Crypto KOL Community & Market Trends

$ETH tried to break above the $2,550 level but failed again.
For now, I think most of Ethereum's short-term upside may already be priced in.
Expecting more chop around these levels, with the possibility of one more small capitulation before a proper reversal.
Patience here.

WILD: A trader just opened a 10X ETH long worth $102M.
The position already has an unrealized PnL of +$1M.
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ETH at $2,445—are you chasing it?
First, look at the surface: a 30% rebound, range-bound action at the highs, and a tug-of-war between bulls and bears.
ETH violently rebounded from $1,900 in mid-August, reaching as high as $2,565 before falling back into the $2,400–$2,500 range in recent days. Its 24-hour volatility is less than $100. $2,400 has held multiple times, while prices above $2,500 have repeatedly been smashed down. A direction is about to emerge—don't get chopped up on both sides.
First: ETFs have been aggressively buying $1.4 billion, but the price isn't rising—you've been fooled by "stagflation."
U.S. spot ETH ETFs have recorded net inflows for multiple consecutive days, totaling approximately $1.4 billion over nine days. BlackRock accounts for a very high proportion, with its single-day inflow once approaching $200 million. This isn't a rebound driven by retail sentiment; it's sustained passive buying.
It sounds entirely bullish, right? But the price fell from $2,565 to $2,445. That's because retail is watching the charts while institutions are accumulating.
Second: ETH's fundamentals have produced two "hidden bullish catalysts" that you haven't understood.
The first: The staking rate has surged to 34%, while the exit queue is nearly zero.
More than one-third of ETH is locked in staking contracts, and no one wants to sell. Inventories available for sale on exchanges are low, and the liquid supply is shrinking.
The second: BlackRock launched a staking-enabled ETF product (ETHB).
The logic behind institutional ETH allocation has changed—from "pure price speculation" to "a digital asset with yield." A 3% staking yield, combined with the expectation of price appreciation, gives pensions and family offices a crushing advantage.
Third: The macro environment has played a "wild card" that is weighing on all risk assets in the short term.
New Federal Reserve Chair Warsh struck a hawkish tone in his first speech at Jackson Hole: "The underlying trend in inflation is not yet satisfactory; there is still work to do."
The market raised the probability of a September FOMC rate hike from 35% to 50–60%. The dollar strengthened, BTC fell from $81k to $77k, and ETH came under pressure as well.
This is the biggest uncertainty right now—if September CPI comes in hotter than expected again and rate-hike expectations continue to rise, ETH could retest $2,300 or even lower.
The bulls and bears are facing off—you decide
On one side:
ETF inflows of $1.4 billion over nine days, with institutions continuing to buy aggressively
A 34% staking rate, a nearly empty exit queue, and dwindling liquid supply
A staking-enabled ETF product has launched, turning ETH into a "yield-bearing asset"
A 30% rebound from $1,900, with the technical trend having turned bullish
$2,400 has held as strong support multiple times
On the other side:
Warsh is hawkish, with the September rate-hike probability rising to 50–60%
$2,565 has rejected price three times, creating heavy overhead selling pressure
Short-term RSI is nearing overbought territory, and momentum is weakening
ETH-specific catalysts are lacking, leaving it to follow macro conditions
If BTC falls again, ETH will be dragged down
Overhead resistance: $2,450–$2,480 → $2,500 → $2,530–$2,565 (previous-high supply zone) → $2,750
Downside support: $2,400–$2,417 (strong support) → $2,380 → $2,300–$2,320
Trading strategy
Short term:
If price pulls back to $2,410–$2,400 and stabilizes, cautiously open a small long position, with a stop-loss below $2,380. The first target is $2,480–$2,500, and the second is $2,530. If price rebounds to $2,480–$2,520 but volume fails to keep up, reduce your position or hedge. Don't chase longs near the previous high.
Swing trading:
A cleaner entry would be a pullback to $2,400 or even lower, rather than chasing at $2,445. Consider adding to your position and targeting $2,750 only after price breaks above and holds $2,520–$2,565 on strong volume and reclaims the previous high. If the daily close falls below $2,300 and ETFs continue to see outflows, swing longs should reduce exposure and wait.
This rebound in ETH from $1,900 to above $2,500 is a convergence of "fundamentals + institutional capital"—
99% of people thought "ETH wouldn't outperform BTC," yet ETFs bought $1.4 billion and the staking rate hit a new high.
On the day $2,565 breaks, you'll realize:
It wasn't that ETH was incapable—it was that you panicked at the bottom every time and FOMOed at the top.
What's your ETH cost basis?
At $2,445, are you adding to your position or reducing it?#Gate7天净流入全球Top3 #BTC重返81000美元 #Strategy股价突破135美元 $BTC $ETH $SOL

$LIT Analysis: Strong Bullish Momentum!
$LIT is displaying impressive strength across multiple timeframes. Currently trading at $3.7362 (+5.94%), the token recently tapped a 24h high of $3.9147 after bouncing cleanly off its 24h low of $3.4573.
Key Metrics & Highlights:
24h Volume: 2.20M LIT (~8.08M USDT)
Higher Highs: Consistent bullish structure visible on the 15m chart.
Long-Term Growth: +84.88% over 30 days and an extraordinary +172.51% over 180 days!
Buying pressure remains strong as volume spikes support this upward push.
Keep an eye on $3.74–$3.91 for immediate resistance breaks!
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BTC at $78,300—did you get shaken out?
First, the surface picture: a spike and retreat, and retail investors are starting to panic.
August delivered the strongest monthly performance in recent years (+20%+), but was pressured by hawkish remarks ahead of the weekend. After retreating nearly 5% from the 81K high and stabilizing following a daily long upper wick + large bearish candle, RSI fell from overbought levels to 69-71. After such a strong rally, a breather is needed, but the trend is not over.
First: the Treasury + Trump ignited the “debasement trade,” but you chased at the top.
In mid-to-late August, the Treasury Secretary announced a doubling of the Treasury buyback scale, while Trump met with crypto CEOs to promote the Clarity Act regulatory framework. The market interpreted this as “improved liquidity + regulatory clarity,” directly triggering institutional FOMO. ETFs recorded net inflows for nine consecutive trading days, totaling about $3 billion, and BTC violently surged from 62K to 81K.
By the time you chased at 81K, large holders were already quietly taking profits. On August 28 at Jackson Hole, new Fed Chair Warsh delivered hawkish remarks—PCE inflation at 3.7%, 4.1% over six months, and “we still have work to do.” In one statement, BTC was slammed from 81,480 to 76.9k.
Second: the ETF recorded its first outflow after nine consecutive days of inflows, but institutions did not run.
On August 28, spot ETFs saw net outflows of $201.9 million, ending the streak of consecutive inflows.
Cumulative net inflows for August were about $3.3 billion, the strongest monthly total since 2026 began. What is a $200 million single-day outflow compared with $3 billion in monthly inflows? It is not even a rounding error.
Major products such as IBIT are still absorbing funds, with cumulative net inflows exceeding $54.6 billion and assets under management near $97.6 billion. On-chain large holders made nearly $3 billion in net BTC purchases last week. Selling pressure from short-term holders has eased, while whales are quietly accumulating below $77k.
Third: at $78,300, it is time to choose a direction.
On the daily chart: August 19-21 saw consecutive large bullish candles, with daily gains exceeding 7%, violently lifting BTC from 64K to 81K as trading volume expanded. On the 28th, a long upper wick + large bearish candle appeared, with the 81.3-81.5K high rejected. Price stabilized after retesting 76.9K. It is currently holding above the 50-day moving average (approximately 67K) and the 200-day moving average (approximately 69.3K)—the medium- and long-term structure remains bullish, but the market needs to digest the short-term overbought conditions.
The bulls and bears are fighting—you decide
On one side:
August ETF cumulative net inflows totaled $3.3 billion, the strongest monthly total of the year
Large holders made nearly $3 billion in net BTC purchases last week, and whales continue accumulating
Supply is extremely low after the halving, and price remains above the 50-day/200-day moving averages
The medium- and long-term bullish impact of Treasury buybacks + the Clarity Act has yet to materialize
BTC’s correlation with gold is 81%, and the debasement-trade logic remains intact
On the other side:
Hawkish remarks at Jackson Hole, with rate-hike expectations intensifying
The ETF saw $200 million in single-day outflows on August 28, ending the streak of consecutive inflows
The 81.5K previous high has been rejected three times, with huge selling pressure
PCE at 3.7% is far above target, increasing the probability of a September rate hike
$6.4 billion in options expiries + long liquidations amplifying volatility
Resistance above: 79,300-79,400 → 81k-81.5k → 85,000
Support below: 77k-76,700 (strong support) → 75,000 → 72,500 (20-day moving average)
Trading strategy
Bullish approach:
Lightly build long positions in batches on a pullback to 77,200-76,700, with a stop-loss below 75,500. Target 1: reduce position at 79,400; Target 2: 81k-81.5k; more aggressively, target 85,000. If 79,400 is broken and held above (preferably accompanied by renewed ETF inflows), add to longs and chase the breakout.
Bearish/defensive approach:
If BTC fails to break 79,400 and is rejected above 79,000, cautiously test shorts with a light position and a stop-loss above 81k. If 76,700 breaks on heavy volume, look toward 75,000 or even 72,500.
Position management iron rules:
Risk no more than 2-3% of total capital per trade, and avoid taking large positions before the weekend or data releases. Monitor ETF flows on September 1, employment/inflation data, and FOMC developments.
BTC’s move from 62K to 81K followed by a pullback to 77K is another “stress test”—
99% of people think “the bull market is over,” while large holders bought $3 billion below 77K.
On the day 79,400 breaks, you will discover:
It was not that BTC was incapable—it was that you chased highs whenever you FOMOed and sold at a loss whenever you panicked.
What is your BTC cost basis?
At $78,300, are you adding or reducing your position?#Gate7天净流入全球Top3 #BTC重返81000美元 #Strategy股价突破135美元 $BTC $ETH $SOL

ZEC at $824—are you adding to your position or getting out?
First, the surface view: it surged to 888, pulled back to 824, and retail investors panicked.
What happened over the past two weeks? It surged all the way from 570, touching an eight-year high of 888.57 on August 24. Grayscale's spot ZEC ETF officially opened on the NYSE, fully opening the institutional access channel. The price then pulled back, ranging between 800-888, and today it is at 824, in the lower-middle part of the consolidation range.
A typical "buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news pullback" after an event-driven move—not a trend reversal.
First: the ETF has launched, but did you get shaken out by "the good news is already priced in"?
On August 25, Grayscale's spot ZEC ETF (ZCSH) officially opened on NYSE Arca. This is the first spot ZEC ETF in the United States, meaning institutions can now buy privacy coins through brokerage accounts.
The narrative has shifted from a "coin for tech enthusiasts" to an "allocatable asset," fully opening Wall Street's compliant capital access channel. Around the ETF launch, the price surged to 850-888 before pulling back. Grayscale's research report has already positioned ZEC as "financial privacy in the AI era"—BTC lacks privacy, and ZEC fills the gap.
Second: two genuine technical positives emerged, and you didn't notice them.
First, today's latest news—the Zakura Common library has been open-sourced, reducing shielded transaction generation from around 3 seconds to under 200 milliseconds without requiring a hard fork.
Second, the Ironwood upgrade has been implemented. In May-June this year, a vulnerability was exposed in the Orchard pool, sending the price down to 250-300. At the end of July, Ironwood sealed the old pool, introduced a new shielded pool and a verifiable supply mechanism, and fully fixed the vulnerability.
Third: the broader market is pulling back, but ZEC is holding up better than BTC.
BTC pulled back from 81,300 to 77,500-78,500. At the Jackson Hole meeting, the Fed chair took a hawkish stance, rate-cut expectations were lowered, and Treasury yields rose. BTC ETFs saw approximately $200 million in net outflows, with institutional activity shifting from "accumulation" to "wait and see."
The broader market is weak, but what about ZEC? It only pulled back from 888 to 824, a decline of less than 8%.
BTC fell 4.7%, while ZEC fell only 3% more. This is called "relative strength"—it holds up when the broader market falls and rallies hard when the broader market rises.
The bulls and bears face off—you decide
On one side:
The spot ZEC ETF has just launched, the institutional access channel is open, and long-term capital will gradually enter
Shielded transaction speed has been reduced from 3 seconds to 200 milliseconds, a 15x improvement in user experience
The Ironwood vulnerability has been fixed, rebuilding after the crisis is complete, and the negative narrative has ended
Grayscale's report calls out "financial privacy in the AI era"
Nearly a 10% pullback from the 888 high makes the market healthier after high-level turnover
On the other side:
An ETF-style "buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news" pullback, with short-term sentiment cooling
BTC is weak around 77,500-78,500, and the broader market is not cooperating
The macro environment is hawkish, rate-cut expectations have been lowered, and risk appetite has declined
OI previously surged to $1.8 billion, leaving leveraged longs somewhat overcrowded
The 870-888 eight-year-high region has been tested three times without a breakout, and the supply wall is firm
Strong resistance: 870-888 (dense eight-year-high zone)
Near-term resistance: 840-850 (the first pressure zone after the pullback)
Current price: 824 (lower-middle of the range, with bulls and bears waiting for direction)
First support: 805-812 (holding = strong consolidation)
Key support: 775-790 (losing it = an intermediate pullback)
Trend defense: 750-760 (only a break below this would mean discussing the end of the move)
Trading strategy
For conservative traders:
Wait for the first dip-buying opportunity at 805-812, with 780-795 being preferable. Stop-loss at 768 (a daily close below it). Target 850-860, then 880-888; a volume-backed breakout above 888 opens the way to 920-1000.
For aggressive traders:
Buy low and sell high within the 800-850 range. If trading around 824, it should only be treated as a short-term trade; reduce your position on a rebound to 848-858, then buy back on a retest of 808-815. If two consecutive 1H/4H candles close below 800, stop grid trading and wait for 780 instead.
For breakout traders:
Bullish confirmation: a 4H close above 850 followed by a retest that holds above 835; enter the second leg, targeting 870-888
Bearish confirmation: a 4H/daily close below 800, followed by a failed rebound to 808-815; then consider shorting, targeting 780 and 750
ZEC now looks just like BTC when its ETF launched in 2024—
99% of people thought "the good news is already priced in, so this is the top," but institutions were quietly accumulating during the pullback.
On the day 888 breaks, you'll realize:
It wasn't that ZEC was weak—you were panic-selling at a loss after every piece of good news.
What is your cost basis for ZEC?
At 824, are you adding to your position or getting out?#Gate7天净流入全球Top3 #BTC重返81000美元 #Strategy股价突破135美元 $BTC $ETH $ZEC

I ordered a PS5 from JD.com late last night, and today they called to tell me it was pre-owned. They said there was a notice, and sure enough, I went back and looked—the small print below the picture said “95–98% like new.” It was pretty considerate of the seller to call and check with me 👍🏿😂 I canceled the order immediately, then looked around and was surprised to find instant delivery. Big cities are great! Goodbye, PC gaming—getting ready for GTA6 in advance. LFG!

Some friends don’t understand why I would still dollar-cost average into meme coins. For a coin with clear institutional backing that is near its bottom, buying in at a relatively good price and holding it to take a large position for substantial profits is the most important trade in a bull market. Profits from one large position can equal your income for an entire year.
Earlier, I blindly bought Basecat at a 20–25m market cap. At the time, I considered it a trade with a 100% chance of making money. I’ll sell later at 100m and take profits of over 100,000 U.

UNI’s “Buyback Bull”: A Value Repricing Five Years in the Making Has Finally Arrived
On August 31, UNI briefly broke above $5.4.
It has gained over 100% in three months.
It surged from $2.31 in June—many people are still asking, “Why did UNI suddenly rise?”
It wasn’t sudden. A long-overdue value repricing five years in the making has finally arrived.
First, let’s look back at how UNI was criticized over the past five years
There have always been fees in Uniswap pools. From 2020 through the end of 2025, nearly all of this money went to liquidity providers (LPs).
The protocol generated several hundred million to more than $1 billion in fees annually.
What about the UNI token itself? Zero cash flow.
It could only be used for voting.
A protocol processing several billion dollars in trading volume every day had a governance token with no use beyond voting—this was criticized for five years straight. Every time you traded on Uniswap, all the fees went to LPs, and UNI holders received not a penny.
UNI fell from its 2021 peak, discussion dwindled, and its price remained in a long-term sideways decline.
Until December 2025.
The much-criticized UNI tokenomics finally went to a vote—to burn 100 million UNI and activate the protocol fee switch.
UNI changed from a “governance token” into “an asset with cash flow and deflationary properties.”
Then Robinhood Chain arrived
In July this year, Robinhood Chain launched its mainnet. Uniswap has been the chain’s public primary AMM from day one.
The data exploded:
Robinhood Chain’s total TVL has surpassed $700 million
Uniswap generated $4.29 million in revenue over the past 24 hours, accounting for nearly half of Robinhood Chain’s fees
Stock token trading volume reached $130 million per day, up tenfold in one month
More importantly—all of this trading volume was achieved in the absence of U.S. investors. Global investors looking to trade U.S. stocks 24/7 turned Uniswap into the largest settlement layer.
Why did Robinhood choose Uniswap? To avoid the SEC’s strict regulations on traditional brokerages listing tokenized securities, and to eliminate market-making costs. They connected non-U.S. retail users and stock tokens to a public AMM.
A DeFi protocol became the infrastructure for global U.S. stock trading.
The burn flywheel has started spinning
As of August 31, approximately 110 million UNI had been burned, with a total value of $630 million.
Since August, daily burns have averaged over 400k, with Robinhood Chain contributing nearly half. On August 21, 150k UNI were burned in a single day, worth $5.9 million—the highest level ever recorded.
Note that this is not a simple buyback.
The small portion of fees taken by Uniswap does not go into any bank account. Instead, it goes into a contract vault called TokenJar. Anyone who wants to withdraw the assets in the vault must first burn an equivalent value of UNI.
Arbitrage bots monitor TokenJar’s net asset value in real time, burn UNI to withdraw the fees, and complete the arbitrage by selling on the secondary market.
The official approach turned “corporate buybacks” into an “on-chain auction for protocol revenue.”
The more active the trading, the more UNI gets burned, the more deflationary UNI becomes, and the higher its price rises—the flywheel has started spinning.
After five years, UNI has finally gotten its own “buyback bull”
The protocol is making money, the token is becoming deflationary, and the market is repricing it.
This time, the story is different.
UNI is no longer the governance token that was “good for nothing beyond voting”—it now has cash flow, deflationary properties, and real external returns supporting its price.
TradeFi and DeFi are increasingly converging. And Uniswap is standing at the very center of this wave. #Gate7天净流入全球Top3 #BTC重返81000美元 #Strategy股价突破135美元 $BTC $ETH $UNI

Please, stop flooding the timeline with news about Sun Ge and Jing Tian.🙏
Can we get the space back to making money, like the money flying around lately with @RobinhoodApp
Is there a buying convoy? I have money. Tell me what to ape into! I’ll help pump it.🚀

Today’s AI U.S. stock information gap:
1. The U.S. military struck Iran again! Fearing that they will lay naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, $WTI surged 2%; expect a plunge tonight
2. Will the Fed raise rates in September? The probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike is 53%, while the probability of holding rates steady is 47%. The probability of a rate cut is 0%
3. Meme szn is back! $牛来 reached as high as 144m, reached as high as 400m, $fone reached as high as 40m, and multiple major players made $3 million on a single coin
4. $SPCX ’s AI data centers are severely short on power! Musk is preparing a turbine blade factory to generate electricity, and $GE ’s blade orders are booked through 2030; they will have to rely on solar power afterward
5. $AAPL ’s Apple mini desktop is in demand! $OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Mac Studios to train its own AI agents to operate computers

The overall trading strategy still revolves mainly around two areas: crypto and AI.
1. Crypto: There is no need to consider whether this is a transition from a bear market to a bull market or merely a rebound, as it does not have much significance. Simply follow the current market conditions, then choose your position size and assets based on your portfolio allocation, profitability, and risk tolerance.
Your position size determines the size of your stop-loss and profits, while your asset selection reflects your risk tolerance, holding experience, and ability to withstand mistakes.

The small pullback over the past hour caused Machi Big Brother to stop-loss a considerable amount of his highly leveraged positions, resulting in a loss of $1.5 million. Now that the price has stopped falling, he has started slowly adding back to his positions.
Machi Big Brother’s strategy of rolling positions is most vulnerable to this kind of choppy market, which causes him to frequently stop-loss (his leverage is high, so his liquidation prices are close). A few more rounds like this and he’ll lose everything again: a few days ago he had $11 million, yesterday morning he still had $8.8 million, and now he only has $650 left.

Waller has “downgraded” the nonfarm payrolls data: Even weaker employment could still mean a rate hike in September
In the past, you only needed to remember one sentence: “Weak employment → lower rate-hike expectations.”
Waller tore that sentence apart in Jackson Hole last week.
The Fed’s reaction function has been completely rewritten.
The old script was simple:
July nonfarm payrolls came in shockingly weak—employment fell by 23k, versus expectations for an increase of 80k, while the previous two months were revised down by a combined 103k. The unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 4.1%.
In the Powell era, what would the market’s first reaction have been? The risk of a rate hike would have cooled sharply. Rate-cut expectations would have surged.
But that was how the old world worked.
Waller’s new framework: Employment is not the core variable
In his Jackson Hole speech, Waller said three things, each dismantling the old framework:
“Strong growth” — investment growth is robust, corporate profit margins are high, and expectations for corporate earnings growth are quite elevated.
“Stable employment” — the labor market is fairly stable and meets the standard for full employment.
“Severe inflation” — over the past six months, 49% of annualized price increases in the PCE basket exceeded 3%.
The most important line: “It is difficult to say that current financial conditions are restrictive.”
Put plainly—the current interest-rate level is simply not high enough to suppress inflation.
Waller’s exact words were: “We must be confident that underlying inflation is clearly moving toward the target at a sufficiently rapid pace. Otherwise, we still have work to do.”
The new formula: Inflation determines everything, while employment is merely the “brake”
Waller has reversed the burden of proof.
Old framework (Powell version): The Fed needs to prove why it should continue raising rates.
New framework (Waller version): The data needs to prove why rates should not be raised.
What state has the labor market entered? “Neither hiring nor firing.”
The latest initial jobless claims came in at 203k, below expectations of 208k. Continuing claims fell to 23k. The wave of layoffs has not spread.
August nonfarm payrolls are expected to rise by 55k, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%.
Under Waller’s new framework—this number is not bad.
His logic: Slowing employment growth is often a demographic issue, not an economic recession.
After Waller’s speech, CME data showed the probability of a September rate hike jumping from around 35% to nearly 60%. The probability of at least one rate hike this year rose to 88.9%.
Bitcoin plunged 3% in the short term, briefly falling to $77,000.
But the real storm has yet to arrive.
When Friday’s nonfarm payrolls data is released—even if it is weak, as long as it is not “close to zero or even negative, with the unemployment rate surging above 4.2%,” the rate-hike trade will not reverse.
The market can no longer speculate on “weak employment = no rate hike.”
That formula has expired.
Waller has reversed the burden of proof.
In the past, the Fed needed to prove why it should continue raising rates;
Now, the data needs to prove why rates should not be raised.
That is the biggest “regime change” after Jackson Hole.#Gate7天净流入全球Top3 #BTC重返81000美元 #Strategy股价突破135美元 $BTC $ETH $XAU

Whale 0x0392a opened a long position of 32,000 ETH ($80 million) at $2,487 two days ago. Early this morning, he added another 13,000 ETH, bringing his position to 45,000 ETH ($109 million), with an average entry price of $2,486. Following the recent pullback, his position is currently at an unrealized loss of $3.35 million, with a liquidation price of $2,251.

Talking about Jing Tian and this matter, there’s no need to turn it into a battle between men and women; only by looking at it from a human-nature perspective can you see through it.
What’s the biggest difference between her and Zou Shiming?
Everyone is attacking her. By this standard, Zou Shiming should be given an award, yet no one even mentions him.
Because in this circle, the person who gets criticized most harshly is often the ultimate winner.
People criticize KOLs, exchanges, and project teams. But think about it carefully: no one is interested in criticizing the truly losing side; ordinary passersby are not watched every day.
Many people think being criticized represents defeat, but being attacked by everyone is itself proof of one’s position in the market. No one envies a loser.
Bitcoin at the bottom, Ethereum in a pullback, and altcoins being written off are all the same. Being criticized, mocked, and doubted is simply the fate of those holding the chips.
If Sun gets wiped out this time, the person being cursed across the entire internet will immediately become Jing. People always only curse those holding the chips.
This game has nothing to do with right or wrong; it is only about advantages and disadvantages: those who enter early gain the advantage, and those who get out quickly lock in profits.

The U.S. military bombed Iran, and Bitcoin fell below $77k—who tore up the textbook?
Overnight, the Strait of Hormuz was bombed again.
U.S. airstrikes hit two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard responded directly with missiles. The pressure cooker that is the Middle East has blown its lid again.
According to the textbook, the script should go like this:
War breaks out → risk-aversion sentiment explodes → gold rises, Bitcoin rises, crude oil rises.
Three arrows fired at once, easy money.
But what happened in reality?
WTI crude gapped nearly 2% higher, while Brent crude returned to $90.
Spot gold gapped lower.
Bitcoin fell below $77k, currently at $77,399. Ethereum fell below $2,400. In the past 60 minutes, more than $170 million in longs were liquidated.
Gold fell, BTC fell, and only crude oil rose.
Who tore up the textbook?
The truth is simple: the market is not pricing in “risk-aversion sentiment” at all.
It is pricing in “inflation expectations.”
The Strait of Hormuz transports 6 million to 8 million barrels of crude oil every day. Whenever the conflict escalates, oil prices surge.
Oil prices rise → inflation expectations rise → the probability of Fed rate hikes rises.
Last Friday, Fed Chair Warsh turned decidedly hawkish at Jackson Hole: if there is no confidence that inflation will return to 2%, “there is more work to do.”
The market’s probability of a September rate hike jumped directly from 36% to 57%. Barclays reversed course outright, forecasting 25-basis-point rate hikes in both September and December.
As rate-hike expectations rise, “non-yielding assets” such as gold and Bitcoin are slammed to the floor.
This is the transmission chain:
The moment gunfire erupts in the Strait of Hormuz → crude oil rises first → inflation expectations follow → the probability of rate hikes surges → non-yielding assets get hammered.
It has nothing to do with risk aversion.
Moreover, this war has already been going on for six months.
The market has long grown fatigued with the news that “fighting has broken out again.” What is really being priced in is “whether this time will send oil prices soaring further, prevent the Fed from cutting rates, or even force it to hike.”
During a rate-hike cycle, war is a friend to crude oil but an enemy to non-yielding assets.
Don’t use the 2020 playbook to trade the 2026 market.#Gate7天净流入全球Top3 #BTC重返81000美元 #Strategy股价突破135美元 $BTC $XAU $CL

People often lack the imagination to envision things they have never seen before, but precisely because of that, the potential and ceiling of such things can be raised infinitely high.
For example, $DOGE $WIF $BOME $ORDI $PONS —all emerged out of nowhere, and ultimately won people over through price appreciation.
$Bull is here, and the market simply has no historical precedent to compare it with. Coincidentally, at this turning point from bear to bull, a group of foreigners are bottom-fishing, and it is still on BSC.
Apart from the right timing, favorable conditions, and support from the right people, there is really no better way to describe it.
The feast has already begun on BSC—when does the Ethereum chain plan to serve the dishes?

$XRP 1H 📊
XRP has finally broken out of the tight 1H range, and the structure looks much cleaner now. Price pushed through the $1.406–$1.41 area and printed $1.4258.
I wouldn’t chase at $1.415 after that breakout candle. The retest is the cleaner play.
Trade Setup
Entry: $1.405–$1.412
SL: $1.392
TP1: $1.426
TP2: $1.450
TP3: $1.480
What I’m watching 👀
The key change is the Supertrend flip. It’s now green around $1.3833, while price has reclaimed the previous resistance zone around $1.406–$1.410.
If XRP retests that zone and buyers defend it, the breakout remains healthy.
$1.426 is the first hurdle because it’s the recent high. A clean 1H close above it would open the way toward $1.45 and potentially $1.48.
If price loses $1.392, I’d step out rather than force the setup. A deeper move back toward the $1.38 Supertrend area could follow.
Clean play: breakout → retest → confirmation.
No need to chase the first pump candle. This one looks good, but the retest is where the risk/reward gets much nicer.
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$BTC again getting rejected from 82k like it did previously.
But strength of candles far more better than previous ones.
Will it overcome or pullback from lower zone again