Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) has secured the 17th position among cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, reaching $8.53 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data. The token has posted a 1,236% increase over the past year and accumulated over 700% in gains since September. At the time of reporting, ZEC traded at $524, reflecting a 14.46% gain in 24 hours and 46% weekly appreciation.

T. Rowe Price, managing $1.77 trillion in assets, has filed with the SEC for an actively managed exchange-traded fund featuring multiple cryptocurrencies including Shiba Inu. The proposed ETF would offer exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and SHIB, according to the filing prospectus. The application follows recent launches of single-asset crypto ETFs in the U.S. earlier this week.

Ethereum rose 6% on October 27, 2025, reaching an intraday high of $4,254 as traders rotated into higher-volatility assets. The advance extended ETH's recovery from $3,711 on October 22, with analysts noting a bull flag formation similar to patterns observed in 2020.

Bitcoin Core disclosed four low-severity security vulnerabilities on October 24, 2025, all resolved in version 30.0 released October 10, 2025. The flaws include CPU resource exhaustion from unconfirmed transaction processing, potential crashes on 32-bit systems, and disk space exploitation through spoofed connections and invalid block submissions.