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An altcoin refers to any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. It usually refers to a collection of cryptocurrencies and tokens.

Potential Privacy Token Debacle Rocks Secretive World

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The cryptocurrency sector has long thrived on the promise of privacy, but the recent revelation of a critical bug in Zcash has shaken confidence in the very foundations of the privacy token market. The vulnerability, disclosed by developers after being discovered on May 29 by an AI-assisted security auditor, could have allowed rampant counterfeiting of ZEC tokens for nearly four years—without detection. While Shielded Labs, the nonprofit...

Altcoins, Hacks

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The Zcash Orchard Vulnerability

The Zcash Orchard Vulnerability

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On May 29, 2026—one day after Anthropic released its powerful Opus 4.8 model—a security researcher named Taylor Hornby made a discovery that sent shockwaves through the Zcash ecosystem. Hired by Shielded Labs specifically to hunt for protocol weaknesses before malicious actors could, Hornby used the new AI model in a targeted review of the Orchard circuit. What he found was not a minor implementation error. It was a fundamental soundness...

AI, Altcoins, Hacks, Main

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Ondo Finance Founder Nathan Allman Dies Unexpectedly

Ondo Finance Founder Nathan Allman Dies Unexpectedly

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Ondo Finance confirms unexpected death of founder and CEO Nathan Allman Ian De Bode, president since November 2025, appointed as new CEO immediately Company reports over $3.79 billion in TVL; ONDO token sees initial sell-off RWA sector mourns loss of key pioneer in tokenization Ondo Finance, one of the leading platforms in tokenized real-world assets (RWA), has announced the unexpected passing of its founder and CEO,...

Altcoins, Cryptocurrencies, Front page, News, Real World Assets (RWA)

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Shiny Coins #15 – The AI and privacy metanarrative intensifies as fear takes hold

Shiny Coins #15 – AI-Privacy Meta Ignites as Fear Dominates

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In this week’s Shiny Coins #15 (May 24, 2026), the crypto market remains gripped by fear with BTC hovering near $76,450 and dominance at 60%. Total market cap sits at roughly $2.56T. Yet amid the caution, explosive moves in AI infrastructure and privacy coins are stealing the show. We break down the 8 shiniest tokens lighting up the tape right now — from NEAR’s 59% weekly surge on confidential computing upgrades to Hyperliquid’s relentless...

Altcoins, Bitcoin, DeFi

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Whale vs. Retail Divergence - What Metrics Reveal for Altcoin Season

Whale vs. Retail Divergence: What Metrics Reveal for Altcoin Season

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In mid-May 2026, Bitcoin hovered near $80,000 amid mixed macro signals and hotter-than-expected CPI data. Yet something striking emerged in the on-chain data: wallets holding 10–10,000 BTC quietly accumulated 16,622 BTC in recent days, while the smallest retail wallets (under 0.01 BTC) dumped 28 BTC. Santiment flagged this as “ideal conditions” for a sustainable move—smart money buying the dip as retail shows fear. At the same time,...

Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crypto adoption, Main

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