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PIVX was announced on November 25, 2015. PIVX stands for Private Instant Verified Transaction Cryptocurrency and is a privacy-focused proof-of-stake cryptocurrency forked from DASH. The project emphasizes community governance and decentralization.

What is PIVX (PIVX)?PIVX aims to create a digital medium of exchange that minimizes transaction times and fees while maintaining privacy and security. PIVX was launched by James Burden on January 31, 2016.

PIVX had no ICO; instead, 60,000 PIVX were pre-mined to enable the initial network operation of 6 masternodes. Once the initial setup was completed, these cryptocurrencies were burned as soon as the PIVX community became self-sustainable.

In addition, PIVX is a self-funded and community-driven decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). It is a third-generation privacy cryptocurrency and uses a modified version of Dash’s masternode architecture. It also employs Zcoin’s Zerocoin privacy protocol. The transaction capacity can reach up to 1000 transactions per second using the SwiftxX payment protocol.

PIVX also utilizes a dual-part proof-of-stake consensus mechanism: Masternodes and Validators.

Masternodes are responsible for voting on development proposals put forward by the PIVX community and validating transactions on the blockchain with a single confirmation. A minimum of 10,000 PIVX is required to run a masternode. Each masternode has one vote and is not involved in new token mining.Validators are responsible for PIVX mining. They have a chance of creating a block proportional to the number of PIVX they stake. 500 PIVX can create a single block completed within 60 seconds. When a block is created, a reward of 6 PIVX tokens is distributed, with one allocated to the PIVX treasury, two to the validator, and three to the masternode.Additionally, if a user wants to store PIVX, they can do so in three ways: Ledger hardware wallet, PIVX desktop and mobile wallets, or Coinomi desktop and mobile wallets.

PIVX Coin can be purchased quickly and securely through Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform in terms of trading volume.

To buy PIVX Coin, one must first sign up for Binance and then send fiat currency. After sending a fiat currency like Turkish Lira or dollars, one can buy Ethereum (ETH) or Bitcoin (BTC) and execute a purchase in the PIVX trading pair.

In addition, on Binance, users can place an order to buy at a lower value than the market price. For this, use the Limit tab and enter the amount and price you want to buy.

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.

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PANews reported on February 2nd that, based on recent review results, Binance will remove and cease trading the following spot trading pairs on February 3rd, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8):

ARKM/FDUSD, ASTR/BTC, AWE/BTC, BANANA/BNB, DYDX/BTC, EUL/FDUSD, IMX/BTC, JTO/FDUSD, KSM/BTC, LINEA/FDUSD, LINK/BNB, NEAR/ETH, NFP/BTC, PIVX/BTC, PNUT/EUR, QTUM/ETH, SCRT/BTC, SNX/BTC, STG/BTC, SYS/BTC and UTK/USDC.

Source: Binance EN

This is a general Binance Exchange Notice. Products and services referred to here may not be available in your region. Fellow Binancians, Binance Margin and Loan will delist and cease trading on all margin trading pairs for the following token(s) at 2026-04-17 06:00 (UTC): FC Barcelona Fan Token BAR (BAR)PIVX (PIVX)Verge (XVG) Please note: The delisting schedule may or may not apply to the products listed below, depending on their association with the token(s) being delisted.There may be discrepancies in the translated version of this original article in English. Please reference this original version for the latest or most accurate information where any discrepancies may arise. Loan At 2026-04-17 06:00 (UTC), Flexible Loan will close all outstanding loan positions for the aforementioned token(s) as loanable token(s) and collateral token(s). VIP Loan will close all outstanding loan positions for the aforementioned token(s) as collateral token(s). Users are strongly advised to repay their outstanding loans before the automatic closure to avoid any potential losses, where applicable. Margin Cross Margin & Isolated Margin Binance Margin will delist the aforementioned token(s) from Cross and Isolated Margin at 2026-04-17 06:00 (UTC) (the “Margin Scheduled Delisting Time”). The cross and isolated margin pair(s) of the aforementioned token(s) will be removed from Margin. Effective immediately, users will no longer be able to transfer any amount of the aforementioned token(s) via manual transfers and Auto-Transfer Mode for Cross and Isolated Margin into their margin accounts. If users hold outstanding liabilities of said tokens, these users may only manually transfer up to the amount of liabilities of that token into their margin accounts, less any collateral already available.At 2026-04-14 06:00 (UTC), Binance Margin will suspend borrowings on the aforementioned cross margin token(s) and isolated margin pair(s). At the Margin Scheduled Delisting Time, Binance Margin will close users’ positions, conduct an automatic settlement, and cancel all pending orders on the aforementioned isolated margin pair(s), which will then be removed from isolated margin.At the Margin Scheduled Delisting Time, if users hold both collateral and liabilities of the aforementioned token(s) on cross margin, the collateral will be used to repay the respective liabilities. If there are remaining collateral or liabilities of the aforementioned token(s), one of two options below will occur:If users only hold the aforementioned token(s) in the form of collateral: If the Collateral Margin Level (CML) is above 2, the aforementioned token(s) will be transferred to users’ Spot Accounts, up to the point when the CML reaches 2. The remaining tokens in their Cross Margin accounts that are to be delisted will then be fully sold. If the CML is below 2, the remaining tokens in users’ Cross Margin Accounts that are to be delisted will be fully sold. If users only hold the aforementioned token(s) in the form of liabilities:If CML is at or above 2, pending orders will not be affected. If the CML is below 2, all pending orders in their Cross Margin Accounts will be canceled. The system will then sell other collateral tokens to buy and fully repay the delisting token(s)’ liabilities.Please note that users will not be able to update their positions during the delisting process, which may take approximately 3 hours. Users are strongly advised to close their positions and/or transfer their assets from Margin Accounts to Spot Accounts prior to the cessation of margin trading. Binance will not be responsible for any potential losses. Portfolio Margin If the aforementioned token(s) remain in the Portfolio Margin Account after the Margin Scheduled Delisting Time, they will be automatically liquidated. The delisted margin assets will be sold for USDT, and the proceeds will be added to the user's Portfolio Margin balance. Binance is not liable for any losses incurred. Portfolio Margin users are advised to transfer the aforementioned token(s) out of their Margin Accounts to their Spot Accounts and to top up their margin balance before Margin Scheduled Delisting Time where applicable. Users should monitor the Unified Maintenance Margin Ratio (uniMMR) closely to avoid any potential liquidation that may result from the removal of the aforementioned token(s) from the Margin Account. Please Note: For futures perpetual contracts, please refer to the relevant futures announcements.Refer to this FAQ for more information on how any remaining balances of the aforementioned token(s) in Portfolio Margin users’ Margin Accounts will be treated. We thank you for your support as we continue to build the crypto ecosystem in a way that promotes transparency and long-term, sustainable growth. Thank you for your support! Binance Team 2026-04-14

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This is a general announcement. Products and services referred to here may not be available in your region. Fellow Binancians, Based on recent reviews, Binance will extend the Monitoring Tag to include more tokens on 2026-06-18. The tokens to be added to the Monitoring Tag list are: Act I : The AI Prophecy (ACT)Blur (BLUR)PIVX (PIVX)QuarkChain (QKC) Tokens with the Monitoring Tag exhibit notably higher volatility and risks compared to other listed tokens. These tokens are closely monitored, with regular reviews conducted. Keep in mind that tokens with the Monitoring Tag are at risk of no longer meeting our listing criteria and being delisted from the platform. To gain trading access to tokens marked with the Monitoring Tag, users will need to pass the quiz every 90 days on the Binance Spot and/or Binance Margin platforms, and accept the Terms of Use. The quizzes are set up to ensure users are aware of the risks before trading tokens with the Monitoring Tag. Binance will conduct periodic project reviews and decide if the Monitoring Tag should be added to or removed from tokens as per its latest findings. These criteria are considered during the review: Commitment of team to projectLevel and quality of development activityTrading volume and liquidityStability and safety of network from attacksNetwork / smart contract stabilityLevel of public communicationResponsiveness to our periodic due diligence requestsEvidence of unethical/fraudulent conduct or negligenceContribution to a healthy and sustainable crypto ecosystem Please note: Other services related to the aforementioned tokens will not be affected. The Monitoring Tags for the aforementioned tokens will be updated shortly after the publishing of this announcement.There may be discrepancies between this original content in English and any translated versions. Please refer to the original English version for the most accurate information, in case any discrepancies arise. We thank you for your support as we continue to build the crypto ecosystem in a way that promotes transparency and long-term, sustainable growth. Thank you for your support! Binance Team 2026-06-18

Crypto Dividends: Staking Coins for Gains Potentially a Good Strategy in a Bear Market but Is Not Without Risk

PIVX, a minor privacy coin, has announced plans to adopt Zcash’s Sapling protocol.

Sapling will provide PIVX with greater transaction performance. It will also offer shielded and unshielded transactions side by side, giving users optional privacy. Finally, Sapling will separate viewing and spending keys, allowing users to look at transaction details without compromising their accounts.

PIVX will specifically use a variant of Sapling that features Groth16. This variant was chosen due to the fact that it has a proven track record and has undergone plenty of due diligence.

The feature will be introduced as part of PIVX’s 5.0 core wallet upgrade later this year.

Changing Privacy Standards Until now, PIVX has relied on Zerocoin as its privacy protocol.

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Unfortunately, Zerocoin faced an issue last year that allowed attackers to freely mint coins. Though the problem did not affect PIVX holders directly, the team has expressed the desire for a more secure system:

“PIVX had a tough year last year due to the unexpected Zerocoin protocol issues [and we] worked very hard to ensure all zerocoins were accounted for making every holder of PIVX whole.

This updated protocol from the Zcash team will allow PIVX to regain privacy at a higher level that is well recognized by the cryptographic community.”

As PIVX notes, this is the first time a blockchain not based on Zcash has adopted Sapling.

So far, only Zcash and its forks have done so. Horizen, for example, partially introduced Sapling in 2019. Likewise, Ycash inherited Sapling by default when it forked from Zcash in 2019.

Despite Sapling’s relative popularity, there are several other privacy coin standards, including Mimblewimble, CryptoNote, bulletproofs, and more. This makes Sapling far from universal.

PIVX on the Decline? PIVX is notable for being one of the few privacy coins that relies on a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.

This means that PIVX holders can earn interest without dedicating any computer power.

By contrast, many privacy coins rely on mining. This is true of Monero, Zcash, Verge, and Mimblewimble-based privacy coins like Grin and Beam. Dash does allow masternode staking, but it only offers coin mixing; it does not truly hide transaction data as most privacy coins do.

Despite PIVX’s distinctive staking feature, it has fallen through the ranks. PIVX reached the height of its popularity in April 2017, at which time it had a $100 million market cap and was the 10th largest coin.

Now, PIVX is the 156th largest coin, and it has a market cap of just $20 million.

Time will tell if the coin’s ongoing improvements will allow it to make a comeback.

Edited Mar. 15 to correct PIVX’s April 2017 market ranking.

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

South Korea's KOSPI index climbs back above the 9,000 mark, up 6.25% on the day.

According to Bitget data, South Korea’s KOSPI index has returned to the 9,000 level, gaining 6.25% on the day.

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Silver plunged 6% intraday, breaching the defense of long positions, as a smart money entity reaped $2.16 million in shorting profits.

According to Hyperinsight’s monitoring, the Silver (SILVER) contract on Hyperliquid is currently priced at $56.78, down 6.34% over 24 hours, with a trading volume of $263 million, ranking first in the precious metals sector. Driven by gold prices falling below $4,000 and safe-haven funds flowing back into chip stocks, short sellers have reaped significant profits. Notably, smart money address 0x49e has been shorting Silver on 3x leverage since April 29 at a high of $78.79, holding a position worth $5.77 million, and has already booked a precise profit of $2.16 million (+81%). On-chain Silver whales are overall bearish: the nominal position size of short sellers is approximately 1.5 times that of long positions. The average entry price for short positions is around $65.05, and the current price is 12.7% lower than this level. Long positions are overall trapped, with an average entry price of about $59.75, roughly 5% above the current price. Current short sellers have sufficient safety margins: the nearest short liquidation line stands at $77.18, some 36% above the current price, meaning short sellers face almost no liquidation pressure. Address: 0xe9ffe7698f46f96f980f2877e18c43f5b4165903-HyperInsight Bot is now live. Add @HyperInsightBot to your TG group and set it as an admin (enable message sending permission) to automatically sync on-chain updates.

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China's Supreme People's Procuratorate announced a major drug-related money laundering case: Li Moubo laundered over 48 million yuan via virtual currency and was sentenced to death after combined punishment for multiple crimes.

On June 25, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) held a press conference. Miao Shengming, SPP’s deputy procurator-general, stated that procuratorial organs are thoroughly investigating both self-money laundering and third-party money laundering crimes, and vigorously promoting the recovery of drug-related assets to ensure full coverage in the investigation and punishment of drug-related money laundering offenses. From January 2025 to May 2026, procuratorial bodies nationwide prosecuted more than 1,200 individuals for drug-related money laundering crimes. A notable example is the major cross-border case of drug smuggling, trafficking, transportation and money laundering involving Li Moubo and others, which was supervised by the SPP and handled by Chongqing’s procuratorial organs. Li laundered over 48 million yuan via virtual currency and was sentenced to death after receiving combined punishment for multiple crimes in accordance with the law. (Xinhua News Agency)

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Quarterly crypto options expiry will take place tomorrow, with $11.32 billion in BTC and ETH options set to settle.

Crypto options are set for their quarterly expiration and settlement tomorrow. Data from crypto derivatives platform Deribit shows that crypto options with a total notional value of $11.32 billion will expire, with details as follows: · BTC options have a notional value of $9.68 billion, a put/call ratio of 0.75, and a max pain point of $72,000; · ETH options carry a notional value of $1.64 billion, a put/call ratio of 0.56, and a max pain point of $2,000.

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A crypto whale liquidated all 27,585 ETH after lying dormant for 7 years, booking a profit of $39.1 million.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, whale address 0x096, which had remained dormant for seven years, sold all 27,585 ETH at an average price of $1,625, obtaining 44.84 million USDS and locking in a profit of $39.1 million.

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Multiple investment banks raise Micron Technology’s price targets, with JPMorgan Chase lifting its target from $550 to $1,540.

Due to Micron Technology (MU)'s financial results and market expectations, multiple investment banks have raised the chipmaker's price targets. JPMorgan Chase lifted Micron's price target from $550 to $1,540; D.A. Davidson raised its target from $1,500 to $2,000; and H.C. Wainwright hiked its target from $1,750 to $2,000.

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While most people consider every cryptocurrency transaction anonymous, that’s not the case. Bitcoin, for example, has all transactions recorded on a public ledger, which can be easily accessed. In theory and practice, it’s entirely possible to associate a Bitcoin address with an individual, especially if he has ever used a cryptocurrency exchange, which requires identity verification.

However, the apparent need for a fully anonymous payment option ultimately led to the creation of such, called privacy coins. During this week, turbulent movements, a lot of them recorded serious gains, and it’s perhaps to have a closer look.

What Are Privacy Coins? Privacy coins conceal all the information from both the sender and the recipient. They don’t provide any data on the amount of the transaction when they take place and ultimately leave absolutely no traces or records behind.

With this being said, a lot of people consider that privacy coins are generally used by criminals since the transactions are untraceable. One valid example here may come from the kidnapping of a Norwegian multimillionaire’s wife last year. The perpetrators reportedly requested a ransom for $10 million to be paid in one of the most popular private coins – Monero.

However, this report from Q2 2019 indicates otherwise. It examines cryptocurrencies’ involvement in illegal activities, and it concludes that privacy coins are responsible for just around 4% of all similar transactions.

A more popular usage is the basic need of most regular people to protect their anonymity from central authorities and governments. This is where the demand for such coins surfaced in the first place.

Notable Privacy Coins Examples As with most cryptocurrencies, there are already several well-established privacy coins in the market.

Monero is one of the most popular at the moment. It’s also one of the largest cryptocurrencies, as it’s currently situated in 11th place. Besides, it has received a lot of widespread adoption with many different outlets.

Dash is another prominent example of such a coin, which is based on Bitcoin’s software. It continues to grow over the years, and just recently, it partnered with Burger King Venezuela. Dash will be offered in 40 different locations where people can use it to purchase burgers, for instance. Its price also reacted accordingly and surged with over 80% in a day.

Dash: Focusing On Real Solutions Cryptopotato recently had the opportunity to speak with Dash Core’s Business Development Manager for LatAm, Ernesto Escalona, regarding the price movements and company’s updates. He talked about the recently released Dash Platform on EvoNet, which is a “technology stack for building decentralized applications on the Dash network.” He also mentioned Venezuela’s adoption that adds further real usage for Dash.

“We believe the recent positive price action is a reflection of Dash constantly working on fundamentals to allow real use of cryptocurrency. […] So getting cutting edge technology deployed, and focusing on real solutions seems to be getting the attention in 2020, and we will keep working to make real adoption happen!”

As a response to the above, the Dash team added that they are a “user-centric coin with a privacy feature on one wallet and not a privacy coin.”

Zcash falls under the category of privacy coins. The company is behind the Zk-SNARK protocol, which a part of the zero-knowledge proof system. Moreover, it was also recently endorsed by the famous whistleblower Edward Snowden.

A lot of people wonder why I like #Zcash despite the Founder’s Reward. Here’s a reason: that tax funds a quality team that catches and kills serious bugs in-house, before they get exploited. Some other projects learn about bugs like this only AFTER people have lost money. http://t.co/i9MD1CpeNx

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 5, 2019

Other examples for privacy coins are Horizen (ZEN), Verge (XVG), Bytecoin (BCN)< Zcoin (XZC), PIVX (PIVX), and more.

Pricing History Naturally, one can’t overlook the price for a particular coin, especially if he considers taking advantage of their potential as an investment, rather than transmitting payments.

By looking at all charts, one can get some general and conclusive information on how all privacy coins were handling the different trends. For example, during the parabolic price increase of late 2017 and early 2018, all of them reached their respective all-time high (similarly to most cryptocurrencies that existed back then.)

Monero (XMR) was to almost $500, while Dash hit $1,642 in December 2017. Then came the price crash, and all of them followed closely. Just for reference, XMR noted a 92% decline to $42 in late 2018, while DASH’s drop was 96% to $63.

Is The Positive Privacy Coin Trend Back? Despite the price crashes of 2018, most of them appear to be on an extremely positive trend as of the last few weeks. XMR recorded a 10% increase in the previous seven days. Zcash posted 66% gains, and Zcoin was up with 60% in the same timeframe.

Dash managed to surge by 140% to about $125. Besides, DASH entered the top 10 currencies by market cap at one point but it retraced since then.

These movements had the crypto community speculating on whether or not privacy coins are returning to the grand scene. They had a significant role during the previous major bull cycle, and some consider their latest increases as an indication that another one is to come. While it may be too early to conclude this theory to be valid, it’s still worth checking the possibility of actually occurring soon.

Even though all of the privacy coins declined a bit in the past couple of days, the surges were notable and it’s interesting to see whether 2020 will be positive in this regard.

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