May you hold on to value and weather the cycles; let time be your friend and compounding your answer. 🎁🎁🎁🎁
May you hold on to your positions and wait for them to bloom.
May you stay calm in bear markets, avoid chasing highs in bull markets, and reap long-term returns. 🎁🎁🎁🎁

What are stablecoins, and why are they so important in crypto?

In cryptocurrency markets, stablecoins are often used for trade settlement, asset transfers, and on-chain financial activities.

Many people think stablecoins are cryptocurrencies priced at $1. But this only describes their target price and does not explain a more important question:

What allows them to maintain a stable price? Can they remain stable if the market comes under pressure?

Understanding stablecoins requires looking at five aspects.

1️⃣ What are stablecoins?

Stablecoins are a class of digital assets designed to mai

What Is a Smart Contract? How Does It Run on a Blockchain? Understand It All, from How It Works to Real-World Applications

In the Web3 world, smart contracts are the foundation of many blockchain applications.

Decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, on-chain payments, and DAO governance may all rely on smart contracts to handle some of their business logic.

But smart contracts are not artificial intelligence with independent thinking abilities, and deploying code on-chain does not mean the entire system is automatically secure.

To understand smart contracts, you first need to know what they ar

#AnthropicLaunchesNasdaqIPORoadshow $64.4B IPO, $1.4T Fully Diluted Valuation: Can AI Growth Justify the Price?
Anthropic has officially opened its IPO roadshow on November 10, taking one of the biggest private AI businesses into a public-market valuation test. The proposed offering is extraordinary in scale, but the more interesting question is what investors are actually buying: a rapidly growing AI business, or a company committing enormous amounts of capital to remain competitive in the AI race.

The proposed Nasdaq ticker is ANT, and the offering is for Class A common stock on the Nasdaq

What Is DeFi? How Does It Change Traditional Finance? Understanding the Opportunities and Risks of Decentralized Finance

In the Web3 world, DeFi (decentralized finance) is a frequently mentioned concept.

Some people use DeFi to swap tokens, some participate in lending, and others deposit assets into liquidity pools in the hope of earning returns.

But DeFi is not simply traditional financial services moved onto a blockchain. It changes how some financial services operate and also brings new security, liquidity, and governance issues.

To truly understand DeFi, you can start with the followin

11.11 ETH Early-Morning Trading Setup

The current ETH market is dominated by bears. The Bollinger Bands are widening downward, and the price has fallen below the lower band to a new interim low of 2003.57. However, the short-term MACD shows a bullish bottom divergence, and the price has deviated significantly from the indicators, creating potential for a technical rebound and recovery overnight. Key resistance levels above are 2065-2085 and 2100-2120, while the primary support below is the 2000 mark. If it breaks below that level decisively, the next target is 1980-1970. Overall, the strategy

【Building the Foundation in 100 Days · No.10: Big Gains in the Bag—Locking Them In Is What Matters】
When the market takes off, even pigs can fly, but only those who land safely with profits are winners.
Last night's prediction (a break below support would trigger a sharp plunge) played out perfectly today. My ETH short (up 624%) and ZEC short (up 433%) have already provided the best answer.
However, sharp plunges are often followed by sharp rebounds. My current strategy is to take profits in batches. The liquidation price is still far away, so I’m calm, but I absolutely won’t let unrealized pr

In our new report with @NOWPayments_io, we look at how stablecoins are used for payments.
We deep dive into how USDT and USDC move on-chain and provide some practical guidance to merchants that accept stablecoin payments.
Read the full report 👇

Today's higher CPI report is not a deal breaker as we knew after crude oil hits $120.
This report reflects the price of the last month.
Now the crude oil is under $90 and there is a good chance of a deal after Republicans defeat.
If crude oil stays below $100 this month then CPI should improve.
The market would realize this and react positively. If not today then this week/next.

These types of deals are fake no?
Someone pumping their own bags? Trying to increase FOMO?

US stock market down -0.33% on a hot inflation print.
Meanwhile Bitcoin dumps below 74K, the hedge against inflation...
The market is manipulated to hunt liquidity short term.
Most of Bitcoin moves are affected by perps. CEX perp market drives the Bitcoin price.

$ONE is currently trading at 0.001761, up 17.01% over 24 hours (range: 0.001351–0.00208). The 1-hour trend is strong (RSI 65), while the 4-hour trend is also strong (RSI 44). Watch whether it can hold above 0.00208. If it falls below 0.001351 and fails to reclaim it, the trend will weaken. The market is highly volatile; for observation only.

$ANTHROPIC ‌#AnthropicLaunchesNasdaqIPORoadshow

Anthropic’s initial public offering (IPO) process on the Nasdaq—under the ticker symbol “ANT”—marks a critical juncture for investments in technology and artificial intelligence. Following the company’s formal filing on October 26, the subsequent roadshow has encountered significant downward revisions in valuation expectations, driven by recent market volatility.

Downward Revisions in Valuation Expectations

Anthropic’s IPO valuation is currently subject to considerable uncertainty, contingent upon prevailing market conditions. Initial discus

What Is Blockchain? Understanding Web3’s Infrastructure and Limitations, from Underlying Technology to Real-World Applications

In the Web3 world, we often hear terms like blockchain, decentralization, smart contracts, and on-chain data.

But what problems does blockchain actually solve? Why can different participants jointly maintain a transaction record without a single central institution having complete control?

Understanding blockchain should go beyond cryptocurrency prices or technical terms. It should start with how it works, its practical value, and its real-world limitations.

1️⃣ Wh

What Is Cross-Chain? Why Is It So Important to Web3? Understand Its Value and Risks, from How It Works to Real-World Applications

In the Web3 world, assets may be distributed across different blockchains. Users may hold tokens on one chain but want to use DeFi, participate in an NFT ecosystem, or access different decentralized applications on another chain.

This raises an important question: How can assets and information be made interoperable across different blockchains?

Cross-chain technology was developed to address these kinds of problems. But cross-chain is not simply about transferri

What Is Layer 2? How Does It Improve Blockchain Performance?

When using blockchains, many people encounter several issues: slow transaction confirmations, high fees, and network congestion.

Layer 2 (second-layer networks) is a category of scaling solutions developed to address these issues.

1. Why Is Layer 2 Needed?

Take Ethereum as an example. The main chain not only processes transactions, but also maintains network security, verifies state, and handles final settlement. When demand grows rapidly, limited block space can lead to higher transaction fees and longer confirmation times.

The

Open a long around Bitcoin 72,800 and hold it for a bit longer
If it drops below 72,300, cut losses; if it breaks above 73,400, you can add to the position. Ethereum has resistance at 2,030; I think the downside could extend to around 1,980. I’ll place a long order around there to add to my position, or add to my long position if it breaks above 2,030

How do you tell whether a cryptocurrency project is worth following long term? Look beyond price and hype

When researching a Web3 project, what do you look at first?

The token price, its social media follower count, or the ambitious roadmap published by the project team?

These can be useful starting points, but they are not enough to prove that a project has long-term value.

To determine whether a project is worth following over time, it is more important to see whether it solves a real problem, can deliver consistently, has a sound economic model, and is transparent about risks.

The foll