The cryptocurrency market's rebound has pushed Bitcoin toward $80,000, while several altcoins have recorded even larger percentage gains. Improving sentiment has also encouraged traders to move further along the risk curve after months of weaker crypto prices.

The strongest altcoin candidates need identifiable catalysts beyond Bitcoin's price advance. Venice Token (VVV), XRP, and Zcash have all rallied alongside the broader market recovery, and each has a separate fundamental driver: VVV's token-burn mechanics, demand for spot XRP ETFs, and Zcash's ETF filing. However, all three have already rallied sharply, making technical support and downside risk important considerations before weighing any further upside.

Venice Token to Benefit From the Ongoing AI Boom

Venice Token has drawn attention during this crypto bull run because of its role in the artificial intelligence industry, where it has become a top player. The project runs a platform that enables privacy-oriented searching across most major models, including ChatGPT and Claude. VVV itself launched on the Base network in early 2025 through a large-scale airdrop, and Venice is co-founded by veteran crypto entrepreneur Erik Voorhees, giving the project roots in both the crypto and AI worlds.

The platform's growth has accelerated, with traffic to its website rising by 15% in July to 15.30 million. That growth has generated more network fees and token burns, as the platform uses its fees to burn VVV tokens. It has burned tokens worth over $570,000 this month, well above the $445,000 burned last month.

There are also signs that the artificial intelligence boom is continuing, with top companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Moonshot publishing strong results. The first two are expected to go public either this year or in 2028, as reported by The New York Times, with analysts predicting that Anthropic will be valued at over $2 trillion.

Technicals suggest that the VVV token has more room to run. It has already moved above the crucial resistance level of $14.83, its highest level on July 26, while its Relative Strength Index (RSI) has jumped to 80 and is still trending upward. According to the analysis, these indicators point to further long-term upside, with additional gains potentially taking the token to $21.3, its previous all-time high.

XRP Sees Growing Whale and ETF Demand

XRP has also stood out, helped by its fundamentals and ongoing whale and institutional demand. Spot XRP ETFs added over $18.3 million in assets on Friday, the fourth consecutive day of inflows. The funds have now taken in more than $39 million this week, their sixth consecutive week of inflows. In total, these ETFs have added over $1.55 billion in assets since their inception, with total assets under management (AUM) reaching $1.33 billion. Because the funds let investors gain exposure without holding XRP directly, the daily and weekly flow figures have become a widely followed gauge of how institutional participation in the token is trending.

XRP is also seeing more demand from whales, which have continued to accumulate the token over the past few months even as its price struggled. At the same time, the XRP Ledger has started to gain traction in the stablecoin industry, where Ripple USD (RLUSD) has reached a market capitalization of over $1.5 billion. Ripple launched RLUSD at the end of 2024, and its growth ties ledger activity to the stablecoin sector, whose combined circulation across the industry has climbed into the hundreds of billions of dollars.

XRP's technicals are relatively encouraging as well. The token has formed a large falling wedge pattern, a formation that often precedes further gains, and has moved above all of its moving averages while momentum continues to build.

Zcash Nears Key Levels as Privacy-Token Demand Rises

Zcash has been another standout during this crypto bull run. It has jumped in each of the last four consecutive days and is now hovering near its highest level this year. The advance comes as demand for privacy tokens rises, and the move has coincided with Grayscale advancing a Zcash ETF filing. Zcash, launched in 2016, is one of the longest-running privacy blockchains and uses zero-knowledge proofs to let users shield transaction details. Grayscale already provides ZEC exposure through its Zcash Trust, and the ETF filing follows the same regulated fund format that spot Bitcoin and Ethereum products adopted in the United States in 2024. That institutional push sits in contrast with the broader history of privacy coins, which have faced delistings and tighter listing policies at several major exchanges in recent years, particularly in parts of Asia.

The token has moved above the crucial resistance level of $685, its highest level in May, and is nearing the important resistance level of $1,000. Both the Average Directional Index (ADX) and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) have jumped.

According to the report, the token is likely to continue rising in the coming months as demand grows, with the immediate target at $1,000 — well above current levels.

Source: The Market Periodical