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on January 10, Fidelity's Global Macro Director Jurrien Timmer expressed that Bitcoin's current trend resembles the S-curve of the internet rather than a power-law curve. Many Bitcoin advocates claim that the four-year cycle has concluded and a new structural upward wave is imminent. Timmer is skeptical, not questioning the diminishing impact of the halving cycle, which he agrees with, but doubting the notion that bear markets will no longer occur.

Ethereum has dropped below 3,100 USDT and is now trading at 3,099.27002 USDT, with a narrowed 0.15% decrease in 24 hours.

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have reversed a seven-day trend of net outflows, attracting $355 million in capital. This shift is attributed to early indications of improving global liquidity. Leading the recovery was BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), which saw inflows of $143.75 million on Tuesday. It was followed by the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) with $109.56 million and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) with $78.59 million, as reported by SoSoValue. Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF (BITB) added $13.87 million, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) and Van

Ethereum is experiencing a significant surge in smart contract deployments, with the fourth quarter of 2025 marking a record period for the network. Data from Token Terminal reveals that the number of new smart contracts created and published on the Ethereum blockchain reached an unprecedented 8.7 million during this time. This milestone represents a sharp rebound from the previous two quarters, where contract deployment activity was notably lower.
Token Terminal attributes this increase to organic growth driven by real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoin activity, and core infrastructu

analysis suggests that the U.S. dollar remains stable against a basket of currencies during the quiet holiday trading period, due to a lack of new catalysts. The dollar index is currently steady at 98.01. Data indicates that the dollar index (DXY) has declined nearly 10% this year. U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies and the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle are the primary factors contributing to the dollar's weakness this year.

former co-chairman of Canaan Technology's board and current founder and chairman of Nano Labs, recently shared insights on the evolving dynamics of Bitcoin investments. He noted a fundamental shift in the logic behind Bitcoin's market movements. Historically, bull markets followed a clear path: from enthusiasts to programmers, then retail investors, and finally mainstream finance, with each surge driven by expanding awareness.
However, post-2024, the introduction of ETFs and institutional holdings is altering the supply-demand structure. A portion of Bitcoin is becoming dormant, akin to gold e

Polkadot's economic model is set to follow a clear and predictable long-term path following the approval of the WFC (Hard Pressure) proposal. This development marks the first time Polkadot has established such a defined trajectory. The core elements of this path include a total supply cap of 2.1 billion DOT, a biennial reduction in annual issuance, and a decrease rate of 13.14% of the remaining issuance each time. Under the Hard Pressure model, starting from March 14, 2026, Polkadot's annual issuance will officially begin to decline, with the first reduction corresponding to an annual inflatio

Bitcoin has crossed the 88,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 88,038.679688 USDT, with a narrowed 0.65% increase in 24 hours.

Bitcoin treasury companies should set strict allocation limits in the current market environment. It is generally recommended that corporate treasury asset allocations be controlled between 1% and 5%, with dollar-cost averaging (DCA) as a potential entry strategy. If the investment scale exceeds 2% of liquid assets, it is advisable to wait for Bitcoin ETF fund inflows to turn positive before proceeding.
In the context of strengthening gold and silver and a pullback in crypto assets, Bitcoin's drop to $87,000 could either signal a deeper bear market or be a temporary adjustment before a long-te

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the meme coin sector has seen a substantial decline in 2025, nearing its lowest point of the year. As of December 19, the total market capitalization of meme coins fell to $35 billion, marking a 65% drop from the year's peak, before slightly rebounding to approximately $36 billion.
In contrast, on Christmas Day 2024, the market capitalization of meme coins had approached $100 billion. Concurrently, trading activity within the sector has also decreased, with annual trading volume dropping 72% to $3.05 trillion, indicating a shift away from highly speculative assets by retail investors.
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researchers and developers anticipate that 2026 will be a pivotal year for Ethereum as it leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) to achieve exponential scaling. During this period, some Ethereum validators will transition from re-executing transactions to directly verifying ZK proofs, fundamentally altering blockchain operations. This shift is expected to be comparable in scale to Ethereum's 2022 transition from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS), known as 'The Merge.'
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake has indicated that the initial validators will begin verifying ZK proofs for each bloc