The crypto market remains under intense selling pressure, with sentiment turning increasingly bearish as Bitcoin trades below the $100,000 mark for the first time since May. Altcoins have fared even worse, extending a downtrend that began in early October. Despite this wave of uncertainty and fading bullish momentum, capital inflows into the market continue to grow — suggesting that investors may be preparing for the next phase of accumulation. Related Reading: Massive Bitcoin Bid Walls Spotted On Binance: Bulls Step In With 2,800 BTC Cluster Lookonchain reports that stablecoin issuance has surged in recent weeks, led by giants like Tether (USDT) and Circle (USDC). Together, the two firms have minted over $14 billion in new stablecoins since the October 10 market crash. This growing stablecoin supply often acts as a leading indicator of fresh capital waiting to be deployed. Historically, similar surges in stablecoin minting have preceded market rebounds, as traders and institutions position themselves to buy during periods of weakness. Circle’s USDC Mint Extends Liquidity Wave Amid Bearish Sentiment According to data shared by Lookonchain, Circle has just minted another $750 million in USDC, adding to the wave of stablecoin inflows seen across the market in recent weeks. This continues the broader trend of renewed liquidity entering the crypto ecosystem, with both Circle and Tether minting a combined $14 billion since the early October crash. Such activity often signals that capital is being parked on the sidelines, ready to be deployed into risk assets once confidence improves. However, despite this rise in liquidity, market sentiment remains highly fearful. Many traders and analysts warn that the persistent selling pressure and failure to hold key psychological levels — particularly Bitcoin’s fall below $100,000 — could mark the beginning of a broader bearish phase. The divergence between liquidity inflows and market performance reflects a complex environment where capital accumulation is not yet translating into buying momentum. In other words, while the stablecoin supply acts as the dry powder needed for a potential rebound, fear continues to dominate trading behavior. Whether this recent USDC minting fuels a recovery or simply cushions further downside will depend on how macro conditions evolve and whether institutional demand reemerges to absorb the current supply overhang. Related Reading: Ethereum Whale Expands Position By 36,437 ETH – Bringing Total To $1.34B USDC Dominance Climbs as Investors Seek Stability Amid Market Fear The chart shows USDC dominance rising steadily since mid-2024, now hovering around 2.33%, its highest level in nearly a year. This uptrend signals a growing preference for stability among crypto investors amid intensifying market volatility and declining risk appetite. As Bitcoin trades below $100,000 and altcoins continue to bleed, many traders are rotating their holdings into stablecoins like USDC to preserve capital. From a technical perspective, USDC dominance has broken above its 50-day and 100-day moving averages, indicating a shift in momentum toward capital preservation. Historically, such climbs in stablecoin dominance occur during correction or consolidation phases, when liquidity exits speculative assets and moves into safer reserves. Related Reading: $1.33B Ethereum Whale Just Moved Another $120M USDT to Binance – Details The recent $750 million USDC mint by Circle, coupled with rising on-chain stablecoin balances, reinforces this defensive market posture. While this influx boosts available liquidity, it also reflects widespread caution — investors are holding fire, waiting for clearer signals before reentering risk assets. If USDC dominance continues to climb, it may suggest further downside pressure across the crypto market. However, once dominance plateaus or declines, it could mark the early stages of a market rotation — signaling that stable liquidity is preparing to flow back into Bitcoin and altcoins. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
A sharp divergence emerged in the crypto ETF market this month. According to SoSo Value data, the new products tracking Solana and XRP are attracting significant capital, contrasting with a severe wave of outflows from established Bitcoin and Ethereum funds. The data shows that the newly launched altcoin ETFs have registered more than $500 million […]
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Data shows the Bitcoin Social Dominance has spiked to a 4-month high, something that has tended to be a reversal signal for the market. Social Media Is Shifting Attention To Bitcoin According to data from analytics firm Santiment, social media talk has recently become more concentrated on Bitcoin. The indicator of relevance here is the “Social Dominance,” which measures the percentage of cryptocurrency-related discussions on social media that a given asset accounts for. Related Reading: Solana Air Gap: Analyst Says No Major Support Level Until $24 The metric gauges social media talk using the Social Volume indicator, which tracks the total number of posts/threads/comments that contain unique mentions of the coin. To give a relative measure, the Social Dominance takes the Social Volume of the asset and compares it against the combined Social Volume of the top 100 digital assets. Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the Social Dominance for Bitcoin and a few major altcoins over the last few months: As shown in the graph above, Bitcoin Social Dominance spiked on Friday as the cryptocurrency’s price crashed. At the peak of this surge, 36.4% of all cryptocurrency-related discussions involved BTC. This was the highest that the metric had been since July 13th, when its value touched a high of 37.6%. Interestingly, this previous spike coincided with a top for the asset. Historically, digital assets have tended to move in a way that goes contrary to the expectations of the majority, so too much excitement or FUD among the retail social media crowd can act as a reversal signal. The July high in Social Dominance signaled FOMO among the traders, which could be why Bitcoin’s bullish momentum paused then. Another example of the pattern came in August, when this time Ethereum saw a surge in its Social Dominance, reaching a peak value of 19.1%. Alongside this market excitement, BTC and others hit a top again. Given that the latest spike in the indicator has come with a market crash, it’s possible that the high amount of discussions points to panic among the investors. “Though not a guaranteed crypto bottom signal, probabilities of a market reversal greatly increases when social dominance for Bitcoin surges,” explained the analytics firm. Related Reading: Bitcoin Crashes To $98,000 As HODLer Selling Accelerates The Social Dominance only contains information about social media platforms. One useful way of gauging the sentiment in the sector as a whole is through Alternative‘s Fear & Greed Index, which takes into account several factors, including social media data itself. During the weekend, the Fear & Greed Index fell to a value of just 10, indicating a strong extreme fear sentiment among Bitcoin investors. The last time the index went this low was in February, and the last time it was lower was all the way back during the 2022 bear market. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $95,300, down over 10% in the last week. Featured image from Dall-E, Alternative.me, Santiment.net, chart from TradingView.com
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Ethereum (ETH) is flashing a rare technical warning sign for bears. According to the analysis, the daily chart has hit a historically oversold MACD reading not seen in years, aligning with a deeply oversold RSI. This confluence of extreme momentum signals suggests that the price has entered a major demand zone, dramatically increasing the likelihood of a powerful relief rally and setting the stage for a significant short-term rebound. MACD Hits Rare Historical Lows — A Zone Linked To Major ETH Bottoms According to a recent post from More Crypto Online, Ethereum is currently flashing one of its most extreme MACD readings seen in years on the daily timeframe. While the MACD technically has no fixed oversold threshold, comparing past cycles gives valuable context. Historically, ETH has often formed significant market bottoms whenever the MACD enters the -210 to -220 region, a zone it has dipped below a few times, but not often. Related Reading: Ethereum Slips to $3K, Highlighting Weakness After Recent Failed Rebound This puts the current MACD position into what can be considered a historically oversold zone, signaling increased potential for a relief bounce. Adding to this confluence, the RSI has also slipped deep into oversold territory, reinforcing the idea that sell pressure may be nearing exhaustion. Together, both indicators suggest that momentum could soon shift away from the bears. However, the analyst cautions that these signals alone do not confirm a major trend reversal. Oversold conditions can persist longer than expected, particularly in strong downtrends. Even so, such extreme readings are often early clues that a temporary recovery or a corrective move to the upside may be approaching. Overall, the current market structure gives the bears something to think about. Early Signs Of Relief: Ethereum Finds Stability In Key Demand Zone In a 3D market update, CryptoPulse reported that Ethereum has now cleanly tapped the identified Demand Zone, showing early signs that the aggressive downside may be easing. This reaction suggests sellers are losing momentum, creating the conditions for a potential short-term rebound if buyers step back in. Should bullish strength return, a retest of the $3,500 region is likely in the coming sessions. Related Reading: Ethereum Approaches Critical Resistance — Bullish Breakout Or Trap In The Making? However, CryptoPulse emphasized that confirmation is still required before calling any meaningful reversal. A strong bounce paired with a reclaim of key short-term levels would be the first signal that buyers are regaining control. Meanwhile, if bearish pressure persists, Ethereum may drift deeper into the chart structure, where the next significant demand sits between $2,400 and $2,600. This zone could act as the major support zone for ETH if the current support fails to hold. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com
Crypto liquidations amid Bitcoin price drop reached $4.5 billion in a week, with $1 billion wiped out in the past 24 hours alone.
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Dogecoin has spent the past few days struggling to regain momentum after a series of pullbacks dragged the price back toward the mid-$0.16 region. The broader market has also been unstable, adding pressure to Dogecoin. Despite this stretch of bearish price action, a deeper look at the higher-timeframe chart shows a structure that has not been invalidated by the recent decline. This is where a technical analysis from XForceGlobal comes in, as he argues that Dogecoin is sitting inside an “insanely bullish” long-term formation that is unfolding beneath the surface. The 5-Wave Structure Behind Dogecoin’s Bullish Setup A detailed technical analysis shared by XForceGlobal on the social media platform X argues that Dogecoin is nearing the final stages of an Elliott Wave formation. His interpretation points to cycle targets well above $1 and frames the ongoing price action as part of a developing fifth impulse wave. Related Reading: Top Meme Coins Besides Dogecoin And Shiba Inu With Potential Still Seeing Major Interest The chart shared by XForceGlobal outlines an idealized Elliott Wave cycle that stretches back almost a decade. Dogecoin has already completed the first four major waves on the macro level. The technical analysis shows the fifth wave technically began months ago, with the fourth wave bottom forming sometime between late 2023 and early 2024. However, the prolonged pullbacks of the past few months introduce the possibility that the fourth wave may still be playing out, instead of the fifth wave. Despite the choppy price action, the analysis shows that the fourth wave low is protected, and the current price action is still the fifth wave. The chart also shows how Dogecoin has been distributing within a narrowing structure, but the lows have consistently held. Both of the scenarios visualized on Dogecoin’s price chart still lead to a new all-time high once the rally resumes for another strong push. Why The Next Dogecoin Wave Points Toward $1 XForceGlobal noted that “cycle targets are still $1+,” a projection supported by the geometry of the fifth wave. The structure resembles the same formations that highlighted Dogecoin’s massive expansions in earlier bull cycles, particularly in 2017 and 2021. Nonetheless, it’s important to note that there’s still room for more distribution. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts Dogecoin Price “Historic Mega Run” – Here’s The Target The current resistance zones sit far below his projected fifth-wave target zone, and the broader market structure shows no violation of the wave-4 levels that must hold for the setup to still be valid. The chart highlights a potential path that first moves through the $0.33-$0.47 zone before clearing the psychological $0.50 threshold and finally breaking above its current all-time highs at $0.731 and further up into the $1 region. A full extension of the fifth wave from present levels implies a price target around $1.768. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.1618. Featured image from Peakpx, chart from Tradingview.com
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After years in the wilderness, Zcash (ZEC) has staged a roughly 740% price “pump” this year, with analysts linking the move to surging demand for on-chain privacy and a cluster of high-profile endorsements. The speed and timing of the rally have ignited a heated debate on X: is Zcash’s resurgence driven by coordinated paid promotion, or by genuine improvements in its technology and monetary design? The flashpoint came from infrastructure founder Mert Mumtaz (@0xMert_), who mocked the idea that a single “mega-whale” is paying off every visible supporter. “There’s a person in crypto so rich that they are simultaneously paying off Cobie, Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, me, Tim Ferris, [Arthur] Hayes, Gainzy, path, Ansem, the Winklevoss Twins, Toly [Yakovenko] and more. (all of whom require just one final OTC KOL deal to finally make it). Either that or I’m retarded.” there’s a person in crypto so rich that they are simultaneously paying off cobie, naval, balaji, me, tim ferris, hayes, gainzy, path, ansem, the winklevoss twins, toly and more (all of whom require just one final OTC KOL deal to finally make it) either that or I’m retarded — mert | helius.dev (@0xMert_) November 16, 2025 In a follow-up, he argued the real story is investor psychology, writing that “people would rather believe the above than admit that they sidelined themselves due to poor thinking and emotion.” Why Is Zcash Surging Now? Mert then laid out why, in his view, Zcash is rallying now: a more favorable political window for privacy coins in the US, issuance reduction, NEAR Intents that turn ZEC into a “shielded swiss vault” for one-click cross-chain payments, the default-shielding Zashi wallet with “100x better UX,” the 100x-scaling ambitions of Project Tachyon. Related Reading: Winklevoss Twins Back Zcash (ZEC) Treasury Company With $58M Investment On the long list of arguments he added the disillusionment with an increasingly institutional Bitcoin, Europe’s tightening surveillance regime, maturing zero-knowledge tech, fatigue with supply-controlled coins that were “dumped” on retail, and the broader “debasement trade” pushing investors toward alternative stores of value. He closed: “you combine all of the above with a little spark and the fire spreads fast. There is no conspiracy, just think. This is not a trade.” Skeptics see the same facts very differently. One user complained that Jordan Fish [@Cobie), a prominent UK-based crypto investor and trader, had become a “paid zcash shill,” and asked whether “all the big KOLs just randomly decided to just start shilling Zcash.” Cobie replied that his interest was not new at all: “Just started? I have been doing this almost 10 years (painfully),” resurfacing a 2017 tweet about buying ZEC if the price ever hit $0.3. When his critic apologized, Cobie turned to fundamentals: “Zcash has a lot of recent developments actually IMO. (1) One of the coolest things I have seen: Project Tachyon. (2) They fixed the brutal inflation that killed us. (3) Zcash + NEAR intents for permissionless cross-chain swaps seems to actually be working.” Zcash has a lot of recent developments actually IMO. (1) One of the coolest things I have seen: https://t.co/3wXNpugkna (2) They fixed the brutal inflation that killed us (3) Zcash + NEAR intents for permissionless cross-chain swaps seems to actually be working:… pic.twitter.com/JgVFh9Xg3T — Cobie (@cobie) November 16, 2025 Those developments are verifiable. Zcash’s engineering roadmap has advanced from experimental cryptography to production-grade systems. Project Tachyon, outlined by Zcash researcher Sean Bowe, proposes “oblivious synchronization,” a way for wallets to sync shielded notes without leaking metadata, drastically lowering latency and making large-scale shielded usage practical. Related Reading: Arthur Hayes Outlines Why Zcash Could Surge To $10,000–$20,000 Fast On the user side, the Zashi wallet has become the flagship interface, abstracting away complex shielding flows and steering users into private, shielded transactions by default. Research from Galaxy and other analysts notes that shielded supply has climbed from low single-digit percentages a few years ago to roughly a quarter of all circulating ZEC, with estimates around 30% of supply now parked in the shielded pool. Influencer activity undeniably amplifies this. Naval Ravikant’s October post, “Bitcoin is insurance against fiat. ZCash is insurance against Bitcoin,” was widely cited as an immediate catalyst for a sharp doubling in ZEC’s price and cemented the “privacy insurance” meme. The Zcash debate ultimately sits at the intersection of reflexive markets and real progress. Genuine upgrades in issuance, UX and scalability, plus a harsher global climate for financial privacy, have created a strong fundamental backdrop. Vocal advocates with large audiences have compressed years of re-rating into weeks, leaving sidelined traders searching for explanations. Whether one calls that paid promotion, organic momentum or a feedback loop of both, the current cycle shows how quickly a once-written-off privacy coin can become crypto’s latest battleground. At press time, ZEC traded at $682. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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