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On-chain analytics firm Santiment flagged that PAX Gold (PAXG) daily active addresses hit an all-time high on July 6, while network realized profits surged to a five-month peak. The combination paints a clear picture: holders are locking in gains during gold’s broader rally, and more wallets than ever are engaging with the tokenized commodity.

The numbers behind the gold rush PAXG was trading near $4,150 in early July, which might sound impressive until you remember it touched roughly $5,619 on January 29. That’s a decline of about 26% from its all-time high.

Yet the token’s market capitalization still sits at approximately $1.8 billion, backed by a circulating supply of around 452,000 tokens. Each one represents a single fine troy ounce of London Good Delivery gold, stored in LBMA-approved vaults.

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The five-month high in realized profits tells us that a meaningful number of PAXG holders bought in at lower prices and are now selling into strength.

Why tokenized gold keeps gaining traction PAXG is issued by Paxos Trust Company, a New York-based regulated trust company that publishes monthly transparency reports confirming the 1:1 physical gold backing.

Paxos launched PAXG back in September 2019. Each PAXG token is fully redeemable for one troy ounce of investment-grade gold stored in segregated LBMA-approved vaults, and the token operates as an ERC-20 asset on Ethereum, meaning it can be moved, swapped, and settled on-chain.

What this means for investors The record active address count suggests PAXG is moving beyond its original audience. When wallet activity hits all-time highs on a $1.8 billion market cap asset, it signals that the user base is expanding, not just churning.

The profit-taking dynamic deserves careful attention. When realized profits spike alongside rising active addresses, it can sometimes precede short-term price consolidation. The 26% drawdown from January’s peak suggests that PAXG isn’t immune to the same supply-demand dynamics that govern every other traded asset.

The competitive landscape for tokenized gold is worth monitoring. Tether’s XAUT is the primary rival, and market share shifts between the two tend to follow regulatory sentiment. Paxos’ status as a regulated trust company and its consistent monthly attestations give PAXG an edge with institutional allocators who need compliance checkboxes ticked before they can deploy capital.

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US officials: Israel has withdrawn troops from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

A U.S. State Department official said Israel has withdrawn from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, describing the move as a "goodwill gesture" toward the Lebanese government.

6 minutes ago

CBRS trades below IPO price post-earnings: Erases all gains six weeks after listing, two smart money firms net $5.8 million from first-day IPO shorts.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Cerebras (CBRS), the AI chip firm previously dubbed "Nvidia’s strongest challenger", saw its stock price fall in stages after reporting its first quarterly results since going public, as negative guidance overshadowed better-than-expected performance. The stock has dropped roughly 22% since the earnings release and officially broke below its IPO price today. On-chain whales are overall bearish. CBRS trades at $184 on the Hyperliquid platform, down 7.7% in 24 hours. Large-scale short positions (million-dollar level) total around $11.62 million, 2.39 times the long positions ($4.87 million). Two major short positions were placed precisely at high levels as early as the IPO day or even before the IPO: - Whale 0xe0ff: Shorted at $284.51 on May 14 with a 3x leveraged position of $6.13 million, generating an unrealized profit of $3.24 million (+104%); - Whale 0x9996: Shorted at $275.92 on May 11 with a 5x leveraged position of $5.48 million, generating an unrealized profit of $2.64 million (+162%). It is learned that both addresses currently hold short positions in both CBRS and SPCX, and have recorded substantial unrealized profits, preferring to place short positions at high levels before or on the day of major stock listings. With the realization of negative earnings news in this round, the combined unrealized profit of the two positions is around $5.88 million. Currently, the average entry price of CBRS short whales is around $275, and the current price is over 30% lower than that. The nearest short liquidation line is at $200.13, about 7% away from the current price.

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Multiple high-performing domestic public mutual fund products have tightened their purchase restrictions.

E Fund Management announced in its latest filing that the E Fund Information Industry Select Fund, managed by Zheng Xi, has cut its purchase limit to 10,000 yuan. The same purchase limit reduction to 10,000 yuan applies to another fund under his management, E Fund Information Industry Fund, while E Fund Global Growth Select Hybrid Fund (QDII) has lowered its purchase limit to 10 yuan. In addition, Guolianan Preferred Industry Fund, Harvest Tech Innovation Fund, and Principal Performance-Driven Fund have also announced purchase limits or adjustments to their limits recently. Jin Zicai, a fund manager closely watched by the market, imposed additional purchase limits on multiple public offering funds under his management, with the four funds involved cutting their purchase limits to 500 yuan starting June 23. Purchase limits on high-performing funds likely stem from multiple considerations: they can avoid return dilution caused by short-term concentrated subscriptions, and proactive limits during overheated market conditions also send risk warning signals to the market. As the first half of the year draws to a close, such moves have become increasingly frequent. Overall, Wind data shows that since June alone, 19 funds with year-to-date net asset value returns exceeding 90% have suspended large subscriptions or adjusted their purchase caps. (Source: Cailian Press)

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The US stock market's optical communication sector rises across the board in pre-market trading, with Corning up 9.28%.

According to Bitget market data, the U.S. stock market's optical communication sector saw broad pre-market gains, with MRVL rising 4.99%, LITE up 3.24%, Nokia up 3.11%, Corning up 9.28%, and AXTI up 6.69%.

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US-listed AI chip stocks saw mixed pre-market performance, with Qualcomm surging 13%.

According to Bitget market data, U.S. AI chip stocks posted mixed pre-market performance: Qualcomm (QCOM.O) surged 13%, Intel (INTC.O) rose nearly 6%, AMD (AMD.O) gained nearly 4%, and Google (GOOG.O) declined 1.4%.

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Micron Technology surges 18% in pre-market trading on US stocks

According to Bitget market data, the US stock storage sector is seeing broad pre-market gains. Micron Technology (MU.O) jumps 18% in pre-market trading, as its strong earnings significantly exceeded expectations, with multiple major banks raising the stock’s target price. SanDisk (SNDK) rises 12.25%, Western Digital (WDC) gains 12.05%, and Seagate Technology (STX) climbs 8.63%.

6 minutes ago

US officials: Israel has withdrawn troops from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

A U.S. State Department official said Israel has withdrawn from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, describing the move as a "goodwill gesture" toward the Lebanese government.

6 minutes ago

CBRS trades below IPO price post-earnings: Erases all gains six weeks after listing, two smart money firms net $5.8 million from first-day IPO shorts.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Cerebras (CBRS), the AI chip firm previously dubbed "Nvidia’s strongest challenger", saw its stock price fall in stages after reporting its first quarterly results since going public, as negative guidance overshadowed better-than-expected performance. The stock has dropped roughly 22% since the earnings release and officially broke below its IPO price today. On-chain whales are overall bearish. CBRS trades at $184 on the Hyperliquid platform, down 7.7% in 24 hours. Large-scale short positions (million-dollar level) total around $11.62 million, 2.39 times the long positions ($4.87 million). Two major short positions were placed precisely at high levels as early as the IPO day or even before the IPO: - Whale 0xe0ff: Shorted at $284.51 on May 14 with a 3x leveraged position of $6.13 million, generating an unrealized profit of $3.24 million (+104%); - Whale 0x9996: Shorted at $275.92 on May 11 with a 5x leveraged position of $5.48 million, generating an unrealized profit of $2.64 million (+162%). It is learned that both addresses currently hold short positions in both CBRS and SPCX, and have recorded substantial unrealized profits, preferring to place short positions at high levels before or on the day of major stock listings. With the realization of negative earnings news in this round, the combined unrealized profit of the two positions is around $5.88 million. Currently, the average entry price of CBRS short whales is around $275, and the current price is over 30% lower than that. The nearest short liquidation line is at $200.13, about 7% away from the current price.

6 minutes ago

Multiple high-performing domestic public mutual fund products have tightened their purchase restrictions.

E Fund Management announced in its latest filing that the E Fund Information Industry Select Fund, managed by Zheng Xi, has cut its purchase limit to 10,000 yuan. The same purchase limit reduction to 10,000 yuan applies to another fund under his management, E Fund Information Industry Fund, while E Fund Global Growth Select Hybrid Fund (QDII) has lowered its purchase limit to 10 yuan. In addition, Guolianan Preferred Industry Fund, Harvest Tech Innovation Fund, and Principal Performance-Driven Fund have also announced purchase limits or adjustments to their limits recently. Jin Zicai, a fund manager closely watched by the market, imposed additional purchase limits on multiple public offering funds under his management, with the four funds involved cutting their purchase limits to 500 yuan starting June 23. Purchase limits on high-performing funds likely stem from multiple considerations: they can avoid return dilution caused by short-term concentrated subscriptions, and proactive limits during overheated market conditions also send risk warning signals to the market. As the first half of the year draws to a close, such moves have become increasingly frequent. Overall, Wind data shows that since June alone, 19 funds with year-to-date net asset value returns exceeding 90% have suspended large subscriptions or adjusted their purchase caps. (Source: Cailian Press)

6 minutes ago

The US stock market's optical communication sector rises across the board in pre-market trading, with Corning up 9.28%.

According to Bitget market data, the U.S. stock market's optical communication sector saw broad pre-market gains, with MRVL rising 4.99%, LITE up 3.24%, Nokia up 3.11%, Corning up 9.28%, and AXTI up 6.69%.

6 minutes ago

US-listed AI chip stocks saw mixed pre-market performance, with Qualcomm surging 13%.

According to Bitget market data, U.S. AI chip stocks posted mixed pre-market performance: Qualcomm (QCOM.O) surged 13%, Intel (INTC.O) rose nearly 6%, AMD (AMD.O) gained nearly 4%, and Google (GOOG.O) declined 1.4%.

6 minutes ago

Micron Technology surges 18% in pre-market trading on US stocks

According to Bitget market data, the US stock storage sector is seeing broad pre-market gains. Micron Technology (MU.O) jumps 18% in pre-market trading, as its strong earnings significantly exceeded expectations, with multiple major banks raising the stock’s target price. SanDisk (SNDK) rises 12.25%, Western Digital (WDC) gains 12.05%, and Seagate Technology (STX) climbs 8.63%.

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Over the past 24 hours, several digital currencies have made strong gains, indicating that the cryptocurrency sector is picking up pace. According to CoinMarketCap, Worldcoin (WLD) increased substantially due to AI technology, while gold-backed tokens like PAX Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUt) reached record high valuations. The combination generates potential for high-tech investors while protecting them from international economic instability, reflecting the maturation of the fledgling crypto sector.

Worldcoin and Gold-Backed Tokens are on Top Worldcoin (WLD) has been the most successful cryptocurrency today as it increased in price by 5.39% to $0.4884 with an associated trading volume of $780 million. The increase is due to the success of the biometric identification verification solution created by Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI). Price increases seem to be associated with improvements to Worldcoin’s platform through its use of AMPC (Anonymous Multi-Party Computation) technology, which uses quantum computers to obfuscate and protect the digital representation of the World ID member’s numerical code, thereby addressing privacy issues related to Worldcoin.

The performance of Paxos Gold (PAXG) has been strong in the past week, up 4.69% or $5,532.74 with more than $1 billion in 24-hour trading volume. Since PAXG is a token that is backed 1:1 by physical gold that is stored in LBMA approved vaults, it reflects the performance of the overall gold market, which has recently hit a record high of more than $5,000 per ounce. The recent increase in gold-backed cryptocurrencies has been driven by macroeconomic factors such as strong central bank purchases of gold, geopolitical concerns, and expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

Recent trade saw Tether Gold (XAUt) rise 4.64% to $5,516.95. Trade volume has been above $1 billion. Tether Gold uses blockchain networks to track ownership of actual gold for investors. Tether Gold (and other gold-backed tokens) are different from typical investments due to the legislative framework and blockchain technology, which allows institutional investors to employ Gold.

TRON and Emerging Projects Steady Performance TRON (TRX) had a 0.90% gain for the day, trading at $0.2946 with volume of $618 million. The blockchain platform has seen the benefit of its integration with Coinbase’s Base network, which has opened TRX to wider cross-chain liquidity as well as DeFi participation. TRON remains dominant in the volatile nature of the stablecoins industry as it hosts about $60 billion in the stablecoin market capitalization, making it appealing for users looking to send digital dollars for low-cost, fast transactions.

UNUS SED LEO (LEO) added 0.52% to trade at $9.21, and MemeCore (M) added 0.32% to lead $1.55. These gains provide evidence that even established tokens and meme projects are engaging in the positive trends of the market today.

Conclusion The current leading gainers in the crypto space show us that there is a wide variety of investment potential for Cryptocurrencies. Worldcoin provides us with a new way of digitally identifying people, whereas Tokenized Gold provides us with a way of coming together between traditional finance and blockchain. As crypto space matures, it will be driven by the continual maturation of regulations, continued technological innovation and increasing utilization of Cryptocurrencies in the real world.

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Gold Volatility Fails to Slow Tokenized Gold’s $6 Billion Rise

Physical gold prices climbed to their highest level in a month as safe-haven demand spiked amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

At the same time, the move into bullion is spilling into digital markets. On-chain data shows a surge in the accumulation of tokenized gold assets.

Gold Prices Advance as Investors Seek SafetyGold rose 2% on March 2, reaching an intraday high of $5,394 per ounce, its highest level since January 30. At press time, the price had adjusted to $5,363.7.

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Gold Price on March 2. Source: TradingViewThe catalyst was direct: US and Israeli strikes on Iran sparked safe-haven flows into precious metals across global markets. Monday’s flare-up injected additional momentum into the precious metal’s broader rally. Gold has delivered notable returns, rising approximately 65% in 2025 alone.

For crypto participants, the timing mattered. With digital asset markets simultaneously experiencing renewed volatility, tokenized gold offered a path to preserve gold exposure without relying on traditional finance rails.

Major Purchases Highlight Tokenized Gold DemandOn-chain analytics firm Lookonchain identified an inactive wallet that spent $1 million USDC to buy PAX Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUT) tokens. The address, labeled 0x1C70, performed multiple swaps over several hours and still holds $4 million USDC.

“The wallet still holds 4M USDC and may buy more,” Lookonchain said.

Additionally, an Ethereum whale rotated holdings from ETH into XAUT while accepting a realized loss. OnchainLens reported that the wallet (0x744b) swapped 1,000 ETH, valued at $1.94 million, for 358.49 XAUT at $5,413, incurring a loss of over $60,000.

“Over the past 2 years, the whale received 1,645 ETH for $3.26 million and still holds 645 ETH ($1.25 million),” the post read.

Meanwhile, London-based asset manager Abraxas Capital Management’s gold holdings also rose. An on-chain analyst, citing data from blockchain intelligence platform Arkham Intelligence, reported that the firm received 28,723 XAUT tokens, valued at $151 million, from Tether’s treasury. The transfer marked the largest XAUT transaction recorded in the past three weeks.

“Interesting fact: Heka Funds (Abraxas Capital) is one of Tether’s largest and most important institutional clients. At one point, it held 1.5% of the total USDT supply. Among Tether’s publicly disclosed on-chain address clusters, it currently ranks as the second-largest entity by interaction volume,” the analyst added.

The increase in tokenized gold accumulation corresponds with greater interest in alternative stores of value within crypto. Investors may favor gold-backed tokens for price stability and potential gains linked to metals markets, while risking less from the volatility typical of many digital assets.

BeInCrypto recently reported that the tokenized gold sector has recorded significant expansion, with its market capitalization now exceeding $6 billion. Furthermore, according to CoinGecko, daily trading volumes for both XAUT and PAXG surpassed $1 billion yesterday, signaling strong investor demand.

Whether this is a temporary flight to safety or marks a sustained move toward commodity-backed digital tokens remains a question as March 2026 progresses and more on-chain data emerges.

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US officials: Israel has withdrawn troops from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

A U.S. State Department official said Israel has withdrawn from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, describing the move as a "goodwill gesture" toward the Lebanese government.

5 minutes ago

CBRS trades below IPO price post-earnings: Erases all gains six weeks after listing, two smart money firms net $5.8 million from first-day IPO shorts.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Cerebras (CBRS), the AI chip firm previously dubbed "Nvidia’s strongest challenger", saw its stock price fall in stages after reporting its first quarterly results since going public, as negative guidance overshadowed better-than-expected performance. The stock has dropped roughly 22% since the earnings release and officially broke below its IPO price today. On-chain whales are overall bearish. CBRS trades at $184 on the Hyperliquid platform, down 7.7% in 24 hours. Large-scale short positions (million-dollar level) total around $11.62 million, 2.39 times the long positions ($4.87 million). Two major short positions were placed precisely at high levels as early as the IPO day or even before the IPO: - Whale 0xe0ff: Shorted at $284.51 on May 14 with a 3x leveraged position of $6.13 million, generating an unrealized profit of $3.24 million (+104%); - Whale 0x9996: Shorted at $275.92 on May 11 with a 5x leveraged position of $5.48 million, generating an unrealized profit of $2.64 million (+162%). It is learned that both addresses currently hold short positions in both CBRS and SPCX, and have recorded substantial unrealized profits, preferring to place short positions at high levels before or on the day of major stock listings. With the realization of negative earnings news in this round, the combined unrealized profit of the two positions is around $5.88 million. Currently, the average entry price of CBRS short whales is around $275, and the current price is over 30% lower than that. The nearest short liquidation line is at $200.13, about 7% away from the current price.

5 minutes ago

Multiple high-performing domestic public mutual fund products have tightened their purchase restrictions.

E Fund Management announced in its latest filing that the E Fund Information Industry Select Fund, managed by Zheng Xi, has cut its purchase limit to 10,000 yuan. The same purchase limit reduction to 10,000 yuan applies to another fund under his management, E Fund Information Industry Fund, while E Fund Global Growth Select Hybrid Fund (QDII) has lowered its purchase limit to 10 yuan. In addition, Guolianan Preferred Industry Fund, Harvest Tech Innovation Fund, and Principal Performance-Driven Fund have also announced purchase limits or adjustments to their limits recently. Jin Zicai, a fund manager closely watched by the market, imposed additional purchase limits on multiple public offering funds under his management, with the four funds involved cutting their purchase limits to 500 yuan starting June 23. Purchase limits on high-performing funds likely stem from multiple considerations: they can avoid return dilution caused by short-term concentrated subscriptions, and proactive limits during overheated market conditions also send risk warning signals to the market. As the first half of the year draws to a close, such moves have become increasingly frequent. Overall, Wind data shows that since June alone, 19 funds with year-to-date net asset value returns exceeding 90% have suspended large subscriptions or adjusted their purchase caps. (Source: Cailian Press)

5 minutes ago

The US stock market's optical communication sector rises across the board in pre-market trading, with Corning up 9.28%.

According to Bitget market data, the U.S. stock market's optical communication sector saw broad pre-market gains, with MRVL rising 4.99%, LITE up 3.24%, Nokia up 3.11%, Corning up 9.28%, and AXTI up 6.69%.

5 minutes ago

US-listed AI chip stocks saw mixed pre-market performance, with Qualcomm surging 13%.

According to Bitget market data, U.S. AI chip stocks posted mixed pre-market performance: Qualcomm (QCOM.O) surged 13%, Intel (INTC.O) rose nearly 6%, AMD (AMD.O) gained nearly 4%, and Google (GOOG.O) declined 1.4%.

5 minutes ago

Micron Technology surges 18% in pre-market trading on US stocks

According to Bitget market data, the US stock storage sector is seeing broad pre-market gains. Micron Technology (MU.O) jumps 18% in pre-market trading, as its strong earnings significantly exceeded expectations, with multiple major banks raising the stock’s target price. SanDisk (SNDK) rises 12.25%, Western Digital (WDC) gains 12.05%, and Seagate Technology (STX) climbs 8.63%.

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PANews reported on March 20th that, according to Decrypt, the World Gold Council, founded in 1987, is collaborating with the Boston Consulting Group to propose a "Gold as a Service" framework. This framework aims to establish standards for tokenized gold, challenging crypto-native issuers such as Tether Gold and PAX Gold. The service will provide a shared network enabling companies issuing tokenized gold to access a unified platform to manage physical reserves, enhance trust through continuous auditing, and establish fungibility between products.

The tokenized gold market, currently dominated by Paxos and Tether, has a total market capitalization of approximately $4.9 billion, with each having established its own independent custody and issuance system. The World Gold Council launched the first physical gold ETF in the United States, SPDR Gold Shares, in 2004, which currently has a market capitalization of $126 billion. The council states that the new service could lower the entry barrier for issuers and is expected to spawn hundreds of tokenized gold products.

US officials: Israel has withdrawn troops from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

A U.S. State Department official said Israel has withdrawn from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, describing the move as a "goodwill gesture" toward the Lebanese government.

5 minutes ago

CBRS trades below IPO price post-earnings: Erases all gains six weeks after listing, two smart money firms net $5.8 million from first-day IPO shorts.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Cerebras (CBRS), the AI chip firm previously dubbed "Nvidia’s strongest challenger", saw its stock price fall in stages after reporting its first quarterly results since going public, as negative guidance overshadowed better-than-expected performance. The stock has dropped roughly 22% since the earnings release and officially broke below its IPO price today. On-chain whales are overall bearish. CBRS trades at $184 on the Hyperliquid platform, down 7.7% in 24 hours. Large-scale short positions (million-dollar level) total around $11.62 million, 2.39 times the long positions ($4.87 million). Two major short positions were placed precisely at high levels as early as the IPO day or even before the IPO: - Whale 0xe0ff: Shorted at $284.51 on May 14 with a 3x leveraged position of $6.13 million, generating an unrealized profit of $3.24 million (+104%); - Whale 0x9996: Shorted at $275.92 on May 11 with a 5x leveraged position of $5.48 million, generating an unrealized profit of $2.64 million (+162%). It is learned that both addresses currently hold short positions in both CBRS and SPCX, and have recorded substantial unrealized profits, preferring to place short positions at high levels before or on the day of major stock listings. With the realization of negative earnings news in this round, the combined unrealized profit of the two positions is around $5.88 million. Currently, the average entry price of CBRS short whales is around $275, and the current price is over 30% lower than that. The nearest short liquidation line is at $200.13, about 7% away from the current price.

5 minutes ago

Multiple high-performing domestic public mutual fund products have tightened their purchase restrictions.

E Fund Management announced in its latest filing that the E Fund Information Industry Select Fund, managed by Zheng Xi, has cut its purchase limit to 10,000 yuan. The same purchase limit reduction to 10,000 yuan applies to another fund under his management, E Fund Information Industry Fund, while E Fund Global Growth Select Hybrid Fund (QDII) has lowered its purchase limit to 10 yuan. In addition, Guolianan Preferred Industry Fund, Harvest Tech Innovation Fund, and Principal Performance-Driven Fund have also announced purchase limits or adjustments to their limits recently. Jin Zicai, a fund manager closely watched by the market, imposed additional purchase limits on multiple public offering funds under his management, with the four funds involved cutting their purchase limits to 500 yuan starting June 23. Purchase limits on high-performing funds likely stem from multiple considerations: they can avoid return dilution caused by short-term concentrated subscriptions, and proactive limits during overheated market conditions also send risk warning signals to the market. As the first half of the year draws to a close, such moves have become increasingly frequent. Overall, Wind data shows that since June alone, 19 funds with year-to-date net asset value returns exceeding 90% have suspended large subscriptions or adjusted their purchase caps. (Source: Cailian Press)

5 minutes ago

The US stock market's optical communication sector rises across the board in pre-market trading, with Corning up 9.28%.

According to Bitget market data, the U.S. stock market's optical communication sector saw broad pre-market gains, with MRVL rising 4.99%, LITE up 3.24%, Nokia up 3.11%, Corning up 9.28%, and AXTI up 6.69%.

5 minutes ago

US-listed AI chip stocks saw mixed pre-market performance, with Qualcomm surging 13%.

According to Bitget market data, U.S. AI chip stocks posted mixed pre-market performance: Qualcomm (QCOM.O) surged 13%, Intel (INTC.O) rose nearly 6%, AMD (AMD.O) gained nearly 4%, and Google (GOOG.O) declined 1.4%.

5 minutes ago

Micron Technology surges 18% in pre-market trading on US stocks

According to Bitget market data, the US stock storage sector is seeing broad pre-market gains. Micron Technology (MU.O) jumps 18% in pre-market trading, as its strong earnings significantly exceeded expectations, with multiple major banks raising the stock’s target price. SanDisk (SNDK) rises 12.25%, Western Digital (WDC) gains 12.05%, and Seagate Technology (STX) climbs 8.63%.

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TLDR Table of Contents

TLDRZCash, Monero, and Dash Push Privacy Narrative ForwardGold-Backed and Utility Tokens Record Strong Annual GrowthBitcoin Cash and BNB Hold High Valuations into 2026 ZCash surged 861% in 2025, leading all tokens with a final market cap of $8.7 billion. Privacy tokens dominated, with Monero rising 123%, Beldex 24%, and Dash 12%, despite a weak altcoin market. Gold-backed tokens gained traction, as PAX Gold and Tether Gold rose 67% and 66%, respectively. Utility tokens performed well, with WhiteBIT up 131% and OKB up 118%, driven by increased platform engagement. Bitcoin Cash and BNB retained strong valuations, closing at $11.9B and $118B, despite lower percentage growth. Privacy and gold-backed tokens saw price increases in 2025, while most altcoins faced a difficult market environment. ZCash topped the yearly gains list with +861%, followed by WhiteBIT, Monero, and OKB.

ZCash, Monero, and Dash Push Privacy Narrative Forward According to a post on X by CryptoRank.io, ZCash (ZEC) posted the strongest gain of 2025, rising 861% and closing with a market capitalization of $8.7 billion. The token’s sharp increase separated it from the rest of the list, showing extreme growth across the year.

2025 was a tough year for altcoins, but a few managed to perform despite the market turbulence

Privacy narrative turned out to be the strongest one, led by $ZEC (+861%), $XMR (+123%), amd $DASH (+12%)..

What narrative do you think will shape 2026? pic.twitter.com/1GdlOOCsEL

— CryptoRank.io (@CryptoRank_io) January 3, 2026 

Monero (XMR), another privacy-based asset, followed with a 123% increase and reached a market cap of $8 billion. Dash (DASH) also grew 12% in 2025, closing the year at $530 million in market value. Privacy-focused Beldex rose 24%, recording a final valuation of $740 million.

The privacy narrative continued to gain traction despite weak altcoin performance in the market throughout the year. “Privacy tokens clearly stood out in 2025,” stated the CryptoRank.io year-end report. ZCash was the only token among the top ten to exceed 800% in annual growth. Monero and Dash maintained steady upward momentum, and their market caps reflect sustained investor interest. Beldex added another privacy-focused asset to the list of winners.

Gold-Backed and Utility Tokens Record Strong Annual Growth PAX Gold (PAXG) grew by 67% in 2025 and ended the year with a $1.6 billion market capitalization. Tether Gold (XAUT) followed closely, rising 66% and closing at $2.3 billion in total market value. These tokens provided alternative exposure to gold prices while maintaining crypto infrastructure.

Their gains suggest strong performance compared to the broader altcoin market, which saw widespread stagnation. CryptoRank.io tracked these assets due to their market cap remaining over $500 million. OKB, the utility token of the OKX exchange, rose 118% in 2025 and reached $2.2 billion in market capitalization.

WhiteBIT Token (WBT) ended the year with a 131% gain and a final market value of $12.1 billion. These tokens are linked to centralized platforms and benefit from continued user engagement. “WBT’s performance reflects growing exchange usage,” reported CryptoRank.io in the full-year data summary. Both tokens remained above the $2 billion threshold throughout the year.

Bitcoin Cash and BNB Hold High Valuations into 2026 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) increased by 37% in 2025 and posted a final market value of $11.9 billion. The asset maintained relevance in a competitive space and showed consistent demand throughout the year. Binance Coin (BNB) gained 22% and recorded the largest market cap on the list, closing at $118 billion.

Despite its smaller growth rate, BNB remained one of the most valued assets overall. It continued to dominate exchange-linked utility tokens. The combined performance of these ten tokens showed resilience during a challenging market year.

Only assets with more than $500 million in market cap were included in the dataset. Privacy and gold-backed tokens posted the highest percentage increases in 2025. Exchange-linked utility tokens maintained strong momentum through user participation and platform volume.

Tokenized Gold Crosses 2025’s Full-Year Volume in Just 1 Quarter

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