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Zcash's privacy has recently come under scrutiny. Blockchain analysis firm Arkham Intelligence stated that it has been able to trace over $420 billion worth of Zcash transaction flows. Core issue: Arkham pointed out that the problem is not the failure of Zcash's zk-SNARK privacy technology, but that most users and institutions do not actually use the "fully anonymous" feature. Zcash has two types of addresses: * t-address (transparent address) * Similar to Bitcoin * Transactions are publicly traceable * z-address (privacy address) * Uses zero-knowledge proofs to achieve anonymous transactions The reality is: Many exchanges and institutions primarily use transparent addresses for compliance reasons, resulting in fund flow paths being identifiable by on-chain analysis tools. Arkham's view: Even though z-to-z anonymous transactions themselves remain secure, the metadata generated when funds enter or leave the anonymity pool is sufficient for analysis firms to perform "de-anonymization." Report impact: * May weaken market confidence in privacy coins * Increase regulatory pressure * Raise the risk of delisting from centralized exchanges Arkham also cited examples: * Successfully identified wallets related to suspected dark web AlphaWeb operators * Tracked a trader's fund flows earning millions of dollars through Gemini Additional risks: Besides privacy controversies, Zcash recently also faces: * Low network hash rate, raising concerns about 51% attacks * Core development team Electric Coin Co. collectively resigning in January 2026, triggering a governance crisis * ZEC price once plummeted about 15% at that time Market significance: Arkham's analysis highlights a key reality: Zcash's privacy capability depends not only on the technology itself but also on whether users truly utilize the privacy features.

ESPORTS plummeted about 92% due to a wallet related to the project selling approximately 198 million tokens within 4 hours, triggering market panic. Key data: * The sell-off accounted for about 43% of ESPORTS' circulating supply. * These tokens were exchanged for 20,401 BNB, valued at approximately $13.65 million. * The massive selling pressure directly broke liquidity, causing the market cap to shrink to about $33 million. On-chain analysis: Analyst Yu Jin pointed out that some funds flowed to wallet addresses related to DWF Labs, but there is currently no official investigation confirming their direct involvement. Market impact: This crash has led the market to question the project for potential "Rug Pull" risk, severely damaging investor confidence. Follow-up focus: The market is closely monitoring whether these 20,401 BNB will: * Be transferred to centralized exchanges * Or enter mixing tools (Mixer) If either occurs, it may further strengthen suspicions of "insider cash-out." Industry background: The ESPORTS incident once again exposes typical risks of small-cap GameFi projects: * Weak liquidity * High token concentration * Lack of transparency in unlocking and treasury management Previously, Power Protocol also plummeted over 90% due to concentrated sell-offs, making the market more sensitive to fund management in GameFi projects.

Gnosis Safe was exploited on May 25 through a third-party module named “SquidRouterModule,” resulting in approximately $3.2 million stolen from 86 wallets across the Ethereum and Base networks. Attack method: Blockchain security firm Blockaid pointed out that the vulnerability existed in the module's `executeSameChainActions()` function. The attacker exploited this to impersonate an authorized delegate, allowing arbitrary token swap operations from victim wallets without additional signatures. Funds flow: * The stolen assets were then swapped through a Uniswap V3 liquidity pool controlled by the attacker. * Ultimately, about $3.07 million was converted into DAI. * As of 14:30 UTC on May 25, the funds remained in the attacker’s wallet. Project response: Cross-chain protocol Squid clarified: * The attacked component was a third-party developed “SquidRouterModule” smart wallet module. * The official Squid core Router contract was not compromised. * Squid did not deploy, operate, or control this module. Market significance: This incident once again exposed the “third-party module permission risk” issue in the DeFi ecosystem. Even if the core protocol is secure, external integrated modules can still become attack vectors. Security reminder: For users employing multisig wallets and modular plugins, the key risks are: * Excessive permissions granted to third-party modules * Complex delegate authorization mechanisms * Users often unaware of the actual executable permissions of modules Therefore, before installing any external modules, it is essential to carefully review their permissions and audit status.

ICON Foundation announced that the ICON Layer1 blockchain will officially shut down on December 31, 2026, and fully migrate to the new SODA ecosystem. Core changes: The ICON ecosystem is transitioning from the original ICX system to the SODAX platform and SODA token, with ICX gradually losing its economic function in the future. Key timeline: * March 26, 2026: Enter the "economic shutdown" phase * Stop ICX issuance * Stop staking rewards * September 30, 2026: * Close ICX ↔ SODA two-way exchange * Afterwards, only one-way migration from ICX to SODA will be allowed * December 31, 2026: * ICON chain officially shuts down * Unmigrated ICX will remain permanently on a read-only chain, unable to be recovered or used New economic model: SODAX will adopt: * Fee-driven revenue * Stake and liquidity pool reward mechanisms Replacing the original ICX inflation-based issuance model. Currently: * SODAX Stake and Pool went live in March 2026 * New rewards started being distributed in April * SODA maximum supply is fixed at 1.5 billion tokens Exchange support: Exchanges including Kraken and Coinone have announced support for ICX migration to SODA, with Kraken also adding SODA to its public listing watchlist. Market significance: ICON is effectively ending the lifecycle of its original L1 chain and migrating all value, liquidity, and user activity to the new protocol. For ICX holders, the official stance is very clear: the only valid path forward is migration to SODA.

Ondo rebounded about 10% on May 24, 2026, but this rise was mainly driven by high-leverage trading, with spot buying not increasing correspondingly, so market risk remains high. Key points: * ONDO quickly rebounded to around $0.40. * On-chain data shows a large influx of leveraged long positions, driving a short-term price surge. * However, spot demand on major exchanges like Binance and Coinbase did not significantly increase, indicating the rise is more speculation-driven. Market signals: The analyst account Whale Factor pointed out that ONDO recently experienced a large number of long and short liquidations, suggesting that large funds may be accumulating or shaking out positions by creating volatility. Risk factors: Since the rise mainly depends on leveraged funds rather than genuine long-term buying, if the market pulls back, over-leveraged longs may be forced to liquidate, amplifying downside risk. Key levels: * $0.40 is the current important resistance zone, which has suppressed the price multiple times before. * If it fails to break out with volume, the price may fall back to the $0.35 support level. Market background: The overall trend of Bitcoin and Ethereum will continue to dominate altcoin sentiment, so ONDO's subsequent direction largely depends on whether the broader market can maintain stability.

Shiba Inu on-chain activity has clearly cooled down, with exchange outflows dropping by 21.5% in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, a long-dormant whale transferred 800 billion SHIB to an exchange, drawing market attention. Key updates: * The whale transferred approximately $4.9 million worth of SHIB to the CoinMENA exchange. * This wallet initially purchased 1.03 quadrillion SHIB for about $13,700 years ago and currently holds around 16.2% of the total supply. * However, this transfer accounts for only about 0.8% of its total holdings. Analysts believe this is more likely profit-taking or liquidity adjustment rather than panic selling. On-chain data: * SHIB exchange reserves remain around 808 trillion tokens. * The decline in outflows indicates investors are adopting a wait-and-see approach, with neither strong buying pressure nor large-scale exits. Technical analysis: * SHIB has broken below the ascending wedge pattern formed since March. * The current price is below the short- and mid-term moving averages, indicating a generally weak trend. * However, the key support at $0.00000550 remains temporarily intact. Short-term outlook: If the support holds and selling pressure does not intensify, SHIB may rebound to challenge the $0.00000630–$0.00000650 resistance zone; but if the overall market continues to weaken, the price still faces further downside risk.

The Ethereum Foundation's recent sale of approximately $47 million worth of Ethereum has sparked market controversy, but blockchain researcher William Mougayar has come forward to defend it, arguing that the public misunderstands the foundation's true role. Key points: Mougayar believes the Ethereum Foundation's responsibility is to "maintain and advance protocol development," not to boost ETH prices or conduct marketing. He emphasizes: * ETH is an asset * Ethereum is a shared computing infrastructure * The foundation is essentially a non-profit protocol governance organization Financial moves: * The foundation recently sold about 25,000 ETH cumulatively to BitMine Immersion Technologies through over-the-counter (OTC) transactions, valued at around $47 million. * At the same time, it unstaked over 38,000 ETH from staking protocols including Lido, worth nearly $90 million. Market controversy: Some investors believe that large-scale selling suppresses ETH prices. Currently, ETH is still about 57% below its all-time high of $4,953 in April 2021. However, supporters argue this is normal fund management by the foundation, used to: * Fund core research * Advance protocol upgrades * Reduce Ethereum's long-term dependence on the foundation itself Mougayar likens external demands for the foundation to "market ETH" to expecting "IETF to run a Super Bowl ad for TCP/IP," emphasizing the fundamental difference between technical governance and asset promotion. Market performance: As of now, ETH is around $2,117, up about 4.7% intraday.

Infinit rose about 9.85% on Sunday to 145 KRW, mainly due to a significant surge in its trading volume and investor sentiment ranking on the Korean exchange Upbit. Market Interpretation: This increase reflects a short-term warming of risk appetite in the Korean retail market. IN topping the Upbit sentiment leaderboard indicates that funds are rapidly flowing into small-cap, high-volatility tokens. Market Background: With Bitcoin and Ethereum entering a consolidation phase, some retail funds have started seeking altcoin opportunities with higher elasticity. This phenomenon is similar to the recent trend of certain alternative assets receiving phased capital attention. Short-term Focus: The market is watching whether IN's rise is: * Simply a short-term speculative rally or * An early signal of a new round of small-cap altcoin rotation. Risk Warning: Sentiment-driven rallies in the Korean market usually experience high volatility, and if trading enthusiasm cools down, prices may quickly give back gains.

Jupiter dropped 13% in the past 24 hours, mainly affected by a decline in on-chain activity and overall market weakness. Key reasons: * User activity continues to decline. Data shows that Jupiter's daily active users (DAU) over the past 30 days decreased by 19% to about 37,800. * The reduction in users directly drags down protocol revenue, with annualized fee income (30-day average) falling 29% to about $332 million. Market impact: As an important liquidity aggregation protocol in the Solana ecosystem, the simultaneous decline in users and fees is seen by the market as a signal of weakening fundamentals, thereby intensifying selling pressure on JUP. Technical aspect: * JUP has currently entered a historical support zone, where it previously experienced about a 58% rebound. * However, short-term indicators remain bearish: * The Parabolic SAR is above the price, indicating the downtrend persists. * The Money Flow Index (MFI) has fallen below 50, indicating outflows exceed inflows. Although there is still a net buy of about $3.43 million in the spot market, the buying pressure is temporarily insufficient to reverse the overall bearish trend. Short-term outlook: If the support zone holds, JUP may see a technical rebound; however, if on-chain activity and revenue continue to decline, market sentiment may further weaken.

NEAR Protocol rose 14.08% to $2.38 on Saturday, becoming one of the best-performing major cryptocurrencies of the day, indicating that funds are flowing back into the high-beta altcoin market. Market background: The overall crypto market capitalization rebounded about 2% to $2.7 trillion after experiencing a sharp correction of over $180 billion. The return of risk capital has driven a notable rebound in some altcoins. Other major performers: * Ondo up 11.60% to $0.4276 * Worldcoin up 11.58% * Toncoin down 2.64% * Provenance Blockchain down 2.83% Reasons for NEAR's rise: The market believes funds are favoring projects with strong technical narratives and growth potential. NEAR uses Nightshade sharding technology, which can improve transaction speed and reduce development costs, making it more attractive to investors during the market recovery phase. Market structure changes: Currently, funds have not fully returned to all altcoins but are more inclined towards projects that: * Have technical advantages * Have clear application scenarios * Or possess future catalysts Meanwhile, Bitcoin's market dominance remains around 58%, indicating Bitcoin still leads the overall trend, but some funds have started rotating into high-volatility assets like NEAR to seek higher returns. Short-term outlook: If market sentiment remains stable, strong AI and infrastructure tokens like NEAR may continue to outperform the broader market; however, if macro risks re-emerge, high-beta altcoins could face more severe corrections.