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Zcash (ZEC) experienced a sharp correction, falling over 15% after a period of rapid price appreciation fueled by leveraged positions. Concerns surrounding the potential for artificial intelligence to compromise cryptographic security also contributed to the sell-off.
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Bitcoin is approaching $84,000 after New York Fed President John Williams indicated he doesn't foresee the need for interest rate increases through 2027. Zcash (ZEC) led gains among major cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin experienced significant intraday volatility, fluctuating between $81,000 and $84,000. Altcoins faced selling pressure, with ZEC, HYPE, and SOL among the worst performers. The price action occurred alongside a downturn for JPMorgan following its earnings report.
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Ledger has confirmed a hardware implant in a customer's wallet amid an investigation into approximately $93.2 million in suspected cryptocurrency thefts linked to a Southeast Asian reseller. The implant intercepted recovery phrases.
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Zcash’s full‑node developer Zakura announced that hash‑based signatures will be integrated in January and unveiled a privacy tool for rotating transparent addresses this week.
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Ten tokens accounted for 62% of altcoin futures open interest in Talos's Sept 24-30 report, with SOL funding negative and PUMP funding at +21.8% annualized. Binance settlements on Oct 5 showed SOL funding flipping positive and PUMP rates reversing sign within four hours.
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Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on the testnet, giving developers approximately two weeks to evaluate 25-second block parameters and additional protocol modifications before the scheduled November mainnet launch.
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ZEC dropped 23% from its September 27 peak of $1,697 to $1,335, driven by a $93 million exit from Grayscale’s zcash ETF and a tightening of futures leverage.
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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $148.69 million in net outflows Wednesday, ending a nine-day inflow streak. Fidelity’s ETF saw the largest withdrawals, while a newly launched NEAR Protocol fund bucked the trend.
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