Crypto News

Tonight’s crypto tape had a bit of everything: big venture checks, oil-fueled DeFi bets, regulators still swinging, and meme coins clinging to key levels. Let’s unwind it. Zcash made a serious comeback attempt in the privacy arena. After its split from the Electric Coin Company, the new Zcash Open Development Lab just raised $25 million from top crypto VCs to push protocol development and roll out the Zodl privacy wallet. The fresh capital and clear roadmap gave Zcash (ZEC) a short-term price pop and, more importantly, a renewed stamp of approval from institutions that had mostly moved on to newer narratives. Privacy coins have been on the defensive for years, so this is as much about signaling as it is about shipping. On the opposite side of the spectrum, one of the day’s loudest narratives belonged to Hyperliquid. Arthur Hayes turned the spotlight on the HYPE token (HYPE), publicly floating a $150 target and backing it with bullish positioning. That came as Hyperliquid’s toke...

Bitcoin just broke above $73,000 (BTC) again, geopolitical tensions are flaring, regulators are circling, and politicians are picking sides. Tonight’s crypto tape was less “calm market grind” and more “new chapter” across policy, infrastructure, and good old speculation. Let’s start in the U.S. heartland, where Indiana quietly made history. Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042, making Indiana the first state to explicitly allow bitcoin and other digital assets inside state‑managed retirement and savings plans (BTC). This isn’t a meme-stock style free‑for‑all: the bill builds in regulatory guardrails and oversight requirements, trying to balance access with protection. It’s a notable line in the sand: for years, the conversation was “Should retirement accounts even touch crypto?” Indiana just answered, “Yes—under rules we control.” Wall Street is taking its own steps in the same direction. Morgan Stanley moved its spot bitcoin ETF plans forward, updating its S‑1 filing to ...

Bitcoin is back in the driver’s seat, and this time it brought friends. After chopping sideways for days, Bitcoin (BTC) finally punched higher, blasting through its recent range and making a run toward the $94,000–$96,000 resistance zone. Strong inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, cooler inflation data, and a generally friendlier regulatory mood helped push BTC above $96,000 at one point, marking its strongest day in weeks and lifting total crypto market cap to roughly $3.2–$3.3 trillion. But this wasn’t just a Bitcoin-only show. As BTC gathered momentum, traders started rotating into the rest of the market. Privacy coins and older alt names suddenly looked very 2021 again: Dash (DASH) ripped more than 45% in a short squeeze that liquidated crowded shorts, and Monero saw renewed speculative interest as privacy plays outperformed. Zcash (ZEC) caught a quieter but important tailwind too, after the SEC closed a years-long probe into the Zcash Foundation without taking action, sen...