PANews reported on January 8th that Josh Swihart, former CEO of ECC, announced that due to serious disagreements with some directors of Bootstrap (ZCAM), the governance body of Zcash, the entire ECC (Electric Coin Company) resigned yesterday and will establish a new company to continue developing Zcash-related privacy technologies. Swihart emphasized that the Zcash protocol itself remains unaffected, and this move aims to resist disruptive interference from the governance layer and ensure the team's sustainable advancement towards its vision of an "unstoppable private currency."

New snake oil? Etsy witches are hawking spells they claim can change the weather on your wedding day, help you with your love life, or fatten your crypto portfolio. Etsy witches have become a massive trend on social media this year — from romance spells to helping manifest fame. Did you know they can also apparently help you become a crypto millionaire? The practice of witchcraft, once punishable by death by fire (or being pushed off a cliff), has become a talking point on TikTok. Online marketplace Etsy, which allows people to sell their handmade beanies and custom dog collars, has become a hub for the spellcasters despite having a ban on “metaphysical services.” Read more

