Hamster Network: Cards for today's daily combo(0825)

- Dfinity's ICP Caffeine AI bridges blockchain and AI in 2025, enabling non-technical users to build dApps via natural language prompts. - The platform saw 30% ICP token price growth and $237B TVL in Q3 2025, but faced 22.4% dApp usage decline amid market saturation. - Investors prioritize infrastructure projects like ICP Caffeine AI for AI-driven DeFi scalability and security, contrasting with speculative token trends. - Regulatory scrutiny and user retention challenges persist, but enterprise adoption of

- Internet Computer (ICP) surged in 2025 via DeFi upgrades like Flux (scalability), Stellarator (sharding), and Chain Fusion (cross-chain interoperability with Bitcoin/Ethereum). - Q3 TVL spiked 22.5% to $1.14B, with ICP price rising 45% to $5.20, driven by institutional adoption of AI-tokenized infrastructure and 2,000+ new developers. - Despite growth, DApp engagement dropped 22.4%, highlighting a gap between technical advancements and user adoption, while $12B TVL losses from hacks in November 2025 pose

- Cardano partners with Wirex to launch a crypto debit card, enhancing ADA's real-world utility through daily spending and DeFi integration. - The Cardano Card supports 685+ assets, offers 8% crypto cashback, and leverages Wirex's global network to bridge blockchain and traditional banking. - With 31M crypto wallets already used for payments, the card aims to boost ADA demand by enabling fiat-to-crypto transactions at scale. - Analysts highlight the partnership as a catalyst for adoption, though regulatory

- Zcash (ZEC) surges 43% as Winklevoss twins invest $50M, rebranding Leap Therapeutics into a Zcash treasury company. - Arthur Hayes predicts ZEC could surpass XRP's $135B market cap, citing privacy advantages over compliance-focused XRP . - Privacy coins gain traction amid institutional interest in anonymity, with ZEC trading above $500 and technical indicators showing bullish momentum. - XRP maintains edge via cross-border payment infrastructure, but Zcash's "encrypted Bitcoin" narrative challenges marke