Privacy track reignites! Huobi HTX new asset weekly review (10.27–11.2): DARK tops the chart with a 110% increase, AI and privacy rise simultaneously

In the past week (October 27 - November 2), the cryptocurrency market showed a downward and fluctuating trend, with mainstream funds flowing back into segmented new narrative sectors. Concepts like AI, privacy coins, and Layer 2 saw significant rotation, with several mid to small-cap tokens performing well. Huobi HTX launched multiple tracks, and platform trading activity continued to rise. Among them, the AI narrative was reignited by the x402 protocol craze, while the privacy sector made a strong comeback with established assets. The AI narrative and privacy sector have become the most representative dual engines in this round of market activity.

AI Narrative Returns: DARK, GAME, and VIRTUAL Lead Strongly

The AI sector is undoubtedly the absolute mainline this week. With the rise of the x402 protocol, the AI narrative has been reignited on-chain. This protocol, initiated by Coinbase, aims to allow AI agents to directly invoke services through on-chain micropayments, laying the foundation for an "AI self-paying economy." Its explosion has driven a series of projects labeled "AI & x402" to rapidly gain traction in the market.

• DARK (Dark Eclipse): As one of the few projects in the SOL ecosystem that combines AI and x402 application tags, DARK saw a staggering increase of 110% in the past week, firmly holding the top position in weekly gains. Recently, AI-related assets on the Solana chain have frequently surged, driving DARK's trading volume to increase by more than three times, making it a representative asset of the AI narrative in this round of market activity.
• GAME (GAME by Virtuals): The GAME token in the Base AI sector continued its strong performance, rising 80% this week. As the AI agent token of the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem, it is backed by the Base chain ecosystem and combines multiple tags of AI and x402, showcasing both trading heat and conceptual potential.
• VIRTUAL (Virtuals Protocol): Increased by 30%, showing relatively stable performance. It represents a new attempt at the intersection of AI and social virtual assets, positioning itself in building AI-driven virtual economies, covering two major directions: AI-generated content and virtual identity verification. As the x402 ecosystem continues to improve, VIRTUAL may become a representative project of AI + virtual assets.

This Thursday, Huobi HTX will launch a “Spot Trading Carnival” limited-time event, distributing 20,000 USDT airdrop to provide users with tangible trading benefits. This event covers the hottest AI and x402 ecosystem tokens this week. By participating in popular spot trading pairs like GIGGLE, VIRTUAL, KITE, PAYAI, BLUAI, PING, and PALU, users can share in the 20,000 USDT airdrop rewards. Additionally, new registered users and major clients can enjoy extra bonus benefits, with multiple rewards stacking up—the more you trade, the higher your earnings.

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Privacy Sector Breakthrough: DASH and ZEC Make Strong Comeback

Against the backdrop of tightening regulations and the widespread adoption of KYC, the privacy coin sector had once fallen silent, but recently the market sentiment has shifted. Investors have come to recognize the unique value of privacy assets in on-chain security, anonymous payments, and censorship-resistant transactions.

• DASH (Dash): Increased by 77% this week, becoming the leading coin in the privacy sector. DASH excels in the "mixed privacy + fast payment" model, holding unique advantages in reshaping payment networks and on-chain settlements. The recent community-driven DASH Evolution update has restored market confidence in its long-term potential.
• ZEC (Zcash): Weekly increase of 20%, marking a bottom recovery for this established privacy coin. As one of the pioneers in the privacy coin space, ZEC continuously provides underlying solutions for on-chain privacy protection based on zero-knowledge proof (zk-SNARKs) technology. Recent discussions on the combination of Layer 2 ecosystems and privacy technology have brought ZEC back into the market spotlight.

Layer 2 and Derivatives Sector: ZK and ASTER Steadily Advance

• ZK (ZKsync): A representative of the Layer 2 sector, increased by 70% this week. The ZK ecosystem has made new progress in Rollup, cross-chain interoperability, and privacy expansion, coupled with the improvement of foundational infrastructures like zkEVM and zkBridge, driving a return of funds. As Ethereum's scaling solutions enter a new phase, the medium to long-term value of ZK-related assets is being reassessed.
• ASTER (Aster): As a representative of the decentralized perpetual contract sector, it rose by 20% this week. The PerpDEX sector is driven by market trading volume and volatility, and as the derivatives market becomes more active, ASTER is gradually accumulating users due to its low fees and high leverage product mechanism.

AI and Privacy Resonance, Market Structural Rotation Intensifies

From the overall performance this week, AI and privacy have become the two main lines leading the market recovery. The former represents the extension of boundaries of innovation and efficiency, while the latter symbolizes the adherence to and return of the decentralized spirit. From the explosion of DARK to the recovery of DASH and ZEC, the market is witnessing the convergence and resonance of new and old narratives.

Entering November, macro liquidity and industry sentiment may improve simultaneously. The capital rotation in high-growth sectors such as AI, privacy, and L2 will continue, with new structural opportunities emerging beneath short-term volatility. Against the backdrop of rising liquidity and accelerated innovative applications, Huobi HTX, with its comprehensive layout across multiple sectors and forward-looking, professional research capabilities, is becoming an important observation window for the next phase of market trends.

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