since January. Senate negotiations are focused on winning Democratic support, with a bipartisan ethics provision emerging as the bill's biggest obstacle.
The CLARITY Act may face a Senate vote next week as lawmakers merge committee versions and address ethics concerns.
Polymarket odds for the Clarity Act passing by year-end are at a record low 32%, reflecting Senate delays and unresolved ethics provisions.
Kraken has introduced USD-settled options for Bitcoin and Ether on Kraken Pro, aiming to simplify access for retail traders and grow the crypto derivatives market. The exchange plans further expansion with a public order book and broader geographic availability.
Project Eleven has developed a zero-knowledge proof system designed to recover Bitcoin locked by proposed freezes of quantum-vulnerable coins. However, the system cannot access Satoshi Nakamoto's estimated 1.1 million BTC due to how those early coins were generated.
Zakura, a new Zcash full node, has launched as a pruned, fast-syncing fork of Zebra. Developed by Sean Bowe and Dev Ojha, it aims to scale Zcash to handle over 50,000 transactions per second, matching Visa and Mastercard, through cryptographic advancements and efficiency improvements.
