Bitmine Makes Largest Ethereum Purchase Of 2026 As Tom Lee Dismisses Market Selloff

Bitmine, the world’s largest Ethereum treasury, has ramped up its ETH buying during the latest crypto market correction, making the company’s largest purchase of 2026 to date. Bitmine Doubles Down On Ethereum On Monday, Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced it had bought over 126,971 ETH, worth roughly $214 million, during last week’s dip, marking the treasury’s…

Security Milestone: XRP Lending Protocol Completes Military-Grade Assessment

Testing found something conventional methods missed. Ripple software engineer Vito Tumas disclosed that the formal verification process being applied to the XRP Ledger’s upcoming lending protocol has already uncovered complex edge cases that standard testing procedures failed to detect. Ripple is working alongside blockchain security firm Common Prefix on the effort. Together, the teams construct…

Zcash Fixes Critical Orchard Vulnerability As ZEC Holds $600 Support

Zcash has patched a dangerous vulnerability in its privacy-focused infrastructure that could have enabled double-spending, deploying an emergency network upgrade to prevent exploitation. Zcash Fixes Critical Bug With Emergency Upgrade On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation revealed that developers had fixed a serious vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool, which could have allowed invalid state transitions,…