Bitcoin ETF Exodus, Privacy Coins Surge, and Whale Wars Heat Up

Today's edition examines critical shifts in the crypto markets. Bitcoin ETFs experience their largest outflows since August as whale wallets move billions, while the price holds firm around $102,000. Privacy coin Zcash surges 1,486% in three months to reach its highest price since 2018. South Korean retail traders pivot dramatically from crypto to AI stocks, with trading volumes down 80%. Ripple secures $500 million at a $40 billion valuation but leaves questions about XRP's role. Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal faces judicial skepticism, and Samourai Wallet's founder receives a five-year sentence for writing privacy code.