Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies Zcash and Monero dropped 5.2% and 4% respectively amid renewed Middle East tensions following US strikes on Iran. The pullback is seen as profit-taking after recent gains driven by institutional interest in privacy tokens. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid's HYPE token briefly surpassed Dogecoin's market cap before pulling back, buoyed by a recent SpaceX pre-IPO launch. Broader crypto markets remained cautious with Bitcoin near $76,500, as geopolitical events lifted oil prices and the US dollar, influencing market sentiment.
Garrett Jin has increased his holdings of Hyperliquid's native token HYPE to 184,200 tokens, even as his combined unrealized losses on a long Bitcoin position and a short Zcash position exceed $1.7 million. This move indicates strong conviction in HY...
A whale trader connected to former BitForex CEO Garrett Jin, known for a massive Bitcoin short during the October 10, 2025 crash, has shifted from a hypothetical $70 million profit to a $128 million net loss due to large leveraged Ethereum longs on H...
Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, declared the start of a privacy era in cryptocurrency, emphasizing the need for privacy to scale on-chain finance and protect users. Finbold analyzed three privacy-centric crypto assets to watch in 2026: ...
NEAR Protocol's price surged about 50% in seven days, reaching a six-month high near $2.34, outpacing most large cap cryptocurrencies. This rally is linked to traders rotating into Arthur Hayes's "holy trinity" of altcoins: NEAR, Hyperliquid (HYPE), ...
A wallet on Hyperliquid has opened a $100.33 million short position on Ethereum (ETH) with 23x leverage, betting that ETH's price will not rise above $2,149.84. The position will be liquidated if ETH's price increases by less than 2% from the entry p...
