Tag: Altcoins
An altcoin refers to any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. It usually refers to a collection of cryptocurrencies and tokens.
This week in Shiny Coins #17 we break down the tokens cutting through extreme fear: Hyperliquid’s HYPE dominating perps with record revenue and buybacks, Zcash’s explosive privacy surge, Bittensor’s decentralized AI subnets, NEAR’s infrastructure resilience, Render’s GPU compute demand, Morpho’s lending growth and Midnight preparations, Ondo’s RWA leadership, and more. We also spotlight a hidden gem and one high-conviction name to watch...
Shiny Coins #16 – AI Narratives and Real-Yield Protocols Cut Through the Extreme Fear
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In this week’s Shiny Coins, we break down why Bittensor (TAO) is surging, how Hyperliquid (HYPE) continues to print real revenue amid the chaos, and which other narratives — from Zcash privacy to Render’s GPU network — are showing relative strength or fresh catalysts as the broader market digests heavy ETF outflows and macro rotations. Market snapshot, ranked analysis, hidden gem, and the one coin to watch closely for next week....
Weekly Snapshot – Crypto Market Correction
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Face Severe Weekly Correction
The crypto market endured one of its worst weeks in recent years, with Bitcoin declining approximately 17-20% and trading around $61,000-$63,000 as of early June 8, 2026. Ethereum followed suit with similar losses, pushing the total market capitalization lower by hundreds of billions. Key drivers include sustained outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs (over $3 billion recently reported in...
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...
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...




