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Here are the 3 things to watch that will move bitcoin and crypto prices in 2026

The four-year crypto market cycle, driven by bitcoin halving events, may be over, with institutional products like ETFs changing market dynamics.

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Bitcoin slips below key support as tariff talk rattles crypto: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto prices fell alongside global equities after reports the EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

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Bitcoin pares Powell-fueled spike as privacy coins outperform: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin briefly topped $92,000 on interest-rate uncertainty, while privacy coins hit fresh highs and memecoin activity lifted select altcoins.

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Zcash governance clash tanked the token. Here's why it may not be as big as it seems.

While Electric Coin Company’s development team departed to form a new company, it will still be working on Zcash.

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Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk buys $28 million of zcash, now owns 1.7% of supply

Cypherpunk Technologies boosted its zcash bet with a $28 million token purchase, lifting its holdings to 1.7% of ZEC’s circulating supply.

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Crypto Long & Short: Investors Are Hunting for Countercyclical Value in Privacy Coins

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Carter Feldman writes that the bear market makes this a prime moment for privacy coins, signaling growing user demand for true financial autonomy. Then, we dive into Ethereum with Andy Baehr’s “vibe check” – when ETH rallies, it may signal something larger is afoot.

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Zcash Breaks Into Top-20 Crypto List, Hits $600 for First Time Since 2018

Daily trading volume has jumped to over $1.8 billion, with liquidity deepening across major venues such as Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bybit.

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Finance

Crypto’s Anti-Surveillance Boom: Zcash, Monero and the Return of Anonymity

Privacy coins are outperforming as traders turn away from ETFs and transparent ledgers, reviving crypto’s oldest idea: digital cash that can move freely, without surveillance.

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Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Struggle as Bitcoin Tests Key $100K Support

After a sharp sell-off Tuesday, crypto markets are stabilizing, though continued dollar strength could extend downside pressure.

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It's Back to Bitcoin for Darknet Markets After Monero's Binance Delisting: Chainalysis

Privacy tokens have been suffocated as governments around the world fight darknet markets – so it's back to bitcoin for purchasers of illicit goods.

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