Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), a new development group formed by the former core team of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), has raised more than $25 million in seed funding to continue building the privacy-focused cryptocurrency ecosystem.
The round drew support from Paradigm, a16z crypto, Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Cypherpunk Technologies, Chapter One, Balaji Srinivasan and several angel investors in crypto and technology.
ZODL was founded by former ECC CEO Josh Swihart. The lab emerged after the entire ECC engineering and product team resigned in January following a governance dispute with Bootstrap, the nonprofit board that oversees ECC. The group said the conflict made it difficult to continue its work under the previous structure.
The team has since created ZODL to continue developing core Zcash software and tools.
One focus is Zodl, a self-custodial mobile wallet previously known as Zashi. The app lets users hold ZEC and send shielded transactions, which hide sender, receiver and transaction amount using zero-knowledge cryptography.
Since its launch in 2024, the wallet has helped expand activity in Zcash’s shielded pool by more than 400%, according to the project. The app has also processed over $600 million in ZEC swaps since October according to the team behind it.
The new funding will support hiring engineers and expanding development. ZODL says it will continue work on the Zcash protocol while building products designed to make private digital payments easier to use.
ECC itself remains under Bootstrap, while the engineers who built much of the network’s core software now operate through the independent ZODL lab.
The price of ZEC is up more than 8.8% in the last 24-hour period to now trade at $215, amid a wider crypto market recovery that has seen the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index move up 3% in the same period.
Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH), a digital asset treasury firm backed by the Winklevoss twins that’s focusing on ZEC, is up 2.7% in today’s trading session.
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Ripple, a crypto payments company has found itself at the center of fresh speculation once again after a large XRP transfer surfaced on-chain, catching the attention of market watchers and community members. The scale of the transfer and the fact that it was made outside Ripple’sestablished monthly escrow schedule have prompted questions across the crypto space, with analysts flagging the movement as “suspicious.”
Ripple’s $260 Million XRP Transfer Raises Suspicions
A significant transfer by Ripple drew the attention of crypto analysts and market watchers last week after blockchain records from XRPScan captured the movement of 200 million XRP from a wallet owned by the crypto company. The transaction, valued at $280 million at the time, took place on Thursday, March 5, days after Ripple’s scheduled monthly escrow release.
Notably, screenshots of the transaction began circulating on X, with many speculating about its nature and the possible reasons behind it. One market analyst, Xaif Crypto, was among the first to flag the movement publicly.
Xaif Cryptoshared a screenshot showing that $280.8 million was transferred in a single transaction, with validators confirming the transfer inthe XRP Ledger (XRPL) under ledger number “102673499.” The analyst noted that the movement was worth watching, warning that the timing of the transfer felt too suspicious to dismiss without explanation.
He raised several possibilities for the transfer, questioning whether the transaction was forsettlement purposes, a partnership, or another ofRipple’s many acquisitions. The analyst offered no concrete evidence for any of the scenarios he assumed; however, his post sparked significant debate within the XRP community.
Community Debates Ripple’s Massive Transfer
Several members of the crypto community speculated that Ripple might be planning to sell the massive $280.8 million XRP transferred last week. If that were the case, it could have a significant impact onXRP’s already weakened price, particularly because Ripple remains the largest holder of the token.
However, there is currently no evidence to support the claims that a sell-off may be imminent. Moreover, this is not the first time Ripple has beenaccused of possibly selling its holdings, especially during periods of broader market weakness and volatility.
Other community members examined the transaction more closely, questioning the identity behind the designation tag that received the large transfer. However, on-chain data from XRPScan clarified that the funds were moved from a wallet identified as Ripple 1 to another labeled as Ripple 50, both of which are controlled by the company.
This confirmed that no external party had received the XRP andthe transfer was purely internal, with no actual outflow from Ripple’s holdings. As a result, some community members havereasoned that the quiet transfer was most likely related to internal supply rebalancing or an over-the-counter (OTC) settlement.
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Courts can exclude crypto investments in liquidation calculations.
Bankruptcy judges have warned Seoul to protect crypto investors.
Debt-ridden crypto investors could receive an unexpected lifeline.
Courts in South Korea will use a new set of guidelines in rehabilitation hearings to write off people’s crypto debts in an attempt to stop citizens from going bankrupt.
The new rules will see three courts, opened this month in the cities of Daejeon, Daegu, and Gwangju, exclude debts incurred from stock or cryptocurrency investments from liquidation calculations.
And this, in turn, will reduce the overall amount debtors need to pay their creditors in personal rehabilitation proceedings, South Korean media outlet EToday reported.
The new rules are the South Korean authorities’ latest attempt to get the country’s rampaging debt problem under control.
The country’s household debt-to-GDP ratio has risen to 92% in 2025. The government has vowed to act, promising to cap household debt growth at 3.8%.
The new initiative comes after the government courted public criticism in December by providing 269 individual crypto traders with over $15 million in debt relief from a fund intended to help small companies.
It is against this backdrop that the three new rehabilitation courts are set to write off crypto traders’ debt, despite public criticism.
Easing debt burdens
The first rehabilitation court was opened in Seoul in 2017, as part of a government drive to restructure insolvent individual firms’ arrears and provide debt relief.
The three courts will work alongside the Seoul court and two more branches opened in the cities of Suwon and Busan in 2023.
The Suwon and Busan courts have already begun classifying some individuals’ crypto and stock market-related investment losses as “general property” losses rather than “speculative debts.”
This, the courts say, has helped many people ease the burden of repayments in their personal rehabilitation proceedings.
But bad crypto investments are proving increasingly troublesome in bankruptcy cases.
In 2024, Lee Seok-jun, a Seoul Bankruptcy Court judge, called on the government to create more regulations to protect crypto investors.
The Seoul Rehabilitation Court says its case load has increased by almost 13% since 2023. The capital’s branch said it handled around 28,000 cases last year.
Unnamed critics told EToday that sweeping measures to write off investment losses could lead courts into moral difficulties.
But courts said they will be on their guard against investors who try to deceive them.
The Daegu Rehabilitation Court said it would punish any debtor who “intentionally conceals” their crypto purchases by “disguising them as failed investments.”
Tim Alper is a News Correspondent at DL News. Got a tip? Email him at tdalper@dlnews.com.
Global financial technology company, SumUp, has today announced that it is launching a new accounting offering directly inside its platform interface, powered by Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses, bringing finance-grade AI capabilities into everyday workflows to help UK merchants with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax1 (MTD) compliance ahead of the government rules coming into force on 6th April 2026.
New government regulations will require that sole traders with income over £50,000 per year record income and expenses digitally and send quarterly tax reporting to HMRC, rather than full tax returns. Research by Sage indicates that 70% of sole traders are not yet prepared for MTD for Income Tax, with many still using pen and paper or spreadsheets to complete their Self Assessment.2 Through this joint offering, sole traders will be able to streamline their Income Tax reporting, reducing administrative burden and helping them stay compliant with HMRC requirements.
In line with SumUp’s continued commitment to help small businesses across the UK thrive, this major step in embedding accounting capabilities directly into the SumUp ecosystem marks its expansion into the accounting market. By leveraging Sage’s embedded accounting technology3 and expertise, SumUp transforms the payments, invoice, expense and banking data already captured within its ecosystem, including cash transactions, into compliant MTD for Income Tax submissions. Unlike traditional bank-led solutions that only track digital transfers, SumUp automatically captures all revenue streams without the need for manual input. Sole traders will be able to manage their Income Tax Self Assessment obligations entirely within the SumUp web interface, with income and expenses automatically recorded and categorised in real time, providing greater control and visibility over their finances.
Business expenses can already be captured by paying with the SumUp card and uploading a receipt, ensuring supporting documentation is securely stored alongside each transaction. The solution provides a clear framework for quarterly HMRC submissions and enables sole traders to prepare and file directly to HMRC from within the SumUp interface, while also providing a real-time estimate of tax liabilities to support forward-looking cash-flow management. New users who have not previously captured transactions in SumUp can also import historical bank data, enabling a smooth transition to digital reporting.
SumUp SVP Global Banking, Felix Lamouroux comments: “At SumUp we are committed to building a world where every merchant can thrive. Merchants don’t start a business for the administrative side of things, yet they are increasingly having to adapt to stay on top of new regulations. We already have the data that is required for tax assessment purposes; our payments services integrate seamlessly with our point-of-sale systems, and together with our invoicing solution, provide our merchants with detailed income data. Our expense management and business account products provide a detailed overview of all business costs. This puts us into a unique position to help our merchants comply with MTD for Income Tax effortlessly and at no extra cost. With Sage as a technology partner, and their innovative embedded accounting built into SumUp, we can offer our merchants a trusted accounting and tax compliance proposition that benefits from Sage’s deep industry expertise and is credible from day one.”
Gordon Stuart, SVP, Fintech & Embedded Services at Sage comments: “Making Tax Digital for Income Tax represents a significant shift for sole traders, and too many are still unprepared for the change ahead. By embedding Sage’s accounting and tax capabilities, including AI powered autocategorisation of transactions, directly into the SumUp interface and experience, we’re removing complexity where small businesses already manage their money. This collaboration brings income tax reporting into everyday workflows, helping sole traders stay on top of their obligations without needing specialist knowledge or additional software. It’s a clear example of how embedded accounting technology can meet small businesses where they are and make compliance simpler, more intuitive and more accessible.”
SumUp merchants can find more information about Making Tax Digital and how to prepare here: https://www.sumup.com/en-gb/business-account/making-tax-digital/
Coinbase has rolled out futures contracts to traders in 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands, marking the first time the exchange has offered derivatives directly to users in the region.
The products are available through Coinbase Advanced, the company’s high-performance trading interface, and are offered by its MiFID-registered European entity, ensuring compliance with EU financial regulations, the company said.
European traders have historically relied on unregulated offshore platforms for crypto derivatives, navigating regulatory gaps and exposure to operational risks.
Coinbase’s launch provides a regulated alternative, offering cash-settled futures on bitcoin and crypto-linked equity indices, including the “Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures,” which blend exposure to major technology companies, Coinbase stock, and spot crypto exchange-traded funds.
The platform offers two main types of futures contracts. Perpetual-style contracts carry five-year expiries, use an hourly funding mechanism to align prices with the underlying assets, and settle daily. Dated contracts have monthly or quarterly expirations, are marked to market daily, and settle in cash at expiry if held to maturity.
Traders can use up to 10x leverage on select contracts, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and certain equity indices, while other products offer leverage in the 4x to 5x range, the company said.
Trading fees start at 0.02% per contract, though they exclude exchange, clearing, and NFA fees.
Eligible users must pass trading experience checks and KYC verification before funding their accounts with euros or USDC to access futures trading.
Coinbase emphasized that derivatives are complex instruments, noting the potential for rapid losses due to leverage and advising users to consider professional guidance.
Coinbase adds stock trading for U.S. users
The launch forms part of Coinbase’s broader strategy to create an “exchange for everything.” Beyond crypto trading, Coinbase has added stock trading for U.S. users, offering equities such as Apple and Tesla around the clock, introduced prediction markets through a partnership with Kalshi, and outlined a tokenization roadmap aimed at on-chain access to traditional assets.
Coinbase’s European expansion comes amid a broader market decline. The $1.3 trillion crypto market is down roughly 50% from its October 2025 highs, reflecting geopolitical tensions, tariff uncertainties in the U.S., conflicts in the Middle East, and market concerns tied to advances in artificial intelligence.
In other news, Nasdaq said today that it plans to work with Kraken to distribute tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks to investors outside the United States, as part of a broader push to integrate blockchain infrastructure into traditional capital markets.
A wild 24 hours continued in all markets after President Trump said the war against Iran could be over soon.
The action against Iran is “very far ahead” of what was expected to be a four-to-five-week time frame, said Trump in late-afternoon comments. He is expected to give updates on the situation at 5:30 pm ET.
Already in the midst of a sharp reversal higher after plunging Sunday evening as oil soared as much as 30%, crypto and equity markets added to gains following the comments.
Just ahead of the close, the Nasdaq was ahead 1.25% and S&P 500 0.8%. Bitcoin BTC$68,766.67 at just above $69,000 was up 2.4% over the past 24 hours.
Oil, meanwhile, tumbled even further. After rising as much as 30% to $120 per barrel on Sunday evening, WTI crude plunged all the way back to $85, now lower by 6% for the day.
Oil’s historic day (finviz)
Crypto-related stocks added to Monday’s gains, with Circle (CRCL) up 10% while Strategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) were 5% and 2% higher, respectively.
For all of bitcoin’s life, it has been fighting an uphill battle against fiat currencies that mostly do the job of being money. Obviously, fiat has plenty of issues, but when it comes to impacts immediately visible to everyday people in much of the world, bitcoin isn’t 10x better. Some may even conclude that they would prefer a system based on neutral money to government-rigged ones, but entrenched fiat systems work well enough that few want to deal with the hassle of constant conversion. With the rapid growth in agents’ capabilities, a huge gap has opened that bitcoin has a shot at filling. Instead of competing with entrenched interests as you would with fiat, in the agentic payments field, everyone is starting from zero.
In a recent post on Spiral’s Substack, I pointed out that all of the payment standards being developed for AI agents haven’t yet gotten off the ground. Credit cards won’t work in a world where automated tooling is making purchases. The web is filled with captchas and heavy investments in blocking bots, rather than enabling their use for commerce. Even if they offered payment methods that agents could use, few merchants today have websites that agents can reasonably navigate. No matter what payment method agents ultimately use, it will require every merchant to adapt to a new world.
With no one company owning both the agent and merchant sides of the marketplace, this leaves a wide-open opportunity where it’s still anyone’s game. Better yet, with the popularity of open-source agents today, no company owns much of the purchasing side at all! If the bitcoin community plays its cards right, there’s a good shot at a large part of the future of commerce flowing over open rails not controlled by any single company.
There’s still a lot to build, however, and nearly every payments industry player is trying to position itself to take the crown. Visa is working on an “Intelligent Commerce” product, OpenAI and Stripe announced the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), Google announced AP2 and Coinbase announced an extension of it for crypto – x402. The bitcoin community’s lack of central planning makes responding with their own options more chaotic and harder to follow, but that’s also its strength: lots of people trying lots of different approaches to achieve the same goal are more likely to succeed than a single, focused approach that might be wrong.
With Lightning surpassing a billion dollars in monthly transactions and Square enabling Lightning for its in-person merchants, it seems the technology is finally here that will let bitcoin cross the chasm and become everyday money. Some ideological merchants have been accepting bitcoin for years, and as we continue to integrate bitcoin wallets into agents, we’ll create yet more reasons for every merchant that wants to sell things to join in. But for that to work, bitcoiners have to step up and use the tools at their disposal. If people aren’t trying to buy things with bitcoin, merchants won’t care.
Luckily, these days, you don’t need code to build tools that find merchants accepting bitcoin payments. You don’t even have to sell your stack to buy things with bitcoin. Install an agent, give it a wallet, give it some bitcoin, and tell it to go buy your monthly beef tallow subscription. Tell it to email merchants it wants to buy from and ask them to support bitcoin. Point it to the Bitcoin Merchant Community and have it explain to any merchant it comes across that it wants to pay them without Visa taking a cut but wasn’t able to.
Thanks to extensive existing work, bitcoin is already one of the best ways to enable automated online commerce. Instead of merchants having to fill their sites with captchas to prevent bots from using stolen credit cards and dealing with chargebacks, many bitcoin payment processors can provide merchants with local currency within a day. Instead of being exposed to the risk that an operator’s single private key could seize their stablecoins, merchants can choose from many payment processors, whether foreign or domestic. This competition drives down fees and means we’re not building new payment rails on a platform that will inevitably seek higher rents once its dominance is cemented.
These issues aren’t top of mind for most, but we must get the new rails right. Stablecoins look great at first glance, but moving to a world where one company (Coinbase) owns both the platform (Base) and earns all the interest on the currency’s float (USDC) where payments are made is not a recipe for long-term success. Once everyone is locked into using one payment method, switching away as the operator increases fees won’t be practical. It doesn’t matter whether the protocol agents use to communicate with merchants is based on some “open standard.” If the vast majority of agents have funds on only one platform and the vast majority of merchants accept funds on only one platform, switching will be impossible.
While bitcoin has come a long way on its journey to becoming a reserve asset, it is only beginning its path towards everyday money. Bitcoin reaching escape velocity on the first does not imply that the second is guaranteed; in fact, far from it. With so much competition from every payments industry player, not to mention stablecoins, there’s a lot of outreach and work to be done to build payment momentum. Still, we can’t let this opportunity pass us by. If you believe commerce should happen on neutral money rather than corporate gatekeepers, it’s time to get to work.
This is a guest post by Matt Corallo. Opinions expressed are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.
As disputes between major DeFi protocols escalate into battles over infrastructure and intellectual property, the crypto space is growing more complex by the week. The latest clash between Curve Finance and PancakeSwap over proprietary code shows how competition in decentralized finance is moving from innovation into legal territory.
While some protocols debate who owns critical code, others are focused on building tools that help traders actually participate in the market. That is where Pepeto enters the conversation, with a presale that has crossed $7.8 million and a full trading ecosystem designed to capture the next wave of demand.
The project is already drawing attention alongside popular searches like XRP price predictions, and for good reason. The entry window that exists right now is the kind that closes permanently once the listing goes live.
Top 3 Cryptocurrencies to Watch in 2026
Pepeto
Most presales follow the same path. Investors fund a promise and hope the product arrives months later. Pepeto took the opposite approach. The team built the ecosystem first. PepetoSwap, a cross chain bridge, and a full exchange are all announced and approaching launch, giving the project the foundation of a complete crypto trading solution before the token ever hits a public exchange.
The goal is straightforward: give traders a platform that simplifies the overwhelming amount of data and friction in crypto markets. Instead of bouncing between five different tools and three different chains, Pepeto brings the infrastructure together under one roof. The founder previously built a project that reached a $7 billion market cap, which is the kind of execution history that separates Pepeto from the thousands of tokens that never deliver on their roadmap.
Security is another factor driving liquidity into this presale. A SolidProof audit confirmed zero critical vulnerabilities, giving buyers confidence that the code has been independently reviewed. At $0.000000186 per token, the entry is still measured in fractions of a cent while the Binance listing approaches. Every dollar entering the presale pushes the price floor higher, and this is not opinion, it is how presale round mechanics work. The entry gets more expensive with every passing day regardless of what the broader market does. Staking at 209% APY is already compounding for the wallets that entered early, and that yield advantage is building a gap that latecomers will never close. You can explore the full presale on the Pepeto official website.
XRP Price Prediction: Can Ripple Push Past $1.40 in the Coming Weeks
XRP continues to trade in a narrow band as the broader market searches for direction. The token was holding near $1.36 as of March 10, stuck between $1.25 and $1.50 with traders waiting for a decisive catalyst. Morgan Stanley recently filed for a national trust bank charter with the OCC to custody digital assets, adding institutional infrastructure that could support the XRP price prediction narrative according to CoinDesk.
From a technical perspective, XRP faces resistance near the $1.40 to $1.45 zone. According to several XRP price predictions, a break above $1.45 could open the path toward $1.60, while losing $1.25 support could send the price sliding toward $1.15.
SUI Drops Below $1 as Layer One Competition Intensifies
SUI is trading near $0.90 as of March 10 as the layer one token continues to lose ground in a crowded field. The network showed promising traction in late 2025, but declining DeFi activity and reduced developer onboarding have taken the energy out of the price action as reported by CoinDesk.
Resistance stands near $0.85, and a break could push SUI toward $1 if the broader altcoin market rotates higher. If $0.90 fails as support however, the price could drop to $0.75 with limited demand visible below that level. The risk reward favors caution until a clear trend emerges.
Closing Thoughts
Picture yourself six months from now. The Binance listing has happened, the token is trading on exchanges, and the presale price of $0.000000186 is a number that only exists in screenshots. You had the information, the access, and this page open in front of you. Every 24 hours without entering means staking yield not compounding in your wallet and the listing getting one day closer while your position remains at zero.
The $7.8 million already raised is proof that real wallets are making real commitments. The stages are filling faster now, and 209% APY is building in accounts that chose action over analysis. Six months from now this moment is either the story of how you caught it early or the weight you carry knowing you read every word and chose to wait. Visit the Pepeto official website because both outcomes are still possible right now, but only one of them requires you to act today.
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FAQs
What factors could influence XRP price movement this month? Technical levels near $1.36 support and $1.45 resistance remain important, but Pepeto offers a different kind of opportunity with its presale priced at $0.000000186 and a Binance listing approaching that will permanently reprice the token.
How does institutional activity affect XRP long term outlook? Growing institutional access through platforms like Morgan Stanley Digital Trust could support the XRP forecast for 2026, but Pepeto is capturing early stage capital with $7.8 million raised and 209% staking APY compounding daily.
What is the best early stage crypto opportunity right now? The best early stage crypto opportunity right now is Pepeto, offering a full trading ecosystem, a SolidProof audit, a $7 billion founder, and a presale entry that will disappear permanently once the Binance listing goes live.
Rising oil prices have not hurt crypto sentiment as buyers attempt to push Bitcoin above $69,000
Buyers are attempting to propel several major altcoins above their overhead resistance levels, indicating demand at lower levels.
A sharp rally in oil prices failed to deter cryptocurrency buyers who pushed Bitcoin (BTC) above $69,000 on Monday. Although the spot BTC exchange-traded funds witnessed outflows on Thursday and Friday, the week saw net inflows of $568.45 million per SoSoValue data. That was the second successive week of net inflows, a first in five months.
While some analysts believe that BTC may have bottomed out, on-chain analyst Willy Woo said in a post on X that BTC was solidly in the middle of a bear market from a long-range liquidity perspective and was forming a bull trap.
Crypto market data daily view. Source: TradingView
Usually, when negative news fails to sink the price to a new low in a bearish trend, it suggests that the selling may be drying up. That doesn’t guarantee a sharp rally in the near term, as markets tend to consolidate in a range for a while before starting the next leg higher.
Could buyers push BTC and major altcoins above their resistance levels? Let’s analyze the charts of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to find out.
S&P 500 Index price prediction
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) closed below the 6,775 level on Friday, indicating that the bears are attempting to take charge.
The moving averages have completed a bearish crossover, and the relative strength index (RSI) has dipped into the negative territory, indicating the path of least resistance is to the downside. The next crucial support to watch out for on the downside is 6,550. If the level cracks, the correction may deepen to 6,147.
Buyers will have to drive the price above the moving averages to signal strength. That improves the prospects of a rally to the 7,290 level.
US Dollar Index price prediction
The US Dollar Index (DXY) is facing resistance near the 99.50 level, but the bulls have kept up the pressure.
The upsloping 20-day exponential moving average (98.17) and the RSI above the 63 level suggest that the bulls are in command. If the price closes above the 99.50 level, the index may retest the critical overhead resistance at the 100.54 level. A close above the 100.54 resistance suggests the start of a new up move.
Sellers will have to tug the price below the moving averages to retain the index inside the 95.50 to 100.54 range.
Bitcoin price prediction
BTC fell below the 20-day EMA ($68,553) on Friday, but the bears could not sink the price below the support line. That suggests demand at lower levels.
If the price maintains above the 20-day EMA, the likelihood of a break above the $74,508 resistance increases. Such a move suggests that the BTC/USDT pair may have bottomed out in the short term. The Bitcoin price may then soar to $84,000, where the bears are expected to mount a strong defense.
This positive view will be invalidated in the near term if the price turns down and breaks below the support line. The pair may then drop to the vital support at $60,000.
Ether price prediction
Ether (ETH) broke below the 20-day EMA ($2,018) on Friday, but the bears could not sink the price to the $1,750 level.
That suggests selling dries up at lower levels. The bulls are attempting to push the price back above the 20-day EMA. If they manage to do that, the ETH/USDT pair may climb to the 50-day SMA ($2,249). Sellers will attempt to halt the relief rally at the 50-day SMA, but if the bulls prevail, the pair may jump to $2,600.
Contrary to this assumption, if the Ether price turns down from the $2,111 level and breaks below $1,916, it signals that the pair may remain inside the range for a while longer.
BNB price prediction
BNB (BNB) fell below the 20-day EMA ($633) on Friday, but the bears could not pull the price to the $570 level.
That attracted buyers who are trying to push the price back above the 20-day EMA. If they succeed, the BNB/USDT pair may retest the overhead resistance at $670. Sellers are expected to fiercely defend the $670 level, as a close above it opens the doors for a rally to $730 and then $790.
Instead, if the BNB price turns down from the current level or the $670 resistance, it suggests that the range-bound action may continue for a few more days. Sellers will have to yank the pair below the $570 level to start the next leg of the downtrend toward $500.
XRP price prediction
XRP (XRP) has been trading just below the 20-day EMA ($1.39) for several days, indicating that the bulls continue to exert pressure.
A close above the 20-day EMA will be the first sign of strength. The XRP/USDT pair may then rally to the $1.61 level and subsequently to the downtrend line of the descending channel pattern. Buyers will have to break and sustain the XRP price above the downtrend line to signal a short-term trend change.
Conversely, if the price turns down from the 20-day EMA and breaks below $1.27, it suggests that the bulls have given up. That may sink the pair to the support line, which is likely to attract buyers.
Solana price prediction
Solana (SOL) has been consolidating between $76 and $95 for several days, indicating a balance between supply and demand.
The flattish 20-day EMA ($85) and the RSI just below the midpoint do not give a clear advantage either to the bulls or the bears.
The next trending move is expected to begin on a close above $95 or below $76. If buyers drive the Solana price above $95, the rally may reach $117. Alternatively, a break and close below $76 suggests that the bears have overpowered the bulls. The SOL/USDT pair may then slump to the Feb. 6 low of $67.
Related: Bitcoin at $67K despite oil shock is ‘strongest indicator’ bottom may be in
Dogecoin price prediction
Dogecoin (DOGE) fell below the $0.09 support on Sunday, but the bears could not sustain the lower levels. The bulls bought the dip and are attempting to reclaim the level.
If the relief rally turns down from the 20-day EMA ($0.09), it suggests that the bears remain in control. That heightens the risk of a drop to Feb. 6 low of $0.08.
Buyers are likely to have other plans. They will attempt to push the Dogecoin price above the moving averages. If they can pull it off, the DOGE/USDT pair may surge to the breakdown level of $0.12. Buyers will have to achieve a close above the $0.12 resistance to suggest that the pair may have bottomed out at $0.08.
Cardano price prediction
Cardano (ADA) slipped below the $0.25 support on Sunday, but the bears are struggling to sustain the lower levels.
The bulls will attempt a recovery, which is expected to face selling at the 20-day EMA ($0.27). If the price turns down sharply from the 20-day EMA, the bears will strive to sink the ADA/USDT pair to the support line of the descending channel pattern. If the Cardano price rebounds off the support line with strength, it suggests that the pair may remain inside the channel for some more time.
The bulls will have to drive and maintain the price above the downtrend line to signal a potential short-term trend change.
Bitcoin Cash price prediction
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been witnessing a tough battle between the bulls and the bears at the $443 level.
The bulls are attempting a relief rally, but the bears are likely to halt any recovery attempt at the 20-day EMA ($478). If the Bitcoin Cash price turns down sharply from the 20-day EMA, it increases the likelihood of a break below the $443 level.
If that happens, the BCH/USDT pair will complete a bearish head-and-shoulder pattern. That may start a downward move to $375.
Contrarily, a close above the 20-day EMA suggests that the selling pressure is reducing. The pair may then rally to the 50-day SMA ($525).
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Privacy coin Zcash is one of the biggest crypto gainers over the past day, rising 7% and outpacing Bitcoin’s own rebound as a key team of core developers just raised a Series A round of funding for their fresh venture.
Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) said Monday that it has raised over $25 million in funding from a prominent group of investors including Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz, Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Zcash treasury firm Cypherpunk Technologies, and notable angel investors including Balaji Srinivasan, Haseeb Qureshi, and Mert Mumtaz.
Founded by Josh Swihart, former CEO of Electric Coin Company (ECC), ZODL continues the work begun at ECC, including development of the Zodl wallet (formerly Zashi). Since launching in 2024, the wallet has grown Zcash’s shielded pool by over 400%, according to the team, and processed more than $600 million in ZEC swaps since October 2025.
The full ECC team departed that company in January and has since migrated to ZODL to continue building the wallet as an open, self-custodial private financial platform aimed at broader ecosystem interoperability.
Beyond the wallet, ZODL said that it maintains a strong focus on Zcash protocol development. The engineers responsible for Zcash’s core systems at ECC have joined ZODL and continue that work, prioritizing usability-driven technical progress.
“This fundraise positions ZODL for growth, including adding engineers and other talent, and reflects strong conviction from some of the most respected investors in crypto, not only in privacy as a principle, but in the continued growth of the Zcash ecosystem and the ZODL team,” ZODL said in a statement.
Launched in 2016 in a process that included input from noted whistleblower Edward Snowden, Zcash is designed to be more private than cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, making it more difficult to trace transactions on its blockchain.
The coin saw a resurgence in investor interest last fall, rising from a price of about $50 in September to a multi-year peak of nearly $700 in November. That’s still shy of Zcash’s all-time high mark of $3,191 set soon after launch in 2016.
Like most leading cryptocurrencies, the price of Zcash (ZEC) has fallen sharply in recent months, with the coin recently trading for $215. It’s up 7% over the last day, outpacing Bitcoin’s own nearly 3% rise to just over $69,000. Even with the daily rise, ZEC remains down about 11% over the last month.
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