Privacy track reignites!
In the past week (October 27 – November 2), the cryptocurrency market showed a downward and fluctuating trend, with mainstream funds once again flowing back to segmented new narrative sectors. Concepts such as AI, privacy coins, and Layer 2 have shown significant rotation, with several mid- and small-cap tokens performing well. Huobi HTX has launched multiple tracks, with platform trading activity continuing to rise. Among them, the AI narrative has been reignited by the x402 protocol craze, while the privacy track has made a strong comeback with established assets. The AI narrative and privacy track have become the most representative dual engines in this round of market activity.
AI Narrative Returns: DARK, GAME, and VIRTUAL Lead Strongly
The AI track is undoubtedly the absolute main line this week. With the rise of the x402 protocol, the AI narrative has been reignited on-chain. This protocol, initiated by Coinbase, aims to allow AI agents to directly invoke services through on-chain micropayments, laying the foundation for the "AI self-paying economy." Its explosion has driven a series of projects labeled "AI & x402" to rapidly gain traction in the market.
● DARK (Dark Eclipse): As one of the few projects in the SOL ecosystem that combines AI and x402 application tags, DARK has surged by 110% in the past week, firmly holding the top spot in weekly gains. Recently, AI assets on the Solana chain have frequently exploded, leading to DARK's trading volume increasing more than threefold, making it a representative asset of the AI narrative in this round of market activity.
● GAME (GAME by Virtuals): The GAME token in the Base AI track has continued its strong performance, rising 80% this week. As the AI agent token of the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem, it is backed by the Base chain ecosystem and combines multiple tags of AI and x402, offering both trading heat and conceptual potential.
● VIRTUAL (Virtuals Protocol): Up 30%, showing relatively stable performance. It represents a new attempt at the intersection of AI and social virtual assets, positioning itself in the construction of AI-driven virtual economies, covering two major directions: AI-generated content and virtual identity verification. As the x402 ecosystem continues to improve, VIRTUAL may become a representative project of AI + virtual assets.
This Thursday, Huobi HTX will launch a “Spot Trading Carnival” limited-time event, distributing 20,000 USDT airdrop to provide users with tangible trading benefits. This event covers the hottest AI and x402 ecosystem tokens this week. By participating in popular spot trading pairs like GIGGLE, VIRTUAL, KITE, PAYAI, BLUAI, PING, and PALU, users can share in the 20,000 USDT airdrop rewards. Additionally, new registered users and major clients can enjoy extra bonus benefits, with multiple rewards stacking up—the more you trade, the higher your earnings.
Huobi HTX 7-day quality asset gains — October 27 - November 2, 2025
Privacy Track Breakthrough: DASH and ZEC Make Strong Comeback
In the context of tightening regulations and the widespread adoption of KYC, the privacy coin track had once fallen silent, but recently the market sentiment has changed. Investors have come to recognize the unique value of privacy assets in on-chain security, anonymous payments, and censorship-resistant transactions.
● DASH (Dash): This week, it rose by 77%, becoming the leading coin in the privacy track. DASH excels in the "mixed privacy + fast payment" model, holding unique advantages in reshaping payment networks and on-chain settlement. Recent community-driven updates to DASH Evolution have restored market confidence in its long-term potential.
● ZEC (Zcash): With a weekly increase of 20%, it represents a bottom recovery for this established privacy coin. As one of the pioneers in the privacy coin field, ZEC continuously provides underlying support for on-chain privacy protection based on zero-knowledge proof (zk-SNARKs) technology. Recent discussions on the combination of Layer 2 ecosystems and privacy technology have brought ZEC back into the market spotlight.
Layer 2 and Derivatives Sector: ZK and ASTER Steadily Advance
● ZK (ZKsync): A representative of the Layer 2 track, it rose by 70% this week. The ZK ecosystem has made new progress in Rollup, cross-chain interoperability, and privacy expansion, coupled with the improvement of infrastructure such as zkEVM and zkBridge, driving a return of funds. As Ethereum's scaling solutions enter a new phase, the medium- to long-term value of ZK-related assets is being reassessed.
● ASTER (Aster): As a representative of the decentralized perpetual contract track, it rose by 20% this week. The PerpDEX track is driven by market trading volume and volatility, and as the derivatives market becomes more active, ASTER is gradually accumulating users with its low fees and high leverage product mechanism.
AI and Privacy Resonance, Market Structural Rotation Intensifies
From the overall performance this week, AI and privacy have become the two main lines leading the market recovery. The former represents the extension of boundaries of innovation and efficiency, while the latter symbolizes the adherence to and return of the decentralized spirit. From the explosion of DARK to the recovery of DASH and ZEC, the market is witnessing the convergence and resonance of new and old narratives.
Entering November, macro liquidity and industry sentiment may improve simultaneously. The rotation of funds in high-growth tracks such as AI, privacy, and L2 will continue, with new structural opportunities emerging beneath short-term volatility. Against the backdrop of rising liquidity and accelerated innovative applications, Huobi HTX, with its comprehensive layout across multiple tracks and forward-looking professional research capabilities, is becoming an important observation window for the next stage of market trends.
About Huobi HTX
Huobi HTX was established in 2013 and has developed over 12 years from a cryptocurrency exchange into a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem, covering digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investment, incubation, and other businesses.
As a global leading Web3 portal, Huobi HTX adheres to a development strategy of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effect, and security compliance, providing comprehensive, safe, and reliable value and services for virtual currency enthusiasts worldwide.
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