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$470 ZEC—do you dare to chase it?

First, take a look at the chart: ZEC this year has surged so violently it’s almost suffocating.

A year ago it was still sitting around $40-plus. Now it’s already pushing $470—more than ten times. Market cap has climbed to $7.8–8.0 billion, ranking 12th–13th. It’s up 15% over 7 days, but down 1.5%-7.5% over the past 24 hours. The intraday range is 456–489—classic brutal “washout” after a major spike.

First thing: the ETF application + the SEC closes the door—both biggest bombs have gone off

Let’s start with the good news:

Grayscale has applied to convert its Zcash trust into a U.S. spot ETF— the first-ever case for a privacy coin. If it’s approved, institutional capital could pour in like a flood.

The SEC’s investigation into the Zcash Foundation has already been closed in early 2026, with no enforcement action.

Zcash is shifting from a “dark web coin” to a “compliant privacy asset.”

Second thing: the Ironwood upgrade is activated by the end of July—this is ZEC’s “halving moment”

Zcash plans to activate the Ironwood upgrade by the end of July 2026.

It fixes a historical vulnerability in the Orchard shielded pool (previously, this vulnerability caused a price flash crash).

It introduces a new shielded pool—total supply is verifiable. Anyone can audit it; you no longer have to trust developers.

The balance between privacy and transparency has been thoroughly optimized.

Third thing: technicals tell you—after a tenfold run, is the pullback a shakeout or a dump?

After being rejected from the recent high zone of $550–$644 on the daily chart, it pulled back. Today it fell on heavy volume, testing the $456–$489 range.

Volume has increased, suggesting a fierce battle between bulls and bears. The weekly chart is still in a rebound channel (+15%). Mid-term bullish strength hasn’t broken. RSI/MACD are neutral—neither extremely oversold nor extremely overbought.

Bulls vs. bears—you decide.

One side is:

Grayscale’s application for a spot ETF (the first case for a privacy coin)

The SEC investigation is closed—regulatory uncertainty has landed

The Ironwood upgrade is activated by the end of July; supply is verifiable

Up 1040% in a year—the trend has turned bullish

Whales/large holders maintain sizable long positions

The other side is:

Down 1.5%-7.5% in 24 hours—profit-taking flows out

The broader market’s BTC is hovering around 64k; the macro environment is cautious

The privacy track overall isn’t that hot—the narrative isn’t “trendy” enough

Short-term technicals are weak, and it may continue to retrace

Key level: 470—only $20 away from the life-or-death line at 450

Key levels:

Strong support: $450–$470 (current zone) → $400–$440 (stronger support) → $365–$400 (the “iron bottom”)

Resistance: $500 (psychological level) → $520–$535–$552 (dense prior high zone) → $740+ (historically strong resistance)

For short-term traders:

Near $470–$450, buy in batches with a light position size, and set a stop-loss below $440. Target $500–$520, with a risk-reward ratio of about 1:2+.

For mid-term players:

Buy the dips using DCA; focus on building positions in the $450–$400 range.

Target $550–$600 (prior highs + upgrade catalyst). In a bullish scenario, ETF approval could push it higher.

Reason: upgrade activation + ETF narrative + demand for privacy—three forces are converging.

For long-term believers:

Recommend allocating 5-15% of your total funds, and building positions in batches.

History shows ZEC often performs beyond expectations in bull markets. After the 2024 halving, inflation continues to fall. Before the next halving in 2028, scarcity will only keep getting stronger.

Risk management:

No single trade should exceed 5-10% of your total funds.

Set strict stop-losses—don’t “hold through” a position when it’s dropping hard.

Key things to watch: BTC trend, Ironwood upgrade progress, ETF news.

Avoid: chasing rallies and selling in panic with high leverage.

Zcash isn’t a meme—it’s a triple combo of “regulatory clarity landing + technical upgrade + ETF expectations.”

A tenfold surge is just the prelude—the real main event is in July.

$470 ZEC is only one breakout with volume away from the $550 high.

But if $450 can’t hold, there’s still a golden pit at $400 waiting for you. #我的Gate交易时刻 #沃什首秀美联储利率不变 #TradFiCFD黄金大师赛 $BTC $ETH $ZEC

$1745 ETH, can you hold it?

First look at the market: painful, but not as painful anymore.

Fallen from over 1900 to 1745, ETH has dropped nearly 10%. But in the past week, it rebounded 7.9%—hardly bouncing back from the low of 1720. BTC is sideways at 64k, ETH/BTC rate is so weak it’s heartbreaking, but the absolute price has held the 1700 line.

You say it’s weak? It definitely is. But you say it’s going to collapse? It’s repeatedly struggling above 1720, refusing to break.

First thing: the Fed is about to raise interest rates again, but the market might already be "numb."

Let’s start with the bad news, the main suppressor:

New Chair Kevin Warsh’s first meeting was hawkish—keeping rates steady at 3.5%-3.75%, with the dot plot showing multiple officials expect at least one rate hike this year. CPI is still at 4.2%, inflation stubborn as a rock.

But ETH has fallen from 1900 to 1700, already pricing in "no rate hike + possible hike." Price dropped from 3600 to 1700, over 50% decline, how much more do you expect it to fall?

Second thing: Glamsterdam upgrade is coming, it’s Ethereum’s "engine swap" moment.

Glamsterdam upgrade enters final testnet phase, mainnet launch in H2 2026. What are the core features?

L1 TPS increased to over 10,000 (currently only a few dozen)

Gas fees reduced by about 78%

Separation of proposer-builder (PBS), solving MEV’s biggest problem

Every major Ethereum upgrade is a trigger for explosive price movement.

Third thing: technical analysis tells you—1700 is a critical support, bulls are fighting for their lives.

4-hour chart shows a symmetrical triangle consolidation, with bulls and bears repeatedly tugging within this range.

Price tested the green demand zone at 1720-1735 multiple times without breaking, and higher lows and higher highs are forming—classic "bulls gathering strength" signal.

Watch the battle between bulls and bears.

One side:

Weekly rebound of 7.9%, bulls strongly defending 1720-1735

Glamsterdam upgrade in final testnet, L1 TPS up to 10,000+, fees down 78%

BlackRock and other institutions small ETF inflows

On-chain activity hitting Q1 records, TVL high, fundamentals very healthy

Arthur Hayes and other well-known figures are buying

The other side:

Fed expected to hike at least once this year, liquidity tightening

CPI stubborn at 4.2%, no rate cut expected

ETH/BTC rate remains weak

Monthly down 18%, YTD down 41%, medium-term trend bearish

Key level: 1745, just 45 dollars from the critical 1700 line

Key levels:

Support: 1720-1735 → 1700 → 1650-1600

Resistance: 1750-1780 → 1845-1900 → 1975-2000

MACD previously showed a bullish crossover, though volume isn’t enough yet, but the direction is upward.

Short-term traders:

Light long positions near 1720-1735 support, stop-loss at 1710-1700.

First target 1780-1850, break above then look to 1900+.

If volume breaks through 1780-1800, add to long positions.

Mid-term players:

Build positions in the 1700-1600 zone in 3-5 batches, total position size controlled at 10-20%.

Buy signals: hold above 1780-1800 + volume increase + ETF inflows continue.

Target: 2500-3000+ (Glamsterdam landing + macro improvement expectations).

Take profits in stages: 20% at 1800, 30% at 2000, 30% at 2500, keep some for bigger gains.

Risk management:

No single trade over 5% of total funds

Strict stop-loss, never trade with high leverage naked

Watch: inflation data, ETF weekly inflows

Bitcoin is "digital gold," Ethereum is "digital oil"—the global economy can do without gold, but not without oil.

DeFi uses ETH, stablecoins use ETH, RWA uses ETH, L2 runs entirely on ETH.

Millions of dollars in network fees burn every day—real money in flames.

ETH at $1745 and ETH at $3600 are fundamentally the same.

Only market sentiment and your own fears change.

Now is not the time to "go all in," but to "wait patiently for clear signals."

1700-1750 is a watershed—hold the line, rebound is possible; break below, and there’s #我的Gate交易时刻 a golden pit below.

$SOL is deeply oversold on the monthly chart, yet its fundamentals keep improving.
It just led tokenized stock trading with 97% of $140M+ daily volume, outperforming every other chain combined.

AI chip manufacturing has already become a matter of national security, and both superpowers are pushing in with their heaviest cards. Trump just urged Intel—he even personally brought Intel three customers. He also posted something on Truth Social just now, and after rereading it twice he confirmed he hadn’t seen it wrong. Nvidia agreed to use Intel’s factories to make chips. Apple agreed to collaborate with Intel to design and manufacture chips domestically in the United States.

$64,100 Bitcoin—can you handle it?

First, take a look at the market: painful, but not a breakdown.

It’s down slightly 0.7% over 24 hours, but the weekly chart is still up 4%. From 82k in April–May down to the current 64k, it’s fallen 22%. The 60k–68k range has been choppy for almost two months—unable to break higher or lower. Trading volume is $2.5 billion, still at active levels.

First thing: the Fed is talking about rate hikes, but the market may have already “priced in the drop”

Kevin Warsh hosts the FOMC for the first time; interest rates are unchanged (in line with expectations), but the dot plot is the real flashpoint—multiple officials expect at least one rate hike this year. The statement is brief and hawkish, and the market immediately votes with its feet: BTC gets smashed from above 66k back to 64k.

Markets are never afraid of bad news—what they fear is the “not-expected.”

And this “not-expected” has been priced in for two months.

Second thing: ETFs ran, but there’s still $50 billion+ inside

June ETF net outflows set a historical record—up to $3.4 billion in a single week, for total outflows of over $4.4 billion. Retail investors see this number and their legs go weak.

2024–2025 cumulative ETF net inflows exceed $50 billion

After $4.4 billion ran out, over 90% is still inside

Core products like BlackRock’s IBIT have redemption rates far below the industry average

Short-term capital leaving is actually a good thing—it flushes out the undecided, and the bottom becomes more solid.

Third thing: hash rate is down 13%, but miners haven’t surrendered

Compute power has fallen 13% from its November 2025 peak—this is the deepest pullback in the industrial mining era. Miners are indeed under pressure, and some older mining rigs may be shut down.

But you need to know:

When FTX collapsed in 2022, compute power dropped 25%.

This time it’s only down 13%, and it has already started to stabilize.

Miners haven’t surrendered at a large scale, which suggests:

Large mining farms with good control of electricity costs are still profitable

The true “miners surrender bottom” hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s coming soon

Bull vs. bear—you decide for yourself

One side is:

The weekly chart is still up 4%, and rebound momentum exists

Cumulative ETF inflows still exceed $50 billion—institutional adoption is irreversible

MicroStrategy keeps adding, voting with real money

The strong support at 60k–61k has been tested multiple times and held

The other side is:

A hawkish Fed, with possible rate hikes this year

ETF outflows of $4.4 billion in the past month—near-term selling pressure still there

Hash rate down 13%—miners under pressure

The technical structure of a “downward channel + lower highs” hasn’t been broken

Key level is 64,100—only 4,100 away from the life-or-death line at 60,000

Support below: 60,000–61,000 (iron-bottom defense line) → 58,000–56,000 (the golden pit)

Resistance above: 67,000–68,000 (bull-bear life-or-death line) → 70,000–72,000 (reversal confirmation)

Short-term traders:

Accumulate in batches around 61k–62k, stop-loss at 59,800.

Try a light short around 67.5k–68k, take profit at 65k, stop-loss at 69k.

Keep leverage within 3x—don’t get greedy. This range is tailor-made to crush those chasing rallies and panic-selling.

Mid-term players:

DCA in batches between 60k–65k, build the position in 3–5 batches, total position size capped at 30–50%.

Add-on signal: ETF cumulative net inflows turn positive + volume breaks above 68k.

Target: 85k–100k (waiting for the Fed to pivot or for ETFs to return to net inflows).

Risk management:

Risk per trade no more than 1–2% of total funds

Keep 30–50% in cash and wait for clear signals

Watch ETF daily flows, and the July FOMC

If it breaks below 58k and macro conditions deteriorate, reduce positions and stay on the sidelines

Bitcoin is still the same Bitcoin—what changes is only your level of fear.

A 64k BTC is 22% cheaper than at 82k.

Miners are still mining, institutions are still buying, and MicroStrategy is still accumulating.

Every bout of panic is a golden pit—but only a few dare to reach out. #我的Gate交易时刻 #沃什首秀美联储利率不变 #TradFiCFD黄金大师赛 $BTC $ETH $SOL

🐟 The fish has already given the answer, next are these 4 matches:
🇨🇿 Czech Republic vs 🇿🇦 South Africa
✅ Expect Czech Republic to win
🇨🇭 Switzerland vs 🇧🇦 Bosnia
🤝 Expect a draw
🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇶🇦 Qatar
✅ Expect Canada to win
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇰🇷 South Korea
✅ Expect South Korea to win
Tonight's key match: Can 🇰🇷 South Korea overthrow 🇲🇽 Mexico.

So funny—this month, the US stock account financing + options leverage didn’t manage to catch the winners, and the A-share account of “those who run ahead by a hair” only barely beat the Nikkei.
Is the “East rising and West setting” that comes with Huanhengke’s rise across Asia-Pacific stock markets really a thing?

$0.62 WLD, do you dare to buy the dip?

First look at the market: fierce, truly fierce.

A month ago, it was lying around $0.23, now it has surged to $0.62, nearly doubling. It touched $0.672 during the session, peaked at $0.71 before pulling back. 24-hour trading volume is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, market attention is exploding. While others are surviving in the bear market, WLD is running wild alone.

But—just when you’re itching to buy in, the price pulls back 5%.

First thing: Arthur Hayes has run, but the ecosystem is growing wildly

First, bad news: well-known trader Arthur Hayes closed his WLD position. As soon as the news broke, market sentiment cooled immediately, and profit-taking flooded out.

But look at another set of data:

World Chain bridge TVL surged 33% in 7 days, reaching $602 million

On-chain DeFi TVL is about $40 million, capital continues to flow in

Ecosystem growth is highly synchronized with WLD price

Second thing: AI narrative is not over; this is just halftime

Behind WLD stands Sam Altman (OpenAI boss). As long as AI remains a global hot topic, WLD won’t lack buzz.

The core of Worldcoin is to do "Proof of Personhood"—using Orb iris scans to establish a global digital identity. Sounds sci-fi? But they are already implementing it.

Third thing: technical analysis tells you—breakout pullbacks are the most valuable buying points

Daily/weekly charts have broken through the long-term downtrend channel since early 2024, the macro bullish trend has just begun. Recent surge and pullback are not reversals but healthy corrections after a breakout.

RSI indicates strong daily buy signals, and although the 4-hour has pulled back, there’s an expected rebound at the channel’s lower boundary.

Bull-bear duel, see for yourself

One side:

38% increase in 7 days, 158% in 1 month, trend has turned bullish

World Chain TVL surged 33% in a week, real funds flowing into the ecosystem

AI narrative + Sam Altman halo, global capital continues to focus

Breaking through the long-term downtrend, technicals enter a macro bullish phase

The other side:

Arthur Hayes’ liquidation triggers profit-taking panic

Early unlock pressure remains (total supply 10 billion, only 34% in circulation)

Privacy regulation controversies (biometrics) always hang over the head

Macro environment is cautious, BTC hovers around 64k, high-beta altcoins may follow suit at any time

Key level: $0.625, just 2.5 cents away from strong support at $0.60

Key levels:

Strong support: $0.60–$0.605 (last line of defense) → $0.53–$0.58 (golden pit)

Resistance: $0.65–$0.67 (intraday high) → $0.70–$0.71 (recent top) → $0.75–$0.80 (next target)

Short-term traders:

Buy in batches around $0.60–$0.61, set stop-loss below $0.58. If it stabilizes above $0.65 with volume, go long, target $0.70–$0.75.

Mid-term players:

DCA in batches between $0.55–$0.65, keep total position at 10–20%.

Buy signal: World Chain TVL continues to grow + break and hold above $0.70.

Take-profit targets: sell 30% around $0.80, another 30% around $1.0, keep some for big gains.

Risk management (iron law):

No single trade exceeds 5% of total funds

Stop-loss must be in place, leverage no more than 2–3x

Keep an eye on BTC—if Bitcoin crashes, WLD will follow

WLD is not a meme; it’s a “story, ecosystem, and capital” project with three qualities

The most painful thing in a bull market isn’t losing money, but watching others make 158% in a month while you miss out completely.

$0.62 WLD is just one breakout volume away from the $0.71 high.

But if $0.60 doesn’t hold, there are golden pits at $0.53–$0.58 #我的Gate交易时刻 waiting for you.

Today’s four matches have concluded, with Portugal being the only major upset, England exceeding expectations with a big win, Colombia heading in the right direction, and Ghana playing a cautious game. Tomorrow, the World Cup will enter the second round of the group stage. I’ve compiled player stats and other data from the first round, combined with some superstition, to continue predicting tomorrow’s four matches. Here are the results ⬇️ 🇨🇿 Czech Republic vs 🇿🇦 South Africa Main prediction: 1:0 Secondary predictions: 2:1, 1:1 Win-draw-loss prediction ✅ Czech Republic wins ⚠️ Cautious about a draw

Imagine a world where bonds, treasuries, funds, real estate & other financial assets move on-chain 24/7.
That's the promise of RWAs.
Tokenized RWAs have now surpassed $31B.
Really
Global capital is on chain now!
@OpenEden_X is one of the projects pushing that vision forward.

📊 $BTC has often tested investors’ patience before rewarding them.

Looking at previous cycles:

• Price has repeatedly dipped below Realized Price during major bottoming phases
• These phases usually involve deep fear and liquidity sweeps
• Market often flushes weak hands before trend reversal begins

If history rhymes, a visit toward the $50K region is still within possibility before Bitcoin builds enough strength for a sustained move above $100K.

GM.

#MyGateTradeStory
#WarshDebutsAsFedHoldsRatesSteady

CATL's profit exceeds the combined total of seven automakers
All AI companies have profit margins lower than Nvidia
All manufacturers of new energy vehicles earn less steadily than CATL
Those who mine for gold are never as profitable as those who sell shovels, this saying never goes out of style
From the most aggressive supercars to the most spacious MPVs, as long as you want to make a good new energy vehicle, you have to first work for CATL🙏

bitcoin:native is coming for new lows in Q3.
There's nothing stopping that.

Recently, one side of the market is Bitcoin continuously drawing attention, while on the other side, many people are overlooking the quiet upgrades happening in infrastructure.
The RLUSD CandyDrop on Gate, my first thought was not about rewards, but that now even stablecoins are entering the branding competition stage.
In the past, everyone only knew USDT, then USDC, and now more and more large financial institutions and blockchain companies want to launch their own stablecoin products, with the real competition being the future entry points for capital flow.
The activity is quite simple: complete deposit, trading, or invitation tasks to earn candies and participate in the pool.
Compared to chasing short-term hot coins, I actually prefer observing market trends through activities like this—seeing which projects are willing to invest resources to expand their ecosystems, and which products are working hard to increase user numbers.
Announcement:

Activity link:

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$3 UNI, you ignore it?

First look at the market: it surged 34% in 7 days, but most people are still at a loss.

From the low of 2.4-2.85, a big bullish candle directly broke through 3.0, surged to 3.7 then pulled back, currently oscillating around 3.1. It dropped 4.68% in 24 hours, with increased trading volume.

You say it's weak? It rose 34% in the past 7 days, while BTC fell 12%, ETH fell 5%.

You say it's strong? From the high of over $40 in 2021, it dropped 92%, now less than a penny.

First thing: After Fee Switch activation, UNI is no longer the same UNI as before.

By the end of 2025, the UNIfication proposal passes, protocol fees are directly used to buy back and burn UNI. In 2026, it expands to more L2 chains, generating tens of millions of dollars annually to directly boost the token price.

From a "governance token" to a "money-printing dividend share," this transformation is completely overlooked by the market.

Standard Chartered predicts $6.5 by the end of the year, $100 by 2030.

Second thing: One year after v4 launch, Uniswap has upgraded its core

Hooks programmable plugins + Singleton singleton contracts, saving 99%+ gas fees. Limit orders, dynamic fees, automatic LP management—Uniswap is no longer just a simple "spot exchange," but the underlying operating system of DeFi.

Multi-chain deployment, covering Base, Arbitrum, Linea.

Even more impressive, it was chosen by Fidelity stablecoins as the liquidity infrastructure—an on-chain entry point for traditional financial giants, and it's UNI.

Third thing: The technical picture has already emerged, just waiting for confirmation

Daily/Weekly: Strong breakout from the bottom zone of 2.4-2.85 through the key supply zone at 3.0, MA system is bullish, RSI/MACD are from neutral to bullish, just emerging from oversold.

4H level: Volume-driven rally, consolidation with reduced volume, textbook healthy rhythm.

Bull-bear confrontation, see for yourself.

One side is:

Fee Switch activated, real buyback and burn, tens of millions of dollars in annual income feeding back

v4 on-chain operating system, 99% gas savings, institutional-grade infrastructure

Standard Chartered predicts $6.5 by year-end, whales quietly accumulating

7-day rise of 34%, volume breakout at the bottom, trend has turned bullish

The other side is:

Market unstable, BTC fluctuating around $65,000, possibly triggering a market crash at any time

Dropped 4.68% in 24 hours, short-term profit-taking happening

All-time high of over $40, now $3, many are afraid of being trapped

Regulatory risk always looming overhead

Key level at 3.0, the critical line of life and death

Above 3.0: Bullish structure intact, targets at 3.5→3.85→4.0+

Break below 2.85: retest 2.7-2.8, last chance for those who missed the entry

Short-term traders:

Buy in batches around 3.0-3.1, stop loss at 2.85, take half profit at 3.5, clear at 3.85-4.0.

If volume recovers above 3.3, chasing longs is safer. Do not go long if it breaks 2.85, wait for 2.7.

Mid-term players:

Hold long positions, or DCA on dips, buy below 3.0 without hesitation, target $5+, after breaking 4.0, space opens up.

Long-term believers:

Hold 5-15% spot position, expecting $6.5 by year-end, or even higher.

Fee Switch's unexpected effect + bull market return = UNI might make you forget how cold the top of the mountain was.

UNI valuation, ridiculously low

Protocol is printing money, tokens are discounted, institutions are buying up—what are you waiting for?

Uniswap's annual trading volume is trillions, TVL hundreds of billions, income tens of millions.

UNI market cap under $2 billion—this is not undervalued, it's market blindness.

v4 launched, Fee Switch activated, Fidelity entered, Standard Chartered set targets, whales are buying.

Four signals stacked together, and you tell me this is the top?

$3 UNI, you ignore it. #我的Gate交易时刻

$6 UNI, you can't reach it.

Recently, the World Cup has been in full swing, but on the crypto side, it seems to have entered a "wealth management season," with more and more stablecoin investment schemes.
Not long ago, #Gate's USD1 high annualized yield promotion attracted a lot of capital attention, and now they have launched RLUSD CandyDrop, with a prize pool of 262,500 RLUSD.
The rules are still the same: deposit RLUSD, trade.

$72 HYPE, are you afraid of heights?

First look at the market: so strong it’s suffocating, yet so strong it makes people hesitant to jump in.

Weekly up 34%, monthly up 50%, half-year up 187%, YTD up over 180%. BTC is pretending to be dead at 64k, ETH is lying flat at 1900, but it has gone from $66 all the way to $76.85, now retracing to $72—sideways at high levels, volume shrinking, textbook “dip and wash” pattern.

First thing: it’s no longer a “shitcoin”

US stock spot HYPE ETF, by Bitwise and 21Shares, has accumulated over $170 million in inflows and is still ongoing. Grayscale is also lining up. Adjusted for market cap, the capital inflow rate far surpasses early BTC/ETH ETFs.

ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) CEO’s original words: “Hyperliquid is bigger than Nasdaq.”

Second thing: controversy creators dumping, actually proving “depth is sufficient”

On June 17, former BitForex founder Garrett Jin made a large sell-off, causing a brief panic in the market.

What happened next? After selling, he realized something was wrong and immediately bought back at a high price.

This is called “failed washout.”

A real whale planning to dump quietly will distribute without making a fuss. Making a big splash to dump and then buy back—can only mean one thing: the bottom support is too strong for him to shake.

Third thing: fundamentals have already pulled ahead of similar projects by a street

Perpetual contract open interest surpasses $10 billion, the top on-chain derivatives.

Not just coins, stock indices, crude oil, commodities all on-chain now. SpaceX contracts are also live.

EVM compatible, extremely high TPS, zero VC, airdrops to real users.

Bull-bear showdown, see for yourself.

Bull side says:

ETF continues net inflow, institutional real money

Annual revenue over $1 billion, ongoing buybacks and deflation

Open interest over $10 billion, on-chain derivatives throne secured

CZ + ICE CEO openly supporting

Bear side says:

Two attempts at $76.85 failed

Just dumped the market in June, still haunted

Fed hawkish, macro tightening

Prices surged too much in the short term, a correction is inevitable?

After hitting 76.85 on the daily, it pulled back, currently oscillating at 70-72, volume shrinking—typical healthy correction in a bull market.

Strong support: 68-70

Core support: 65-66

Resistance: 73-74 → ATH at 76.85 → after breakthrough, look for 80-85

Spot holders:

Hold tight. No panic on dips, target $80-100.

Add light positions at 70-71, heavy at 68-69, go all-in at 65-66 (stop loss at 63.5).

Swing traders:

Close bullish above 68.5 with volume, target 73→77→80+.

Aggressive traders can try shorting at 74-75, but keep it light, stop at 76.5.

Trend is upward, short positions are contrarian, take profit when earned, don’t be greedy.

Leverage traders:

Control at 5-10x, buy on dips at support levels, chase on breakouts.

Position size no more than 15-20% of total funds.

Stop-loss must be in place, normal for both long and short positions to explode at this level.

Risk control rule:

Watch BTC trend, if 64k doesn’t hold, HYPE might be dragged down to 65.

Pay attention to ETF daily inflow data—this is the most real buying signal.

Always keep cash, operate in batches.

HYPE is the most solid “fundamentals + capital + narrative” target for 2026.

People afraid of heights are doomed.

Every time you hesitate because “it’s risen too much,” it will prove you wrong with an even higher price. #我的Gate交易时刻 #TradFiCFD黄金大师赛 #Gate现货交易量增幅全球第一 $BTC $ETH $HYPE

You: Work 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
Elon Musk: Open eyes → work → close eyes → work, 120 hours a week
A person worth 1 trillion dollars, effort is still 3 times yours, life only has 30k days, but Elon Musk has 7 trillion 😭

Review of the Cryptocurrency and Macro Markets on June 18
Last night, the FOMC and Waller made their debut, essentially confirming my pre-market judgment:
Interest rates remain unchanged, at 3.50%—3.75%, no suspense there.
The real focus isn't "no rate hike," but that the Federal Reserve has completely dashed the market’s rate cut fantasies.
Last night I said it was neutral leaning hawkish, but the actual outcome was clearly hawkish.
A few key signals:
1. The statement was significantly shortened, removing the forward rate guidance
Waller’s first move was not to rush to give the market answers, but to tell the market: don’t expect the Fed to feed forward guidance every day anymore.
2. Waller himself did not submit a dot plot
This is interesting. Not because he has no opinions, but because he’s generally opposed to the market treating the dot plot as a script for trading.
However, other officials’ dot plots are more hawkish: out of 18 members, 9 believe there will be rate hikes this year, only 1 expects a cut.
3. Inflation expectations are clearly revised upward
Although oil prices have fallen due to easing tensions between the US and Iran, the Fed did not interpret this as “early easing.”
Their attitude is very clear: energy shocks can ease, but inflation is not beaten yet.
4. Waller’s style is confirmed
He is not the “rate cut machine” that Trump imagined, nor is he simply a Powell 2.0.
He is more like a reformist, rule-based, less committed: less talk about the path, more focus on data, rebuilding the Fed’s authority.
So after last night, the market’s main theme has changed:
It was previously about trading “when will the rate cut happen”; now it’s about trading “will there be a rate hike again this year.”
This is very relevant for gold, BTC, and US stocks.