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TL;DR Thanks, Anthropic, for helping protect Zcash users. At Shielded Labs’s request, they ran a security audit of Zcash with Mythos. It did not find any more serious bugs in the Zcash protocol. Shielded Labs and others are continuing security hardening work. Stay tuned for updates. — zooko ⓩ (@zooko) June 12, 2026   Zooko Wilcox said an Anthropic Mythos AI audit found no serious Zcash protocol bugs. The audit was requested by Shielded Labs. The story highlights growing use of AI-assisted security review in crypto development. AI Audit Gives Zcash A Security Headline Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic’s Mythos AI model completed a security audit of Zcash and found no new serious bugs in the protocol. The audit was requested by Shielded Labs, according to Wilcox’s announcement. The result gives Zcash a useful security headline at a time when privacy coins continue to face regulatory pressure, exchange-listing questions, and technical scrutiny. ...

TL;DR Vivek Sen says Bitcoin could reach $400,000 in 2026 if it follows gold’s historical breakout structure. The claim is based on a visual chart overlay, not a formal valuation model. The market would likely need strong ETF flows, macro support and sustained momentum for that scenario to remain credible. IF BITCOIN FOLLOWS GOLD, BTC IS GOING TO $400,000 IN 2026 CHART SAYS IT ALL BULLISH pic.twitter.com/3TVEXAhFD0 — Vivek Sen (@Vivek4real_) June 12, 2026 Gold Overlay Fuels A $400,000 Bitcoin Target Vivek Sen has shared a bullish Bitcoin chart overlay suggesting BTC could reach $400,000 in 2026 if it follows a historical gold-style breakout pattern. The post compares Bitcoin’s current macro structure with gold’s earlier multi-year breakout, arguing that the chart “says it all.” The claim is dramatic, but the condition matters: the target depends entirely on Bitcoin continuing to mirror gold’s past price behavior. Gold comparisons remain popular becaus...

TL;DR Crypto Rover argues Bitcoin is in a halving-cycle bottoming phase. The post is speculative and should be treated as trader commentary, not a confirmed signal. The key issue is whether price action, liquidity and broader market structure support the cycle claim. The $BTC halving clock:Same rhythm. Same structure. Same outcome.We’re in the bottoming phase now. pic.twitter.com/fMMtaOK81u — Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) June 13, 2026 Halving Cycle Chart Points To A Bottoming Phase Crypto Rover has shared a Bitcoin halving-cycle chart arguing that BTC is moving through a familiar “bottoming phase,” with the post claiming the market is following the same rhythm and structure seen in previous cycles. The claim is simple: Bitcoin’s post-halving cycle has historically moved through repeatable phases, and the current chart is being interpreted as a similar stage before a stronger bullish phase. That makes the post part of a wider set of cycle-based argumen...

TL;DR Trader Ryan claims Bitcoin bull phases have lasted 1,064 days and bear phases 364 days across recent cycles. The theory is attracting attention because it offers a simple timing model for BTC cycles. Exact-date cycle claims can be cherry-picked, so the setup should be treated as speculative market commentary. < I am literally SHAKING after finding this almost like someone is going to hunt me down after I hit post…I am not sure if this is public info but bitcoin cycles are PERFECT to the exact dayATH run from 2014-2017: 1064 daysATL run from 2017-2018: 364 daysATH run 2018-2021:… pic.twitter.com/MUrQkjRxIh — Ryan (@DodgysDD) June 6, 2026   Trader Claims Bitcoin Cycles Match Exact Day Counts X trader Ryan, posting under @DodgysDD, has drawn attention to a Bitcoin cycle theory that claims BTC bull and bear phases have repeated with striking day-count precision. The post says Bitcoin’s bull-market runs from cycle low to cycle high lasted 1,064 d...

TL;DR An Ethereum Research post proposes SPHINCS-, a stateless post-quantum signature verification scheme optimized for the EVM. The design replaces standard SHAKE256 functions with EVM-native KECCAK256, allowing a Solidity implementation without protocol changes or precompiles. The C13 variant is described as verifying at about 127,000 gas with a 3,704-byte signature. The proposal is non-standard and research-stage, but it adds to Ethereum’s growing post-quantum security conversation. Ethereum researchers are exploring a new post-quantum signature design that could allow wallets to verify quantum-resistant signatures directly on the Ethereum Virtual Machine without requiring protocol changes. The proposal, published on Ethereum Research on June 12, introduces SPHINCS-, pronounced as “SPHINCS minus,” as an efficient stateless post-quantum signature verification scheme designed for EVM compatibility. The post credits nicocsgy as author and includes special thanks to V...

TL;DR Deribit Insights, using Block Scholes analytics, says crypto derivatives risk appetite fell sharply after a near-20% spot market drop last week. The Risk Appetite Index dropped below 0.05, while BTC options skew recovered from much deeper bearish levels. The report says the move coincided with the longest spot Bitcoin ETF outflow streak since launch. ETH funding rates have traded negative since June 5, pointing to bearish perpetual swap positioning. Crypto derivatives traders have pulled back sharply after last week’s sell-off, with Deribit Insights reporting that Block Scholes’ Risk Appetite Index fell significantly below 0.05 as spot markets tried to stabilize above $60,000. The June 11 analytics report described a market still absorbing the effects of a near-20% spot price decline. While Bitcoin has since consolidated above the $60,000 region, derivatives positioning suggests traders are not rushing back into aggressive upside exposure. Risk Appetit...

TL;DR Strategy Inc. disclosed a new Bitcoin purchase in a June 8 Form 8-K filing. The company bought about 1,550 BTC between June 1 and June 7 for roughly $101.3 million. Its total holdings stood at 845,256 BTC as of June 7, acquired for about $44.1 billion. The filing also showed fresh ATM equity issuance and a $1 billion cash reserve for dividend and debt obligations. Strategy Inc., formerly known as MicroStrategy, added more Bitcoin to its treasury in early June, according to a June 8 Form 8-K filing, even as the company continues to balance BTC accumulation with equity issuance, preferred stock obligations, and cash reserve management. The company disclosed that it acquired approximately 1,550 BTC between June 1 and June 7 for around $101.3 million. The average purchase price was approximately $65,332 per bitcoin, including fees and expenses. As of June 7, Strategy said it held 845,256 BTC in total. The aggregate acquisition cost of those holdings was about $...