Crypto Update: From TAO to TRUMP - The New Market Momentum

🧠 TAO & Virtual AI: The Twin AI Infrastructure Breakouts

If you’ve been watching the AI narrative for a long time, both AI infrastructure projects, TAO and Virtual AI, are almost dancing in sync right now.

TAO $TAO.X ( ▼ 7.1% ) After spending months in a tight range, the chart finally broke its long-term downtrend with strong, rising volume. (I analyzed in the latest crypto news series)

The breakout structure looks solid, and the current pullback is more of a retest than a rejection.

As long as TAO holds above the $350 zone, the setup points toward a continuation move that could retest previous highs around $420–$450.

What’s interesting is that TAO’s chart pattern isn’t happening in isolation. It’s mirroring the structure of several other AI-related tokens, suggesting that we might be in the early stage of another AI infrastructure rotation.

Virtual AI $VIRTUAL.X ( ▼ 11.69% ) , on the other hand, is following right behind. Its chart looks like a smaller-scale reflection of TAO’s move with a breakout above the descending channel with healthy volume, followed by a retest of the $1.3-$1.4 support range.

If that level holds, Virtual could be preparing for a push toward $1.8-$2.2.

Both tokens are moving in almost perfect rhythm, which often happens when institutional money begins to rotate into a specific theme.

Virtual AI Perpetual Contract is trading within a clear horizontal range that has defined its entire 2025 price action. After months of consolidation between roughly $1.39 and $1.80, the token just made another attempt to break out of the upper boundary of this range.

The move came with a noticeable increase in trading volume, suggesting renewed interest from both retail and institutional traders.

However, price quickly pulled back toward the midrange, showing that sellers are still defending the top.

This chart represents early-stage accumulation transitioning into expansion. If momentum returns to the AI narrative in November, Virtual could easily be one of the first tokens to benefit.

So, if you’re scanning for setups with both fundamental strength and chart alignment, these two alt coins deserve your full attention in this crypto update.

💰 TRUMP & WLFI: The Political Tokens

In this crypto update, we’re not just talking about tokens with potential, we’re also giving you a broader, more balanced view of the ones you should be cautious about.

The TRUMP token $TRUMP.X ( ▼ 7.19% ) is currently trading around $7.15, with 24h volume up over 117% to $1.32B. The market cap sits at $1.43B with roughly 200M tokens in circulation out of a total 1B supply.

The token recently bounced strongly from the $5.8 - $6.0 support zone, reclaiming short-term momentum on rising volume. Structurally, TRUMP remains in a broad sideways accumulation range between $6 and $9. The previous breakout attempt failed to hold above $8.5, but the quick recovery from the dip shows buyers are still active.

Hmm… A lot of people have been asking me about this token, but honestly, I think its price mostly reacts to Donald Trump’s sudden public statements.

For example, that massive red candle on October 10th happened on the same day Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on China because of their restrictions on rare earth exports.

But if you look closely, the price bounced right after China clarified to the media that it was only protecting national interests and that companies with proper documentation could still export.

What I’m trying to say is this: if you’re going to trade this token, time your entries one day after Trump’s statements and sell when it hits technical resistance levels. Because in the bigger picture, I’ve never really seen a clear uptrend here, just a series of spikes followed by continuous declines.

So don’t expect this token to go “to the moon.”

Now, compare that to World Liberty Financial $WLFI.X ( ▼ 13.3% ) , a project that once promised to blend DeFi with real-world politics but is currently struggling. WLFI’s token has been trending sideways, forming a narrowing wedge pattern.

$WLFI.X ( ▼ 13.3% ) is showing clear weakness after repeatedly failing to break through the resistance zone around $0.16 - $0.17. The price has now broken below its key support at $0.12, signaling a potential continuation of the downtrend.

Volume remains low, confirming that buyers have stepped aside. Unless WLFI quickly reclaims the $0.12 level, the next support area lies around $0.09 - $0.10, where the last major bounce occurred.

Yes, everything about TRUMP feels unstable. Honestly, I don’t recommend investing in it; even if it has the potential for a 10x rally or more, it’s just as likely to crash just as fast.

⚡ BCH & ZEC: Forgotten Veterans Approaching All-Time High Zones

A piece of news that’s not really new from our crypto update: the market suddenly rediscovers an old gem - Zcash $ZEC.X ( ▲ 20.75% ) , which I also made a deep analysis in my latest crypto news series.

ZEC has just delivered one of its strongest rallies in years, breaking through major resistance at $370 - $400 with explosive volume. The weekly chart shows a clean parabolic move, confirming a complete trend reversal from the multi-year downtrend that started back in 2021.

For now, ZEC is entering a price discovery zone that hasn’t been seen since early 2018. As long as it holds above the $370 support, the structure remains extremely bullish.

However, you should be cautious that vertical rallies like this often lead to sharp pullbacks before continuation.

From a broader perspective, this rally shows that capital is finally rotating back into privacy-focused alt coins. As governments increase surveillance and regulation around crypto transactions, assets like ZEC are regaining relevance.

Besides, there is a hidden golden gem called Bitcoin cash $BCH.X ( ▼ 5.93% ) , which benefits from being a cheaper, faster version of Bitcoin, and its narrative as a “peer-to-peer payments coin” is starting to appeal again, especially as transaction fees rise on the Bitcoin network.

This is shaping up to be one of the alt coins to watch in the coming months. If BCH can clear its $750 resistance, we could see a new wave of market.

Our crypto update will alert you the moment it hits the breakout level.

💎 ETH’s Quiet Accumulation: The Calm Before the ATH Wave

Let’s stop with the alt coins there and move move to Ethereum $ETH.X ( ▼ 6.33% ) because it’s always one of the biggest names in this crypto update.

On the surface, ETH looks boring. Price is hovering between $3.6K and $3.8K, the ecosystem hasn’t shown much new growth, and traders are calling it “dead money.”

But I still believe this is an accumulation phase. As long as Ethereum stays within the falling wedge pattern and holds above the key support zone between $3,520 and $3,880, it’s worth holding.

Large wallets have been quietly stacking ETH since mid-October.

The pattern looks strikingly similar to the base-building phase we saw at the end of last year, which is a mix of pump-and-dump waves designed to trap short-term traders while long-term holders load up.

And yes, this kind of structured accumulation often precedes a major breakout.

Looking back last year, while ETH’s price has jumped from $1.4K to $4.5K, its ecosystem hasn’t caught up. DeFi volumes are flat, NFT activity is low, and most L2 networks are coasting.

That’s why it’s smart not to expect a broad alt coin explosion just yet. The ETH ecosystem needs fresh catalysts to sustain a rally.

On the 4-hour chart, you can clearly see four candles with long wicks forming near the $3,570 - $3,650 zone, a classic sign of smart money stepping in to defend key support.

Despite short-term volatility, this structure shows that buyers are consistently absorbing sell pressure, keeping ETH in a healthy consolidation phase.

Historically, these “boring” phases tend to precede the most explosive moves, and the chart is hinting that another one might be brewing soon.

In short, this crypto update isn’t about hype. I just want to give you a clear, grounded perspective and help everyone stay calm, so you don’t rush to sell in panic at this stage.