Altcoins

Portal to Bitcoin is a new project aiming to expand Bitcoin’s utility as a settlement layer through innovations like Portal OS and BitScaler. Its PTB token has recently been listed on an exchange.

Monad, a new blockchain project promising high speed and decentralization, has seen its native MON token surge by 95% following its launch. The project aims to solve the blockchain trilemma by processing transactions quickly without sacrificing decentralization.

While the broader crypto market struggles, privacy-focused coins like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) are posting significant gains. Renewed exchange listings and growing demand for financial anonymity are fueling their rally.

A Texan trader turned $11,000 into nearly half a billion dollars using memecoin sniper bots, while an AI trading experiment showed mixed results and a Cardano investor lost over $6 million in a single trade due to a liquidity error.

While Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies tumbled, a free grid trading bot on OKX generated a 106% profit on 1INCH for Dutch users, highlighting the potential of automated strategies in volatile markets.