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According to Bitcoin.com, the market capitalization of the privacy coin sector has increased from $11.97 billion to $36.51 billion over the past five months, an increase of $24.54 billion, or approximately 205%. Among them, Zcash (ZEC) saw an increase of $20.27 billion, while Monero (XMR) increased by $4.33 billion.In January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concluded its investigation into the Zcash Foundation without recommending any enforcement action. On August 25, digital asset management company Grayscale converted the Zcash Trust into the ZCSH spot ETF and listed it on NYSE Arca, becoming the first publicly listed privacy coin spot ETF in the United States. On September 8, Digital Currency Group (DCG) exchanged ZEC for approximately $100 million in ZCSH ETF shares. During the same period, the price of ZEC rose from $319 to $1,507, while XMR increased from $330 to $555.

According to Glassnode's latest report "The Week On-chain - Escape Velocity," among the major exchanges tracked by Glassnode, Gate has risen 4 positions in the BTC spot trading volume rankings over the past two years, achieving the largest increase on the list and ranking third globally. During the same period, Gate's market share of BTC spot trading volume within the statistical scope surged from 2% to 9.1%, a net increase of 7.1 percentage points, the highest growth among all exchanges.The report indicates that Gate's rise is characterized by long-term effectiveness and sustainability. Over the past 24 months, Gate has remained in the top three for BTC spot trading volume for 9 months, demonstrating a continuously strengthening market competitiveness. As an exchange leading in both ranking improvement and market share growth among major platforms, Gate's trading activity and market participation in the BTC spot market continue to expand.Glassnode also pointed out that the 24-hour spot trading volume across all exchanges has rebounded by 121% from the low in August, and the returning funds are flowing to multiple trading platforms. Against the backdrop of an overall recovery in market activity, Gate's simultaneous improvement in market share and global ranking is particularly remarkable, fully showcasing its sustained growth momentum and increasingly expanding industry influence in the BTC spot market.

The International Monetary Fund stated that the Middle East war, which began at the end of February, has significantly altered the trajectory of global economic growth through disruptions in energy, commodities, and supply chains.

Token Terminal data shows that Uniswap has accounted for over 99% of the Robinhood stock token DeFi deposits on the Robinhood Chain, with Uniswap v4 at approximately $53 million, v3 at about $25 million, and v2 at around $173,700.The total related deposits have increased by 532.8% over the past 30 days.

UBS strategists pointed out that Meta's new consumer-facing AI entity, Muse, is very popular, indicating that the demand for products in the AI supply chain will increase. The strategists stated that the competition in the AI product sector is fierce, which will drive the demand for computing power and AI infrastructure, benefiting leading companies in the semiconductor and hardware industries.

The report believes that if the privacy sector can capture 5% of the offshore wealth market (valued at approximately 11 to 16 trillion dollars), the market capitalization of this sector will reach 550 billion to 800 billion dollars, representing a growth potential of 18 to 27 times compared to the current approximately 30 billion dollars.Ethereum and Solana have both incorporated privacy features into their roadmaps, and a16z has also listed privacy as the most important competitive advantage for 2026.

According to data from RWA Foundation and USDD officials citing Token Terminal, the decentralized stablecoin USDD has experienced strong growth in the past week, with a daily market value increase of 12.8 million dollars, second only to Ethena (35.8 million dollars) and StablR (18.7 million dollars), ranking third among stablecoin issuers.Currently, the circulation of USDD is 1.54 billion dollars, ranking 10th among all stablecoins, with a protocol TVL reaching 2.29 billion dollars.

Elon Musk stated on the social media platform X that artificial intelligence could double the U.S. economic growth rate from about 2% to 4% next year, and it may even be higher.Apollo's Chief Economist Torsten Slok estimates that from 2027 to 2029, U.S. capital expenditures related to artificial intelligence could reach around 3% of GDP each year. Moody's analysts say that U.S. tech companies are expected to invest nearly $1 trillion in chips and data centers by 2027.

Federal Reserve Chairman Waller stated that potential economic growth is higher, but the issue lies with inflation.

The Federal Reserve FOMC statement pointed out that productivity growth is strong and capital investment is robust.

The Federal Reserve FOMC economic forecast shows that the median GDP growth rate expectation for 2029 is 2.1%.

The Federal Reserve FOMC economic forecasts show that the median GDP growth expectations for 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 2.3%, 2.4%, and 2.2%, respectively, compared to previous expectations of 2.2%, 2.3%, and 2.2%.

StoneX analyst Mark Palmer pointed out in a report to clients that the rapid growth of Robinhood Chain is driven by four main factors, including the strong brand effect of the brokerage, the permissionless design, subsidized gas fees, and the continuously strengthening flywheel effect between meme coins and tokenized stocks. Since its launch on July 1, the TVL of Robinhood Chain has approached $1 billion, with a single-day DEX trading volume reaching $1.88 billion on Sunday, accounting for more than half of Uniswap's total trading volume.Palmer stated that the appeal of Robinhood Chain is "impressive by any standard." First is the brand effect of Robinhood, including the viral marketing effect brought by CEO Vlad Tenev's attention to the CASHCAT token account; second is the permissionless design, which allows developers to freely issue tokens, with Pons reportedly facilitating about 10,000 token issuances daily, and approximately 25,000 on September 2; third is the incentive economy, where Robinhood subsidizes gas fees for wallet exchanges over $5.Finally, there is the flywheel effect between meme coins and tokenized stocks, with a typical example being the token issuance platform Long.xyz built on the chain, which allows community tokens to be paired with Robinhood's tokenized stocks for issuance.

ChainCatcher crypto trader Bonk Guy posted on the X platform in response to the recent controversy surrounding his purchase of EMBER and explained his investment logic. Bonk Guy stated that he first noticed the project when EMBER's market cap was about 3 million dollars but did not buy in. After observing for a day due to the rapid growth of platform data, he re-evaluated and bought in from a market cap of about 7 million dollars all the way up to a 20 million dollar market cap.Bonk Guy mentioned that EMBER is the main Launchpad based on Meteora, supporting the use of SOL, USDC, and over 150 tokenized stocks as paired assets for issuing tokens, and employs Meteora Dynamic Bonding Curve technology, while also providing features such as token tax distribution, Daily Jackpots, and DAO governance.According to his disclosure, Ember recorded about 51.7 million dollars in trading volume and 561,000 dollars in fees within 3 days of launch, with a total of 2,041 tokens issued, over 41,800 unique wallet addresses, and 149,000 Solana transactions. Bonk Guy compared his purchase of Ember to his previous trade in PONS, stating that he first saw PONS when its market cap was below 1 million dollars, similarly ignoring it for a whole day, and then began buying in at around a 4 million dollar market cap. Rather than whether a popular token has already emerged, it is more important to observe the real usage data underlying the Launchpad.Additionally, Bonk Guy stated that both Robinhood Chain and BNB Chain have multiple successful Launchpads, and that Solana's meme trading ecosystem has developed over a longer period, so there is no reason to believe that Solana can ultimately only accommodate one successful Launchpad. He also mentioned that his trading decisions are not based on market consensus. Some of his past most successful trades often came from identifying opportunities before the market formed a consensus; by the time everyone recognizes it, the asymmetric upside potential is usually significantly reduced.Regarding the recent controversy, Bonk Guy stated that the claim "EMBER has over 50% of Bubblemaps address clusters" has been clarified by Bubblemaps; his previous statement that Ember "was launched by Meteora" is also inaccurate, with a more accurate description being that Ember is based on Meteora's related infrastructure, which is now included in the Meteora ecosystem page. Bonk Guy emphasized that he has no relationship with the Ember team, and EMBER is a personal trade for him.

Zach Pandl, the research director at Grayscale, pointed out that Zcash, as a Bitcoin-like digital currency with privacy features, currently has lucrative mining profits. Although Bitcoin network miners earn about $35 million daily, far exceeding Zcash's approximately $2 million, the daily revenue per mining machine for Zcash is about twice that of Bitcoin, with revenue per megawatt-hour approximately four times that of Bitcoin, even surpassing some AI/high-performance computing cloud services.Driven by the strong performance of token prices, Zcash's overall mining activity has increased more than 2.5 times this year, forming a virtuous cycle of "price increase --- mining increase --- network security enhancement --- supporting price." Pandl believes that at the current valuation, Zcash mining remains attractive and continues to strengthen its network security.

According to informed sources, Chinese venture capital firm 5Y Capital is seeking to raise a new fund with a target size of approximately $600 million, aiming to complete the fundraising by early 2027, with the fundraising efforts set to begin later this year.5Y Capital is an early investor in Chinese tech companies such as Moonshot AI and Xiaomi. This fundraising will place it among a group of fund managers focusing on the Chinese market, introducing new startup investment opportunities to investors. The informed sources requested anonymity due to the confidential nature of the information.

Public information shows that BNB Chain's Growth Executive Director Nina Rong recently focused on the official Twitter of the new issuance platform Brew on the BSC chain. As a result, the Brew platform token BREW surged over 80% in a single day, with a current market value of 26.18 million USD.The Brew platform supports the issuance of tokens paired with meme coins, altcoins, and stock tokens as the underlying pool. After launching on September 7, the platform's token experienced extreme volatility, dropping to below 4 million USD at its lowest. The prices of related tokens fluctuate greatly, presenting significant uncertainty, and users should invest with caution.

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