Token unlocks don't mean a crash, but these signals are worth watching

In the cryptocurrency market, many investors pay attention to token unlock calendars.

The reason is simple: when tokens that were previously restricted become eligible to circulate, the market's supply structure may change. But does this mean prices will necessarily fall? No.

What really needs to be analyzed is not just the number of tokens being unlocked, but how the additional supply will affect the market.

1. What is a token unlock?

Some projects impose lockup periods on tokens held by the team, early investors, eco

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On the short-term 4-hour chart, the current price is trading below the Bollinger middle band and close to the lower band. It has pulled back from the 76160 level, while the middle band continues to slope downward. Overall, the market is consolidating at low levels after a bearish alignment, with the previous low around 72690 serving as key short-term support.

On MACD, DIF is below DEA, and both lines are below the zero axis. The MACD histogram is at -63, so the bearish setup has not fundamentally reversed. However, the green bars have narrowed slightly after the declin

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Why Do Altcoins Rise Faster Than BTC and Potentially Fall More Sharply?

In the cryptocurrency market, a common phenomenon is that when BTC rises 3%, some altcoins may rise 10% or even more. But when BTC starts to fall, these altcoins may also see bigger losses. What exactly is behind this?

First, market capitalization and liquidity differ. BTC has a larger market size, so it takes a lot of capital to move its price significantly. Some altcoins have smaller market caps, making them more prone to sharp price swings when capital flows in. But lower liquidity also means that large sell orders ca

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$INIT Futures are bullish. The chain halt bearish news sent it down to around 0.16, but it climbed back to 0.23 in five hours—the panic selling is over, and dip-buying volume is still there.
The 4 a.m. hourly candle this morning plunged from 0.26 to 0.19, with 10.6 million tokens traded—the largest volume candle of the day. After the sell-off, the 06:00 and 07:00 hourly candles held around 0.17, and by 10 and 11 it had steadily recovered to 0.23. 24-hour futures volume across the two exchanges totaled about 160 million, ranking first among gainers.
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11-11: I took my kid out for a bit recently, hehe, and stopped posting for a while. I’m back starting today. For now, it’s still a small consolidation; watch the 4008 and 4075 levels to see which way it breaks. Overall, buy the dips and look north; there are still higher highs ahead. Kuaishou will be going live in the next few days, so get ready to show your support!

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$XAUUSD The opening spread is too narrow, and I’m still gauging the price level

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Understand DeFi Protocols: Don’t Just Focus on APY—Where Do Returns Come From, and Who Bears the Risk?

In DeFi (decentralized finance), one question is easy to overlook: when a protocol advertises an attractive annual percentage yield, where exactly does that yield come from?

APY is simply a way of displaying results; it does not, on its own, prove that a protocol is worth participating in.

To assess whether a DeFi protocol is sustainable, consider these four aspects.

1. Where do the returns come from?

Returns may come from interest paid by borrowers, trading fees, liquidity incentives, o

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Why Does Higher Leverage Leave Less Room for Trading Errors?

In crypto futures trading, many people hope to amplify returns by increasing leverage, but overlook another fact: the higher the leverage, the less able an account is to withstand adverse price movements. A seemingly ordinary pullback can put a highly leveraged position at serious risk.

Suppose you open a position using the same margin and ignore fees, funding rates, and other factors. A 1% adverse price move would correspond to a return of about -5% on initial margin at 5x leverage, about -10% at 10x, and about -20% at 20x. This i

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Why Do Some Tokens Have High Trading Volume but Their Prices Still Refuse to Rise?

In the cryptocurrency market, a puzzling phenomenon sometimes occurs:

Trading volume keeps increasing and market discussions grow more heated, but the token price continues to fluctuate within a range.

Many people assume that rising trading volume means money is flowing in and that the price will soon break out.

But that is not always the case.

Trading volume reflects trading activity, while price movements depend on how buyers and sellers trade and whether the market can continue absorbing selling supply.

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Blockchain Is Not a Magic Ledger: How Is a Transaction Verified, Recorded, and Shared?

Many people have heard of blockchain and know that it is related to Bitcoin, smart contracts, and Web3, but few truly understand how it works.

The key to blockchain is not just storing data in a block, but having multiple participants verify and record data according to shared rules, and maintain ledger consistency through specific mechanisms.

I. Understanding Blockchain Through a Single Transaction

Suppose you transfer funds to another wallet.

First, the transaction is initiated. The wallet uses the re

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What Is a Liquidation Cascade? Why Can a Large Wave of Liquidations Trigger a Rapid Market-Wide Sell-Off?
In crypto derivatives markets, one of the most dangerous market moves is a liquidation cascade. Many traders may initially face nothing more than a normal price pullback, but as large numbers of leveraged positions are forcibly liquidated in succession, it can ultimately turn into a rapid sell-off.
First, what is a liquidation cascade?
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Why does the same trading strategy make money in a bull market but keep losing in a sideways market?

Many traders have had this experience: the same trading strategy generates consecutive profits in a bull market, but starts triggering frequent stop-losses when the market enters a sideways phase. What exactly is going wrong?

First, the market structure has changed. Bull markets usually have a clear upward trend, with prices readily forming successively higher highs and lows, making it easier for trend-following strategies to capture market moves. In sideways markets, however, prices often fl

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