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An altcoin that exploded on the scene this year is surging thanks to a boost from Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. In a new tweet, CZ disclosed purchasing 2,090,598 Aster (ASTER) tokens on Binance at around $0.913 each, sparking a 36% price jump to a high of $1.25. Zhao emphasized his philosophy of buying and holding, comparing it to his early BNB investment eight years ago. Aster is a decentralized exchange that’s active on the Solana network, BNB Chain, Ethereum and Arbitrum, offering spot and perpetual trading with up to 1001x leverage. It supports crypto and U.S. stocks, settled in crypto without bridging. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster launched in September 2025 on BNB Chain. CZ’s prior on-chain buys in September fueled early hype. Since launching in mid-September at around $0.10, Aster rocketed over 1,000% to a peak of $2.41 by September 24th, then pulled back to about $1.16 amid volatile trading volumes. Aster is priced at $1.22 ...

The global cryptocurrency market is witnessing a sharp rebound on renewed optimism over a potential U.S.–China trade breakthrough. Specifically, within just 24 hours, total market capitalization surged from $3.69 trillion to $3.84 trillion, adding roughly $150 billion in value. Crypto market cap chart. Source: CMC Several assets have been at the forefront of this momentum. For instance, as of press time, Bitcoin (BTC) had climbed 1.54% to $113,566, while Ethereum (ETH) followed with a 3.39% rally to $4,076.  Solana (SOL) rose 2.49% to around $198, BNB (BNB) gained 1.91% to $1,135, and XRP joined the uptrend with a 2.70% increase to $2.65. Top crypto market gainers. Source: Finbold Why crypto market is rallying  The surge came after significant developments in Beijing and Washington, where China’s Vice Minister of Commerce announced that both nations had reached a “consensus” on key trade issues. The discussions reportedly covered export control...

Hyperliquid (HYPE) rallied sharply over the last 24 hours, outperforming most major cryptocurrencies. Notably, the price of HYPE surged 8%, rising from a low of $34.87 to as high as $39.06. With 336.7 million tokens in circulation, Hyperliquid’s market cap reached about $13.1 billion. HYPE daily price chart (24H). Source: Finbold Amid the rally, the daily trading volume surged over 15%, exceeding $691.2 million, according to CoinMarketCap data. Meanwhile, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) recorded brief spikes — 1.07% and 0.8% respectively — at the time of Analysis . What’s behind HYPE’s price rally The token’s price rally aligns with a strategic corporate move aimed at advancing the Hyperliquid ecosystem through a “leading HYPE treasury strategy.” On October 22, a merger-stage entity, Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (HSI), filed an S-1 registration with the U.S. SEC, stating plans to raise $1 billion by offering up to 160 million shares ...

A widely followed crypto analyst is laying out his thoughts on the future price action of a slate of altcoins. Crypto trader Ali Martinez tells his 160,000 followers on the social media platform X that the layer-1 platform Sui Network (SUI) is on the verge of a rally. “I just went long on SUI! Strength is undeniable and could be one of the fastest to recover. As long as $2.60 holds, a breakout to new all-time highs looks very likely.” Source: Ali Martinez/X Moving on to the popular meme token Dogecoin (DOGE), Martinez says the dog-based altcoin is on the verge of a rebound. “As long as $0.16 holds, Dogecoin DOGE still has a strong shot at rebounding toward $0.48.” Source: Ali Martinez/X Looking at the decentralized finance (DeFi) layer-1 blockchain Sei (SEI), the analyst foresees a bull run in the near future. “Nothing has changed! SEI still eyes a bullish breakout to $0.90. Mark my words.” Source: Ali Martinez/X Finally...

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