While much of the crypto market reels from President Donald Trump’s tariff shock and a $19 billion liquidation wave, a few altcoins are breaking away from the panic.
Zcash (ZEC), MemeCore (MEMECORE), and Humanity Protocol (HUMANITY) have surged in the last 24 hours, driven by strong narratives around privacy, meme infrastructure, and digital identity.
Zcash (+16% 24h): Privacy Revival and Institutional Flow
Zcash has rallied nearly 97% this week, reaching a $4.45 billion market cap as institutional and derivatives interest reignite the privacy coin narrative. The surge follows Grayscale reopening its Zcash Trust and Hyperliquid launching ZEC perpetual futures with up to 5x leverage.
Zcash’s zero-knowledge technology is gaining traction as traders position against the rising risk of CBDC-linked surveillance, making it a hedge within the current macro climate. The RSI-14 sits at 63.85, suggesting healthy momentum without entering overbought territory.
MemeCore (+15.8% 24h): Memecoin Infrastructure Leads the Rebound
MemeCore posted a 15.8% daily gain amid a 66% monthly surge in the broader memecoin sector. Derivatives data shows open interest jumped 17% ($17M), while $1.6M in shorts were liquidated, hinting at aggressive leveraged repositioning.
Analysts note that capital is rotating into meme-layer infrastructure projects, tokens that underpin the next generation of viral assets. Still, 66% taker sell volume signals that much of the buying pressure is speculative rather than spot-driven.
Humanity Protocol (+7% 24h): Biometric Buzz Fuels Adoption
Humanity Protocol climbed 7% in the past day, extending its 7-day rise to 19.3% and pushing its market cap to $159 million. The surge followed the project’s palm-scan “Fairdrop” airdrop, which attracted over 9 million wallet sign-ups, and a sharp 338% volume spike after its KuCoin listing.
Built on zkEVM architecture, Humanity Protocol’s network tackles AI bot identity risks through on-chain biometric verification. However, its RSI of 77.7 indicates a potentially overbought condition.
Focus ahead: Mainnet adoption and validator onboarding will be key in determining whether growth remains sustainable.
Resilience Amid Fear
Despite a market still in “Fear” territory (index: 35), these three tokens are defying gravity. Their gains highlight how niche narratives, privacy, meme infrastructure, and digital identity, are attracting selective inflows even in turbulent conditions.
With the total crypto market cap down to $3.76 trillion, these outliers show that innovation, not sentiment, is driving early-cycle performance.