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Shiny Coins #22 – Privacy Coins and Degens Hijack Bitcoin’s Best Week in Years as Greed Floods Back In

Shiny Coins #22 – Privacy Coins and Degens Hijack Bitcoin’s Best Week in Years as Greed Floods Back In

Bitcoin closed the week near the mid-$77,000s after a roughly 23–24% climb from the low $63k region, its strongest weekly performance in years. Total crypto market capitalization expanded into the $2.66–2.72 trillion range. Bitcoin dominance hovered around 57–58.5%, giving alts some room to breathe. The Fear & Greed Index flipped hard from the mid-20s/30s (fear) last week into the low-to-mid 70s (greed), with some readings touching...

Altcoins, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies

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Crypto Is Financializing the AI Supply Chain

Crypto is turning GPU time into a tradable commodity

In May 2026, three major venues listed cash-settled GPU futures within sixteen days. CME partnered with Silicon Data. ICE followed with Ornn. Architect’s American Innovation Exchange joined shortly after. At least six ETF filings appeared before a single contract traded. Larry Fink had already framed the thesis: compute is becoming an asset class. AI capital expenditure hit roughly $765 billion that year, surpassing oil and gas for the first...

AI, DePIN, Main, Real World Assets (RWA)

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Zcash Surges Past $800 for First Time Since 2018 as Grayscale Advances Spot ETF Conversion

Zcash (ZEC) surged as much as 48% to trade above $800 for the first time since January 2018, hitting a high of $851. Grayscale filed its fourth amendment on Aug. 18 to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH. A DCG subsidiary is in non-binding talks to contribute approximately 200,000 ZEC, valued at around $163 million. Futures volume hit roughly $4.55 billion on Friday, with open interest near $1.35 billion....

Altcoins, Cryptocurrencies, News

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Grayscale Advances Zcash Trust Conversion Toward ETF with Amendment Filing

Grayscale Investments has submitted amendment #5 for its Grayscale Zcash Trust, edging the digital asset vehicle closer to a potential spot ETF conversion under ticker $ZCSH. The filing follows a broader industry push by asset managers seeking to transition single-asset cryptocurrency trusts into exchange-traded funds. Privacy-focused assets like Zcash ($ZEC) face unique regulatory scrutiny, making structural developments closely watched by...

Breaking, Cryptocurrencies, News

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Crypto Markets Brace for #FOMCWatch as Traders Weigh Rate Cut Probabilities

Global crypto markets are closely monitoring the upcoming Federal Reserve announcements under the #FOMCWatch banner, with liquidity conditions hanging in the balance. Traders are aggressively pricing in potential macroeconomic shifts, directly impacting Bitcoin and major altcoin price volatility. Market analysts emphasize that interest rate trajectories will dictate the strength of risk-on assets heading into the final quarters. Digital...

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