Bitcoin Tests $100K Support, Privacy Coins Rally, and Institutional Adoption Accelerates

Today on Chain Reaction, we're covering the most significant developments shaping crypto markets. Bitcoin briefly dipped below one hundred thousand dollars before recovering, Galaxy Digital slashes its year-end price target, and privacy coins are making a dramatic comeback with Zcash surging over seven hundred percent. We'll also explore major institutional moves including Ripple's five hundred million dollar funding round at a forty billion dollar valuation, new blockchain settlement pilots from Mastercard and Ripple, and MicroStrategy's continued Bitcoin accumulation strategy. Plus, regulatory developments in Canada, Coinbase's trust charter battle with banking groups, and why analysts say Bitcoin's traditional four-year cycle is officially dead.