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On May 4th, veteran trader Peter Brandt believed that Bitcoin is expected to reach $250k by the end of 2029, but the premise is that there will be a bottoming phase later this year. He predicts that this bottoming process could last until September or October 2026. Brandt's judgment is based on Bitcoin's four-year halving cycle in history: typically, the bull market peaks 16 to 18 months after the halving, and the bottom occurs about a year after the peak. This view contrasts with some analysts who believe the bear market ended in February. Brandt also emphasized that if Bitcoin's price trend

According to CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain's analysis, the number of Bitcoin miner deposit transactions has recently decreased significantly, with the current reading around 8,138 transactions, one of the lowest levels in history. At the end of 2025, this data once exceeded 100k transactions, reflecting large deposits of Bitcoin by miners, usually associated with selling intentions or profit-taking. However, since early 2026, this indicator has shown an overall downward trend, and the peak is no longer obvious. The current selling pressure from Bitcoin miners has significantly eased, potentia

Golden Finance reports that on May 1st, data shows that as of the previous trading day, the total market capitalization of U.S. stocks has exceeded $75 trillion for the first time, an increase of $3 trillion since the beginning of the year, setting a new record high. The top three companies by market capitalization are Nvidia ($4.85 trillion), Google ($4.66 trillion), and Apple ($3.98 trillion).

According to CoinShares, institutional investors purchased a total of $1.2 billion worth of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies within a week, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive inflows into digital asset investment products. Among them, Bitcoin purchases reached $933 million, bringing the total inflow since the beginning of the year to $4 billion. Ethereum increased by $192 million, marking its third consecutive week with inflows exceeding $190 million. The United States led regional inflows with $1.1 billion, Germany recorded $61.7 million, more than double the previous week's amount.

Under the same interface system, AI Agent infrastructure that simultaneously connects centralized exchanges (CEX), on-chain trading (DEX), wallet signatures, real-time information, and on-chain data capabilities, upgrading the entire exchange into an infrastructure layer that AI can directly invoke, represents a comprehensive opening of a complete capability system to AI.

Suspected "1011 insider whale" Garrett Jin posted on X platform: "Ethereum's C wave decline began on October 10th last year. The overall downtrend was halted around November 20th last year, and the fifth wave decline failed on December 18th, indicating trend momentum exhaustion. We believe Ethereum has re-entered the fifth wave of the upward channel that started in April last year. The theoretical target levels are as follows: Target 1: $5413; Aggressive target 2: $7155."

January 12 (UTC+8), hedge fund Pioneer Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman stated that the Federal Reserve may abandon its 2% inflation target. Although the market generally expects the Fed to cut interest rates several more times, he remains cautious about this outlook. At the 2026 UBS Asia Wealth Forum, he pointed out: "Many strong drivers will propel the economy and the overall market, making it hard to envision an environment completely free of inflationary pressures." He expects the Federal Reserve to shift its inflation target to the 2.5%-3% range.

Due to the ongoing spread of anti-government protests, Iranian authorities have implemented nationwide internet shutdown measures. Cloudflare data shows that since 18:45 UTC (22:15 local time), Iran's internet traffic has "almost completely dropped to zero." The protests are fueled by high inflation, currency collapse, and livelihood pressures, which have recently escalated further after exiled crown prince calls for large-scale demonstrations. It is currently unclear whether satellite internet services like SpaceX's Starlink are available in Iran. NetBlocks describes this as a "nationwide dig

Cryptoquant Founder and CEO Ki Young Ju posted on social media that Bitcoin capital inflow has dried up. He pointed out that current liquidity channels are more diversified, making it meaningless to track the timing of capital inflows. Long-term institutional holders have broken the past "whale-retail" selling cycle, and the Strategy will not sell its 673,000 Bitcoins. Ki Young Ju stated that funds have simply shifted to the stock and precious metals markets. He believes that Bitcoin will not experience a decline of over 50% from its all-time high as in past bear markets, and it may remain sid

Recently, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced that by combining zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine with PeerDAS technology already running on the mainnet, the network has finally cracked the fundamental blockchain "impossible triangle."
"These are not minor improvements, but a transformation of Ethereum into a fundamentally new and more powerful decentralized network," V God explained in a post on X platform. The protocol now can simultaneously achieve decentralization, consensus mechanism, and high bandwidth, accomplishing a technological feat once considered impossible.

Industry executives have stated that the prospects for crypto asset treasury companies (DAT) are bleak in 2026, with many large corporations experiencing significant declines in stock prices. Altan Tutar, co-founder and CEO of MoreMarkets, said that as market competition intensifies, most Bitcoin treasury companies will disappear along with other crypto asset treasury firms. Companies focused on altcoins will be the first to exit, and those capable of providing additional value and stable returns are more likely to succeed. Ryan Chow, co-founder of Solv Protocol, stated that by early 2025, the

Despite the current market sentiment being subdued, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz remains confident in Bitcoin's long-term potential. He stated that Bitcoin has not yet reached its all-time high but also acknowledged the need for more "adjustments." He compared the development of cryptocurrency infrastructure to the boom period following the internet bubble burst, believing that the sector will not experience a bear market. Novogratz's company holds 6,894 Bitcoins, worth $600 million. Meanwhile, the trading price of Bitcoin is $87,268.68, down 1.08% in the past 24 hours; Galaxy Digital's s

The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded a two-day monetary policy meeting on the 10th, announcing a 25 basis point cut in the federal funds rate target range to between 3.5% and 3.75%.
This decision was in line with market expectations. It is the third consecutive rate cut by the Federal Reserve since September this year, with each cut being 25 basis points, and it is also the sixth rate cut since the start of this cycle in September 2024.
In a statement issued after the meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said that US economic activity is expanding moderately, but job growth has slow

On December 10, according to Businesswire, GameStop, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, released its third-quarter financial results, disclosing that it held $519.4 million worth of Bitcoin as of the end of the third quarter of 2025, as well as $8.8 billion worth of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. GameStop also disclosed that its net profit for the third quarter was $77.1 million, compared with $17.4 million in the same period last year, excluding other items such as unrealized losses on digital assets, adjusted net income reached $139.3 million, a significant i

Who would want to short US stocks when the Fed is "hinting at easing"?
This time, the real reason why bears are afraid to act rashly is—RMP (Reserve Management Purchases). According to several major Wall Street investment banks, to prevent a year-end cash crunch, the Fed may announce the start of RMP as soon as at next week's meeting. This means that starting January next year, the Fed will buy $2–3.5 billion in short-term US Treasuries every month. Although officials will insist, "This is not QE (Quantitative Easing), it's just a technical adjustment," since QE buys long-term bonds and RMP bu

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Special Working Group will hold a public roundtable on December 15 to conduct an in-depth discussion on policies related to financial surveillance and privacy. The event is open to registered in-person attendees and will also be broadcast live online. The SEC emphasized that being invited to attend the roundtable does not constitute an endorsement of any related project or individual by the agency.
According to the agenda, several SEC officials will deliver opening remarks, including Richard B. Gabbert, Chief of Staff of the Crypto Speci

The emotional fluctuations in the financial markets are just like the thoughts of Federal Reserve officials during the "quiet period"—calm on the surface, but with undercurrents beneath.
The internal structure of the Fed is also full of dramatic tension.
The voting members who openly support pausing rate cuts include Collins, Goolsbee, Musalem, Schmid, and Governor Barr. They act as a conservative line of defense, refusing to let go when the economy "hasn’t reached the cliff" yet.
On the other hand, supporters of rate cuts include Bowman, Waller, Miran, and Williams, with the latter insisting

Kevin Hassett is a popular candidate to succeed Jerome Powell as the chairman of the Fed, with the prediction market estimating an 80% probability of his election. Hassett is a well-known supply-side economist who believes the inflation battle is over and has been advocating for an immediate interest rate cut. If he is elected, along with the addition of Kevin Warsh and others, it could form one of the most dovish voting blocs in the Fed in decades, signaling a significant shift towards loose monetary policy and potentially pushing interest rate expectations down to 2.0%-2.5%.