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Samuel Westrich · October 2026 · 20 min read

A series in three parts

Dash Platform 5.0 (you are here)
Who moderates Yappr?
How to start or join a Yappr moderation team

Dash Platform 5.0 is one of the biggest Platform releases we have shipped. It has been live on testnet since October 15, and we plan to release it for mainnet next Monday, October 26.

This is the first of three posts. This one covers what is in 5.0 and when it goes live. The second explains how moderation elections work and why Yappr uses them. The third is a step-by-step guide to starting or joining a moderation team.

The short answer

The dates. Platform 5.0 is released for mainnet on Monday, October 26. If enough evonodes have upgraded, the upgrade locks in on Friday, October 30, and protocol version 14 goes live on Sunday, November 8.

The headlines. Apps can moderate themselves, and communities can elect their moderators. Any token can have its own shielded pool, so balances and payments can be private. Apps can charge fees and earn from them, in the open. Data contracts can check their own links and rules without smart contracts. And apps can show provable trending lists, leaderboards and “posts I liked” pages, at a much lower cost.

What to do. Node operators: update with dashmate before October 30. App developers: move to the 5.0 SDKs before November 8.

The timeline
Here is every date, from testnet through to Yappr opening on mainnet:

Figure 1. Every date in one place. The mainnet times come from the epoch schedule and can shift by a few minutes. The Yappr dates are the earliest possible: they assume the contracts are registered the day after activation and a team applies as soon as elections open.

This week we are testing Yappr on testnet end to end: elections, moderation and the new contracts. That is the last big rehearsal before mainnet.

How an upgrade goes live
Releasing 5.0 does not switch mainnet over by itself. The evonodes decide when, and they do it in three steps that follow Platform’s epochs. On mainnet an epoch lasts 9 days and 3 hours.

Figure 2. An upgrade can only lock in at the start of an epoch, and it goes live one full epoch later. Mainnet epochs last 9 days and 3 hours.

Signal. Every evonode running 5.0 marks each block it proposes as ready for protocol 14. The network keeps one up-to-date vote per evonode.
Lock in. At the start of the next epoch, the network counts. If more than 67% of active evonodes signalled 14, the upgrade locks in. From that moment it cannot be stopped, and the activation date is fixed.
Go live. For one full epoch the network keeps running the old rules, which gives everyone time to finish upgrading. Protocol 14 starts with the first block of the epoch after that.

The epoch that matters started on Wednesday, October 21, and ends on Friday, October 30 at about 18:52 UTC. Evonodes that upgrade after the release on Monday and propose a block before Friday count toward the vote. If fewer than 67% have signalled by then, nothing breaks: the network simply counts again at the next boundary, which would move lock-in to November 8 and activation to November 18.

On its first block, protocol 14 also does some one-time setup. It adds two new system contracts, Moderation Charters and App Connect, updates DashPay, Withdrawals and Token History, and prepares the storage the new features need.

If you run a node
Update with dashmate as soon as the release is out, and before Friday, October 30, so that your evonode’s vote counts:

dashmate stop
npm install -g dashmate
dashmate update
dashmate start

Do a full stop and start rather than restarting Platform alone: 5.0 needs Core to reload its RPC settings once, and Drive will not start until it has. Every Platform node needs 5.0 before November 8. A node still on 4.x keeps running until then, with a warning in its logs, and stops at the activation block until it is upgraded. 5.0 is also ready for Dash Core 24.

If you build apps
Move to the 5.0 SDKs (@dashevo/evo-sdk 5.0 and the 5.0 Rust SDK) before November 8. Document ids, the way documents are stored and the proofs clients accept all change at protocol 14, so documents created by older SDKs are refused once it is live. Contracts that charge the new action fees also need every write to state the fee it agrees to, which the 5.0 SDKs handle for you.

What is in 5.0
5.0 is a big release, so here it is at a glance first. Each card jumps to its section.

Moderation: Banlists, suspensions, warnings and removals with public reasons. Elected moderation teams.
Private tokens: A shielded pool for any token, plus non-transferable tokens and once-per-identity airdrops.
Earning: Action fees for app owners and moderators, fee agreements, sponsored gas, cheaper short-lived data.
Smarter contracts: Links the network checks, rules without smart contracts, lists, expiry dates, fair name claims.
Queries: Provable top lists, trending windows, hashtags, “posts I liked” and whole feeds in one proof.
Keys and login: Keys limited to one app, spending budgets and expiry, contract groups, App Connect.
Names and votes: Cheaper usernames and votes, fairer ties, protection against flooding.
Under the hood: Smarter withdrawal limits, shielded credits, Core 24, GroveDB 6.1, hardening.

Apps can moderate themselves
Until now, nothing on Dash Platform could keep an abusive identity out of an app. With 5.0, a data contract can keep a banlist, a suspension list and a warning list, and its moderators can remove documents. Every action carries a public reason, a removed document leaves a record behind, and a removal can be undone within a week. A contract can also hand moderation to a team that masternodes and evonodes elect from public charters, paid from the app’s own fees. The second post in this series explains how that works and why Yappr uses it.

Private tokens with shielded pools
This is one of the parts of 5.0 I am most excited about. Any token can now have its own shielded pool, using the same Orchard technology Platform already uses for private Dash credits. Tokens in the pool are held as private notes, and inside it nobody can see who holds how much, or who paid whom.

Figure 3. Tokens enter a pool from a balance or straight from the issuer, move privately inside it, and leave to any identity or pay for an app action. Inside the pool, nobody can see who holds what or who paid whom.

In and out. Holders move tokens from their balance into the pool, and back out to any identity. Moving in shows the amount, and moving out shows the amount and who receives it. Everything in between is private.
Straight from the issuer. An issuer can mint new tokens directly into the pool, release scheduled distributions into it, and sell tokens straight into it, so tokens can be private from the moment they exist.
Private payments in apps. When an app charges a token for an action, like creating a document, the cost can be paid from the pool.
No identity at all. A private transfer, a withdrawal to a recipient, or a purchase into the pool can pay its fee from Platform’s shielded Dash, so no identity shows up anywhere.

There are trade-offs, and I want to be upfront about them. Each token has its own pool, so a token’s privacy grows with how many people use that pool: a pool holding a handful of notes hides very little. An issuer can require a minimum number of notes, up to 250, before tokens can leave the pool. A token with a pool cannot freeze or confiscate balances, because nobody holds a note in a way an issuer could act on, so those controls have to be switched off for good when the token is created. Pausing a token still works. Whether a token has a pool is decided when the token is created and cannot be changed later.

That makes shielded pools a good fit for things like a community currency, rewards, or paying people in a token, where balances are nobody else’s business.

More for tokens
Tokens can now be non-transferable, for things like points, reputation or allowances that should stay with the person who earned them. A token can offer a once-per-identity claim, an airdrop that every identity can take exactly once. And token payments for documents now respect a token’s pause and freeze rules.

Apps can earn, in the open
Apps could already charge their own tokens for actions. 5.0 adds fees in plain credits, split between the app’s owner and its moderators, and it is designed so users always know what they are paying.

Action fees
A document type can charge a fixed fee in credits for an action: creating, replacing, deleting, transferring, repricing or buying a document. Each fee has two parts. One goes into a pot for the app’s owner, the other into a pot for its moderators. The fee is either a fixed amount, or it follows the network’s fee multiplier, so it stays in step with normal fees. Only actions that actually happen pay, and the fees are fixed when the contract is created, so an app cannot quietly raise them later.

For example, creating a post could cost an extra 0.001 Dash for the moderators and 0.0001 Dash for the app’s owner, on top of the normal network fee.

Paying out the pots
Each pot can be claimed once per epoch, about every nine days. The owner pot goes to the contract owner. The moderators pot is split equally among the moderators, or, for an elected team, the way its charter says. Anyone can look up how much is in each pot and when it was last claimed, with a proof.

No surprise charges
Every write to a priced action states the fee its signer saw, and for fees that follow the multiplier, how much of a rise the signer accepts, for example up to 20%. If the price would be higher than what was signed, the network refuses the write and charges nothing for the attempt. A fall in price is always fine. So an app can never make a transaction you already signed cost more.

Sponsored gas and free usage
For actions paid with a token, the app’s owner can now pay the network fee instead of the user. Combined with optional token costs, this makes “free” apps possible: the app hands out tokens, people use the app for free while their tokens last, and then carry on paying normal fees themselves. A user who adds a priority tip to their own transaction still pays for that tip.

Pay only for how long data lives
Documents that expire (see smarter contracts) pay storage for their lifetime only, not forever. A document that lives for a day costs 4 credits per byte, one that lives a year about 1,360, against 27,000 per byte for permanent storage. The fee is paid out to the epochs the document actually lives through.

Smarter data contracts
Data contracts got a lot more expressive in 5.0, without becoming smart contracts. Everything here is declared in the contract and checked by every node, with no code to run.

Links the network checks
A property can now say what it points at, and the network checks that the target exists whenever a document is created or replaced. A target can be an identity, a contract, a token, one of an identity’s keys, or another document.

"replyTo": { "type": "identifier",
"refersTo": { "type": "deletableDocument", "documentType": "post" } }

Document targets come in three kinds, and the difference matters:

Permanent documents can never disappear, so a link to one can never dangle.
Moderated documents can only be removed by moderators, and every removal leaves a record, so the link always leads somewhere: to the document or to its removal record.
Deletable documents can disappear, so a link to one is checked again every time the linking document changes.

Finding the right target
A link can do more than point at an id:

Find it by its fields. A link can find its target through a unique index and check the target’s fields. A bid can require an auction that is open, has not ended, has a reserve price no higher than the bid, and is not owned by the bidder.
Gate who may write. A type can require its writer to be linked to something, such as “only members of this team may post” or “only people with a profile may comment”.
Pick from a list. A value can be required to be one of the entries in a list on another document, like a removal that must name one of a team’s elected members.
Combine targets. One link can accept any of several targets, or require all of them.
Require things of a contract or a key. A link to a contract can require it to be read-only, a certain age, or moderated by an elected team. A link to a key can require the key’s purpose, and that it is limited to this contract.

A document can carry up to 256 links.

Rules every node enforces
A document type can now state rules about its own fields, and every write must satisfy them. Rules can do arithmetic, compare values and text, check lists, test whether fields are present, and combine all of that with and, or, not and if-then. They can also read three things beyond the document itself:

Totals of other documents, such as “at most 10 listings per seller” or “pledges stay within the goal”.
The previous version of the document, such as “a closed order stays closed” or “a counter never goes down”.
The document it links to, such as “a bid must meet the auction’s reserve price”.

"propertyConstraints": {
"depositCoversOrder": {
"lessThanOrEqual": [{ "multiply": [{ "add": ["price", "fee"] }, "quantity"] }, "deposit"]
}
}

A type can have up to 16 rules. The arithmetic is exact, so an overflow or a division by zero refuses the write instead of quietly rounding.

Rules for deleting
The same kind of rules can decide when an owner may delete a document. A poll can refuse to be deleted while any vote still points at it. A document can also be made deletable only when something else uses it up, which is how a “reserve, then claim” flow works.

Fields that freeze
A contract can now make fields unchangeable, either from the moment a document is created or once a condition holds. A post’s author never changes, its text can be edited for the first five minutes, and its body freezes once it is published.

Lists, sizes and generated values

Lists. A property can be a typed list of up to 1,024 numbers, strings, identifiers or byte values, such as up to 10 unique tags on a post.
“Not yourself”. An identifier can be required to differ from another one, or from the owner: you cannot delegate to yourself, and a buyer cannot be the seller.
Byte limits. A text field can be capped in bytes as well as characters, which matters for emoji and other wide characters.
Generated values. The network can fill in a field from another one, for example a lowercase, look-alike-safe version of a username, so “Bob” and “B0B” cannot both be taken.
Shorter schemas. Identifiers and fixed-size byte fields have short spellings.

Adding a required field later
A contract update can now add a required field. Documents written before the update stay valid without it, because every document records which version of the contract it was written under.

Documents that expire
A document type can set a lifetime, from one hour to one year, after which the network deletes its documents on its own. Stories, invitations and offers no longer need someone to clean them up, and they cost much less to store, as described under earning.

Claiming names fairly
Any contract can now run a “commit, then reveal” flow, the same idea DPNS uses for usernames. You first publish a hidden commitment to a value, then reveal it in a later block. Watchers cannot see the value in time to copy it, and if several people commit to the same value, only the earliest valid commitment can reveal. This stops front-running for names, handles and anything else first-come, first-served.

Encryption declared in the contract
A contract can declare exactly how a field is encrypted: to whom, with which keys, and with which scheme. Wallets read the recipe straight from the contract. This is how private join requests for moderation teams and App Connect logins work.

For contract authors
A few authoring rules change at protocol 14:

Property and document type names can no longer contain a -.
Reordering the indexes in a contract update is now allowed.
A contract update cannot change an integer’s size or sign.
Transient values are never stored, even on a replace.
Unsigned integers now sort by value in indexes. The activation block rewrites existing index keys to match.

Top lists, trends and feeds, with proofs
Social apps count and rank things all day. In 5.0 they can do it on chain, and every answer comes with a proof that a light client can check against the network itself, without trusting the node it asked.

Top lists
A ranked index keeps groups in order by their count, sum or average. “Top 10 posts by likes”, “best-rated stores” or “hashtags with more than 100 posts” read just the entries they return, so the proof stays small however many groups exist. Queries use plain ORDER BY and HAVING, up to 100 results at a time.

Trending windows
A time-range index sorts documents into rolling windows, such as the last hour starting every 15 minutes, or each day. That is what trending lists and “today’s leaderboard” need. A window can also be unique, which gives rules like “one post per day”. Old windows can be dropped automatically after up to a week.

Number bands
The same windows work over any number, so an app can group listings by price band or players by score band.

Likes and follows that cost less
Some documents are really just entries in an index: a like, a follow, a bookmark. 5.0 lets a type store only those index entries, with no full document, which cuts the storage of a small document by more than half. Such types can keep a counter per group instead of an entry per document, start counters at zero so a post with no likes still ranks, and keep an entry in a trending window even after an unlike.

Indexing what a document links to
An index can include a value from the document a link points at, without storing it twice. Indexing replies by the post’s author answers “every reply to my posts” directly.

Hashtags and mentions
A list property can be indexed element by element, so a post appears once under each of its tags. “Posts tagged dash, newest first”, “posts that mention me” and “most used hashtags” all become simple queries.

“Posts I liked” in one proof
A chained query answers a question that spans two document types, like “the posts I liked”, in a single request with a single proof. The client checks the join itself, so a node cannot steer the result.

A whole feed card in one request
A composite query loads a page together with everything it needs, such as quoted posts, counts, profiles, names and whether you liked each post, under one merged proof. Yappr’s home feed is built on these.

Smaller improvements

Queries can use more than one IN clause on consecutive index fields.
Anyone can now list every contract on Platform, in pages, and check the latest version of up to 100 contracts in one proved request.
A range query can prove that a range is empty.

Keys and login
Giving an app a key used to mean trusting it with a lot. 5.0 makes keys much narrower, and adds a proper way to log in to apps with your wallet.

Keys limited to one app
An authentication key can now be bound to a single contract, a single document type, or a contract group. A bound key can only sign document and token actions inside its bounds. A key you give a social app can post and like on that app, and nothing else.

Budgets and expiry dates
A key can also carry a spending budget in credits and an expiry date. Once the budget is spent or the date has passed, the network refuses the key. A game could get a key that can spend at most 0.1 Dash and stops working after 30 days. You can later raise a key’s budget or extend its expiry, and anyone can check, with a proof, how much a key has left. To restrict a key further, you disable it.

Contract groups
An identity can now bundle several contracts, document types and tokens into a contract group, for example all the contracts that make up one app. A key bound to the group covers the whole app. Groups can only grow, and anyone can read what is in a group.

App Connect: log in with your wallet
App Connect is a new system contract for logging in to apps with your wallet:

The app asks to connect.
You approve in your wallet, and choose what the app may do: which contract, how much it may spend, and for how long.
The wallet registers those limited keys on your identity and posts them for the app, encrypted so only the app can read them.
The app picks up its keys, checks they are live, and you are logged in. Your wallet’s own keys never leave the wallet.

The Swift example app already uses the same idea to log a browser in over Bluetooth: you check a pairing code on both screens, choose the key’s lifetime and budget, and your phone hands the browser a limited key directly.

Key fixes
Contract-level encryption and decryption keys that always point at an identity’s latest key now register correctly. Before 5.0, registering one failed.

Names and votes
Contested usernames, the ones masternodes vote on, get cheaper, fairer and harder to abuse.

Cheaper names and votes
The fund to contest a name halves, from 0.2 Dash to 0.1 Dash. A masternode vote costs 80% less, down from 0.0001 Dash to 0.00002 Dash.

Ties go to the earliest
When a contest ends in a tie, the contender who entered first now wins. Before 5.0 the latest one did. This applies to every contest that ends after protocol 14 is live.

No flooding
A contest can hold at most 1,000 contenders, and joining gets more expensive as it fills up. The fund doubles once a contest has 250 contenders, and again every 50 after that:

Contenders already in
Fund to join a name contest

0 to 249
0.1 Dash

250 to 299
0.2 Dash

300 to 349
0.4 Dash

700 to 749
102.4 Dash

950 to 999
3,276.8 Dash

A contender states the most it is willing to pay and is charged the current amount. The final count of a contest now covers every contender.

Contests that always have a winner
A contested index can now be declared without a Lock option, so the contest always ends with a winner, and a lone contender wins as soon as the join window closes. Usernames keep the Lock option. Moderation elections use the new kind.

Cleaner votes
Identifiers among a contest’s values are now stored one way, so writing the same name two ways cannot split one contest into two. And the SDKs now read how many contenders a contest has and set the fund to pay automatically.

Under the hood
Not everything in 5.0 is a feature you will see. These changes make Platform safer, steadier and ready for what comes next.

Smarter withdrawal limits
The daily withdrawal limit used to be a flat 2,000 Dash. It is now 15% of all the credits Platform held a day earlier, and never less than 500 Dash, so it grows with Platform. Withdrawals also have to fit a second limit tied to Dash Core’s credit pool, which never drops below 1,500 Dash. For the first day after activation, the old 2,000 Dash limit still applies.

Withdrawals too small to send
A withdrawal so small that Core can never send it used to be retried forever. It now ends with a clear failed status. Those credits are not refunded.

Shielded credits
Credits can now move straight from an identity into the shielded pool, and from the shielded pool back into an existing identity.

Dash Core 24
5.0 understands Dash Core 24’s new blocks, transactions and masternode types. Protocol 14 needs to be active on mainnet before Core 24’s new rules activate there, which is one more reason to upgrade on time.

GroveDB 6.1
Platform moves to GroveDB 6.1, its storage engine, and fee estimates now size counting and summing trees correctly.

System contract updates

DashPay profiles can carry a Core payment address, a Platform payment address and a shielded address.
Withdrawals gains the failed status.
Token History records once-per-identity claims.
App Connect and Moderation Charters are new.

How documents are stored
Documents are now stored in a new format that records which version of the contract each one was written under, which is what makes adding required fields later possible. New document ids also include a number tied to the transaction that creates them, so every id can only ever be used once. The 5.0 SDKs handle both.

What happens on the activation block
The first block of protocol 14 does some one-time work: it rewrites unsigned number index keys, adds App Connect and Moderation Charters, updates DashPay, Withdrawals and Token History, records a version for every existing contract, and creates the storage the new features need.

Hardening
5.0 also carries a long list of fixes and hardening from audits, testing and testnet. The node also stops rewriting its entire saved state on every block, which makes it lighter to run.

What comes after 5.0
Some things are deliberately not in 5.0. Replacing a seated moderation team through a challenge vote, amending a team’s charter, and appeals all come in later versions. On Yappr, mainnet opens for posting once the network has elected its first moderation team, which at the earliest is about eleven days after protocol 14 goes live.

Let’s ship it!

Samuel

Three tokens are standing out for the wrong reasons this week. $LIT, $ZEC, and $DASH have posted the steepest weekly losses among crypto majors, according to @BSCNews, with declines of 25%, 20%, and 17% respectively. Kaspa (KAS) and @Plasma's XPL are close behind.

LIT Takes the Hardest Hit @Lighter_xyz's native token $LIT leads the group lower. The token has continued to slide from there.

Zcash and Dash Pull Back From Recent Highs @Zcash's $ZEC has given back roughly 20% over the past seven days. Despite the pullback, the longer-term picture for Zcash remains striking:

@Dashpay's $DASH is down 17% over the same period. The current pullback appears to reflect profit-taking rather than any project-specific negative development, with broader macro conditions adding pressure across the altcoin space.

With KAS and XPL also in the red, the losses point to a broader rotation or risk-off move among mid- and large-cap altcoins this week, even as Bitcoin has held relatively steady.

Sources:
Yahoo Finance: Zcash ETF Lost Over $93 Million This Week
Coinbase: Lighter (LIT) Price and Market Data
DefiLlama: Lighter Protocol Data

PANews, September 17 — According to SoSoValue data, the Fed's rate cut has landed, and the crypto market has rebounded broadly, with the PayFi sector performing strongly, rising 5.03% in 24 hours. Among them, Zcash (ZEC) rose 23.28%, and Dash (DASH) rose 17.21%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.28%, breaking through $76,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.63%, fluctuating narrowly around the $2,400 mark.

In other sectors, the Layer2 sector rose 4.91% in 24 hours, with Lisk (LSK) up 31.79%; the Layer1 sector rose 3.71%, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) up 14.64%; the DeFi sector rose 3.49%, with Bedrock Token (BR) up 177.57%; the Meme sector rose 1.97%, with Bulla (BULLA) up 46.68%; the CeFi sector rose 1.96%, with Aster (ASTER) up 5.77%.

The GameFi sector, which surged sharply yesterday, saw a pullback, falling 8.10% in 24 hours. Within the sector, Akedo (AKE) dropped 32.24%.

The crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance show that the ssiAI, ssiLayer2, and ssiDeFi indices rose 6.02%, 4.98%, and 3.77%, respectively.

Dash Price Breaks Above $70: Can DASH Sustain the Breakout?

Key Highlights DASH surged 17.5% to reach $56.85, marking its strongest performance since May amid a privacy coin sector rally Grayscale’s spot Zcash ETF has accumulated over $400M in assets following its NYSE Arca debut on August 25 The token has registered approximately 85% gains from its mid-August bottom around $30 Technical indicators show a golden cross formation between 50-day and 200-day EMAs, reinforcing bullish momentum Maintaining support at $52 could pave the way toward $72; breaking below risks retracement to $40 levels On September 4, DASH began trading at $47.46 and surged to an intraday peak of $56.85 before stabilizing around $55.76. This price action represents the token’s strongest showing since May and coincides with widespread gains across privacy-oriented digital assets.

Dash Price The primary driver behind this movement appears to be Grayscale’s spot Zcash investment vehicle. Following its NYSE Arca listing on August 25 with approximately $300 million in assets under management, the fund has expanded beyond $400 million. During this period, ZEC surged past $1,000 and broke into the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization for the first time.

🚨BREAKING: Zcash SMASHES through $1,000, hitting a new ALL-TIME HIGH.

Zcash has blown past $1,000 for the first time in a decade, marking a massive comeback for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

The breakout comes just 10 days after Grayscale launched its first U.S. spot… pic.twitter.com/DXqaAwmdr1

— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) September 4, 2026

Market participants frequently categorize Zcash and Dash within the same privacy and payments-focused asset class. As ZEC captured investor attention, capital flow extended to DASH as an alternative investment opportunity. To date, no significant project developments from Dash’s core team have been confirmed that would independently account for this price surge.

Bullish Technical Formations Emerge DASH’s price chart now displays a golden cross pattern, where the 50-day exponential moving average has crossed above the 200-day EMA. This development is traditionally interpreted as a bullish momentum indicator.

The MACD indicator continues trading above the zero threshold while the Awesome Oscillator histogram displays sustained strength. Additionally, the Chaikin Money Flow indicator remains in positive territory, suggesting ongoing accumulation pressure.

The Relative Strength Index currently registers at 75.91, placing it within overbought parameters. This elevation suggests potential near-term price consolidation before any continuation of upward movement.

Network metrics show daily transaction volume on the DASH blockchain has been climbing, providing fundamental support to the rally beyond pure speculative activity.

Critical Support and Resistance Zones The $55 to $57 price band represents the immediate challenge zone. DASH approached this range on two occasions in May but was unable to sustain momentum through either attempt. A decisive breakout above $57 would bring $60 into realistic striking distance.

Should selling pressure emerge, $48 serves as the first notable support level. A more substantial correction could push DASH back toward the $43–$44 area.

Market analyst Crypto Patel highlighted on X that DASH reached $54.60, delivering an 86% return from their identified accumulation range. The analyst maintains a constructive long-term outlook with potential targets at $100, $200, $300, $400, and $500, while emphasizing that preservation of the $30 support zone remains critical for the continuation of bullish structure.

The $52 price point is identified as the crucial short-term support floor. Defending this level maintains the pathway toward a conditional $72 upside objective. Failure to hold above $52 could interrupt the current rally trajectory.

As of September 4, DASH was changing hands near $55.76, representing approximately 85% appreciation from its mid-August valuation around $30.

@Dashpay's $DASH pushed to the top of the daily leaderboard on September 4, posting a gain of 18.9% to trade at $54.72, according to CoinMarketCap data. The move also extends a strong seven-day run, with $DASH up 45% over that period. Market capitalisation sits near $700 million, placing Dash at rank 71 among all cryptocurrencies.

Volume Tells the Bigger Story The price action is underscored by a sharp surge in trading activity. Daily volume rose 237% to $318 million, a figure that amounts to nearly half of the token's entire market cap. That kind of volume-to-market-cap ratio points to significant speculative interest and elevated liquidity.

Privacy Coin Peers Post Mixed Results While $DASH led the pack, the broader privacy coin segment showed a divergence. Zcash gained 30% over the same rolling week, keeping pace with the privacy coin rotation. Monero, by contrast, fell 13% over the same period, suggesting the buying has not been uniform across the sector.

The regulatory backdrop adds complexity: On the other side,

For now, $DASH's combination of price momentum, heavy volume, and a broadly supportive altcoin environment keeps it firmly in focus as September gets underway.

Sources:
Dash (DASH) Price and Market Data, CoinMarketCap
Dash Price Prediction and Regulatory Outlook, CoinMarketCap
What Is Dash and Why It Rallied, Phemex Academy

$DASH posted the biggest 24-hour gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies on Monday, climbing 14.7% to around $48.29 according to CoinMarketCap data. Trading volume more than doubled, rising 118%, as the move extended a 17% weekly run for the token, which carries a market cap of roughly $619 million.

Privacy coins lead the broader market The $DASH rally was not an isolated event. It came amid broad strength across the privacy coin sector, with Monero posting gains of over 21% on the week and Zcash holding a top-ten position by market cap. The combination of rising prices and surging volume across the group points to renewed investor appetite for assets that emphasize transaction confidentiality.

On Monday, @Dashpay's official account also highlighted growing deposits into the network's shielded privacy pool, a feature that allows users to transact with an added layer of anonymity. The activity suggests on-chain engagement is keeping pace with price momentum.

DashCon 2026 draws attention to Amsterdam The timing of the rally coincides with a notable calendar event for the Dash community. DashCon will take place on September 3, 2026 at De Hallen Studios in Amsterdam. It marks Dash's first official conference since 2019, with the project set to showcase developments including DashSpend, worldwide bill pay, Evolution, and the DashPay wallet, which features usernames, contact lists, and encrypted transaction metadata.

The conference will be a one-day event packed with speakers, panels, and announcements, and will take place immediately before CryptoCanal's flagship event Common S3nse at the same venue. The back-to-back scheduling forms part of Amsterdam's broader Cypherpunk Week, drawing privacy and decentralization-focused projects into the same space.

Whether the price move is directly tied to DashCon anticipation or broader sector rotation into privacy assets remains unclear. What is certain is that $DASH is drawing attention it has not seen in some time, and the project's conference provides a near-term catalyst for further community and market focus.

Sources:
Dash.org: DashCon 2026 official announcement
DashCon 2026 official event site
CoinMarketCap: Dash price and market data

We’ve launched a key feature, Dash-to-Anything, that will make your Dash so much more useful in a world where the cryptocurrency use case is increasingly fragmented.

The goal is for you to be able to, essentially, receive any digital asset and have it show up as Dash in your wallet, and send Dash to anyone and they will receive whatever asset they wanted. By doing this, the user can just have Dash and not have to juggle multiple tokens or wallets, and have the maximum utility possible.

The Key Ingredients Dash-to-Anything isn’t as simple as building a feature in a wallet. In order to truly ship it, we need a unique collection of ingredients that are tricky to achieve all together. Thankfully, the hard work is done on that part, and we’re ready to start assembling.

InstantSend The underpinning of all of this is InstantSend: Dash’s instant transaction functionality. This renders payments fully irreversible in about a second. This is critical to the feature because otherwise the friction is too great as a user won’t be able to access another asset in a timely manner.

When everything is on-chain, the core technology needs to work. DEXes and other services can’t afford to take risks and process transactions as soon as they see them. They need security guarantees. And Dash is still one of the very few that provides them.

DEXes Next, we needed DEX integrations. Several years ago we had none, so we made this a priority. Now Dash can be swapped in one go to and from dozens of assets on purely decentralized rails.

Yes, we could have done this by relying on centralized swappers, companies that provide an instant exchange service. However, that isn’t reliable enough for a flagship feature for Dash. We’re a decentralized currency, and we need decentralized features. We needed an exchange that will always work for all users everywhere, and won’t identify or censor. “Just works” is the name of the game, and DEXes are a requirement to credibly make this promise.

DEX redundancy Finally, one DEX isn’t good enough. We needed redundancy.

Cross-chain decentralized exchanges are complex creations. They must be architected perfectly or they can fail, losing money in an irrecoverable way. As such, sometimes they break, pause, or have glitches. Again, while this is perfectly understandable, it’s unacceptable to have our shining feature’s robustness hinge on a single technology.

To this end, Dash is now supported on the top three decentralized exchange protocols: NEAR Intents, the Maya Protocol, and THORChain very soon. Very few other assets can claim the same. Now, if any one or even two of these DEXes pauses for whatever reason, the Dash-to-Anything feature persists.

In addition, we’re also exploring ways of adding in support for centralized swapping services to reach the assets not covered by a DEX, in particular things like the Bitcoin Lightning network. Because they depend on companies and custodians, we don’t see this as nearly as valuable or aligned, but it can be a great value-add.

The Grand Vision Dash-to-Anything isn’t just a great feature. It’s a precondition for our greater goal of becoming decentralized digital cash for the world.

Network effects are everything. The US dollar is so powerful because of its utility in just about every corner of the planet. Dash has everything it needs on the fundamental level to achieve this, but without being a global, universally-accepted and useful money, it’s an uphill battle.

While we’re growing Dash’s usefulness as money around the world, Dash-to-Anything essentially allows us to cheat. Anywhere any of the hundreds or thousands of other crypto assets is accepted or preferred, Dash is as well. If a country only has penetration in Bitcoin adoption, no matter: Dash can work just as well. If a payout can only be received in a stablecoin, that’s as good as receiving Dash directly. Suddenly, in one move, we plug right into the global digital financial system as if we were the first-class citizen.

We’re achieving the enviable goal of chain abstraction around a unified digital cash. Keep watching us as we build out this killer feature. 

BLOOMBERG LAW: Updated Crypto Bill Unveiled by Senate GOP in Dash for Passage

Twelve Years of Coin Mixing, Now Replaced@Dashpay has activated Orchard-based shielded pools on its Evolution chain, marking what the project describes as the biggest privacy upgrade in its history. The new system hides the sender, receiver, and transaction amount on every transfer, with one-second confirmations and wallet sync completing in roughly 20 seconds.

The move ends more than a decade of reliance on PrivateSend, Dash's CoinJoin-based coin-mixing mechanism. Orchard marks a technical shift from the project's long-standing CoinJoin system, adding zero-knowledge cryptography originating from the Zcash ecosystem. Orchard replaces mixing-based privacy with modern zero-knowledge cryptography. It is Zcash's most advanced privacy system to date, removing the need for a trusted setup, modernizing shielded pools, and making private transactions far more practical across real-world use cases.

Dash CTO Samuel Westrich said the open source code integrated more smoothly than the team anticipated. In Zcash, transaction validity is proven using zero-knowledge proofs, which allow the network to verify transactions without revealing the sender, receiver, or transaction amount. That same guarantee now extends to Dash's Evolution chain.

What Comes Next for Dash Dash announced the integration of the Orchard shielded pool into its Evolution chain, the second blockchain the project introduced in 2024, bringing expanded shielded transaction capabilities to standard transfers, with privacy-preserving token support planned shortly after launch. Shielded stablecoins and other assets are next on the roadmap.

Launched in 2014, Dash is one of the longest-running networks with built-in privacy at the protocol level. The Evolution chain expands Dash's architecture to support applications, tokens, and now zero-knowledge privacy primitives, without breaking compatibility with the broader network.

Despite the scale of the technical milestone, $DASH moved roughly 1% on the day of the announcement, suggesting markets had largely priced in the upgrade ahead of activation.

Sources:
Metaverse Post: Dash Advances Privacy Roadmap With Orchard Integration
Blockster: Dash Brings Zcash's Orchard Privacy to Its Evolution Chain
Zcash: What Are zk-SNARKs?

Dash, a digital payments-focused cryptocurrency launched in 2014, has rolled out a new privacy system called Orchard designed to strengthen user anonymity and transaction confidentiality. The system leverages Zcash’s zero-knowledge proof technology, enabling users to send Dash while shielding the sender, recipient, and amount from public view.

Mainnet launch and transaction improvementsThe Dash Core team announced on X that Orchard pools were activated immediately, emphasizing faster confirmation speeds. According to the developers, transactions on Orchard can be confirmed in approximately one second, while wallet synchronization now takes roughly 20 seconds.

Previously, Dash depended on its PrivateSend feature, which mixed user coins through CoinJoin to obscure transaction trails. PrivateSend provided a degree of fungibility, but required pooling multiple user transactions to make tracing more difficult.

With Orchard, Dash transitions to a cryptographically advanced approach. The system implements zero-knowledge proofs, allowing the network to confirm transaction validity without revealing any participant details or transaction amounts. This represents a significant privacy upgrade compared to the older, mixing-based model.

Dash’s mainnet activation marks the beginning of a new era for privacy on its network, with the team reporting that users can now send funds with the details fully hidden from the public ledger.

Samuel Westrich, chief technology officer of Dash Core Group, described Orchard’s open-source code as mature and relatively straightforward to integrate. The upgrade has been deployed on Dash Evolution, the project’s updated chain introduced in 2024 to deliver faster transaction times and support for token-based applications.

Currently, Orchard covers standard Dash transfers. The team has announced plans to extend privacy features to stablecoins and other digital assets in the future.

Mini dictionary: Zero-knowledge proof — A cryptographic method allowing one party to prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the validity of the statement itself. This is often used in privacy coins to keep sensitive transaction data confidential.

Zcash bug and market responseOrchard’s implementation on Dash arrives at a turbulent time for Zcash, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency that originally developed the Orchard system. On May 29, 2026, security researcher Taylor Hornby discovered a flaw in Zcash’s Orchard circuit. The bug had existed since Orchard’s activation in May 2022, raising concerns about Zcash’s total supply integrity.

This vulnerability could have allowed the creation of counterfeit Zcash tokens in complete secrecy due to Orchard’s privacy features. Following disclosure on June 4, Zcash (ZEC) experienced a steep price decline, falling from about $602 to around $299, marking a drop of more than 50%.

Zcash developers rapidly addressed the bug through an emergency update and have stated they found no evidence of the flaw being exploited.

The upcoming Ironwood update, scheduled for July 28 at block height 3,428,143, introduces a “turnstile” accounting system to cap total supply and enable verification in case counterfeit coins were created.

Dash’s new privacy system uses Orchard technology but operates independently from Zcash’s network. Despite technical similarities, no part of the bug discovered in Zcash affects Dash directly. However, the timing of Dash’s adoption of Orchard comes only weeks after Zcash’s critical incident.

CoinOrchard ActivationRecent Security BugMarket ImpactDashJune 2026No+0.2% daily increaseZcashMay 2022Yes, May 2026-50% after bug disclosureThe Dash market showed little reaction to the Orchard integration. On the day of the announcement, Dash edged up by just 0.2%, maintaining a market capitalization near $431 million and ranking 84th among cryptocurrencies by market value.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

RaveDAO jumps over 200% while Polkadot, Zcash and Dash slide, underscoring how idiosyncratic token stories now dominate a crypto market still digesting macro shocks and regulatory risk.

Summary

RaveDAO leads today’s large‑cap crypto movers with a gain of more than 200%, while several majors, including Polkadot and Zcash, trade lower. Aave and XDC Network post solid single‑digit gains, but Polkadot, Zcash and Dash sit among the day’s worst performers in the top 100 by market capitalization. The dispersion underlines a market still driven by idiosyncratic narratives, even as macro risks from oil shocks and regulation hang over the asset class. RaveDAO (RAVE) is the standout mover in today’s crypto session, jumping 207.51% over the past 24 hours to about $9.94, according to CoinMarketCap’s latest gainers and losers dashboard for the top 100 coins by market capitalization. Venice Token (VVV) followed at a distance, rising 6.37% to roughly $8.47 as traders rotated into smaller caps with strong momentum.

Among more established DeFi names, Aave (AAVE) gained 5.46% to trade near $94.02, while XDC Network (XDC) added 4.59% to around $0.03129 and Canton (CC) climbed 3.95% to roughly $0.1511. The moves come against a backdrop of broader market consolidation after bitcoin’s recent pullback, with liquidity and leverage increasingly concentrated around a handful of narrative‑driven tokens, as highlighted in a recent crypto.news story on stablecoin‑led rotation in DeFi.

Polkadot and Zcash among top 100 laggards On the downside, Polkadot (DOT) led the day’s large‑cap decliners, falling 4.57% to about $1.17 as the network continued to digest the fallout from recent cross‑chain exploit headlines and shifting investor focus toward other base‑layer ecosystems. Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) slid 4.09% to roughly $346.48, giving back part of the rally that followed news that U.S. mining giant Foundry had launched an institutional‑grade ZEC pool that quickly captured around a third of new issuance, a development previously covered by crypto.news as both a bullish validation and a centralisation risk.

Dash (DASH) dropped 3.6% to about $40.86, while fan‑token protocol Chiliz (CHZ) slipped 2.44% to roughly $0.0364 and Pi (PI) eased 2.25% to around $0.1647, rounding out the day’s top five losers in the top‑100 cohort. The mixed tape underscores how far today’s market sits from the broad, beta‑driven rallies of prior cycles; even as bitcoin and ether trade near historically elevated ranges, individual tokens are swinging on protocol‑specific news, liquidity quirks and, in some cases, outright speculation.

For traders and portfolio managers, that fragmentation cuts both ways. On one hand, dispersion creates room for relative‑value strategies and active positioning across sectors like DeFi, privacy and infrastructure, particularly as institutional capital flows into tokenized treasuries and stablecoin markets documented in recent crypto.news reporting. On the other, it is a reminder that headline‑driven bursts like RaveDAO’s 200%-plus intraday surge can unwind just as quickly in thin order books, leaving leveraged latecomers exposed if liquidity dries up or narrative momentum shifts.

More Than a Milestone  In an industry that moves fast and talks loud, it takes genuine conviction to pause and ask a harder question: not what we are building, but why. ChangeNOW’s first-ever feature documentary, “Beyond the Hype,” is that pause and the answer that follows it. It arrives at a pivotal moment in our journey, marking our evolution from a simple exchange tool into a global infrastructure supporting over 8+ million users, 1,500 assets, and 110 networks.

This release does not follow the usual script. There is no product to announce, no partnership to trumpet. What ChangeNOW has released instead is something rarer: a film that looks honestly at the purpose behind the platform and invites the wider crypto community to look at them.

Why We Do What We Do: The Human Core of Web3 At its heart, every financial system is a social contract, a promise that value can move from one person to another reliably and fairly. But for millions of people in places like Manila, those promises have been broken for decades. In the traditional world, sending money home is a gauntlet of “remittance taxes,” where intermediaries extract their share at every turn and a family’s support is delayed by days.

ChangeNOW exists because the status quo is no longer acceptable. We don’t just build code; we build the infrastructure for a new kind of trust. Our mission is to ensure that a woman in Manila receives her funds securely, in full, and in an instant, without a gatekeeper deciding how much of her own money she is allowed to keep. We do what we do to turn the abstract promise of Web3 into a life-changing reality for the people the old system left behind. This documentary is the story of that mission.

The Voices that Shape the Conversation  The strength of any documentary lies in who it gives the floor to. “The Future of Web3” is built around a set of conversations that span the full landscape of the decentralized economy, from infrastructure builders to community advocates, from exchange operators to those who cover the space critically and carefully.

Appearing in order, the film features:

ChangeNOW: Pauline Shangett & Tim Strategic Partners: WanKyu Kim (D’Cent Wallet), KG (Internet Money), Tadeas Kmenta (Zelcore), Joel Valenzuela (Dash), Dorian Vincileoni (Kraken), Martin Masser (TON Foundation), Jye Sandiford (WalletConnect), Thomas D’Eletto (Arculus) Ambassadors & Media: Ornella Hernandez, Albert Quehenberger (AQForensics), Oihyun Kim (BeInCrypto), Ramia Farrage (Forbes Middle East).  Each participant brings something distinct. Taken together, they map out a space that is more serious, more self-aware, and more committed to the long game than its critics often allow.

A Note of Gratitude to the BeInCrypto Team ChangeNOW would like to extend particular thanks to the BeInCrypto team for their contribution to this project. Their presence in the documentary reflects something the ChangeNOW team genuinely values: media that approaches the crypto industry with intellectual rigour, independence, and a commitment to accuracy.

The ChangeNOW team is grateful for that partnership and looks forward to continuing to work alongside a publication that takes its responsibilities as seriously as we take ours.

The Right Moment to Tell This Story The crypto industry has spent years in explanation mode: publishing whitepapers, launching testnets, refining tokenomics. That work has its place. But there comes a point where explanation alone is not enough, and what is needed instead is meaning.

ChangeNOW has reached that point. The platform has grown in size and now has users across different geographic locations and use cases. Since its founding, it has accumulated a genuine understanding of what decentralized finance should do for its users.

That view doesn’t fit easily into a product update or blog post. It fits in a film. And that film is now available for anyone to watch,  not just the existing community, but the people the community is still trying to reach.

About ChangeNOW ChangeNOW is a leading non-custodial crypto exchange platform built for maximum safety, speed, and simplicity. The platform is committed to making the digital economy transparent and accessible to everyone, everywhere. It serves millions of users across the globe. ChangeNOW is designed for the future of finance, offering a truly borderless experience with support for over 1,500 cryptocurrencies, 70+ fiat currencies, and 110+ networks.

@THORChain x @Dashpay Podcast #197 ft. @TheDesertLynx, @KentonC137 & @patriotsounds | May 9, 2026

By @Raynalytics

TL;DRDash is coming to THORChain, bringing one of the most battle-tested cypherpunk chains in crypto onto the apex permissionless DEX.Dash's next release ships Zcash Orchard-level shielded privacy on its Evolution chain in the coming weeks, putting it alongside Zcash and Monero on the top tier of privacy tech.Dash has had deterministic 1-second instant finality since 2014, a feature uniquely suited to cross-chain swaps where speed and irreversibility actually matter.DashCon (Sept 3) and Common S3nse (Sept 4-5) are co-located in Amsterdam for Cypherpunk Week. Joel wants to use the moment to assemble THORChain, Maya, Dash, Zcash, Monero, Quai, and other freedom-aligned projects under one banner.Kenton called for a culture shift at THORChain: stop gating integrations on market cap. Smaller engaged communities bring marketing, network effects, and integrations that outweigh the dev cost.1. IntroductionJoel Valenzuela hasn't had a fiat bank account in ten years. He's spent a decade living almost entirely on crypto, currently runs business development and marketing for Dash, and in his own words "cyber-bullies Saylor on X for sport." He came on Podcast #197 to talk about Dash finally landing on THORChain, the Orchard-level privacy upgrade shipping in weeks, and a bigger pitch: it's time for the freedom-aligned corner of crypto to assemble at the same conferences, behind the same banner.

2. Meet Joel ValenzuelaFor those who don't know Joel (@TheDesertLynx): about 13 years in crypto, came in via sound money advocacy and his Mexican family's experience with the 1990s peso crash. He moved to New Hampshire for the Free State Project, then at the end of 2015 decided to go all-in: only get paid in crypto, eventually close the fiat bank account.

The bank actually closed it for him. After a fraud incident drained his account, the bank wanted to set him up with a replacement. He thought about it and never went back.

"The bank actually closed me out, but they wanted me back. And I just was like, let me think about it. And I just never went back."He's now spent about a decade living almost entirely on crypto. He runs business development and marketing for Dash, and is, in his own words, "the worst maxi shill in the world." He uses Dash because it works, but his framing is sovereignty first, ticker second.

3. Living on Crypto: Instant Finality and the Sovereign StackThe technical case for Dash that matters most for THORChain is 1-second deterministic finality. Dash transactions get locked by the master node network within about a second, and if a block ever shows up trying to conflict with that lock, the network rejects the block. There are no probabilistic confirmations, no waiting for reorgs to become statistically unlikely.

"As soon as you see a Dash transaction, it's permanent and you don't have to worry about that."This is the foundation of Dash's payments stack. The @Dashpay wallet has usernames, encrypted on-chain metadata (so transaction history isn't an Excel spreadsheet of addresses), and a contact list. The Dash Spend feature uses that instant finality to do something most chains can't: buy a gift card for the exact amount of your purchase, in real time, at checkout. Walk up to Home Depot, scan your items, see $68.49, open Dash Spend, get a barcode, scan it, done. No padding the gift card with dust, no waiting 10 minutes for confirmations.

Joel says Dash Spend reaches roughly 150,000 US merchants, plus a recent Eon Pay integration extending coverage across Southeast Asia.

His broader sovereignty stack: self-custody, no KYC, not denominated in dollars or stablecoins. He uses a private reloadable card for the edge cases where Visa/Mastercard rails are unavoidable. The goal, in his words, is to not need cards within three years.

4. The Privacy Catch-Up: Dash's Next ReleaseDash's history in privacy is unusual. It was the first crypto with explicitly built-in privacy features (the original 2014 "Darkcoin"), predating @monero by a few months. But Dash's integrated CoinJoin model hides the transaction graph while leaving amounts visible. Monero and @Zcash pulled ahead on amount-hiding with confidential transactions (2017) and zero-knowledge proofs respectively.

That gap is about to close. Dash's lead developer Quantum Explorer has been porting Zcash's Orchard shielded-pool technology to the Dash Evolution chain. The code is in the next release, expected in the coming weeks. When it lands, Dash will have Zcash-level shielded transactions with 1-second finality.

There's a second angle: Zcash has long promised shielded assets (ZSAs, fully private tokens), but that roadmap has effectively paused at Zcash.

"Dash is getting Zcash shielded assets before Zcash. Dash might act as a test net for, is there demand for a fully private stable coin."5. Why Dash on THORChain MattersTHORChain already has @Maya_Protocol deeply integrated with Dash, and Maya has shipped instant-transaction support in the past few months. The case for THORChain catching up is straightforward: with the privacy market clearly back in force, and with recent centralized-DEX incidents making the cost of cutting corners on decentralization visible again, this is the moment for THORChain to be the natural home for sovereign assets.

Once Dash lands, the list of coins available across all three major cross-chain DEXes (THORChain, Maya, Near Intents) becomes very short: $BTC, $ETH, Zcash, and Dash. That's the rock-solid tier where centralized exchange delisting risk no longer matters because the on-chain volume can carry it. Joel noted Dash has been affected by delistings more than any other coin in crypto, so a permanent home on a permissionless DEX is more than a nice-to-have for the project.

The Free State Project lifer who closed his bank account in 2016 is now spending political capital making sure his coin's volume can survive any centralized delisting on the planet. That's the alignment, and that's why this integration matters.

@KentonC137 used the segment to make a broader call: stop gating THORChain integrations on market cap. A 20-million-dollar project with an engaged community brings free marketing, network effects, and access to audiences THORChain doesn't otherwise reach. The cost is dev work and the node operator overhead of running another daemon. The upside is months of unpaid pitching from a passionate team.

"Market cap should not be a barrier entry when it comes to THORChain."Kenton flagged projects worth watching as integration candidates: @QuaiNetwork (PoW Layer 1 with hybrid privacy and strong recent momentum), Nym (decentralized VPN with Edward Snowden's endorsement), and Firo on the smaller end. He also raised decentralized storage like Filecoin and Arweave as future integration targets so cross-chain rails can settle storage payments without centralized fiat onramps.

6. Quick PSA: Free SamouraiKenton is using free Twitter ad credits on the THORChain account to amplify the Free Samourai movement, supporting @SamouraiWallet co-founder @KeonneRodriguez and his co-defendant Bill, both currently serving federal sentences after pleading guilty in July 2025. Twitter doesn't allow promoting exchange interfaces, but it does allow awareness campaigns. Kenton has framed this as the new Free Ross movement and Keonne's wife will be coming on the podcast soon. Every dollar counts, and the THORChain community can move the needle here.

7. Cypherpunk Week in AmsterdamBlock your calendar. Amsterdam, September 3-5, three back-to-back events at the same venue (De Hallen Studios):

DashCon, September 3. The first major Dash conference since the 2019 Zurich event, organized by Joel. THORChain is invited and there will be a cross-chain DEX panel.Common S3nse, September 4-5. Organized by @CryptoCanal; formerly known as ETHDam. Last year's keynote was Alexey Pertsev of @TornadoCash, delivered while wearing an ankle monitor.Hackathon runs alongside. Builders welcome.Sponsorship and ticket packages are bundled across all three. Confirmed freedom-aligned sponsors include @EdgeWallet, @Zcash, and @zano_project. Conference URLs: commons3nse.cryptocanal.org and dash-con.com.

8. Assemble the Avengers: The Cypherpunk CornerThe bigger pitch from Joel: at the major industry conferences (Consensus, Bitcoin Vegas, Token2049), there is no home for hardcore decentralized projects. The booths are dominated by stablecoin slop, custodial wallets, and Hoskinson-grade marketing budgets. Meanwhile the cypherpunk contingent has nowhere to congregate.

Joel's proposal: club together. THORChain, Maya, Dash, Zcash, Monero, Quai, Edge, Bitcoin Cash, and any other freedom-aligned project pitches in to share one "Cypherpunk Corner" at the big conferences. Color-coded shirts. Real product demos. Live swaps on-stage. Branding spicy enough to actually stand out against the corpo-AI booths.

"We can have this anchor, this shining beacon on a hill of all the actual hardcore people."The economics work: a single booth at one of these conferences can run $35K-$100K, but typically comes with 10-20 unused tickets per sponsor. Pool the sponsorship, pool the tickets, and you have a 50-100 person on-site presence showing up to one conference together, with one coordinated narrative.

@patriotsounds called this the most exciting idea of the episode. Kenton's in. The plan is to start with Common S3nse and DashCon in September, then scale to Consensus 2027.

9. Takeaways / What to WatchDash integration on THORChain. The roadmap is now official. Watch for development pace and pool launch.Dash's next release. Shielded transactions with Orchard tech at 1-second finality, shipping in weeks. This closes the privacy gap with Zcash and Monero.Cypherpunk Week, Sept 3-5 Amsterdam. DashCon and Common S3nse back-to-back at the same venue. Speaker slots and sponsorship are open.The open door policy. Kenton's call to lower the integration bar is worth tracking. If THORChain culture shifts here, the next 12 months could see a wave of smaller but engaged communities onboarded.Free Samourai movement. Twitter ad credits supporting the defense fund. Keonne's wife on the podcast soon.The Avengers thesis. Watch for a coordinated cypherpunk presence at the next round of major conferences."Taxation is theft. Your phone is spying on you. Fiat is a scam. Live on crypto before it's too late."More @THORChain data, check out Raynalytics

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DASH: Dash Joins Southeast Asia Blockchain Week as a Community Partner

Dash (DASH) is up 12% on Wednesday, extending Monday’s 5% gain toward the $50 milestone. Retail interest is growing, driven by regulatory concerns over the upcoming Digital Assets Market Clarity Act (CLARITY) and the Zcash Orchard Shielded Pool integration, which enhances infrastructure flexibility. 

Dash integrates the Zcash shielded pool to clear the CLARITY Act barrierDash announced the integration of Zcash Orchard Shielded Pool on February 19, which, according to its official roadmap, will be completed in May. The roadmap lacks an official date, but the retail anticipation is surging as the month comes to an end. The integration will rebrand Dash's infrastructure from the CoinJoin (mixing) method to the zk-SNARKs (shielded) method to potentially achieve compliance with the CLARITY Act, which fueled the recent Zcash rally earlier this month. 

Dash official roadmap. On the derivatives side, DASH futures Open Interest (OI) is up nearly 19% over the last 24 hours to $72.95 million, indicating a positional buildup driven by retail interest for leveraged exposure. The total liquidations of $185,120 in the same period were led by $64,100 in DASH long positions, indicating a bearish wipeout. 

Typically, such decisive liquidations led to an imbalance in more active long positions, but the long-to-short ratio of 1.0016 reaffirms almost equal positions on both sides.

DASH derivatives data. Source: CoinGlassWill DASH cross above $50?Dash trades around $47.10 at press time on Wednesday, extending a bullish bias as price holds above the 50-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) on the 4-hour chart near $43.56 and the 200-period EMA around $41.85. The climb through the 23.6% and 38.2% Fibonacci Retracements at roughly $43.54 and $46.01, measured over the downswing from $58.09 to $39.84, reinforces a constructive structure.

The 50% retracement level at $48.10 serves as the immediate resistance, guarding the higher barriers at the 61.8% and 78.6% retracement levels at $50.29 and $53.58, respectively.

Momentum is growing bullish on the 4-hour chart, as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) above 71 suggests early overbought conditions, even as the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) extends a steady positive trend above its signal line, hinting that upside momentum could be stretched in the near term.

DASH/USDT daily price chart.On the downside, initial support emerges at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement around $46.01, ahead of the 23.6% level near $43.54, close to the EMA 50 at $43.56.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.)

We’re introducing a new fund to receive and distribute funds to further Dash ecosystem adoption, the Dash Ecosystem Fund (DEF). This will supplement existing funds in our greater DAO and serve new use cases.

Breaking Down Dash’s Different Funds First, let’s go over the existing funds and how they work, and where the new DEF fits in.

The DAO/Treasury The main source of funding in the Dash ecosystem, the Treasury, is Dash’s pioneering self-funding mechanism, live since 2015.

The Treasury comes directly from Dash’s block reward. Every month when new coins are created, 20% is available to be distributed to contractors for purposes such as development, marketing, etc. These funds are allocated monthly by masternode vote. Funds that are not spent every month are not created or otherwise retained.

The Treasury is the only funding method that’s fully decentralized and baked into the protocol itself. This is what makes Dash the oldest DAO.

The Dash Investment Foundation The Dash Investment Foundation is a Cayman Islands foundation built for the purposes of investing in companies and receiving equity on behalf of the Dash network.

The DIF is governed by supervisors who are elected by DAO vote. They then make decisions on investments in companies which support Dash and align with its strategic goals. The DIF then strategically divests and reinvests into new companies.

Historically, all of the DIF’s funding has come from the Treasury, though in the future it may be able to reinvest some of its previously successful investments. Unlike the Treasury, the DIF can receive funding from sources external to the Dash block reward.

The Dash Ecosystem Fund The Dash Ecosystem Fund is a newly formed fund. It is managed by long-standing members of the community from several major DAO-funded organizations including Dash Core Group, Dash Growth, the DIF, and CrowdNode.

The DEF was created to fund development and integrations in the Dash ecosystem. Smaller funding distributions are decided internally by the managing members, with larger distributions being subject to a DAO vote.

The DEF can receive funding from any source: community donations, DApp revenue, leftover Treasury funds, external grants, etc.

Donate to the DEF To donate to the DEF, please use the addresses below:

Dash:

XbRcKc6J9fX8kRE7wdRhxXWtgNCgds8nt5

Ethereum/Stablecoins:

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Why We’re Betting on Digital Cash

When Satoshi Nakamoto penned the Bitcoin whitepaper and established a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, this sparked the entire blockchain revolution. But increasingly, this original use case is falling out of favor in the space.

So why, in 2026 and beyond, are we still primarily focused on digital cash?

In short, because we believe that it’s still the killer app that has the potential to do the most good in the world. And, we see it as the critical underpinning of the decentralized financial system of the future that enables everything else to be built right.

What Is Digital Cash? To easily break it down, digital cash is a digital form of cash.

Cash is fungible, with any piece interchangeable with any other piece. It’s private, as a transferable token that’s not associated to any account, identity, or entity’s ownership; from a technological perspective, whoever possesses it is the rightful owner, without an inherent transfer of ownership record. Cash is also instant and inexpensive (or free) to transact with. Above all, it’s fully permissionless: anyone can use or transfer it, for whichever purpose, without the explicit knowledge or permission of any centralized intermediary.

Where digital cash diverges from simply digitizing paper cash as we know it today is in the base money. Modern cash is issued by a central bank, and its supply and value are entirely dictated by centralized actors. Historically, however, cash has represented redemption certificates for real money: gold and silver. Digital cash’s key innovation is creating an electronic version of cash that doesn’t just represent a base sound money: it IS the money.

Digital Cash vs. Stablecoins Stablecoins are quickly overtaking every other means of digital payment and collateral, and with good reason: on their surface, they allow the current global financial system to be neatly migrated to modern, efficient, digital rails.

Under the surface, however, stablecoins introduce a series of dependencies. To begin with, their value must be pegged to exogenous assets, re-introducing the vulnerability in legacy cash that digital cash solved. Either a complex algorithm must maintain its value, increasing the technical attack surface and risking a catastrophic depeg, or a central issuer must guarantee the value of the tokens. Additionally, the key value proposition, to peg the value to a central bank currency such as the dollar, ensures that the value, while stable, will largely go down over time.

As issuers become more prone to censorship, technological risks abound, and central bank currencies continue their devaluation, the appeal of stablecoins will begin to wane. Digital cash, on the other hand, grows more valuable the more scarce it is, and volatility diminishes over time with use, leaving a more reliable store of value than a central bank currency.

Dash will of course explore stablecoins as tools for targeted use cases, but our greater mission is to provide something inherently better.

Digital Cash vs. DeFi Decentralized finance has in many ways trended ahead of digital cash in value capture. However, it isn’t inherently incompatible, or fully in competition with, digital cash, and in many ways is deeply complementary.

First, in order to create a DeFi ecosystem, the various financial products must be built on units of value. In the absence of better solutions, this immediately defaults to stablecoins. The drawbacks associated with basing a money and payments system on stablecoins are compounded when these dependencies affect complex interdependent financial ecosystems. We have seen depegging incidents cause chaos (the Terra Luna incident, for example), What we haven’t seen yet is a DeFi protocol that becomes insolvent because a regulator or a centralized issuer freezes the funds in a pool, either creating bad debt or requiring the protocol to introduce permissioned elements.

Second, basing the value of an ecosystem on a unit of value that has few outside use cases provides inherent friction and volatility. A token that’s mainly good for collateralizing DeFi won’t be as valuable as one which has use in everyday commerce outside of that ecosystem as well. A widely-adopted digital cash system collateralizing a decentralized financial system just makes sense.

Digital Cash vs. DApps Finally, an emerging use case for blockchain networks is to build decentralized applications. Dash has forayed into this domain as well with the launch of the Evolution network, which provides a robust metadata system for building applications with on demand access to decentralized data without needing to trust a node or indexer. Rather than a side quest, however, this makes sense as a core digital cash value proposition.

Using, and paying for, applications, data, and digital goods is a large part of the global economy of the future, and these systems run on their network’s gas token. If the gas token has few other exogenous uses, however, the friction in using that tech stack to build and use applications will make it less attractive. Developers earning from the tools they build, and paying to build them, will be bridging in and out of the money they use for daily life outside of the digital world, introducing more friction and points of failure.

By contrast, imagine if the gas token you use to power your digital life is also the money that you use to power your physical life. Imagine that, instead of having to purchase and store different kinds of fuel for your car, lawnmower, leaf blower, chainsaw, and various other tools, if you could insert cash directly into these tools to fuel them up. Strange to imagine maybe, but it would cut down on so much friction and waste associated with obtaining the various kinds of fuels for these tools.

Where we win is where we have a base, stable, scarce, and valuable money powering everything: our payments and savings, our finance, and our digital economy.

Digital cash is the underpinning of all of this, and we’re committed to seeing it through to the end.

DashPay Maya swaps are now live thanks to our long partnership with the Maya Protocol. Dash has been working with the Maya team for many years as one of the very first chains added after the protocol launched in 2023. This Maya Protocol Dash integration brings fully decentralized cross-chain swaps directly into the DashPay wallet — letting users swap Dash to Bitcoin, Ethereum, SOL, stablecoins, and many other cryptocurrencies without leaving their Dash-only wallet.

Our Long Partnership With Maya Dash has been working with our friends at the Maya Protocol for many years. One of the very first cross-chain DEX protocols, Maya is a friendly fork of THORChain, launched to create redundancy, explore new features and chains, and complement the budding cross-chain ecosystem. Today, there is significant overlap in developers and communities of the two projects.

We were the first new chain added after the protocol launched in 2023, and have worked with the team since its pioneering days to where it is today.

Now, it’s only fitting to add Maya as the first DEX integration into our flagship wallets.

Why We Chose Maya Protocol for Dash Integration This new integration helps bring Dash to a whole new set of users and use cases.

Let’s be honest: Dash just works. Nothing in the space is as easy to use, as reliable, as useful as money, and so on. But we live in an increasingly cross-chain world, and much of the space uses other cryptocurrency ecosystems, from Bitcoin to stablecoins and more.

Instead of expanding complexity for the end user by exposing them to countless cryptocurrencies, tokens, and networks, and forcing them to manage multiple assets in the same wallet, we’re keeping DashPay Dash-only, but letting them send and receive as many other assets as they want. All without centralized, custodial rails. Digital cash, upgraded.

What’s Next for DashPay Maya Swaps Integration of this feature into the iOS wallet is coming very soon. After that, we will be integrating additional DEX swap options (and some other surprises), including for receiving transactions as well as sending. And, of course, we will keep polishing the user experience of this feature so that it’s as smooth as possible.

Stay tuned for a full breakdown of this new Dash-to-Anything feature and how it will evolve!

Dash has begun evaluating the Philippines as a possible destination for its crypto payments business, while placing regulatory compliance at the center of any potential expansion plans.

Summary

Dash is evaluating the Philippines for a potential crypto payments expansion and has begun talks with regulators and industry participants. Dash said it is prioritizing legal compliance before any launch as Philippine authorities tighten oversight of crypto firms. The company cited demand for lower cost payments and growing interest in digital finance tools as reasons for studying the local market. Daria Chernozub, global adoption lead at Dash Blockchain, told attendees at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 that the project is studying the local market and has already started discussions with major industry participants. She said Dash has also prepared a legal opinion letter to support talks with regulators and financial sector stakeholders.

Chernozub said the project targets countries where consumers face expensive payment services and are willing to adopt new financial technologies.

“We believe that Dash brings the technology and the payment solutions for people who are suffering from high commissions [and] who need something easy to use,” Chernozub said during the event.

She said the Philippines fits that description because many consumers are open to exploring digital financial tools. However, she added that Dash has not made any launch commitments and is still conducting market assessments.

Compliance remains a priority Chernozub said Dash intends to address legal and regulatory requirements before introducing any services in the country. She said the project has already opened communication channels with key market participants as part of that process.

The comments come as Philippine regulators continue tightening oversight of cryptocurrency businesses.

On June 17, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas introduced new requirements for virtual asset service providers. The central bank directed licensed firms to conduct extensive reviews before listing digital assets and required continuous monitoring of tokens after approval.

The BSP also instructed VASPs to evaluate issuer information, market maturity, use cases, security measures, liquidity conditions, and legal compliance before offering assets to customers. Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies remain prohibited under the framework.

Crypto firms face licensing requirements Recent regulatory actions have reinforced the BSP’s position that cryptocurrency companies must obtain the appropriate licenses before operating in the country.

Earlier this month, the BSP said neither Binance nor BlockShoals Technologies held a virtual asset service provider license despite BlockShoals participating in the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission’s StratBox regulatory sandbox program.

The central bank said SEC sandbox participation does not replace BSP licensing requirements for crypto payment and transaction services. Regulators also required BlockShoals to connect with a licensed domestic VASP before Binance-backed user onboarding could proceed.

The Philippines has sought to attract foreign technology companies, but crypto firms continue to face licensing, compliance, and regulatory review processes beyond standard corporate registration requirements.

Dash has not announced a timeline for entering the market. Chernozub said the company will continue its assessment of the Philippines while engaging with regulators and industry participants.

Proof-of-Stake Future: Inevitability or Myth0

The end of the week brings the market back to a familiar situation. Bitcoin remains largely uneventful, gaining only $100 on yesterday’s price. Top altcoins appear to be on the same boat with the exception of ATOM and DASH, which gained 23.67% and 10.67% respectively.

Binance Coin has recovered from yesterday’s hiccup, while MaidSafeCoin has now posted a new ATH since July.

Cryptocurrency market dynamics since September 12. Source: Coin360 As the world focuses on Venezuela, Bitcoin is making inroads in another Latin American country: Cuba.

According to a report by Reuters, Cubans are appreciating crypto’s borderless nature. The country has been subjected to a decades-long embargo from the U.S., which completely disconnected it from international finance and made it impossible to obtain a simple debit or credit card.

Cryptocurrency’s potential is exemplified by Jason Sanchez, who is reported to have used bitcoin to purchase spare parts for his cellphone repair shop from an online store in China. Alex Sobrino, the founder of Telegram channel CubaCripto, provided more details on crypto adoption in the country. “We are using cryptocurrencies to top up our cellphones, to make purchases online, and there are even people reserving hotel rooms with (it),” he explained, estimating that there are 10,000 users active users in Cuba.

Still, crypto operates in an opaque grey field in Cuba. The central bank of the country has stated in July that it would explore the potential of crypto payments. But just like Iran, it might decide that a centrally-controlled digital currency could make for a better option – even though the pioneering Petro has failed to achieve its goals.

Cosmos recovers amid continuous software releases The ATOM token has had a strong performance this week. After posting its ATL on September 5, it has rebounded by 58% in the past seven days – most of it due to today’s 23% gain.

Excitement is building for the upcoming release of IBC, the Inter Blockchain Communication protocol. The third Release Candidate version of its Interchain Standards was published a few days ago. This will be an important resource for developers on IBC, paving the way for additional attention by the community. The project has also announced Game Of Zones, a gamified network test for the system.

What Games of Stakes was for Cosmos Hub, Game of Zones is for IBC 🤺

Are you ready for 3 weeks of back-to-back gaming? 🛠️

📌 Week 1: Test connections between zones
📌 Week 2: Test token transfers
📌 Week 3: Adversarial zones

🔜 Stay tuned for updates!

— Cosmos – The Interchain ⚛️ (@cosmos) September 12, 2019

Excitement around the fundamental drivers, in addition to a fertile technical picture, are likely to have contributed to ATOM’s cosmic performance this week.

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Coinbase Pro Announces DASH listing The markets have reacted to yet another Coinbase announcement. Trading is set to start on Monday, after a 12 hour period in which only deposits will be open. The coin will only be available on Coinbase Pro, previously called GDAX.

The announcement is responsible for almost the entirety of DASH gains this week, which are currently set at 12%. It’s worth noting that Dash will not be available for New York and UK-based traders, likely due to concerns about its privacy features, which led to Zcash trading restrictions last month.

MaidSafe price sees steady rise MaidSafeCoin, the token of the decentralized internet project Safe Network, has seen a steady rise in the last few weeks.

MaidSafeCoin price chart by CoinMarketCap What’s noteworthy about the project is that it had its ICO back in 2014. While the development journey was expected to be quite long, the fact that it is active after all these years is giving hope to its traders. Many other project tokens have simply flatlined since 2018.

The excitement is likely coming from MaidSafe reaching its Phase 1 milestone at the beginning of the month. Timely development updates and meaningful activity have also compounded the initial effect.

Last week we were beyond delighted to announce that we released real Vaults and therefore, we've landed at the Phase 1 milestone!

But what are Vaults, what's Phase 1, and why is this such big news? https://t.co/ja1tW8mmxk

— Autonomi (@WithAutonomi) September 6, 2019

Bitcoin Commentary By Nathan Batchelor Bitcoin is starting to push lower as we head into the U.S trading session, after the cryptocurrency ran into a wall of technical selling above the $10,400 level. Yesterday I highlighted this key technical area as the likely short-term bullish target.

The $10,000 level is now a possible short-term bearish target if we continue to see the BTC / USD pair losing upside momentum over the weekend.

The one-hour time chart clearly shows that a bullish falling wedge breakout occurred yesterday, once price moved above the $10,150 level. We are likely to see a re-test of the triangle breakout if we continue to hold below the $10,400 level; technical analysis shows that key trendline resistance from the triangle pattern is now located at the $10,000 level.

The $10,600 level still remains the overall short-term bullish target, should a more bullish scenario happen today or even over the weekend. A test towards the current monthly trading high is even possible if the BTC / USD pair finds renewed technical buying interest above the $10,600 level.

Via TradingView The Money Flow Index on both the one-hour and daily time frame has turned bullish, while the Relative Strength Indicator on the daily time frame has risen to its highest level since September 6th. The improvement in these indicators is definitely a positive sign Bitcoin.

*The recent bullish wedge breakout on the one-hour time frame remains valid while the BTC/USD pair trades above the $10,000 level.*

SENTIMENT

Intraday bullish sentiment for Bitcoin has notably increased from yesterday, to 60.00%, according to the latest data from TheTIE.io. Long-term sentiment for the cryptocurrency is largely unchanged, at 66.50 % positive.

UPSIDE POTENTIAL

If the recent bullish moves continue, we should then expect the $10,600 level to be a major area of interest for BTC / USD buyers.

The $10,960 level will be the next technical region for bulls to break, with the $11,700 and $12,400 levels then becoming the next targets for further breakouts.

DOWNSIDE POTENTIAL

The $10,120 and $10,000 levels are the main support areas to watch today, with the $9,876 level the most important technical area to watch below.

We should also consider the weekly price close. If BTC / USD bulls fails to close the weekly candle above the $10,600 level we should expect downside pressure to resume next week.

A full version of Nathan Batchelor’s Daily Bitcoin Commentary, together with his calls, is available to SIMETRI Research subscribers earlier in the day.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Andrey Shevchenko. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

Mintdice Launches New Provably Fair Online Betting Platform

Shrikar Parashar Posted On May 11, 2019

Crypto wallet and trading platform Abra recently enabled access to 17 Altcoins.Abra which is led by Bill Barhydt added native support to 17 altcoins including Digibyte (DGB), Dogecoin (DOGE), Dash (DASH), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Neo (NEO), 0x (ZEX), OmiseGo (OMG), Qtum (QTUM), Vertcoin (VTC), Zcash (ZEC), Golem (GNT), Stratis (STRAT), Augur (REP), Ethereum Classic (ETC), TRON (TRX), Lisk (LSK) and Status (SNT).

In addition to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) users will soon be able to deposit and withdraw an additional 17 Crypto assets.

Native withdrawals for the other cryptocurrencies will be turned on in the coming days.

— Abra (@AbraGlobal) May 8, 2019

Abra is a non-custodial wallet meaning the private keys will not be held by the company but within the user’s device instead. The firm has also previously announced that it will enable users to buy synthetic equivalents of stocks and ETFs using Bitcoin smart contracts.

Abra Partners with Plaid to connect to “Thousands of banks”Abra has partnered with San Francisco based Fintech firm Plaid to connect user accounts to thousands of US banks. App users had to use bank transfers to deposit into their wallets, but with the new feature, they will able to connect to their bank accounts directly in-app using their API.

Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra said:

“The addition of these new liquidity enhancements in our app gives users more ways to move between crypto and fiat. We’re particularly excited about our partnership with Plaid, which brings thousands of additional financial institutions into the Abra ecosystem for US customers.”

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As seen in the chart below, Dash, Tezos, and Augur have all performed relatively well, with their RoIs over the last 90 days up by 51%, 36, and 11%, respectively. Unlike, most altcoins, however, these three coins have managed to push higher, even after the crash on 13 March.

Source: TradingView

Dash Dash had been in the news recently due to its performance over the last two months, with the altcoin performing consistently better than other coins. Further, Dash also migrated to Hive after the Steemit fiasco. Additionally, the price was forming a bearish descending triangle, with the CMF heading lower, at the time of writing.

The VPVR indicator showed the formation of a PoC at the press time price level of $70. The future for the 20th largest crypto seemed slightly bearish, with there being a possibility that Dash’s market cap [$646 million] would fall following a 9% drop in price.

Augur Augur, the 45th ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, was about to face off with both the 200 DMA [purple] and 50 DMA [yellow], levels which will act as resistance, preventing the price from trending higher.

The price level [$10.13] was also a confluence of resistance, with the VPVR also highlighting a major level of resistance. Further, a drop from here would take the price of Augur aka Rep token to its PoC at $7.85.

Tezos Tezos’ price has been trending higher since mid-March, with its price going from a low of $6 to $10 and above. At press time, however, the price stood at $10.05, with the token ranked as the 10th largest crypto on CoinMarketCap.

The 24-hour trading volume for XTZ was recorded to be $134 million, with the token recording a 24-hour price change of 3.28%.

After the price breakout, a bearish trend should be expected and the same was highlighted by the MACD indicator which was heading towards the zero-line. This trend might push the price down by a minimum of 9%.