Author: 行政
Bitcoin investors may be watching CPI prints, but the real inflation stress is showing up in stranger places.Inflation looks like it’s easing, until you zoom in. Beef prices are up sharply, fertilizer costs are reaccelerating, and several niche input series are diverging in ways that don’t fit the clean “cooling” narrative.For Bitcoin, that kind of messy micro-inflation tape can keep markets whipsawing between rate-cut optimism and sticky-price anxiety.Beef vs. chicken prices are splitting, and a “protein stress ratio” is flashing inflation riskSeveral price series on the Federal Reserve’s FRED database are diverging across food, farm inputs, and industrial materials.That pattern…
Anthony Scaramucci and Brian Armstrong warned that banning yield-bearing stablecoins in the CLARITY Act could drive emerging markets toward the digital yuan which already offers interest. Critics argue the yield restriction is a result of banking industry pressure to eliminate competition from stablecoin issuers despite the risk to the dollar’s global dominance. Bank of America leadership counters that allowing stablecoin yields could trigger six trillion dollars in deposit outflows and significantly reduce traditional lending capacity. Anthony Scaramucci, as well as Coinbase’s CEO, Brian Armstrong, warned that banning yield-bearing stablecoins in the US CLARITY Act could weaken the appeal of dollar-linked…
Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›On January 19 (SGT), SUN.io, TRON’s flagship project, announced a strategic Chinese branding upgrade, reintroducing itself as “Sun Wukong” (“孙悟空,” the Monkey King) alongside a refreshed visual identity. Tapping into the deep cultural resonance of the legendary Monkey King, this move is designed to establish a strong cultural layer for TRON’s DeFi ecosystem—one that combines universal recognition with powerful narratives.This rebranding sees SUN.io’s entire portfolio—including SunSwap, SUN DAO, SunPump, and SunX—unite under the “Sun Wukong” Chinese visual identity. This shared narrative transforms…
Key takeaways Dogecoin is down 7% in the last 24 hours, making it the worst performer among the top 10. The leading memecoin could record further losses as technical indicators switch bearish. Memecoins underperform as the broader market dips The cryptocurrency market is having a poor start to the week as Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP are all in the red. The biggest losers remain the memecoins, with Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE), extending the decline from last week. Dogecoin has lost 7% of its value in the last 24 hours, making it the worst performer among the…
Transactions on the mBridge pilot exceeded 55 billion dollars as participating central banks test alternatives to dollar-centric systems with the digital yuan accounting for nearly all volume. Total digital yuan transactions have surged over 800 percent since 2023 reaching 2.4 trillion dollars in value through more than 3.4 billion individual payments. China is transitioning its central bank digital currency into a deposit-like product that pays interest which creates a competitive advantage over non-yielding US dollar stablecoins. Transactions on the China-backed mBridge cross-border payments pilot have surpassed US$55.5 billion (AU$84.9 billion), according to an Atlantic Council analysis, as participating central banks…
Bitcoin price succumbed to a violent selloff on Monday while gold and silver surged to all-time highs following President Donald Trump‘s threat of sweeping new tariffs on European allies.According to CryptoSlate’s data, BTC slipped below $93,000 within minutes during early Asian trading hours, after trading comfortably in the mid-$95,000s just moments earlier.This price performance delivered a real-time stress test for the “digital gold” narrative. While traditional precious metals rallied to new highs on the prospect of geopolitical instability, the largest digital asset buckled.This divergence highlights Bitcoin’s current role in the macro regime. In “risk-off” events, Bitcoin often behaves like a…
Key takeaways ETH is down 3% in the last 24 hours and is now trading above $3,200. The bearish performance comes amid renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and the EU. ETH dips below $3,200 on the U.S.-EU trade tensions Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is down 3.4% in the last 24 hours and briefly dropped below the $3,200 level. The coin is now trading at $3,205 after slightly recovering from the dip. The bearish performance comes amid the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and the European Union. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate tariffs, starting…
Fidelity research indicates 2025 was a year of behind-the-scenes institutional groundwork, rather than price excitement, setting the stage for broader financial integration. Major banks signalled serious intent to build digital asset capabilities throughout 2025 – such structural commitments tend to be decisive once made. Mainstream discourse has shifted markedly, with “Bitcoin is dead” narratives largely disappearing as crypto is increasingly recognised as a permanent asset class that will remain regardless of price volatility. Wealth managers and registered investment advisors face easing barriers to recommending crypto to clients, potentially unlocking substantial capital inflows and introducing more stable, institutionally-driven demand patterns. Digital…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly sparred with crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett this week after she questioned the exchange’s stance on crypto regulation, prompting an exchange that quickly spilled onto social media and reignited tensions between industry leaders and the broader community.Senate Banking postponed its planned Jan. 15 markup of the CLARITY Act, leaving timing for Senate action on H.R. 3633 dependent on continued negotiations over language that could shape whether stablecoin rewards are treated as deposit-like yield.The committee’s executive session listing for Jan. 15 is labeled “POSTPONED” and “Status: POSTPONED” on the panel’s schedule page. No replacement date was posted…
Uniswap’s launch on X Layer provides OKX users direct access to thousands of tokens and deep liquidity pools through the OKX Wallet, eliminating the need to navigate multiple platforms or networks. X Layer’s Layer-2 architecture delivers faster transaction settlement and significantly lower costs than Ethereum mainnet, while waived interface fees on Uniswap further reduce participation costs for traders. The integration blurs centralised and decentralised finance boundaries by allowing users to transfer assets directly from OKX’s exchange into X Layer without complex bridges or wallet management. OKX’s consolidation strategy aims to attract developers and users to X Layer by concentrating liquidity,…