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ZEC Price Consolidates as Whales Accumulate—Is Zcash Heading to $2000 in October?

ZEC Price Consolidates as Whales Accumulate—Is Zcash Heading to $2000 in October?

The Zcash price is nearing the end of the September trading period after a powerful rally pushed the privacy token to a new ATH of $1,686. The price has since corrected sharply toward the $1400 range as traders took profits and short-term momentum weakened. Despite this pullback, the token remains …

Bitget ‘gradually back to usual’ as protection fund reaches $309M

Bitget ‘gradually back to usual’ as protection fund reaches $309M

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget reported a gradual return to normal operations following a security breach that resulted in the loss of $388 million of user funds.In a Wednesday X post, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said withdrawals for all tokens would resume on Friday, and the exchange has alrea…

HYPE, ZEC Edge Higher — Hyperliquid And Zcash Are Challenging Crypto’s ‘Mount Rushmore,’ Says Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

HYPE, ZEC Edge Higher — Hyperliquid And Zcash Are Challenging Crypto’s ‘Mount Rushmore,’ Says Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

Zcash (ZEC) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) edged higher on Wednesday, after Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan said Hyperliquid and Zcash were increasingly challenging that lineup against what he called crypto’s “Mount Rushmore.”In an interview with analyst Michaël van de Poppe on Tuesday, H…

Bitget attacker tested risk controls with small transfers before $388 million theft, CEO says

Bitget attacker tested risk controls with small transfers before $388 million theft, CEO says

The attacker behind Bitget's $388 million exploit ran two small test transfers half an hour before draining the exchange, according to CEO Gracy Chen.In an interview with The Block's Gareth Jenkinson, Chen said the first unauthorized transfers happened at 6:31 p.m. UTC on Sept. 24, including 0.184 E…

Researchers propose Zcash-style private Bitcoin transfers without a soft fork

Researchers propose Zcash-style private Bitcoin transfers without a soft fork

Researchers at the cryptography research firm Alloc Init have proposed a system for bringing Zcash-style private transfers to Bitcoin without requiring a soft fork.The proposal, called Shielded Bitcoin, would conceal transaction amounts, senders, receivers and links to previously spent funds using e…

ZEC Vs. UNI: Why Zcash, Uniswap Are Outpacing Bitcoin, Major Altcoins Today

ZEC Vs. UNI: Why Zcash, Uniswap Are Outpacing Bitcoin, Major Altcoins Today

Uniswap (UNI) and Zcash (ZEC) were the top two performers among the top altcoins by market cap in early trading on Wednesday. UNI was up 18.1% in 24 hours while ZEC was up 8.4%. Both tokens outpaced Bitcoin (BTC), which remained flat over the past day.The two rallies are driven by different factors.…

Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout pool

Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout pool

Zcash users holding ZEC in the network’s legacy Sprout shielded pool should move it before the planned NU7 upgrade or risk losing the ability to spend it.Under Zcash Improvement Proposal-2003, NU7 would stop accepting the older transaction format that allows users to spend Sprout funds. ZEC left in …

NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B

NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B

Near Protocol’s native token surged nearly 80% over the past week, outpacing the wider crypto market as the network expanded its privacy-focused trading services.On Monday, NEAR traded around $4.29, up about 78.2% over seven days and 22% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. Total cryptocu…

ZEC Surges 10% After Paradigm Co-founder Endorsement: Will It Hit $1,800?

ZEC Surges 10% After Paradigm Co-founder Endorsement: Will It Hit $1,800?

Privacy-centric coin Zcash was the best performer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies at press time, after surging 10% in the day to trade at $1,467. Other than recent whale activity catapulting upside past 1,300, the coin has also benefited from the recent endorsement by Matt Huang, co-founder of Pa…

Bitcoin, ether swing after unanimous quarter-point Fed rate hike as Warsh takes aim at inflation

Bitcoin, ether swing after unanimous quarter-point Fed rate hike as Warsh takes aim at inflation

Bitcoin and ether whipsawed on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve unanimously raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point, the central bank's first rate hike in more than three years.Bitcoin (BTC) traded between roughly $75,000 and $76,500 immediately following the decision and was cha…

Why Bitcoin Could Become a Quiet Winner in the AI Economy

Why Bitcoin Could Become a Quiet Winner in the AI Economy

Macro investor Jordi Visser on Thursday said that Bitcoin is the only asset built to win in a world where AI creates abundance but cannot create scarcity.Visser told The Journeyman podcast that as AI accelerates economic growth and disrupts traditional businesses, investors need assets that no one …

Bitwise shuts down Dogecoin ETF less than a year after launch

Bitwise shuts down Dogecoin ETF less than a year after launch

Crypto asset manager Bitwise announced Thursday that the firm will liquidate and close its spot Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund, about 10 months after the fund went live.The last day of trading on the NYSE for the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF (BWOW) is expected to be Oct. 14. Shareholders may sell thei…