Altcoin movement remains uneven, but activity has been concentrated around assets with functioning ecosystems and measurable on-chain or exchange participation. Starknet, Zcash and Dash were among the few to post strong daily gains, showing that capital continues to flow into names with distinct usage patterns even as market sentiment remains cautious.
Liquidity has remained consistent across all active venues, allowing some coins to advance without resorting to extreme leverage or short-term speculation. The current setup favors tokens with consistent depth, visible projects, and stories tied to functional updates rather than broad optimism.
Starknet Advances in Layer 2 Activity
Starknet is currently trading near $0.178, up about 25% in 24 hours, with expanding turnover on several exchanges. The move coincides with growing engagement around Starknet-based applications and inbound feeds, pointing to incremental user growth and sustained deployment activity within its ecosystem.
Although the hackathon that began on November 13 added visibility to the project, the increased exchange seems more based on consistent use and layer 2 participation.
When transaction costs on large chains increase, attention often shifts to scaling networks that can efficiently absorb this flow. Starknet fits this profile, especially after a steady series of tool and developer updates that strengthen its position in Ethereum’s stacking framework.
Maintaining this pace will depend on whether volume remains spread across multiple venues and whether open interest continues to grow alongside spot trading – signs of balanced participation rather than event-driven enthusiasm.
Zcash expands its privacy recovery
Zcash is trading near $573, up about 18% in 24 hours, extending a gradual rise that continued through November. Activity has expanded across several exchanges, while price support continues to form near previous consolidation zones, suggesting a lasting two-way flow.

Zcash Price (Source: CoinMarketCap)
A renewed focus on privacy infrastructure and an uptick in wallet engagement have contributed to ZEC’s continued momentum. Miner consistency and improved liquidity between base pairs have also supported more stable trading conditions.
Privacy tokens often experience rotation when other sectors face uncertainty, and Zcash’s liquidity profile has allowed it to maintain a controlled uptrend even during periods of reduced risk appetite.
Dash is now trading near $73, up 9% in 24 hours, building on last week’s base with a measured expansion in daily volume. The coin’s performance is often linked to payment corridor activity and interest in remittance-focused systems.
Current data shows stable order book depth and a return of two-way participation, factors that help maintain its pricing structure.
The movement appears orderly, with consistent throughput across all trading platforms and reduced slippage compared to the start of the month. These elements often coincide with periods of renewed commercial or peer-to-peer activity rather than with speculative surges.
Altcoin Season Rotation Reading
The current trend in these assets shows how selective interest continues to define the latter stages of the cycle. Starknet’s appeal comes from scaling use cases, Zcash from privacy functionality, and Dash from continued transactional relevance. Each shows liquidity conditions strong enough to support sustained trading rather than isolated spikes.
Sustainability depends on the persistence of this balance between participation and liquidity. If volumes remain well distributed and open interest aligns with spot activity, the altcoin rotation could continue into November. Otherwise, prices could return to established ranges until the next visible catalyst appears.
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