Breaking: Crypto Market Maintains Downward Trend this October 31st

- Solana's liquidity surges via $280M ETF inflows and infrastructure upgrades, including 20x faster archive calls and 99.95% uptime from Alchemy. - USD1 stablecoin challenges USDC's $9B dominance on Solana through Bonk/Raydium partnerships and $2.91B circulation growth since April 2025. - Despite $5B projected ETF inflows, Solana's price fell to $175 amid bearish technical indicators and 30% Q3 user base decline, raising sustainability concerns. - Regulatory clarity from the 2025 GENIUS Act and Tangem's US

- Hourglass paused Phase 2 stablecoin deposits after $650M in deposits exceeded the $500M cap, prioritizing security amid high demand. - The platform restricted eligibility to KYC-compliant deposits, excluding Etherscan/programmatic transactions to mitigate regulatory risks. - The pause reflects growing industry focus on compliance following 2022's UST collapse, though reactions remain mixed over delayed rewards. - Hourglass aims to strengthen its tokenomics and market position through controlled scaling,

- Zcash (ZEC) surged to a $490 peak in 2025, surpassing $8B market cap, driven by technical momentum, privacy upgrades, and industry trends toward financial privacy. - Electric Coin Co. plans Q4 2025 enhancements, including ephemeral addresses and P2SH wallets, to strengthen ZEC's 20–25% shielded transaction model. - Zcash's rise coincides with Bitcoin's institutional adoption, positioning it as a flexible privacy alternative to Monero, with market cap briefly exceeding XMR's. - Despite bullish indicators,

- Digitap ($TAP) leads 2025 crypto bull run with $1. 3M presale, Visa-backed debit cards, and a deflationary token model. - Outperforms peers like Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX), which dropped 30-40% due to weak adoption and lack of catalysts. - Targets 1.4B unbanked adults with no-KYC onboarding and 1% cross-border fees, disrupting a $290T payments market. - Tokenomics allocate 50% profits to buybacks, with 90M+ tokens sold and analysts projecting $15 price target for 42M users.