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- Zcash (ZEC) surged 700% in late 2025 driven by institutional backing and network upgrades like the Zashi wallet. - Regulatory pressures and market fragmentation intensified as exchanges delisted privacy coins and liquidity shifted to decentralized platforms. - ZEC's volatility reflects macroeconomic tailwinds and speculative demand, but its long-term viability hinges on balancing privacy with regulatory compliance. - Institutional adoption of privacy coins accelerated in 2025, yet fragmented markets and

- Dash (DASH) surged 150% in June 2025, driven by institutional adoption and privacy-focused demand. - Institutional ownership reached 90.64% after AGF Management's $7.79M investment and DoorDash's $450M partnership. - Dash Platform 2.0 enhanced scalability while PrivateSend usage grew 25% YoY amid rising privacy needs. - Regulatory challenges persist under EU MiCA and SEC scrutiny, prompting multi-jurisdictional compliance strategies. - DeFi integration and Latin American adoption expanded DASH's utility

- ZKsync's 2025 Atlas Upgrade revolutionizes DeFi scalability via zero-knowledge rollups, boosting transaction throughput to 43,000 TPS and slashing costs to $0.0001 per transfer. - Modular architecture with Atlas Sequencer and Airbender Prover enables real-time execution, while zkSync OS supports EVM/WASM compatibility and cross-chain liquidity unification. - Post-upgrade DeFi metrics show 300% transaction volume growth and $0.28–$1.32 ZK token price projections, positioning ZKsync as a key Layer 2 infras

Malaysia has uncovered approximately 14,000 illegal cryptocurrency mining sites in the past five years, causing the state-owned power company losses of over $1.1 billion. In response, the local government established a special committee in November 2025 to consider a total ban on mining,