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$780 ZEC—are you chasing it?

Look at the surface first: crazy FOMO, with retail traders losing their heads.

Starting from $500, it rocketed all the way to 859, pushing its market cap to $14 billion and ranking it in the top 12. The candlestick chart tells you: daily RSI has surged to 80-90, severely overbought and overheated, but the trend has not broken yet.

First: ETF expectations + institutional accumulation have sent ZEC crazy.

Grayscale has amended its Zcash Trust ETF application for the fourth time, proposing to trade it as ZCSH on the NYSE. DCG's subsidiary is also negotiating to increase its holdings by 200k ZEC (about $160 million). The Winklevoss twins have invested heavily in mining, accounting for 18% of the entire network's hashrate.

This news was already available 3 days ago. When you chased in at 859, institutions were already thinking about how to unload.

Second: the fundamentals have not changed, but the price is already overextended.

Shielded transactions have reached a record high, capital inflows accelerated after the Ironwood upgrade, supply is fixed at 21M, and there is a halving mechanism. These are all long-term fundamentals, and they have not changed.

But at $780, after rising 65% in 7 days, the price has already fully priced in the “ETF expectations” premium. Price always runs ahead of fundamentals, then waits for fundamentals to catch up—or not.

Do you think ZEC is worth $780? In 2025, it was still stuck at $200.

Third: the technical indicators have gone crazy.

Daily RSI is 80-90, Stochastic is overbought, CCI is overbought, and ATR volatility is through the roof. What does this mean? The market is being driven by sentiment now, not logic.

Futures trading volume is $4.5 billion, while spot volume is only $500 million—a rally built on leverage that could blow up with a single wick.

Bulls vs. bears—you decide

On one side:

The ETF application is progressing, and institutional access is about to open

The Winklevoss mining rig fleet + DCG accumulation—real money

The privacy narrative benefits from the AI surveillance era, and real demand exists

The bullish trend remains intact; above 750, it is still strong

On the other side:

Up 65% in 7 days, with the price severely overextended

RSI 80-90, extremely overbought

Futures volume crushing spot volume—the bubble is built on leverage

Any negative catalyst (ETF rejection, security incident) could trigger a crash

Key levels

Resistance above: 850-860 (today's ATH) → 900+ (psychological level)

Support below: 750-700 → 650-600 (more solid)

Trading strategy

Short-term traders:

Try a small long position around 780, with a stop-loss at 720-700 and a target of 850. Go short if it breaks below 750, with targets of 700-650.

Swing traders:

Wait for a pullback. 700-750 is a better buying range, with a stop-loss at 650 and targets of 900-1000.

Long-term believers:

If you believe in the privacy sector + ETF narrative, dollar-cost average in batches below 700, keeping your position size at 10-15%. Accept the possibility of a 30-50% drawdown.

ZEC is the hottest coin in the entire market right now—and also the most dangerous.

The crazier the price, the sharper the scythe.

The day 850 breaks through, more people will rush in.

But on the day 700 breaks down, guess who will be selling at a loss?

At 780, do you dare chase it? #GateBTC现货交易全网第二 #ETH突破2400美元 $BTC $ETH $ZEC $TSLA $NVDA #BTC breaks through $77000

Posting won’t calm people down or cool the market, but a massive red candle will. Now I just want to ask: are you calm yet?

Today’s AI U.S. Stock Information Gap:
1. If you miss this week, you’ll miss 3 years! $4 billion in short positions liquidated, $BTC → $79,500, $ETH → $2,500, $BNB → $720
2. Nvidia’s major earnings report is coming next week! Wednesday $NVDA , PCE; Thursday $MRVL , Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
3. Sell after picking up bargains! Citadel sold 80% of AI stock guru Leopold’s Contextual AI holdings, $SNDK $MU $BE $TSM $NBIS $CRWV changing hands for billions
4. $Anthropic poached a former chip executive from $GOOGL ! Custom chips are better tailored to Claude’s needs, maximizing inference efficiency and reducing costs, saving $500 million a year!
5. $OpenAI cuts prices again! The API and credits prices for the flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol have been reduced by 20%. Has AI entered a bubble phase? Everyone has started a price war to seize market share.

Fun fact: During Cook’s tenure as $AAPL CEO, the company’s market capitalization increased by $32 million every hour 😱

🚨 Crypto dropped sharply in just 6 minutes.
$BTC fell around $2,000, nearly $500M in long positions were liquidated, and $108B was wiped from the total crypto market cap.
The market is trying to recover, but volatility remains high.

Bridgewater founder and macro heavyweight Ray Dalio, who manages hundreds of billions in assets, published a lengthy article yesterday.
The entire article boils down to one point: the dollar-denominated bonds you hold are turning into “plaque.”
He said, imagine the “U.S. government” as a company—
Revenue this year: $5.5 trillion
Expenditure this year: $7.5 trillion
Deficit gap: $2 trillion
In other words, this “company” is spending 40% more than it earns this year.
Even more outrageous, it already owes $32 trillion in debt—equivalent to six times its annual revenue. Every U.S. taxpayer carries $240k on their head.
The interest alone due this year exceeds $1 trillion—20% of revenue.
And that does not include the principal. Another $10 trillion in principal matures this year.
Including interest and principal, it needs to raise $11 trillion this year to avoid default—equivalent to 200% of its annual revenue.
In plain English:
You earn $100k a year but have to repay $200k in debt.
Other than printing money and diluting its value, there is no way out.
“The debt-service burden is like plaque in the blood vessels; it keeps building up until it ultimately triggers a heart attack.”
When the debt becomes so large that no one is willing to buy it—either interest rates soar and wreck the economy, or the central bank prints money to buy the debt and devalues the currency.
Both paths lead to disaster.
Dalio predicts that the U.S. debt crisis will “arrive within three years, plus or minus two years.”
Then he said the most important thing.
“Underweight bond assets, overweight gold and a small amount of Bitcoin.”
He recommends allocating 10% to 15% of your portfolio to gold, and putting a small amount into Bitcoin.
“This can both reduce risk and improve returns.”
After he published the article, Bitcoin briefly approached $80k today.
It has risen more than 24% cumulatively this week, marking its biggest weekly gain since March 2023.
189k people worldwide were liquidated.
Gold also climbed above $4,600, hitting a three-month high.
This is not a crypto KOL shilling a trade.
This is a macro heavyweight managing hundreds of billions in assets giving you asset-allocation advice.
Dalio put it very directly: “I expect non-government-produced forms of money such as gold and Bitcoin to perform relatively well.”
Translated—
Government-printed money will depreciate.
Government-issued bonds will blow up.
Only things the government cannot create can preserve your wealth.
Dalio recommends allocating 10%–15% to gold.
How much do you think Bitcoin should account for?#ETH突破2400美元 #GateBTC现货交易全网第二 $BTC $ETH $XAU $NVDA #BTC breaks above $77000

The more you earn, the more you spend; the less you earn, the less you spend; if you earn nothing, spend nothing. Let this serve as a practical way to keep your mindset relatively calm.

Chen Guilin’s Trading Notes: 2026年8月22日 1. Some Nonsense The crypto market is just like this: sentiment can swing from one extreme to the other with just a few bullish candles. That’s what makes it so damn frustrating, and also what makes it so appealing; So, rather than going all-in on this or going all-in on that, I chose to close all my speculative positions first, come here to write a little, and force myself to step away and calm down;

Xingqiao SBCFX has disappeared with users’ funds. Before leaving, the platform automatically generated $XAU short positions, and users who had not opened any trades were also forced into short positions, resulting in the liquidation of all 3,000± users. Most were from mainland China, and the losses may have amounted to hundreds of millions.

The Hong Kong office has been completely deserted, and some users had their entire families’ money on the platform, leaving them with no avenue for seeking recourse.
So unless necessary, don’t use obscure exchanges. Stick with Binance 👉, the world’s largest exchange:

I’ve been paying more attention to ways of making the crypto I already hold work a little harder, and Gate Launchpool #372 caught my eye.
This round is focused on $ALIGN , with users able to stake USDT, GT, or ALIGN and receive $ALIGN rewards while the campaign is running.
What I like about this setup is how straightforward the process is. You don’t need to constantly trade or sit in front of charts. Simply:
→ Head to Gate Launchpool
→ Find the $ALIGN campaign
→ Pick your eligible token
→ Stake and start earning rewards
Before jumping in, it’s always worth checking the latest reward rates, pool conditions, and staking requirements so you know exactly what you’re participating in.
If you want to take a closer look at Gate Launchpool #372, here’s the campaign page:

#GateLaunchpool

Looking for a simple way to participate in a new token farming campaign? 👀
Gate Launchpool #372 is currently offering the opportunity to earn $ALIGN rewards through staking. Eligible users can participate using USDT, GT, or ALIGN.
The basic flow is easy:
1. Open your Gate account
2. Go to the Launchpool section
3. Locate the ALIGN farming pool
4. Choose your available token
5. Stake and begin accumulating $ALIGN rewards
It’s a useful option to explore if you already hold one of the supported assets and want to put those tokens to work during the campaign period.
As always, don’t skip the details. Check the current pool allocation, reward information, staking terms, and campaign duration before making a decision.
Explore the official Launchpool campaign here:

#GateLaunchpool

The big players in the U.S. stock market have finally spotted Bitcoin as an undervalued gem. Although we haven’t yet seen a major bull market begin on-chain, I took a look today and it’s mostly market-maker coins starting to move. We’re not even seeing the big daily quick gains anymore. Once Bitcoin trades sideways at high levels, capital will start flowing from the secondary market into the primary market.

One-Click to Activate Your Passive Income Mode 💰
If you’re already holding USDT or GT on Gate, there’s another opportunity worth checking out. Gate Launchpool #372 is now giving users a way to farm $ALIGN by staking USDT, GT, or ALIGN.
The process is pretty simple:
→ Log in to Gate
→ Open Launchpool
→ Select the $ALIGN pool
→ Stake your eligible tokens
→ Start farming rewards
No complicated setup, no need to chase the market every minute. Just stake and let the Launchpool mechanism do its thing while the campaign is live.
Of course, always check the pool details, reward rules, and staking terms before participating. If you’re interested in exploring the current $ALIGN Launchpool, you can check it here:

#GateLaunchpool

How rich is Machi Big Brother, anyway?
Could he get liquidated 500 times?!
Fortunately, the market has started going up recently
Machi Big Brother also turned $152k into $12.8 million within 3 days
And yet…
It just wicked again
Big Brother, are you okay? 😰

Coinbase has listed $Basecat . Damn, this token really is different. I never expected it to get listed on Coinbase in just 6 days. It really feels like a weight has been lifted. This is what a bull market feels like: I was still feeling terrible today about missing out, but I never expected a new surprise the very next day. $Basecat often says in the group, the bull market is here. Welcome to join the group and beat the dogs together!

The biggest long trader on Hyperliquid, who held the position for 4 months with a maximum unrealized loss of $120 million, sold half of his ETH after breaking even and making a slight profit: Half an hour ago, he closed his 60,000-ETH long position at an average price of $2,514, realizing a profit of $14.88 million.

Speaking of which, this move is quite similar to what we retail traders do: We’re incredibly good at holding on when we’re stuck in a losing position, but once we break even, we can’t hold on anymore and run faster than anyone else, haha~

So now he still has

Tesla Is in the Final Sprint, While SpaceX and Robinhood Are About to Take Off:
1. Tesla $TSLA
It may make another push in the short term, with a target of filling the gap around 370.
However, the high 360s to low 370s is major resistance, and it could be knocked back at any time.
The key is to watch the trendline: holding it means the rally can continue, while breaking below it would be troublesome.
Best-case scenario: reclaiming 400 and completely breaking out of the descending channel bull flag. That would mark the true start of a bull market, with new highs within reach.
Worst-case scenario: another leg down to the green Fibonacci zone around 260–280, which would be a massive bottom.
2. SpaceX $SPCX
As long as it closes above 137.5 on Monday, it will take off directly.
The small target is 140+, while the bigger target requires first taking out 145–150.
If it takes out and holds that level, it could surge to 160+; if it fails, it could form a major double top and then plunge.
3. Broader Market $SPY
As long as it breaks through the minor trendline around 650, the broader market can break upward and continue rallying.
4. Nasdaq $QQQ
It looks like a descending wedge, which is quite bullish.
Reclaiming the mid-to-high 1700s would make it look much better.
The larger chart shows an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, with a neckline at 1730. A breakout could send it toward nearly 800.
Although it could still fall to around 700, overall it is leaning more toward a bottoming area.
5. Robinhood $HOOD
The larger chart shows a massive cup-and-handle pattern.
Once it breaks above the low 120s, it could surge directly to a new all-time high.
In the short term, it may first get rejected at 108–110, or even pull back to around 100, before continuing higher.
6. SoFi $SOFI
The key is for the weekly close to remain above 20.
Once it holds above 20 on the weekly chart, it should easily surge to around 23.
It may need to consolidate for a while, but it will break out sooner or later.
7. Micron $MU
It is currently forming an ascending triangle, which is quite healthy.
Ideal scenario: holding 900, moving upward along the trendline, and eventually breaking through 1000–1020, which would open the way to 1100 or even 1150.
Warning signal: breaking below the 930 trendline would send it back to 900 first; if it loses 900 as well, then things would become genuinely dangerous.
8. Bitcoin $BTC
It has already broken through the major trendline and has the potential to turn bullish.
If it pulls back from here, the first support zone is from 72,000–73,000 down to 66,000–67,000. We want to see a higher low.
Once it forms a higher low and eventually breaks through the current lower high, the structure will officially turn bullish, after which it should move upward in a zigzag pattern.
The worst-case scenario would be forming another lower low, but for now, the outlook is more favorable toward a bullish reversal.

Hahaha, the bull is back. Has everyone broken even? I couldn’t hold it together seeing this chart first thing in the morning. #BNB

$ZAMA Flash Update

$ZAMA surged to a 24h high of $0.06251 before a sudden flash rejection sent it down to $0.04800.

Buyers quickly absorbed the dip bouncing the price back to $0.05756 (+10.75%).

Key Levels:
Resistance: $0.06251
Support: $0.05600 – $0.05200
24h Volume: 97.83M ZAMA (~$5.10M USDT)

The long lower wick shows strong demand near support.

Reclaiming $0.05800 could set up another push toward local highs while holding above $0.05600 is essential to maintain bullish momentum.

Manage your risk carefully!#GateBTCSpotTradingRanks #2Globally #GateStockInsightsChallenge

The wealth effect from Trump’s last token launch was essentially a massive information gap. At first, many people didn’t believe Trump would actually personally launch a meme coin. By the time everyone realized, “Holy shit, it’s actually real!” the price had already surged to its most insane high.

Last night, rumors started circulating again that Trump’s son was going to launch a coin, and many people sat up all night waiting to rush in and buy.

Guys, do you have such short memories?