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Several Bitcoin bull runs over the past ten years
The first round, 2017, surged from $1,000 to $20,000
The second round, 2021, surged from $3,500 to $69,000
The third round, 2024, surged from $15,000 to $125,000
The fourth round, from 2026 to 2028, is estimated to surge from $58,000 to $300,000💲

The market is doing well, and all the “teachers” are getting fired up on X as well. What I’m saying is that even the bitcoin-native bear market has ended. The crypto market has transitioned from a bear market to a bull market, and we’re now in the early stages of the bull market. Next up is going to be a spectacular major bull market! But remember, the most people get wiped out not in bear markets, but in bull markets.

Gold at $4,470—are you willing to bet on it?
Look at the surface first: a 200-point rebound, but 4,500 remains impassable.
Two weeks ago, gold quickly rallied from the 4,280-4,300 lows, rebounding more than 200 points. Yesterday, Fed Governor Waller struck a dovish tone, and gold prices rose another 2% in a single day, but they lost their nerve upon reaching the 4,490-4,511 resistance zone and are now hovering around 4,470. The 24-hour trading range is only $30, a typical sign that neither bulls nor bears dare act ahead of the data. But once the nonfarm payrolls data is released at 8:30 tonight, instant volatility of 50-100 points will be routine.
First: July's nonfarm payrolls already delivered one shock. Will tonight see a repeat?
July nonfarm payrolls came in at -23k, leaving the market stunned. Gold instantly surged from below 4,400 to above 4,600, gaining 200 points in just a few hours.
Tonight's forecast is for 55,000-58k new jobs, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%.
Looks fine? But you need to know this—the market was already traumatized by July's -23k. Any figure below 30,000-40k will be interpreted as a “labor market collapse,” sending gold straight up.
Second: Gold's fundamentals are much stronger than you think.
Gold has pulled back 20% from the 5,595 high. But look at the underlying logic:
Central-bank gold buying shows no sign of stopping (can you believe China's central bank has bought gold for 18 consecutive months?). Global geopolitical uncertainty continues to increase. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 4.76% and has already fallen from its high—the opportunity cost of holding gold is declining.
Gold is still up 25% year over year. This is not a bear market; it is halftime in a super bull market.
Third: A signal has emerged on the technical front that must be taken seriously.
After the V-shaped rebound from 4,280-4,300, gold has closed higher for two consecutive days. RSI has risen from oversold territory to around 50, while bearish MACD momentum has clearly weakened—the rebound structure is complete and only needs one final push.
At 4,470, gold is only $20 away from the 4,490-4,511 breakout zone and $64 away from 4,534.
In other words, as long as tonight's NFP provides a reason, gold can surge another 100 points at any time.
Bulls vs. bears—you decide
Weak NFP (<30,000-40k, or a rise in the unemployment rate):
September rate-hike probability plunges → Treasury yields fall → the dollar weakens → gold surges straight to 4,534-4,580+
This is the market's current “asymmetry”—bad news has a much greater bullish impact on gold than good news has a bearish impact
Strong NFP (>80k with sticky wages):
Rate-hike expectations return → the dollar rebounds → gold retests 4,380-4,320
But don't forget—geopolitical risks and central-bank gold buying are waiting underneath, so 4,300 will not break easily
Trading strategy
Before the data (now-20:30):
Trade lightly within the 4,460-4,495 range, selling high and buying low; chase only after a breakout.
After the data (20:30):
Weak NFP (below 30,000-40k):
Go long on a break above 4,495-4,511, with a stop-loss below 4,460
Take half off at 4,534, then look toward 4,580-4,700 (before the FOMC)
Strong NFP (above 80k):
Lightly test shorts on a break below 4,450-4,460, with a stop-loss above 4,495
Target 4,380-4,320; take profit near 4,300 and reverse into longs
XAU tonight is a huge gamble on the “expectation gap”—
When July nonfarm payrolls came in at -23k, 99% of people thought “gold's run is over,” but gold immediately surged from below 4,400 to above 4,600. If another surprise hits tonight, we could see another 200-point bullish candle.
At 4,470, which side are you betting on?
Every pullback in a gold bull market is money being handed to those who understand it.
Tonight's nonfarm payrolls—are you going long or short?
We'll know at 8:30!#Gate用户突破6000万 #BTC收复8万美元 #非农就业报告即将揭晓 $BTC $XAU $XAUT

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Robinhood is more popular than ever. To be honest, I didn’t participate in Robinhood, but I did put a few coins on my watchlist during this period. I don’t know whether I’m just not suited to trading on foreign chains (I never made any money when I traded SOL before) or what, but the few coins I was watching have all dropped to the point of nearly going to zero. I feel that if I had bought them, I probably would have lost tens of thousands of U again during this period🥲🥲

I recently reviewed the #SI8 campaign again. I think with these high-APY campaigns, the first thing you should not focus on is simply which number is the highest. What you really need to consider first are two things: how long your funds will be locked up, and how the yield is accumulated.
The main options currently include:
• 30 days: 28% APY
• 90 days: 38% APY
• There are also long-term options such as 180 days and 360 days
Here is one point that is very easy to misunderstand: 28%

I’ll be honest: What does a normal state look like for a trader? You go all in on whichever market is doing well: focus on storage when storage is hot, commodities when commodities are hot, and crypto when crypto is hot, rather than trading crypto, storage, commodities, A-shares, Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks......blah blah blah...... all at once when crypto is doing well. I only know of two types of people who can do that:

ETH at $2,525: are you selling or holding?
Look at the surface first: ETF inflows returned at $140 million, BTC reclaimed $80,000, and ETH followed with a 4% gain.
But don't celebrate too soon—ETH has fallen from its 2025 high of $4,950 and is still down 40%. The staking rate is 33%, with a queue to lock up funds and almost no exit queue, meaning capital is willing to stay locked.
The candlestick chart tells you this: 2,530–2,550 is the resistance zone marked by three recent upper wicks, while the daily MACD histogram is shrinking and momentum is failing to keep up. Either volume pushes it above 2,550, or it retests 2,450 before building momentum again.
First: the ETF is back, but ETH wasn't the one driving ETH higher.
Net inflows reached $141 million on September 3, led by BlackRock and Fidelity. BTC reclaimed $80,000, and the market switched from "risk aversion" back to "going long," with ETH rising 4% alongside it.
But look closely—it was BTC setting the pace, not ETH suddenly telling a new story.
Prediction markets are pricing only a 30% chance of ETH reaching 3,500 by the end of 2026. Capital is willing to bet on a rebound, but isn't pricing in a major bull run for the whole year.
Second: staking ETFs are here, but most people haven't understood them at all.
BlackRock's ETHB staking ETF has launched, transforming ETH from "an asset that can only be used to bet on price" into "a tool that can be packaged as a yield-bearing asset." After the Pectra upgrade, the maximum stake per validator rose to 2,048 ETH, sharply reducing institutional operating costs.
Previously, institutions had to set up dozens or even hundreds of nodes, which was a hassle
Now it can be done with one click, and costs have plunged
ETH is shifting from a "speculative asset" to a "yield-bearing asset"
Third: tonight's nonfarm payrolls are the real deciding factor.
At 20:30 Beijing time today, August nonfarm payroll data will be released. The forecast is +58,000, compared with -23,000 in July.
If the data is weak → rate-cut expectations rise → bullish;
If the data is strong → rate-hike expectations return → bearish.
More importantly, the September 16 FOMC meeting has a 50-50 chance of a rate hike.
You can judge the bull-bear showdown yourself
One side is:
$140 million in single-day ETF inflows, led by BlackRock
Staking ETFs have launched, turning ETH into a yield-bearing asset
A 33% staking rate, a queue to lock up funds, and almost no exit queue
BTC back above $80,000, with risk appetite returning
The weekly chart has broken above the descending trendline, and the 0.618 retracement at 2,438 has held
The other side is:
Still down 40%+ after falling from 4,950
Failed to break 2,550 three times, with momentum failing to keep up
The ETH/BTC ratio is weak, indicating this is not an independent rally
Tonight's nonfarm payrolls and the September FOMC bring major macro uncertainty
Overhead resistance: 2,530–2,550 (three upper wicks) → 2,565 → 2,580–2,600 → 2,780 → 2,920
Downside support: 2,497–2,505 → 2,438–2,450 (Fib + breakout retest) → 2,370 (this week's low)
Trading strategy
Short-term traders:
①If the 4H candle closes above 2,550 after the nonfarm payrolls are released, go long with a light position, stop-loss at 2,520, targets 2,600–2,650
②If a retest near 2,450 stops falling on declining volume, build a position in batches, with a stop-loss at 2,420
Swing traders:
As long as the weekly chart holds above 2,438, continue holding the core position, with targets of 2,780–2,920. Reduce your position and wait on the sidelines if 2,438 breaks, with downside targets of 2,200 or even 2,000.
Long-term believers:
DCA in the 2,400–2,450 range. With the staking ETF, the Pectra upgrade, and continued institutional inflows, the 2027 target is 3,500–4,000.
ETH now looks like BTC at the end of 2020—
99% of people thought, "It's down 40% from the high—it's trash," but once the staking ETF launched, institutions bought aggressively.
The day 2,550 breaks, you'll realize:
It wasn't that ETH was incapable—it was that you sold at the bottom every time.
What's your ETH cost basis?
Which side are you betting on for tonight's nonfarm payrolls? #Gate用户突破6000万 #BTC收复8万美元 #非农就业报告即将揭晓 $BTC $ETH $SOL

I see a lot of people on Twitter making tons of money, and everyone gets anxious and stuff. You really don’t need to feel anxious—don’t compare yourself to these people. These people either came out of piles of corpses and have honed their skills to perfection, or they’re already wealthy, so they buy into a narrative they like and leave it there; losing a bit of money doesn’t matter to them. A lot of them are also fucking scammers, packaged and promoted by marketing. And for many people you see making money on one coin, they’re losing money on everything else.

Would you dare chase BTC at $81,000?
First, the surface view: bulls and bears are fiercely battling at $81,000.
On September 3, BTC violently surged from $77,000 to above $82,000. After opening higher today, it pulled back, with an intraday low of $80,500. It is currently digesting the gains in the $80,500-$81,400 range. Liquidations over the past 24 hours exceeded $160 million, with shorts accounting for the majority.
The daily chart broke above the psychological $80,000 level and the 50-week moving average on heavy volume, then formed an upper wick today—a typical “breakout followed by a pullback confirmation” structure.
First: Waller’s one statement ignited the market, but the market may have overreacted.
Fed Governor Waller indicated a preference for keeping rates unchanged in September, directly pushing rate-hike expectations from 60%+ to around 50%, a “coin toss” state. ETF net inflows reached $731 million in a single day, with BlackRock alone buying $454 million—the highest single-day figure since January this year.
Retail traders see $700 million in inflows and shorts getting liquidated, and think “the bull market is back.”
What truly determines the direction is today’s nonfarm payrolls report, not Waller’s statement yesterday.
If payrolls are weak again, rate-hike expectations will continue to cool and risk assets will take off; if the data is unexpectedly strong and wages remain sticky, yields and the dollar will rebound, sending BTC straight back to $77,500. Chasing the rally before the data is essentially betting on red or black at a casino.
Second: On-chain data tells you—there is a “wall” above and a “floor” below.
Currently, about 68% of the supply is in profit. What does that mean?
Long-term holder (LTH) cost basis is concentrated in the $83,000-$86,000 range—with about 1.05 million BTC stuck in this zone. This is the real bagholder sell wall from major holders: once they break even, they will run.
What about below? The short-term holder cost basis/average cost of active investors is around $76,350-$77,000. This is the support zone that has been repeatedly tested recently and attracted buying.
Third: September seasonality is weak—don’t let one bullish candle change your conviction.
Historical data shows that BTC’s average return in September is negative. Over the years, September has mostly been weak.
Today’s nonfarm payrolls report is the biggest variable: the market expects about 55,000 new jobs, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%. If the data is weak → rate-cut expectations heat up → bullish; if the data is strong → rate-hike expectations recover → bearish.
The September 11 CPI report and September 16 FOMC meeting are still ahead. Oil has broken above $91 due to US-Iran tensions, creating potential inflationary pressure.
The bull-bear showdown—make your own call
On one side:
ETF net inflows of $731 million in a single day, a new yearly high
Waller’s dovish remarks, cooling rate-hike expectations
A high-volume breakout above $80,000 + the 50-week moving average, turning the technical picture bullish
$160 million in shorts liquidated, with short-squeeze momentum still present
On the other side:
A bagholder wall of 1.05 million BTC at $83,000-$86,000
Weak September seasonality and the dual data window of nonfarm payrolls and CPI
The rally contains an element of a “short squeeze” and is not driven by genuine buying
If the data is hawkish, a direct retreat to $77,000+
Resistance above: $81,500-$82,500 (multiple failed attempts to hold) → $83,000-$86,000 (dense LTH bagholder zone) → $88,000-$90,000
Support below: $80,500 (today’s low) → $79,500-$80,000 → $76,300-$77,000 (iron floor; a break would weaken the structure → watch $72,000-$75,000)
Trading strategy
If nonfarm payrolls are weak (bullish):
Lightly test longs on a pullback to $79,800-$80,500, with a stop-loss at $77,600 (a break would damage the structure), targeting $82,500-$83,000 → $85,000-$86,000.
If nonfarm payrolls are unexpectedly strong (bearish):
If $80,500 breaks on heavy volume, stay on the sidelines or lightly test shorts, targeting $78,000-$77,000.
Take-profit zone: Scale out at $83,000-$86,000; don’t fantasize about reaching $100,000 in one move.
In the long term, if macro conditions shift toward easing and ETF inflows continue, there is still room for $90,000+ by year-end, but over the next 1-2 weeks, BTC must first clear the $80,000-$86,000 hurdle.
BTC is moving sideways at $81,000, and 99% of people are agonizing over whether to chase—
But think about it: what were you doing when BTC was at $77,000? Waiting for $60,000. What were you doing when it reached $82,000? Waiting for a pullback.
And then? You bought nothing.
The market always rewards those who dare to place bets at key levels and punishes those who hesitate.
What will you choose for today’s nonfarm payrolls report?
Is your current BTC position empty, half-invested, or fully invested?
After the data is released, which side will you bet on?#Gate用户突破6000万 #BTC收复8万美元 #非农就业报告即将揭晓 $BTC $ETH $SOL

$OpenAI Sam Altman’s First Discussion of the Latest Flagship Model GPT-6 Astra:
1. Handles Complex Projects End to End
Previous AI mainly helped programmers write code or provided assistance with individual tasks, whereas Astra is the first model that allows ordinary people to simply describe their ideas and requirements, then build an entire complex software system. Whether it is independently creating a small game, developing a DIY hardware project, or producing a scientific simulation/financial model with interactive code plus a PPT, it can handle everything independently.
2. The Greater the Capabilities, the Greater the Risks
The reason this model was released much later than expected is that the team spent a great deal of time conducting safety and abuse-prevention testing.
3. Why Not Simply Disable Its Cybersecurity Capabilities?
The world is about to face an extremely terrifying wave of AI-powered cyberattacks. The only way society can defend against this new form of attack is to first equip legitimate defenders with top-tier tools like Astra so they can rapidly build security defenses.
4. Crossing the Red Line of Autonomous Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovery
People previously heard that OpenAI had suspended development of subsequent models because testing revealed that models at Astra’s level were already capable of independently searching for and developing zero-day vulnerabilities without any human intervention. This crossed an extremely high-level security red line.
Its capabilities are indeed powerful, but its cost-effectiveness and overall lead remain debatable!

UNI at $6.35—are you chasing it?
Look at the surface first: a barrage of bullish catalysts, with FOMO running high.
It rose 33-42% in a week and 50-65% in a month, nearly doubling from the June low of 2.3. Robinhood Chain's trading terminal surpassed $1 billion in daily trading volume, Uniswap is capturing massive fees, and protocol revenue is directly being used to buy back and burn UNI.
The daily RSI has repeatedly shown 80+ overbought readings, indicating the short term is already overheated.
First: the Fee Switch is live, and UNI is no longer an “air token.”
Protocol fee sharing was activated at the end of 2025, with fees used to buy back and permanently burn UNI. Combined with the one-time burning of 100 million treasury UNI, total supply has fallen significantly from 1 billion.
UNI has transformed from a “pure governance token” into a “cash-flow-generating money printer.”
Robinhood Chain (launched in July 2026) has become an important source of revenue, contributing nearly half of protocol fees during some periods and significantly lifting the daily burn volume.
Second: acquiring PONS means “collecting taxes” on Robinhood Chain.
Uniswap Labs acquired PONS, strengthening its presence on the chain. Robinhood Chain's trading terminal surpassed $1 billion in daily trading volume, allowing Uniswap, as a major DEX, to capture substantial fees.
Every time you trade on Robinhood Chain, Uniswap collects a tax
The taxes collected are used to buy back and burn UNI
The greater the trading volume, the more UNI is burned, and the higher the price rises
This is an automatically rotating flywheel. The greater the meme trading volume, the more deflationary UNI becomes.
Third: a technical signal has emerged that must be taken seriously.
After starting from 4.35 on August 29, it broke through 6.00 on continuously rising volume and was rejected near a high of 6.50. It is currently consolidating within the 6.20-6.50 range, with declining volume at the highs—a typical “post-rally digestion” pattern.
The daily RSI has repeatedly shown 80+ overbought readings, making a short-term pullback/consolidation highly likely. However, the moving averages remain in a bullish alignment, with the price above the 20-day and 50-day moving averages, so the medium-term trend remains upward.
Bulls versus bears—judge for yourself
On one side:
The Fee Switch is activated, UNI has entered a deflationary era, and 100 million tokens have been burned
Robinhood Chain's daily trading volume surpassed $1 billion, and protocol revenue surged
The acquisition of PONS strengthens its positioning in the meme trading sector
The move from 2.3 to 6.5 remains structurally intact in the medium term, with institutional targets at $100
On the other side:
Up 40% in a week, with the RSI at 80+ and extremely overbought
6.5 has failed three times, leaving substantial short-term profit-taking pressure
Tonight's nonfarm payrolls report and the September 15 FOMC meeting create high macro uncertainty
If the broader market pulls back, UNI, as a high-beta altcoin, could fall even harder
Resistance above: 6.48-6.52 → 7.00 → 7.56-8.00
Support below: 6.19-6.20 → 5.84-5.80 → 5.20-5.50
Trading strategy
Short-term traders:
Wait for a pullback to 6.20-6.25 and enter long after stabilization, with a stop-loss at 6.10. Take half off at 6.48-6.52, and look toward 7.00 if it breaks through. If it breaks below 6.19 on rising volume and rebounds weakly, consider a small short position, targeting 5.85-5.80, with a stop-loss above 6.40.
Swing traders:
Wait to build positions in batches within the 5.80-6.20 range, with a stop-loss below 5.50 and a target of 7.00-8.00. The medium-term logic—protocol revenue + burns + the RWA narrative—remains bullish, but the overbought conditions and macro uncertainty need to be digested.
Conservative traders:
Wait for a high-volume breakout above 6.52 and confirmation that it holds before going long on the right side of the move. Alternatively, wait for a pullback near 5.80 before taking a heavy position.
Risk management rules:
Risk no more than 1-2% of your capital per trade
Keep leverage within 3-5x; you cannot withstand high leverage in this volatility
Watch tonight's nonfarm payrolls data: weaker-than-expected data is bullish for crypto, while stronger-than-expected data is bearish
Reduce positions and stay on the sidelines ahead of the September 15-16 FOMC meeting
UNI's surge this time is merely the beginning of DeFi's return to value—
99% of people think “UNI has risen too much and should pull back,” but the Fee Switch turned UNI from a governance token into a cash-flow-generating DeFi leader.
At 6.5, do you dare get on board?
The people who make money in crypto are always a minority—most people were afraid to buy at 2.3, hesitated at 4.3, chased the top at 6.5, and capitulated during the pullback.
What is your UNI cost basis?
After tonight's nonfarm payrolls data is released, do you think UNI will rise or fall? #Gate用户突破6000万 #BTC收复8万美元 #非农就业报告即将揭晓 $BTC $ETH $UNI

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When the $pair flywheel starts, the price will skyrocket. It can be compared to $pons . Especially today, not only did $pair launch, but $cinema also launched. $cinema is a coin on the Pair platform that was mentioned today and directly surged to a peak of 15m, with trading volume reaching 1700w. These trading fees will be used to buy back $pair tomorrow, so tomorrow’s buyback will be stronger and the uptrend will be even more intense. We are still early. 10m is fud

BITCOIN JUST FLIPPED $79,500 INTO SUPPORT 🚨
Bitcoin broke through the $79,500 resistance I’ve been watching and pushed above $80K.
$BTC ‌ is now trading around $80.9K after briefly reaching above $82K.
The key level now is simple: $79.5K.
If Bitcoin holds above it, I’m watching $82K next.
Lose $79.5K, and this breakout starts looking a lot less convincing.
For now, the structure has improved significantly.
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ZEC is at $970—are you chasing it?
Up 20x, surging to a new high of 979.76, with a market cap of $16 billion, and just turned by Grayscale into the first privacy coin ETF in the US—but just now, the price is stuck at 970, the daily RSI has soared to 78 and is overbought, perpetual funding rates remain high, and bulls and bears have been deadlocked at the 980 mark for two hours. Will this burst of momentum continue to blast past 1000, or will it hit the brakes and pull back to 900 first?
First: The ETF is here, but the good news has already been priced in from 800 to 980
Grayscale converted the Zcash Trust into the US’s first spot ZEC ETF (ZCSH), which launched on August 25. The regulated entry point is now open, and Grayscale’s research report positions ZEC as “financial privacy in the age of AI surveillance,” even discussing whether it can carve out a share of BTC’s market.
Retail traders always think they should buy after the good news is released, but institutions are always selling to you after the good news comes out.
Second: Ironwood fixed the vulnerability, but “trust recovery” is a slow process
Ironwood went live on July 28. The old pool was sealed, funds were migrated to a new shielded pool, and the verifiability of the supply was restored.
That vulnerability in June made many people question Zcash’s “mathematical security” overnight. Although the team proved that it could fix the issue, the “trust deficit” will not fully recover after a single upgrade. This is also why ZEC did not surge above 1000 after the ETF launch—the market is still waiting for more confirmation signals.
Third: While you are watching the candlesticks, the whales are watching September 14
The NU7 holders’ vote closes on September 14. Topics include issuance smoothing, whether to retain the halving schedule, and block time adjustments. This will not immediately change the consensus, but it is a watershed moment for the long-term narrative.
More importantly, Cypherpunk, a Nasdaq-listed company, continues to accumulate coins, targeting approximately 5% of the total supply, and has also bought mining capacity. While you are hesitating at 970 over whether to chase, they bought all the way up from 400, 500, and 600, and are now holding their core position while waiting for the voting results.
What is the chart telling you?
Daily RSI: 73–78, overbought. An upper wick/high-level consolidation after consecutive large bullish candles is a typical sign of profit-taking. The price is far above EMA20 (750) and EMA50 (640), with an excessive deviation.
979.76 is today’s high, and 933 is the low—you are right in the middle at 970, neither here nor there.
Support: 930–940 (today’s low), 800–850 (the pre-breakout range, a healthy pullback zone)
Resistance: 975–980 (short-term ATH), 1000 (the psychological round-number level)
On the 4-hour timeframe, the price is already meeting resistance near the upper edge of the ascending channel. When perpetual funding rates and OI are high, a push to 980 can easily turn into a long squeeze.
In one sentence: bullish on the weekly chart, overbought on the daily chart, and in a distribution zone on the hourly chart. This is not a positioning zone like 400–600; it is a 900+ risk-management zone.
How to play it?
For those already holding long positions:
Reduce your position by 30%–50% at 970–980 to lock in profits. Move the stop-loss on the remainder up to 930; if it breaks below that, watch 850.
For those with no position who want to go long:
Don’t chase. Wait for an aggressive pullback to 900–930, with a stop-loss at 880 and a target of retesting 980–1000. Alternatively, wait for a healthy pullback to 800–850 on declining volume, with a stop-loss at 760 and targets of 1000/1150.
For those looking to bet on a short:
Watch for two failed pushes toward 975–1000, featuring long upper wicks and rising volume without further gains. Short with a small position, targeting 930 first and 850 second. If it holds above 1000, stop out immediately and admit the mistake.
Zcash has risen from the tens to nearly 1000, and after a 20x move, you are still asking, “Can I still buy?”—which means you missed the best entry and now want to use courage to make up for laziness.
ZEC at 970 is not incapable of rising, but the risk-reward ratio has already changed. At this level, discipline matters more than direction, and staying in the game matters more than making money quickly.
Are you now fully invested waiting for 1000, or reducing your position and waiting for a pullback? #Gate用户突破6000万 #BTC收复8万美元 #非农就业报告即将揭晓 $BTC $ETH $ZEC

Sun Wukong SVIP Experience Officer recruitment is now open, limited to the first 20 applicants. The total benefits can reach up to 5000U.
As long as your trading volume reaches 1 million U, you can receive 200U immediately upon joining, along with SVIP4 benefits, 0% maker fees, taker fees of only 0.015%, and trading cashback of up to 4800U.
The campaign runs from September 3 to September 30. Spots are limited, so interested participants can submit the form to secure a spot.