Grayscale predicts that Bitcoin will reach a new all-time high in the first half of 2026, driven mainly by institutional capital and regulatory favorable policies from the Trump administration. The past "four-year cycle" has become invalid, and benefiting from factors such as spot ETFs, investment focus will shift to application layer and hedging demands, but the market still faces volatility risks.

Despite a slight recovery of Bitcoin, ZCash struggles to regain recent losses. Reports suggest ZEC could rise to $605 if it breaks the downtrend. The $400 support level remains crucial, but increased selling pressure poses a risk of breach. Traders are advised to wait for confirmation before buying.

In the fireside chat at Breakpoint 2025, JPMorgan's Scott Lucas reviewed the key moments in the shift in institutional attitudes. He frankly stated that if we rewind a year, executing similar transactions on public chains was almost a "zero probability event" in his view. Scott said that over the past year, multiple factors have changed: on one hand, adjustments in rules and regulatory environments; on the other hand, changes in overall market dynamics and institutional risk appetite. Previously, in the U.S. market, opportunities for institutional participation in public chains had long been constrained, and many issues could not even be seriously raised and discussed. Now, this space is being reopened. Scott emphasized that this change is positive in itself because it has, for the first time, allowed institutions to calmly consider a more fundamental question: including blockchain and a whole set of new technologies, in the future

Aster has introduced a new trading feature aimed at traders who want speed and leverage without exposing their positions to the market. Summary Aster launched Shield Mode on Dec. 15, offering private BTC and ETH perp trading with leverage up to 1001x. Trades execute instantly with zero

Author: Azuma From December 11 to December 13, the fifth Breakpoint was successfully held in Abu Dhabi. As the largest and most influential ecosystem conference in the Solana ecosystem, Breakpoint often carries the entire Solana community's expectations for value judgment, future direction, and wealth secrets. During the Breakpoint cycle, the Solana Cypherpunk Hackathon, organized by the Solana Foundation and hosted by Colosseum, received significant exposure and attention. This year's hackathon brought together entrepreneurs and developers from over 150 countries, with more than 9,000 participants forming teams to submit 1576

SEC for the first time emphasizes "privacy should be the norm" at the year-end roundtable. Chairman Atkins warns that blockchain could become a financial panorama prison, showing that US regulatory philosophy is shifting from skepticism to protecting human rights (Background recap: 3,200 Bitcoin community members sign a petition for Trump to pardon Samourai: Wallet developers are neutral and should not be considered money laundering) (Additional background: The US strikes again! Samourai mixer creator is arrested and accused of money laundering. Snowden angrily criticizes: invading financial privacy) Table of Contents From suspicion to rights: Regulatory attitude turns 180 degrees Technology driving legal change: Privacy should be the norm Involvement of zero-knowledge proof related operators On F Street, number 100, in Washington D.C., a discussion far exceeding crypto community propaganda takes place at the SEC headquarters. During Monday’s year-end crypto working group roundtable, Chairman Paul Atk

The US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) stated in its 2025 annual report that the agency has relaxed its stance on cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, no longer viewing them as an immediate systemic risk. According to FSOC, the GENIUS Act, which took effect in July, has established

Interview: The Round Trip Compiled & Edited by: Yuliya, PANews Against the complex backdrop of Bitcoin spot ETF approval, accelerating institutional capital inflows, and the still-high global macro interest rate environment, the traditional investment paradigm in the crypto market is facing profound challenges. When the old map of the "four-year cycle" may no longer be applicable, investors are urgently in need of a brand-new navigation chart to cut through the fog and find certainty through bull and bear markets. NextGen Digital Ventures

Global renowned cryptocurrency asset management firm Grayscale, in its "2026 Digital Asset Outlook" report, refers to the threat of quantum computing to the cryptocurrency market as a "red herring," believing that it is unlikely to impact cryptocurrency prices within 2026. Although the report acknowledges that quantum computing is a long-term cryptographic challenge, the likelihood of a quantum system capable of breaking Bitcoin encryption emerging before 2030 is extremely low. This viewpoint was released at a time when community discussions about quantum threats have heated up again due to predictions by Vitalik Buterin and others, especially regarding the security of old Bitcoin addresses such as Satoshi Nakamoto's wallet.

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The third week of December 2025, the cryptocurrency market will experience a wave of large-scale token unlocks, with a total value expected to reach $666 million. The core projects involved in this unlock include the cross-chain protocol LayerZero (ZRO), the Ethereum Layer-2 solution Arbitrum (ARB), and the high-performance public chain Sei (SEI). The influx of massive tokens into the circulating market may increase selling pressure on related assets in the short term, leading to price fluctuations. Institutional analysts believe that such events are both a liquidity stress test for the market and a window for long-term investors to observe the fundamentals of projects and team behavior.

Mantle (MNT) remains steady above the short-term support zone around $1.23 at the time of writing on Tuesday, despite the overall bleak outlook of the cryptocurrency market. If the bulls continue to increase pressure and consolidate trend control, MNT could potentially extend its recovery rally.

Within China, Yuzhi Financial Co., Ltd. operates a Ponzi scheme under the guise of "virtual currency trading." The company claims that investors can earn a fixed 1% daily profit from Bitcoin contract trading, and recruiting others can earn additional dynamic rewards. The minimum investment is 7,400 RMB, with a purported 30-day cumulative return of up to 370.6%. Assuming 3 million members are real and the minimum investment is 7,400 RMB, the scale of the scheme exceeds 20 billion RMB.

The 2025 Crypto Market Plays "Prediction Backfire": Institutions Generally Set Bitcoin Target Prices Above $150,000 at the Start of the Year, Betting on Halving, ETFs, and Policy Three Major Benefits, Yet BTC Continues to Decline After October Peak. This article is originally by Nikka, written by WolfDAO, compiled, edited, and authored by Foresight News. (Previous summary: "Japan MicroStrategy" Metaplanet Stops Holding Bitcoin, Is this a Strategic Shift or a Build-up for Action?) (Additional background: Bitcoin liquidity has been reshaped, and the "old indicators" may have become ineffective; the market should change its perspective.) Table of Contents 1. Early Year Predictions vs. Current Situation Comparison 1.1 The Three Pillars of Market Consensus 1.2 The Panorama of Institutional Predictions: Who Is the Most Aggressive? 2. Roots of Misjudgment:

Author: Crypto Weituo; Source: X, @thecryptoskanda After BMNR and MSTR consecutively fell below mNAV 1, basically everyone talking about DAT would say, “The DAT scam is over.” From the perspective of the crypto-native community, DAT is invalid: it’s like letting others buy coins for you with your own money, especially since several coins have ETFs. Currently, buying DAT can be seen as paying for the personal brands of Tom Lee and Michael Saylor — donating money to these two influencers who target traditional finance. But does it really serve no purpose at all? Maybe not. 1. Earning income through holding coins to support DAT’s performance Many DAT projects are considering or already doing this. Mainly by using the held tokens for staking, such as Solana’s DAT; there are also discussions about using lending protocols to generate revenue.