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- Zcash (ZEC) surged 652% in 2025 as privacy coins gained traction amid regulatory scrutiny and macroeconomic uncertainty. - Institutional adoption accelerated, with $58.88M investments from Winklevoss Capital and Reliance Global Group leveraging ZEC's hybrid privacy-compliance model. - Protocol upgrades like dynamic fee markets and NU6.1 governance, plus Grayscale's Zcash Trust ETF, boosted scalability and institutional trust. - Zcash's optional privacy framework positioned it as a "compliance-friendly" a
- Zcash (ZEC) surged 1,500% in 7 days to $750 in Nov 2025, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum amid crypto market declines. - Institutional investments ($76.88M from Cypherpunk/Winklevoss) and regulatory clarity (U.S. Clarity and Genius Acts) drove ZEC's adoption as a privacy-compliant asset. - On-chain activity (73,862 daily transactions) and $47.5M in fees highlighted ZEC's privacy utility, though user base growth remains concentrated among repeat actors. - Despite bullish factors, whale-driven volatility and
- 08:02An exchange: The Federal Reserve's shift from balance sheet reduction to net injection may provide support for the crypto marketChainCatcher news, a certain exchange posted an analysis on platform X stating that the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point rate cut this week, which was in line with expectations. However, its plan to conduct U.S. Treasury Reserve Management Purchases (RMP) within the next 30 days is, to say the least, a positive signal. This liquidity injection is coming earlier than expected, and reserve growth may continue until April 2026. The exchange believes that the Federal Reserve's shift from balance sheet reduction to net injections is seen as "mild quantitative easing" or "implicit quantitative easing," which could provide support to the cryptocurrency market. Combined with RMP and federal funds futures indicating two rate cuts (50 basis points) in the first nine months before 2026, this suggests that market hawkish sentiment may be lower than expected.
- 07:08Data: Public and private companies have accumulated a total of 883,000 BTC since 2023ChainCatcher reports that since 2023, the number of BTC held by listed companies and private enterprises has increased from 197,000 to 1.08 million. (Cointelegraph)
- 06:29Pyth Network launches PYTH token reserves and will conduct monthly token buybacks on the open marketJinse Finance reported that Pyth Network has announced the launch of the PYTH token reserve. The operation of this strategic reserve involves using a portion of the network's monthly revenue to purchase PYTH tokens on the open market, thereby ensuring the predictability and scalability of transactions. Pyth Network further stated that it has already planned to systematically purchase PYTH on the open market using over $1 million in revenue generated by Pyth Pro in its first month. In addition, PYTH DAO will allocate one-third of its funds to purchase PYTH from the open market.