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Zcash climbs 7.5% to $614 with $1B in 24-hour volume as privacy coin demand returns amid shifting US regulatory tone. (Image: Shutterstock)

Jupiter's JUP token gained 14% in 24 hours on May 8, 2026, as the Solana DEX aggregator posted $81.7M in volume and landed on CoinGecko's trending list.

Ripple's token slipped to $1.41 after a failed push past $1.45, with thin liquidity raising odds of sharper swings ahead.

A four-firm pilot moved tokenized US Treasuries across borders on the XRP Ledger in under five seconds, settling outside banking hours.

Starknet's STRK token jumps 25% to $0.053 with $278M in 24-hour volume, rivaling its full market cap as ZK-rollup interest returns in May 2026.

Ondo Finance's ONDO token rises nearly 12% to $0.407 with $374M in 24-hour volume as real-world asset tokenization gains momentum in May 2026.

The U.S. government’s UAP file release expands public access but raises deeper questions about transparency, control, and verifiability.

Aztec's AZTEC token rises 16% to $0.0246 with $28.5M in 24-hour volume as private smart contract infrastructure draws growing interest in May 2026.

BlockSec data shows the stablecoin issuer blacklisted 370 addresses across Tron and Ethereum, with Tron taking nearly all of the action.

The crypto fund's disclosed position since February helped push the privacy coin past $570 and over Monero's market cap.