The Fear and Greed Index? A cold 36, deep in “Fear” mode. Early Bitcoin holders just dumped $1.48 billion worth of BTC onto exchanges. They’re taking profits while everyone else watches their portfolios bleed red. The Fed threw traders a bone with a 25-basis-point rate cut but then whispered there might not be another one in December. Translation? The dollar’s strengthening, Treasury yields are climbing, and risk assets like crypto are getting squeezed. So what’s driving this mess?
Zcash Announces Q4 Roadmap as Price Surges
Privacy coins are having their moment, and the Zcash token hit $420, up from $50 two months ago. More importantly, ZEC’s market cap just flipped Monero to become the largest privacy coin in the world. Electric Coin Co. dropped their Q4 roadmap focusing on privacy improvements. What exactly is in the Q4 roadmap that could push ZEC’s price even higher? Read more.
Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Isn’t Dead Yet
Vineet Budki, CEO of Sigma Capital, expects a 65-70% Bitcoin drawdown in the next two years. Despite this, Budki still thinks Bitcoin will hit $1 million per coin within the next decade. Financial institutions now hold over 4 million BTC, nearly 20% of the total supply. So if institutions hold 20% of Bitcoin’s supply, why does he still predict a 70% crash? Read more.
Old Coins Are Stealing All the Altseason Money
Maen Ftouni, CEO of CoinQuant, says forget about newer tokens getting institutional love. There are now over 26 million different crypto tokens listed on CoinMarketCap. Instead of a sustained altseason, expect short bursts of rising prices that only hit select tokens. Which specific old coins are institutions secretly loading up on right now? Read more.
Malaysia Drops Three-Year Tokenization Roadmap
Bank Negara Malaysia announced a three-year roadmap to test real-world asset tokenization across its financial sector. They’re launching a Digital Asset Innovation Hub with proof-of-concept projects starting in 2026. Which assets is Malaysia planning to tokenize first? Read more.
Solana ETFs Drain Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds
Spot Solana ETFs just recorded their fourth straight day of inflows, pulling in $44.48 million. Meanwhile, Bitcoin ETFs lost $191.6 million in a single day. Ethereum ETFs shed $98.2 million. Why are investors dumping Bitcoin ETFs for Solana? Read more.
GameFi News: Fed Slasher Can’t Stop Redtober, Yuga Drops Koda, Virtuals Cook
GameFi tokens bleed in Red October despite the Fed’s rate slasher! Bored Ape creators launch a social hub for its metaverse! Mythical Games partners with Sam Altman-backed World! Gala sunsets 3 Telegram games! Read more.
