https://ecrypto.pro/Independent crypto news: Bitcoin and Ethereum, DeFi protocols, exchanges, stablecoins, regulation, security incidents and network upgrades.en-gbMon, 09 Nov 2026 15:03:11 +0000https://ecrypto.pro/treasury-orders-u-s-transfer-ban-involving-mexc/https://ecrypto.pro/treasury-orders-u-s-transfer-ban-involving-mexc/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:03:11 +0000FinCEN ordered U.S. financial institutions to block transfers involving MEXC, citing $16.7 billion in alleged illicit flows; the restriction starts in December.https://ecrypto.pro/zcash-activates-nu7-cutting-target-block-time-to-25-seconds-2/https://ecrypto.pro/zcash-activates-nu7-cutting-target-block-time-to-25-seconds-2/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:35 +0000Zcash activated NU7, cutting target blocks to 25 seconds and expanding shielded capacity, while changing fee rules and making old Sprout funds unspendable.https://ecrypto.pro/consensys-brings-cross-ledger-settlement-stack-to-institutions/https://ecrypto.pro/consensys-brings-cross-ledger-settlement-stack-to-institutions/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:58:34 +0000Consensys launched a routing stack for institutional ledgers, coordinating settlement while assets stay on their native networks; EVM chains are available now.https://ecrypto.pro/zcash-activates-nu7-cutting-target-block-time-to-25-seconds/https://ecrypto.pro/zcash-activates-nu7-cutting-target-block-time-to-25-seconds/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:10:21 +0000Zcash activated NU7 at block 3,543,405, cutting target block spacing to 25 seconds and limiting shielded activity to ease payment waits and wallet syncing.https://ecrypto.pro/fincen-orders-u-s-financial-firms-to-cut-off-mexc/https://ecrypto.pro/fincen-orders-u-s-financial-firms-to-cut-off-mexc/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:49:16 +0000FinCEN says MEXC handled at least $16 billion in illicit flows and has ordered a U.S. transfer ban, which takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication.https://ecrypto.pro/zcash-nu7-goes-live-cutting-target-block-time-to-25-seconds/https://ecrypto.pro/zcash-nu7-goes-live-cutting-target-block-time-to-25-seconds/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:11:24 +0000Zcash activated NU7 at block 3,543,405, cutting target block spacing to 25 seconds while changing fee flows and leaving daily ZEC issuance essentially unchanged.https://ecrypto.pro/fbi-links-6-billion-binance-theft-to-north-korea/https://ecrypto.pro/fbi-links-6-billion-binance-theft-to-north-korea/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:58:22 +0000The FBI says North Korea stole more than $6 billion from Binance, as investigators track funds converted into Ether and urge crypto services to block transfers.https://ecrypto.pro/binance-details-how-hackers-drained-6-34bn-from-its-wallets/https://ecrypto.pro/binance-details-how-hackers-drained-6-34bn-from-its-wallets/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:51:11 +0000Binance says a $6.34 billion wallet breach began with employee compromises and unauthorized signing access; it says 98% of affected assets were replenished by Nov. 3.https://ecrypto.pro/binance-says-it-has-replenished-98-of-assets-affected-by-incident/https://ecrypto.pro/binance-says-it-has-replenished-98-of-assets-affected-by-incident/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:47:05 +0000Binance says it has replenished 98% of assets affected by its $6.3 billion security incident, while low-liquidity tokens and reserve verification remain outstanding.