The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Zcash (ZEC) was little more than a historical footnote for most of the past years. The digital asset was seen as a relic of crypto’s cypherpunk age, forgotten amid the rise of AI tokens, restaking narratives, and layer-2 rollups. Yet, it has become 2025’s most surprising comeback story almost overnight. CryptoSlate data shows Zcash surged […]
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Dogecoin saw a sharp jump in trading activity on Tuesday, but prices did not follow immediately. Volume over the last 24 hours rose by 60%, pushing total traded value above $2 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Related Reading: $10K Is Coming: Arthur Hayes’ Zcash ‘Vibe Check’ Sparks 30% Moonshot Yet the token traded near $0.21 at the time of the report, down about 0.18% in the day and down 12% so far this month. Trading Volume Surges According to CoinMarketCap data, the sudden spike in volume shows many more hands moving DOGE than usual. Reports have disclosed that this wave of trades coincides with renewed interest among retail buyers and larger holders. Data shows that October has historically been a strong month for Dogecoin, with modest gains of 30% to a more impressive 101% from 2021 up to 2024. Those past returns help explain why some traders expect a positive close this month. Whales Move, Exchanges See Flow Reports have disclosed several large transfers tied to the surge. One report described a dormant whale with a 36 DOGE seed reactivating and making a transfer valued at $26.8 million to Binance. Another dormant wallet reportedly moved 15.115 million DOGE, valued at about $2.95 million, out of the same exchange. These movements drew attention because big transfers can change where liquidity sits and how quickly prices move when buying or selling picks up. Another dormant wallet reportedly moved 15 million DOGE, valued at about nearly $3 million, out of Binance. These movements drew attention because big transfers can change where liquidity sits and how quickly prices move when buying or selling picks up. Macro Drivers And Market Sentiment The volume surge came as major cryptocurrencies showed strength. Reports have disclosed Bitcoin moving higher toward $115,000 while Ethereum traded near $4,200. That broader rally can lift smaller tokens as traders rotate capital across markets. Still, metrics are mixed: one recent forecast predicted DOGE could rise by 13% to $0.22 by November 27, 2025, while technical indicators flagged the current sentiment as Bearish and the Fear & Greed Index sat at 50. Outlook And Risks Ahead The picture is straightforward and messy at the same time. Higher volume suggests interest; price action says caution. Whale transfers can both fuel rallies and add selling pressure, depending on intent. Related Reading: Bitcoin Buzz: Michael Saylor Drops ‘Orange Dot Day’ Hint Traders watching the symmetrical triangle will likely wait for a clear break up or down before making bigger bets. Those looking at seasonal trends may find hope in October’s past strength, but historical gains do not guarantee future returns. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Over the past year, Bitcoin’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) boom has been celebrated as proof that Wall Street has finally embraced crypto. Yet the numbers reveal something far more fragile. On Oct. 28, Vetle Lunde, head of research at K33 Research, noted that US-traded Bitcoin ETFs have attracted about $26.9 billion in inflows year-to-date. However, that […]
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The price move came hours after President Donald Trump said he expected to get a trade deal done with China soon.
Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says easing U.S.-China tensions have lifted sentiment from fear to hope, among other factors.
MegaETH’s public auction drew accredited investors from around the world, with buyers able to lock tokens for a 10% discount.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
After two years of waiting for an “altcoin season” that never came, retail crypto traders have missed out on roughly $800 billion in potential gains by betting against Bitcoin’s dominance. A new report from 10x Research shows that altcoins have lagged Bitcoin by that amount this cycle, marking one of the largest relative underperformances since […]
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The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Schiff argues gold is “the one thing that makes sense to put on a blockchain,” while critics say trust, not code, still rules.
As bitcoin miners allocate more resources to AI computing, the growth in bitcoin’s network hashrate is likely to slow, according to JPMorgan.
Tokenholder payouts have surged more than 400% since 2024, but Keyrock’s Amir Hajian warns that most are still funded by treasuries rather than real revenue, arguing that buybacks must evolve from hype-driven spending to disciplined, valuation-aware capital policy.
The updates expand Ledger's focus from digital asset storage to broader identity and security applications.
Hyperliquid Strategies, a digital asset treasury firm focused on HYPE, submitted an S-1 filing with the SEC to raise $1 billion.
When Kadena Organization, the company behind the Kadena blockchain, announced it was shutting down operations on Oct. 21, the message was formal, quiet, and devastatingly simple. The company thanked its community, cited “market conditions,” and confirmed that it would cease all business activity and maintenance of the blockchain immediately. In a final note on X, […]
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Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said any decline could be brief and “may be the last time bitcoin is EVER below” $100,000.
After years of venture-funded dominance, Coinbase is reviving the idea that crypto projects can raise money directly from their users. The US-based exchange announced on Oct. 21 that it acquired Echo, a community-fundraising platform founded by veteran investor Jordan “Cobie” Fish, in a $375 million deal to rebuild fairer, on-chain capital markets. According to the […]
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The partnership with Maple marks a broader convergence between decentralized finance and institutional credit, positioning Aave as a bridge for traditional capital seeking onchain yield.
Overall launchpad activity has contracted recently, with total volume now hovering around $100 million and about 100 tokens graduating daily.
XRP is the fifth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of nearly $150 billion and a fully diluted valuation of $246 billion.
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) faltered this morning, much of the internet went dark, and crypto was no exception. Several major blockchains and trading platforms, including Coinbase, Robinhood, and some Ethereum layer-2 networks, reported disruptions after AWS suffered an operational failure linked to its DynamoDB database service. According to Amazon’s status page, the issue began […]
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Bitcoin set an all-time high near $126,000 in early October while the altcoin market (excluding stablecoins), measured by TradingView’s TOTAL2ES index, remains below its November 2021 top, around $1.6 trillion, keeping the cycle confirmation test open for rotation beyond BTC. TOTAL2ES continues to trade under that band into mid-October, which means altcoins have not printed […]
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Bitcoin and Ethereum staged a strong rebound this week as fresh capital returned to crypto markets following the US–China tariff shock. Bitcoin surged past $110,000 for the first time since early October, reaching roughly $111,000 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate data. The move marks a 4% daily gain and reverses some of the […]
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I asked crypto VCs what triggered the cascade, what fixes are needed to prevent a repeat, and what comes next.
Devin Finzer, co-founder and CEO of OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, announced on Friday that the platform is reinventing itself to “trade everything.” Founded in 2017, OpenSea is the largest NFT marketplace with a market share of over 55% at the time of writing, according to data from NFTScan. Its trading volume crossed […]
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For years, Bitcoin has been hailed as “digital gold,” a hedge against inflation and policy excess. Yet, as geopolitical tensions rise and trade disputes return to the headlines, the original store of value, gold, is stealing the spotlight. According to TradingView data, gold climbed to an all-time high of $4,376 per ounce on Oct. 17, […]
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Ripple appears to be preparing one of its most ambitious experiments through a $1 billion digital-asset treasury (DAT) designed to accumulate and manage XRP as a long-term reserve. According to a Bloomberg report, the initiative would be financed through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). This structure is often used in traditional finance to raise […]
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Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury marks a new step in its corporate expansion and a direct challenge to the stablecoin distribution problem. While Ripple USD (RLUSD) has shown an impressive 987% growth since its December 2024 launch, reaching a supply of $839.9 million, it still captures only 0.27% of the $301.9 billion stablecoin market. […]
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The correction in crypto markets, which involved massive liquidations, was likely driven by crypto native investors, according to JPM.