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A back-to-roots trade is emerging as market participants take notice of the privacy corners of the crypto ecosystem, bringing attention back to what dominated much of the 2017-18 bull market cycle.Tokens in the sector are up 15% on average in the past 24 hours, CoinGecko data shows. ZEC$228.41 is up more than 40%, bringing seven gains to over 85% in a run that has made it the best-performing large-cap token in the market.ZEC’s performance is accompanied by upswings in DASH$20.57, XVG$0.005123, DCR$16.27 and TORN$11.13, which are up from 13-35% in the past 24 hours. Privacy smart contract system Railgun’s RAIL…

After an impressive rally that propelled Bitcoin (BTC) to new heights above $126,000, the cryptocurrency market is now facing a wave of uncertainty. Major cryptocurrencies, including BTC, have seen a retracement to critical support levels, leaving many investors questioning the market’s direction.  Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Projected To Skyrocket Market expert Ash Crypto recently shared insights on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that this pullback serves to liquidate bullish positions, particularly among retail investors. He predicts a potential rebound in mid-October, expressing optimism that the market will rally significantly by the end of the month. Related Reading According…

Bitcoin’s BTC$111,480.33 implied volatility (IV) gauge has climbed to a 2.5-month high, consistent with the seasonal trends. Volmex’s bitcoin implied volatility index, BVIV, which represents the annualized expected price turbulence over four weeks, has topped 42%, the highest since late August, according to data source TradingView. IV measures the market’s expectations for future price swings based on options pricing. Higher IV suggests traders are anticipating larger price movements ahead.The BVIV rose early this month alongside an upswing in BTC’s price and has continued to climb despite the latest pullback from the record high of over $126,000 to around $120,000.Bullish seasonalityBVIV’s…

Hyperliquid, the on-chain decentralized exchange, has rolled out Based Streams, a livestreaming platform that merges creator content with real-time trading interactions. The new tool allows users to schedule broadcasts, chat live, and overlay their on-chain trades while growing their communities.Donations run via Hypercore, allowing viewers to send Hypercore tokens to streamers directly. At the same time, viewers may earn “Based Gold” just for tuning in. Hyperliquid invites creators and traders alike to try Based Streams, bridging the gap between live content and DeFi-native monetization, which can help audience engagement into yield-driven community experiences.The platform goes live at 12:30 UTC today,…

China stepped up rare earth export controls on Thursday in a rare move that could have widespread implications for global supply chains and both traditional and crypto market sentiment.China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sweeping new export restrictions on rare earth materials, processing technologies and derivative products used in semiconductors, AI systems and defence.The new rules, set to take effect on Dec. 1, will require foreign companies exporting products containing Chinese-origin rare earth elements or related technologies – including those outside China – to obtain a dual-use license from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).This is a major escalation as China dominates…

Bitcoin BTC$121,638.12 miners are extending gains in pre-market trading as the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI/HPC) boom accelerates, particularly benefiting those pivoting their operations toward AI infrastructure. IREN (IREN) is up 4% at $66 after a 6% rise on Thursday, now up more than 520% year-to-date. TerraWulf (WULF) is 5% higher pre-market after a 10% surge on Thursday, bringing its YTD gain to 150%. Other notable movers include Cipher Mining (CIFR) CleanSpark (CLSK) and Bitfarms (BITF), which all trade 2%-4% higher in pre-market.The total market capitalization of the miners is nearing $90 billion, according to Farside data, and on…

Bitcoin holders may want to rethink their price targets for 2025, with one Bitcoin analyst arguing that $110,000 has been firmly established as Bitcoin’s new bottom.“You can kind of start lifting some of your targets and saying, “Well, because we’ve proven 110, that’s the floor, where do we go from here?” James Check said in an interview published on YouTube on Thursday.“We’ve built an enormous base up here at $2 trillion,” he said, referring to Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization, which is currently sitting at around $2.42 trillion. “We proved a trillion [in 2024], we’ve proved $2 trillion in [2025], so…

Key points:Bitcoin’s Mayer Multiple suggests that BTC is closer to “oversold” than “overbought,” even at all-time highs.The gauge has barely moved in recent months as BTC price struggled to seal a decisive breakout.Expectations no longer favor a blow-off top this month.Bitcoin (BTC) is “ice cold” at all-time highs, says a classic BTC price metric that shows room to run to $180,000.The latest readings from the Mayer Multiple revealed that even at $120,000, BTC/USD was far from overheated.BTC price gauge still close to “oversold”Bitcoin’s lack of a blow-off top this bull market has placed onchain indicators in focus as market participants search…

The SEC finally cleared the road to fast-track altcoin ETFs, but a government shutdown may keep applications for a ADA$0.8182 ETF stuck in limbo until 2026 – and bettors on Polymarket are undervaluing that.After scrapping 19b-4 filings and approving “generic listing standards” to fast-track altcoin ETFs, traders are betting 90% odds that ADA’s ETF approval would arrive by year-end 2025. But with a 36% chance of a month-long government shutdown, that 10% “No” side may prove the smarter play as even “absurdly fast” approvals can’t happen when the lights are out.According to the SEC’s contingency plan, only about 390 of…

What is Bitcoin mining? Bitcoin mining is the process that keeps the BTC network secure and operational.Bitcoin (BTC) miners collect pending transactions, bundle them into blocks and repeatedly perform hashing attempts (trial and error) until they produce a hash that meets the network’s difficulty target.The first miner to find a valid solution broadcasts their block. Once the rest of the network verifies it, that miner earns a reward.If another miner solves the block before you, your result becomes invalid, known as a “stale block,” and you must start over with a new set of transactions for the next block.As of…