{"id":72307,"date":"2026-05-10T06:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/privacy-narrative-makes-comeback-ton-jumps-clarity-comes-into-view-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T06:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:59:42","slug":"privacy-narrative-makes-comeback-ton-jumps-clarity-comes-into-view-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/privacy-narrative-makes-comeback-ton-jumps-clarity-comes-into-view-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Narrative Makes Comeback, Ton Jumps, Clarity Comes Into View, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Senate Banking neared a CLARITY Act vote, setting up a pivotal U.S. crypto market test in 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Pavel Durov drove TON up 32% to $2.89, putting Telegram-led adoption in focus next.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Tether froze $515M in 371 wallets as Zcash jumped 40%, sharpening 2026 privacy debates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>WEEK IN REVIEW<\/h2>\n<p><b>CLARITY Act Draft Circulates Ahead of Potential Senate Vote, Report<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Senate Banking Committee action on the CLARITY Act is reportedly moving closer, with draft text circulated to select industry members before a potential Thursday vote\u2026 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/clarity-act-draft-circulates-ahead-of-potential-senate-vote-report\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This is probably the biggest regulatory hurdle of all time for <span>crypto<\/span>. It also comes as stocks are at all-time highs, <span>Bitcoin<\/span> rallies, a new virus scare is spooking markets, and a geopolitical situation in Iran metastasizes. An interesting call for fundamental analysts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Toncoin Jumps 32% in 24 Hours as Pavel Durov Pushes Telegram Deeper Into TON<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Toncoin jumped 32% to $2.89, marking a 110% increase since Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a major strategic shift and a sixfold fee reduction\u2026 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/toncoin-jumps-32-in-24-hours-as-pavel-durov-pushes-telegram-deeper-into-ton\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fton-surge-2.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Toncoin Jumps 32% in 24 Hours as Pavel Durov Pushes Telegram Deeper Into TON\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Telegram has one of the biggest natural networks of users in the world, so an embrace of some kind of digital asset seems obvious. What\u2019s not obvious, as of yet, is how exactly to bring value to the TON token. This was one of Pantera Capital\u2019s biggest investments, so it will be interesting to see the TON thesis play out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2018Fully Invested\u2019: Bollinger Bands Creator Officially Calls a New <span>Bitcoin<\/span> <span>Bull Market<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">John Bollinger, inventor of the Bollinger Bands and founder of Bollinger Capital Management, one of the better-regarded trading indicators\u2026 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/fully-invested-bollinger-bands-creator-officially-calls-a-new-bitcoin-bull-market\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fmahalo-2026-05-07t083321-592.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"'Fully Invested': Bollinger Bands Creator Officially Calls a New Bitcoin Bull Market\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The world of <span>technical analysis<\/span> and male astrology does provide some gems from time to time, and Bollinger is a testament to that. We can revisit this in 6-12 months to see if this was actually a decent entry point, or another FOMO-driven top buy based on meaningless squigglies. There are some other technical indicators screaming buy as well, most notably the <span>RSI<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tether Freezes $515 Million in <span>USDT<\/span> Across 371 Addresses in 30 Days<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Tether has blacklisted 371 addresses and frozen approximately $515 million worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/buy.bitcoin.com\/?utm_source=News\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDT<\/a> across the Ethereum and Tron networks over the past 30 days, new data shows\u2026 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tether-freezes-515-million-usdt-371-addresses-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Ftether-freezes-515-million-in-usdt-across-371-addresses-in-30-days.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Tether Freezes $515 Million in USDT Across 371 Addresses in 30 Days\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">An ongoing topic for a while now, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoins<\/a> may be a critical piece of the cypto ecosystem, but are also now an arguably equally important piece of US imperialism. We argued in this week\u2019s episode of Token Narratives that the next piece of the dollar hegemony to be constructed was tokenized stocks, or \u201cWall Street imperialism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Zcash Surges Past $600 as Traders Drive 40% Spike, Flipping Monero by <span>Market Cap<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Zcash soared more than 40% on May 6, hitting a $600 peak and briefly propelling its market capitalization to $10 billion\u2026 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/zcash-surges-past-600-as-traders-drive-40-spike-flipping-monero-by-market-cap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fzec-burst-2.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Zcash Surges Past $600 as Traders Drive 40% Spike, Flipping Monero by Market Cap\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As Mert says, what can\u2019t be seen can\u2019t be seized. And in an increasingly taxed and surveilled world, privacy is naturally becoming a big narrative, as evidenced by the price of ZEC and <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/XMR\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XMR<\/a>. This is also a narrative that might not even need institutional support, as some of the regulatory risk may not apply to most of the total addressable market (TAM). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/privacy-narrative-makes-comeback-ton-jumps-clarity-comes-into-view-and-more-week-in-review\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Senate Banking neared a CLARITY Act vote, setting up a pivotal U.S. crypto market test in 2026. Pavel Durov drove TON up 32% to $2.89, putting Telegram-led adoption in focus next. Tether froze $515M in 371 wallets as Zcash jumped 40%, sharpening 2026 privacy debates. 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