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Altcoin season is rewarding tokens with clear momentum and visible liquidity. The latest rotation puts Zcash at the front of the pack, with Litecoin and NEAR participating in strong sessions.The backdrop is supportive. Risk appetite has improved, and traders are favoring names with fresh catalysts and order books that can absorb size. Privacy, technical breaks, and steady ecosystem activity are the themes carrying today’s move.Zcash (ZEC): Leadership and the Drivers Behind ItZcash is currently trading near $235, up by 27% in 24 hours and up 382% over the past month. Data points to a rapid shift that began in early…

Gala Games has announced the launch of a new gothic-themed addition to its VEXI Villages, the Dracula Mansion, just in time for the Halloween season. This latest offering adds a touch of eerie charm and dark elegance to players’ collections, according to news.gala.com. Dracula Mansion Mystery Box The Dracula Mansion is available through a Mystery Box, which includes one mansion of random rarity. The chances of obtaining each rarity level are as follows: Uncommon at 60%, Rare at 25%, Epic at 10%, and Legendary at 5%. This distribution allows players to experience the thrill of chance as they enhance their…

Chainalysis’ latest Crypto Crime Report has revealed that criminals and their downstream networks hold approximately $75 billion in crypto assets obtained through illicit means.According to data tracked through July 2025, illicit entity balances of BTC, ETH, and stablecoins have reached nearly $15 billion. Wallets downstream from these entities, defined as those receiving over 10% of funds from illicit sources, hold over $60 billion.Source: ChainalysisThis represents a 359% surge from illicit crypto holdings observed in 2020.Darknet Markets Dominate Criminal Crypto Asset HoldingsDarknet market participants alone control over $46.2 billion in on-chain value, representing the single largest category of illicit downstream wallet…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.ANALYSISPolymarket’s potential launch of the POLY token may mark the end of UMA’s reign over prediction markets and the beginning of an era where truth itself is governed in-house.So far, the token has only been teased. Nothing is known about the tokenomics or utility of the token, but given complaints from the community, it’s possible to speculate on…

TransCrypts, a blockchain startup building tools for people to own and share verified credentials, has raised a $15 million seed round led by Pantera Capital. The round included Lightspeed Faction, Alpha Edison, Motley Fool Ventures, and a mix of returning investors such as Mark Cuban and Protocol Labs.The funding follows a strong summer for the San Francisco-based company. In September, TransCrypts won CoinDesk’s Pitchfest at Consensus Hong Kong, taking home $10,000 in tokens, a trophy, and ten coaching sessions.Founder and CEO Zain Zaidi said that the win helped the team refine its vision for what he calls “self-sovereign identity”— a…

CleanCore Solutions (ZONE) now holds over 710 million DOGE$0.2316 tokens in its crypto treasury, with more than $20 million in unrealized gains, according to a Tuesday press release.The company continues with its goal of acquiring 1 billion DOGE. Launched just a month ago, the initiative is backed by the Dogecoin Foundation and coordinated through its corporate arm, House of Doge.CleanCore has been acquiring DOGE in phases since September 5 using proceeds from a $175 million private placement.“Our Treasury strategy is closely aligned with the long-term vision of insiders and the House of Doge, which emphasizes expanding utility as a catalyst…

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 4363.76, up 0.3% (+11.08) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Five of 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: BTC (+1.5%) and ETH (+1.3%).Laggards: FIL (-2.5%) and LTC (-2.4%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the Ethereum-focused digital asset treasury firm led by Fundstrat’s Thomas Lee, continued to buy ether ETH$4,645.91 adding 179,251 tokens to its balance sheet through last week, worth roughly $820 million at current prices.With the latest purchase, the firm’s ETH stash surpassed 2.83 million tokens, more than 2% of the second largest cryptocurrency’s supply, according to a Monday press release.Shares are up 4% premarket alongside the weekend gains in crypto prices.The company said total crypto and cash reserves stand at $13.4 billion, including $456 million in cash, 192 bitcoin BTC$125,094.86, and a stake in Eightco Holdings (ORBS),…

The wave of massive contracts in the artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) sector continues, with the latest coming from OpenAI, which has agreed to buy tens of billions of dollars worth of chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The deal, according to the Financial Times, could also see OpenAI acquire up to a 10% stake in AMD over time. AMD shares surged around 30% currently changing hands at about $225.The chips purchased under this agreement will provide a total computing power capacity of 6 gigawatts (GW). OpenAI executives estimate that 1 GW of capacity costs roughly $50 billion…

Ledn CIO John Glover, who correctly predicted recent bitcoin [BTC] price gains, has issued a stark warning that a failure to break above the $125,000 resistance could prove costly, potentially signaling the start of a bear market.BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, tapped record highs above $125,000 over the weekend. The rally followed renewed demand for U.S.-listed spot ETFs amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown and was likely boosted by pro-stimulus comments from Japan’s newly elected prime minister.However, momentum has stalled over the past 24 hours, with prices retreating to $124,000.According to Glover, BTC’s fate is now anchored to…