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Gold in New York continues its downward trend. The recent gold futures fell by 0.75% and closed around $4,813 per troy ounce, but the background seems to be related to dollar movements. It appears that the dollar is being sold off due to expectations of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, and Bloomberg's dollar index has also dropped 1.9% since April.
Harvard professors also point out that the dollar may be overvalued by at least 20%. Geopolitical risks are also involved, increasing global economic uncertainty. During such times, gold tends to attract attention as a liquid asset, but the price

Recently, the buzz around Magic Eden has become quite lively. There are reports that it will be "shut down," causing anxiety among NFT collectors, but the reality is a bit more complicated.
To be clear, Magic Eden is not disappearing entirely, but it has decided to gradually phase out a large part of its business, including Bitcoin and EVM-compatible marketplaces. This is not just a story about Magic Eden but part of a major trend in the first half of 2026. Even the largest blockchain projects are being forced to cut costs and streamline management to survive amid increasing competition.
So, w

Cryptocurrency joint investments are more dangerous than I realized. Since learning about the recent incident in South Korea, I truly feel the fear of managing funds with partners.
There was an incident in Seoul where two business partners clashed over losses related to a Bitcoin investment program. After losing about 11.7 billion won (equivalent to 1.1 million AUD), it escalated to the point where one was charged with attempted murder against the other. This is no longer just a story of investment failure; it’s a typical example leading to human relationship breakdowns, legal disputes, and un

Recently, there was an interesting development in the Cardano ecosystem. The Cardano Foundation partnered with Draper Dragon to launch a new investment fund called the "Orion Fund." The size is quite substantial at $80 million.
The reason this fund is attracting attention is not just for capital allocation but because it genuinely aims to promote Cardano adoption at the institutional investor level. It invests not only in native Cardano projects but also in integrated projects.
The investment focus is on real-world assets (RWA) and institutional DeFi. What’s particularly interesting is the pri

Cambridge University's latest research has produced interesting results. They analyzed 11 years of data and 68 actual failure cases regarding the impact of submarine cable cuts on the Bitcoin network, and the conclusion is surprisingly simple. Even if submarine cables are cut, Bitcoin remains almost unaffected.
Taking the incident off the coast of Ivory Coast in March 2024 as an example, seven cables were simultaneously severed, causing major regional internet chaos. But the impact on Bitcoin nodes was only about 5 nodes, roughly 0.03% of the entire network. Prices did not move, and consensus

Recently, NEAR Protocol announced Confidential Intents, and I want to share some interesting developments.
Until now, the challenge faced by DeFi traders was that transaction details became fully visible on the blockchain during cross-chain trades. Whenever large traders moved assets, their intentions were visible on-chain, making them quickly detectable by arbitrageurs and MEV bots. This "transparency tax" is especially painful for small traders.
What NEAR has introduced this time is a new privacy execution layer that combines private shards with trusted execution environments (TEE). In simpl

Checking today's market, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are showing interesting movements. Looking at the data for cryptocurrency prices today, BTC is at 77.81K with a 0.25% decline over 24 hours, ETH is at 2.32K with a 0.48% drop, and XRP is at 1.42 with a 0.49% decrease.
There are reports that prices are rising in the morning, but the data suggests that recent trends are more of a correction phase. Especially ETH and XRP have been showing slightly weaker movements. From the overall trend of the cryptocurrency market, it seems like the mood is still cautious, waiting to see how things develop.
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Regarding the future outlook of Bitcoin, opinions in the market remain highly divided.
Looking at recent movements, BTC in Q4 2025 has not risen as much as initially predicted and has even diverged from the upward trend of global financial institutions. Since the Trump administration took office, it has recorded a decline of over 11%. Meanwhile, during the same period, silver prices have more than doubled, showing intriguing overall market activity.
Regarding the future forecast of Bitcoin, analysts are sharply divided. According to KALEO's analysis, current BTC is in a "subtle" correction pha

Paolo Ardoino of Tether recently released some interesting data regarding USDT. The point is that the largest sender accounts for less than 5% of the total transaction volume.
This is actually a pretty important point. Compared to data from Chainalysis, the concentration of senders for other stablecoins reaches about 23%, whereas USDT is only 4.97%. In other words, transactions are quite dispersed. It has a more resilient structure that doesn't rely on major players.
What does this dispersion mean? A high concentration can pose risks to liquidity and price stability, but in the case of USDT, i

I've been thinking about what kind of businesses can truly make money in the cryptocurrency industry, and recently a few ideas have become clearer. Payment-related solutions, AI agents, infrastructure-level topics, and so on. Actually, there are still quite a few opportunities that no one has seriously tackled yet.
First, the idea of OneKYC comes to mind. KYC verification is probably the most cumbersome process in the crypto industry, right? Upload documents every time you register on a new exchange, take a selfie, wait for approval. The idea is to streamline this into a one-time process that

I'm often asked about the price forecast for Polygon (MATIC) recently, but I want to delve a little deeper into the possibility of this token reaching $1 between 2026 and 2030.
Currently, MATIC is trading around $0.18, but the upward scenario from here is not just mere speculation; it heavily depends on the network's practicality. Polygon has established itself as a major Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, processing millions of transactions daily. The growth of this network is likely to be the real driver of price increases.
A key point of interest is the projects that major companies lik

That meme coin on Solana, 114514, I just saw it dropped 67% in 4 hours... Its market cap has fallen to $13.92 million. The trading volume seems to be $45.5 million, so it's moving quite a bit. Looking at the 114514 chart, the decline is really sharp and almost scary. These kinds of meme coins usually have almost no real use cases. So it's natural for the price to fluctuate wildly, but you really need to be careful if you're investing. If you jump in thinking you might make a profit, there's a risk your funds could disappear in no time. The chart of coins like 114514 shows such extreme ups and

It seems that the UK’s financial regulators are moving forward with major regulatory easing related to crypto assets. I noticed in the news the other day that the FCA has lifted the ban on individuals purchasing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs. Since retail investors had been prohibited from doing so until now, I think this is quite a significant turning point.
What’s interesting is that these ETNs can now be held tax-free within individual savings accounts (ISAs) and registered pension accounts. In other words, an environment has been put in place where investors can invest in crypto assets while e

Over the past few months, large-scale layoffs have been occurring throughout the entire cryptocurrency industry, but Gemini's moves are particularly noticeable. This exchange, led by the Winklevoss brothers, announced that it has cut about 30% of its staff since the beginning of this year. As of March, it had 445 employees, so this represents a significant reduction.
The background is the serious financial situation Gemini has been facing since going public on Nasdaq in September last year. Its annual losses have reached $585 million. It also posted over $500 million in losses the previous yea

Polkadot has finally reached a major turning point. Since that event on March 14th, the network has fully entered a new era.
What I’ve been curious about is Polkadot’s shift away from an unlimited inflation model. On March 14, 2026, for the first time, a total supply cap of 2.1 billion DOT was implemented as the Polkadot issuance cap. This was a decision approved by overwhelming community support (more than 80% in Referendum 1710) and one that fundamentally changes the protocol’s monetary policy.
Immediately after this event, the annual DOT issuance was reduced by approximately 52.6%. A sharp

I saw a news report saying that Twitter’s first-ever tweet has reached its 20th anniversary. Since Jack Dorsey posted “just setting up my twttr” on March 21, 2006, it has already been 20 years.
The historical value of this first-ever tweet is considerable—it’s permanently preserved at the Computer History Museum and has also been independently recognized in the Guinness World Records. And here’s the interesting part: an NFT version of this tweet was auctioned off for about $2.9 million in 2021. I think this is truly a symbolic event of the digital age, where the legacy of the early days of the

Recently, I discovered an interesting finding from the Bitcoin Policy Research Institute's survey results. It suggests that AI models tend to prefer Bitcoin over fiat currencies.
The scale of the survey was quite large; they tested over 9,000 conversations involving 36 different AI models. As a result, it became clear that AI agents are more inclined to support Bitcoin rather than traditional fiat currencies.
I think this is a pretty fascinating discovery. Because, if AI derives the "optimal choice" from learning data and prefers Bitcoin over fiat currencies, it indicates a shift in the role o

Bitcoin's Ahr999 indicator is showing interesting movements. Looking at Coinglass data, this indicator has dropped to 0.29, well below the normal buy zone of 0.45. It's nearly approaching the February low of 0.27.
This drop indicator is designed for investors using dollar-cost averaging, and it measures the deviation from short-term returns and theoretical values. Historically, it has stayed below this zone for as long as 572 days, and during the ETH liquidation crash in 2022 and the FTX collapse, it reportedly dipped below 0.3.
Periods when such indicators are declining might be worth paying

Recently, U.S. judicial authorities announced the crackdown on a fairly large scam network, and the scale is just mind-boggling. It seems that organized crime groups mainly based in Southeast Asia were moving more than $580 million worth of暗号資産. It’s probably because the newly established 詐欺センタータスクフォース has started operating in earnest.
The tactics of this network are truly ingenious, using social engineering to lure people into buying cryptocurrency. The funds that victims purchase are routed into fraudulent investment websites and apps, and then stolen outright. The activity appears to be cen

I saw the news that 米国失業率 has dropped to 4.3%. It seems that the figure is better than analysts expected. If 米国失業率 is improving this much, it likely means that employment is increasing steadily.
If the labor market is this strong, the overall direction of the economy might be fairly solid as well. The movement of 米国失業率 is closely tied to monetary policy, so it’s likely to affect future policy decisions. It seems the market is also closely watching how this number will be received.