The privacy sector of cryptocurrencies has risen 213% since Bitcoin's October 2025 high, outperforming all other sectors which remain below their previous peaks. Zcash (ZEC) has been the main driver, soaring 2,496% and moving from the 82nd to the 7th largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The sector's total market value increased from $7.1 billion to $33.6 billion, nearly matching Tron’s valuation. This growth is broad-based, with all eight privacy coins with over a year of trading history posting gains, and the sector remains the only major crypto category trading above its level from Bitcoin's peak.
On October 23, Zcash (ZEC) and NEAR spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $20.52 million and $992,689 respectively, while other tracked altcoin spot ETFs such as XRP, Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), Chainlink (LINK), Avalanche (AVAX), and others showed no...
Zcash (ZEC) experienced a 3.87% price decline over four hours, falling to $1,180 on Binance's spot market. Its 24-hour drop was 3.05%, with the price decreasing from $1,228 four hours earlier. Liquidation data from Binance, Bybit, and OKX showed $10,...
Monero (XMR) surged past $650 following the release of its GUI v0.18.5.4 wallet update, which restored access to testnet and stagenet wallets and fixed bugs. This update, named "Fluorine Fermi," helped Monero rebound from a previous price of $576. Me...
Zcash (ZEC) experienced a 2.81% price drop within one hour, falling from $1,226 to $1,192 on Binance's spot market. During the same period, $1.7 million worth of long positions were liquidated across Binance, Bybit, and OKX exchanges, indicating sign...
Arthur Hayes, founder of BitMEX, expressed skepticism about the investment potential of Hyperliquid's HYPE token due to increasing competition among decentralized perpetual futures platforms. While he acknowledges strong demand for Hyperliquid's trad...
