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According to Odaily, last week ZEC's market capitalization surpassed XMR for the first time. Analysts believe this signals a shift in the privacy coin market landscape. A key difference between Zcash and Monero is Zcash's optional privacy mode. Users can choose between transparent and shielded transactions, whereas Monero does not offer this feature. Zcash provides flexibility and allows the optional privacy feature to be activated when needed, giving institutions room to remain compliant and report as required, making ZEC an asset more acceptable to regulators. (CoinDesk)

According to Odaily, based on SoSoValue data, as of November 3, 2025 (Eastern Time), the total net weekly bitcoin purchases by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) reached $366 million last week.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) invested $45.6 million last week, acquiring 397 bitcoins at a price of $114,771 each, bringing its total holdings to 641,205 bitcoins.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any bitcoin last week.

In addition, three other companies made new bitcoin purchases last week. Zooz Power announced on October 28 that it invested $10.53 million to buy 94 bitcoins at $112,000 each, bringing its total holdings to 1,036.9 bitcoins; an exchange announced on October 30 that it invested $299 million to buy 2,772 bitcoins at $107,986 each, bringing its total holdings to 15,008 bitcoins; Hong Kong-based genetic testing and health technology company Prenetics announced on October 31 that it invested $10.9 million to buy 100 bitcoins at $109,594 each, bringing its total holdings to 378 bitcoins.

Canadian crypto investment firm Universal Digital announced it has reached a financing agreement with Helena Global Investment, under which it will raise $50 million through the issuance of convertible bonds, with 80% of the proceeds to be used for purchasing bitcoin.

As of press time, the total bitcoin holdings of the global listed companies included in the statistics (excluding mining companies) amounted to 875,580 bitcoins, with a current market value of approximately $9.434 billion, accounting for 4.39% of bitcoin's circulating market capitalization.

According to Odaily, Timothy Misir, Head of Research at BRN, pointed out in an analysis report that the recent market decline is not a structural disaster, but rather profit-taking after sustained gains from September to October. However, it also reveals that short-term upside remains highly dependent on stable spot demand (ETF, government bonds, corporate bond buying). The "whale" group still controls a large proportion of bitcoin supply and increased their holdings by about 110,000 bitcoins in October. The market is currently in a digestion phase; structural bullishness still exists, but confidence is lacking, and prices need new spot demand from ETFs or corporations to break out to the upside. (The Block)

According to Odaily, TIME magazine has released its 2025 list of the "300 Best Inventions," covering cutting-edge fields such as cryptocurrency and blockchain, artificial intelligence, robotics, wearable technology, advanced materials, application software, and education. This marks the largest scale in the history of the list. TIME magazine pointed out that cryptocurrency and blockchain are driving transformation in multiple industries, including finance, security, and digital ownership.