Over the past week, the total transaction volume of DEXs across the entire blockchain decreased by 21.6% week-over-week, reaching $95.229 billion.

- A crypto whale's 10x short position on Zcash (ZEC) incurred $1.17M losses as prices fell below $360, triggering partial liquidations. - ZEC's volatility highlights risks in leveraged trading, with lower-cap assets facing manipulation and liquidity crises at platforms like Hyperliquid. - Whale activity intensified as Ethereum whales repositioned $1.39B and $5M in tokens amid regulatory uncertainties and market turbulence. - Leveraged ZEC positions show extreme duality: one whale's $8.28M unrealized gain c

- ICP Caffeine AI, developed by Dfinity, democratizes dApp creation via AI-blockchain integration, lowering technical barriers for developers. - The platform drove a 56% ICP token surge in one day and 385% growth over a month, with $237B TVL by Q3 2025 despite 22.4% dApp usage decline. - Strategic Microsoft Azure partnerships expand hybrid cloud utility, but regulatory risks and competition from centralized AI providers persist. - Its deflationary token model relies on sustained app adoption, contrasting w

- ICP's 30% price surge sparks debate between bullish optimism and warnings of short-term volatility driven by macroeconomic factors and speculative trading. - Improved market sentiment from Fed policy expectations contrasts with hawkish comments causing 11% corrections, highlighting fragile macroeconomic foundations. - Technical upgrades like Caffeine and institutional partnerships coexist with declining DApp activity (-22.4%) and unverified adoption metrics, revealing innovation-adoption gaps. - Speculat