Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up
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Bitcoin and Ethereum were little changed on the day, while Zcash and Monero were among the strongest performers over the same 24-hour period. One piece also ties the move in privacy coins to broader interest in decentralized finance and notes that regulatory challenges remain part of the backdrop.
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What it means
Users and market watchers following the largest crypto assets would have seen little change in Bitcoin and Ethereum during the day, while Zcash and Monero stood out over the prior 24 hours. That means the day’s attention shifted toward privacy coins rather than the two largest coins, at least in price action terms.
Market reaction i
Bitcoin fell 0.2% in the 4 hours after the first headline, after falling 0.8% in the 2 hours before.
49 prices, one every 30 minutes · The move was larger before the first headline than after: an observation, not an explanation. The market also moves on things nobody publishes.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 years ago | BTC at $115,227 high | today it sits -36.0% from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC at $58,566 low | today it sits +26.0% from there |
From what we have stored, starting 1.1 years ago.