Gemini

Gemini has replaced Zebra with Zakura for its Zcash systems, saying the newer software caught up with the network in just over six hours during deployments. The change comes as Zcash developers prepare the NU7 upgrade, which would cut block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.

X is giving U.S. users a faster route from market conversation to live charts and partner trading platforms through cashtags such as $BTC and $TSLA. Transactions still take place through outside firms including Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken and Coinbase, not directly on X.

Gemini’s market value has fallen sharply since its public debut, renewing attention on whether its regulatory footprint could become more valuable than its shrinking exchange business. While no active bid has been indicated, market participants are watching the platform’s licenses, custody infrastructure and concentrated voting control closely.

Crypto-linked equities sold off Tuesday after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Coinbase, Circle and Galaxy each dropped more than 8% as investors reassessed the path toward federal crypto market rules.

Banking lobbyists and crypto advocates are locked in a renewed fight over whether platforms should be allowed to offer rewards tied to stablecoin holdings. The dispute has become a central threat to the Clarity Act as lawmakers weigh bank concerns against the crypto sector’s push for market structure rules.

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a White House innovation meeting with executives from crypto, prediction markets and artificial intelligence. The gathering is set to precede the inaugural event of a new Commodity Futures Trading Commission advisory committee focused on innovation and regulatory priorities.

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Balance, Canada’s newly-qualified crypto custodian, seeks to repatriate Canadian ETF assets from U.S. sub-custody with firms like Coinbase and Gemini.