Daily market data review and trend analysis, produced by PANews. 1. Market Observation Despite Nvidia's better-than-expected earnings and the US September non-farm payroll report showing both stronger-than-expected job growth and a 4.4% unemployment rate—a double boost—the market unexpectedly staged its most dramatic intraday reversal since April. The S&P 500 opened more than 1.4% higher but ultimately closed lower, while Nvidia also rose more than 4.5% before closing down nearly 3%, exacerbating the sell-off in risk assets. Analysts believe that when positive news fails to drive the market higher, it itself constitutes a strong bearish signal. The Federal Reserve's hawkish stance has clouded expectations for further rate cuts, with Chairman Powell stating that another rate cut in December is "far from a certainty." Meanwhile, the rapid development of artificial intelligence has raised concerns about the labor market and corporate capital expenditures. Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio warned that the current vast gap between financial wealth and real currency has placed the market in a bubble zone similar to that of 1929 and 2000, pointing out that the AI boom has exacerbated wealth inequality. Looking ahead, market sentiment is extremely fragile. Investors, under pressure from technical sell-offs, liquidity shortages, and a massive number of options expiring, have entered "profit and loss protection mode," becoming exceptionally sensitive to any disturbance. In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin has been at the forefront, with its price fluctuations closely linked to the macroeconomic environment and market sentiment. After breaking below the psychological threshold of $90,000, the price even dipped below a multi-month low near $86,000. Regarding its future direction, the majority of the market is bearish. Gareth Soloway, a 27-year Wall Street trader, predicts that Bitcoin could fall to the $73,000-$75,000 range in the short term. He believes Bitcoin's underperformance compared to tech stocks is due to reduced volatility, decreased institutional buying, and the overall market's risk-averse trend. Analyst Hanmu Xia offers two hypotheses, both predicting a short-term drop to $78,000-$81,000, and even if it rebounds to $110,000-$120,000 early next year, it is unlikely to reach a new all-time high. Ali points out a significant decrease in whale activity and gives a key support level of $82,045. However, bullish views and those advocating accumulation also exist. Analyst Pentoshi believes that the rapid decline of over 30% has made the market partially oversold, and the $83,000-$85,000 area presents a good opportunity to buy on a rebound. CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju also stated that due to institutions like Strategy holding onto their tokens for an extended period without selling, the market is unlikely to return to the cyclical bottom of $56,000, and the current range represents a reasonable long-term accumulation phase. Technically, Material Indicators points out that a large number of buy orders have accumulated in the $82,600 to $78,000 range, historical data showing this typically foreshadows a price recovery. Bitwise analyst André Dragosch defines the area between BlackRock's IBIT cost price of $84,000 and Strategy's cost price of $73,000 as the market's "pain point," and a potential "sell-off" bottoming zone. Overall, market sentiment is generally bearish, and traders are divided on the bottom level. Ethereum is also facing significant pressure, with its price falling 30% in the past month, breaking below the four-month low of $2,800. Veteran trader Gareth Soloway believes the $2,700-$2,800 range is a key support level for swing trading. However, market sentiment is generally more pessimistic, with some analysts pointing to a repeat of the 2022 bear market fractal, suggesting ETH may further decline to the 200-week moving average around $2,450 for final support. Analyst EliZ emphasizes that while the price has paused near the 0.75 Fibonacci level, this is more like a "breathing out" during the downtrend than a "serious rebound." The continued decline in on-chain volume indicates that real demand has not yet entered the market, and any narrative about a bottom is premature. The significant weakening of institutional demand is a key factor in ETH's weakness; data shows that global Ethereum investment products, including US spot ETFs, experienced their largest weekly outflows since February. More seriously, companies holding ETH as reserve assets are suffering huge unrealized losses, with average returns on investment ranging from -25% to -48%, causing their market capitalization relative to net asset value (mNAV) to fall below 1, weakening their refinancing capabilities. According to Ted, BlackRock has sold $1.1 billion worth of ETH this month, further exacerbating the selling pressure in the market. While some altcoins are still rising, the top 100 tokens by market capitalization have all capitulated and are currently declining. Notably, the price of Nillion tokens plummeted by over 60% yesterday. The project team blamed this on unauthorized selling by a market maker, stating they have used their funds for buybacks and are preparing legal action. Furthermore, the highly anticipated parallel EVM project MegaETH announced a $250 million pre-deposit cross-chain bridge program to attract initial liquidity for its mainnet launch on November 25th. Meanwhile, amidst increased market volatility, cryptocurrency exchange Bullish has attracted the attention of JPMorgan Chase due to its better-than-expected third-quarter results. Although the target price has been slightly adjusted, it is still considered to have significant upside potential, and Ark Invest, founded by [Name of Investor], has been buying Bullish shares for three consecutive days. 2. Key Data (as of 13:00 HKT, November 21) (Data source: CoinAnk, Upbit, Coingecko, SoSoValue, CoinMarketCap) Bitcoin: $85,611 (year-to-date -8.46%), daily spot trading volume $100.9 billion Ethereum: $2,792 (year-to-date -16.35%), daily spot trading volume $43.12 billion. Fear of Greed Index: 15 (Extreme Fear) Average GAS: BTC: 1.02 sat/vB, ETH: 0.067 Gwei Market share: BTC 58.7%, ETH 11.9% Upbit 24-hour trading volume rankings: BTC, XRP, ETH, SOL, DOGE 24-hour BTC long/short ratio: 48.18% / 51.82% Sector Performance: SocialFi sector fell 9.88%, L2 sector fell 8.4%. 24-hour liquidation data: A total of 248,275 people worldwide were liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of $863 million. This included $415 million in BTC liquidations, $185 million in ETH liquidations, and $34.81 million in SOL liquidations. 3. ETF Flows (as of November 20) Bitcoin ETF: -$903 million, the second highest in history Ethereum ETF: -$262 million, marking the 8th consecutive day of net outflows. Solana ETF: +$23.66 million XRP ETF: +$118 million 4. Today's Outlook Binance will delist XCN, FLM, and PEP perpetual contracts on November 21st. Binance will delist spot trading pairs such as LA/FDUSD and SAHARA/BNB on November 21. Binance Alpha will list ULTILAND (ARTX) , MineD, and Kyuzo's Friends. The biggest drops among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization today were: Telcoin down 16.9%, Canton Network down 16.1%, Dash down 15.2%, NEAR Protocol down 14.3%, and Virtuals Protocol down 13.7%. 5. Hot News Irys announces IRYS token economics: 20% initial circulating supply, 8% allocated for airdrops and future incentives. Jesse Creator Coin was targeted immediately upon launch, with 26% of the supply being bought up in the same block, generating $1.3 million in arbitrage profits. A Bitcoin whale's short position has yielded a floating profit of over $57 million. CZ's counterparty, the whales holding long positions in ETH/XRP/DOGE, have all turned from profit to loss, with current unrealized losses exceeding $32 million. Sign launches a sovereign nation Layer 2 solution based on BNB Chain, supporting stablecoins and RWA on-chain. MOVE's buyback tokens continue to flow back into the company, with Movement transferring another 50 million tokens to Binance. Bitmine purchased another 17,242 ETH, worth approximately $49.07 million. ANPA, a US-listed company, plans to purchase up to $50 million worth of EDU tokens within 24 months. MegaETH will launch a pre-deposit cross-chain bridge on November 25th, with a total cap of $250 million. FG NEXUS has reduced its holdings by approximately 10,000 ETH since the end of Q3, and currently holds approximately 40,000 ETH. US nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly surged by 119,000 in September, making the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision more complex. ETHZilla disclosed that it currently holds 94,060 ETH, worth $285 million. Daily market data review and trend analysis, produced by PANews. 1. Market Observation Despite Nvidia's better-than-expected earnings and the US September non-farm payroll report showing both stronger-than-expected job growth and a 4.4% unemployment rate—a double boost—the market unexpectedly staged its most dramatic intraday reversal since April. The S&P 500 opened more than 1.4% higher but ultimately closed lower, while Nvidia also rose more than 4.5% before closing down nearly 3%, exacerbating the sell-off in risk assets. Analysts believe that when positive news fails to drive the market higher, it itself constitutes a strong bearish signal. The Federal Reserve's hawkish stance has clouded expectations for further rate cuts, with Chairman Powell stating that another rate cut in December is "far from a certainty." Meanwhile, the rapid development of artificial intelligence has raised concerns about the labor market and corporate capital expenditures. Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio warned that the current vast gap between financial wealth and real currency has placed the market in a bubble zone similar to that of 1929 and 2000, pointing out that the AI boom has exacerbated wealth inequality. Looking ahead, market sentiment is extremely fragile. Investors, under pressure from technical sell-offs, liquidity shortages, and a massive number of options expiring, have entered "profit and loss protection mode," becoming exceptionally sensitive to any disturbance. In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin has been at the forefront, with its price fluctuations closely linked to the macroeconomic environment and market sentiment. After breaking below the psychological threshold of $90,000, the price even dipped below a multi-month low near $86,000. Regarding its future direction, the majority of the market is bearish. Gareth Soloway, a 27-year Wall Street trader, predicts that Bitcoin could fall to the $73,000-$75,000 range in the short term. He believes Bitcoin's underperformance compared to tech stocks is due to reduced volatility, decreased institutional buying, and the overall market's risk-averse trend. Analyst Hanmu Xia offers two hypotheses, both predicting a short-term drop to $78,000-$81,000, and even if it rebounds to $110,000-$120,000 early next year, it is unlikely to reach a new all-time high. Ali points out a significant decrease in whale activity and gives a key support level of $82,045. However, bullish views and those advocating accumulation also exist. Analyst Pentoshi believes that the rapid decline of over 30% has made the market partially oversold, and the $83,000-$85,000 area presents a good opportunity to buy on a rebound. CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju also stated that due to institutions like Strategy holding onto their tokens for an extended period without selling, the market is unlikely to return to the cyclical bottom of $56,000, and the current range represents a reasonable long-term accumulation phase. Technically, Material Indicators points out that a large number of buy orders have accumulated in the $82,600 to $78,000 range, historical data showing this typically foreshadows a price recovery. Bitwise analyst André Dragosch defines the area between BlackRock's IBIT cost price of $84,000 and Strategy's cost price of $73,000 as the market's "pain point," and a potential "sell-off" bottoming zone. Overall, market sentiment is generally bearish, and traders are divided on the bottom level. Ethereum is also facing significant pressure, with its price falling 30% in the past month, breaking below the four-month low of $2,800. Veteran trader Gareth Soloway believes the $2,700-$2,800 range is a key support level for swing trading. However, market sentiment is generally more pessimistic, with some analysts pointing to a repeat of the 2022 bear market fractal, suggesting ETH may further decline to the 200-week moving average around $2,450 for final support. Analyst EliZ emphasizes that while the price has paused near the 0.75 Fibonacci level, this is more like a "breathing out" during the downtrend than a "serious rebound." The continued decline in on-chain volume indicates that real demand has not yet entered the market, and any narrative about a bottom is premature. The significant weakening of institutional demand is a key factor in ETH's weakness; data shows that global Ethereum investment products, including US spot ETFs, experienced their largest weekly outflows since February. More seriously, companies holding ETH as reserve assets are suffering huge unrealized losses, with average returns on investment ranging from -25% to -48%, causing their market capitalization relative to net asset value (mNAV) to fall below 1, weakening their refinancing capabilities. According to Ted, BlackRock has sold $1.1 billion worth of ETH this month, further exacerbating the selling pressure in the market. While some altcoins are still rising, the top 100 tokens by market capitalization have all capitulated and are currently declining. Notably, the price of Nillion tokens plummeted by over 60% yesterday. The project team blamed this on unauthorized selling by a market maker, stating they have used their funds for buybacks and are preparing legal action. Furthermore, the highly anticipated parallel EVM project MegaETH announced a $250 million pre-deposit cross-chain bridge program to attract initial liquidity for its mainnet launch on November 25th. Meanwhile, amidst increased market volatility, cryptocurrency exchange Bullish has attracted the attention of JPMorgan Chase due to its better-than-expected third-quarter results. Although the target price has been slightly adjusted, it is still considered to have significant upside potential, and Ark Invest, founded by [Name of Investor], has been buying Bullish shares for three consecutive days. 2. Key Data (as of 13:00 HKT, November 21) (Data source: CoinAnk, Upbit, Coingecko, SoSoValue, CoinMarketCap) Bitcoin: $85,611 (year-to-date -8.46%), daily spot trading volume $100.9 billion Ethereum: $2,792 (year-to-date -16.35%), daily spot trading volume $43.12 billion. Fear of Greed Index: 15 (Extreme Fear) Average GAS: BTC: 1.02 sat/vB, ETH: 0.067 Gwei Market share: BTC 58.7%, ETH 11.9% Upbit 24-hour trading volume rankings: BTC, XRP, ETH, SOL, DOGE 24-hour BTC long/short ratio: 48.18% / 51.82% Sector Performance: SocialFi sector fell 9.88%, L2 sector fell 8.4%. 24-hour liquidation data: A total of 248,275 people worldwide were liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of $863 million. This included $415 million in BTC liquidations, $185 million in ETH liquidations, and $34.81 million in SOL liquidations. 3. ETF Flows (as of November 20) Bitcoin ETF: -$903 million, the second highest in history Ethereum ETF: -$262 million, marking the 8th consecutive day of net outflows. Solana ETF: +$23.66 million XRP ETF: +$118 million 4. Today's Outlook Binance will delist XCN, FLM, and PEP perpetual contracts on November 21st. Binance will delist spot trading pairs such as LA/FDUSD and SAHARA/BNB on November 21. Binance Alpha will list ULTILAND (ARTX) , MineD, and Kyuzo's Friends. The biggest drops among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization today were: Telcoin down 16.9%, Canton Network down 16.1%, Dash down 15.2%, NEAR Protocol down 14.3%, and Virtuals Protocol down 13.7%. 5. Hot News Irys announces IRYS token economics: 20% initial circulating supply, 8% allocated for airdrops and future incentives. Jesse Creator Coin was targeted immediately upon launch, with 26% of the supply being bought up in the same block, generating $1.3 million in arbitrage profits. A Bitcoin whale's short position has yielded a floating profit of over $57 million. CZ's counterparty, the whales holding long positions in ETH/XRP/DOGE, have all turned from profit to loss, with current unrealized losses exceeding $32 million. Sign launches a sovereign nation Layer 2 solution based on BNB Chain, supporting stablecoins and RWA on-chain. MOVE's buyback tokens continue to flow back into the company, with Movement transferring another 50 million tokens to Binance. Bitmine purchased another 17,242 ETH, worth approximately $49.07 million. ANPA, a US-listed company, plans to purchase up to $50 million worth of EDU tokens within 24 months. MegaETH will launch a pre-deposit cross-chain bridge on November 25th, with a total cap of $250 million. FG NEXUS has reduced its holdings by approximately 10,000 ETH since the end of Q3, and currently holds approximately 40,000 ETH. US nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly surged by 119,000 in September, making the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision more complex. ETHZilla disclosed that it currently holds 94,060 ETH, worth $285 million.

Trading Moment: With the non-farm payrolls and Nvidia's positive news failing to materialize, Bitcoin may drop to the $73,000-$82,000 range.

2025/11/21 15:14
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Daily market data review and trend analysis, produced by PANews.

1. Market Observation

Despite Nvidia's better-than-expected earnings and the US September non-farm payroll report showing both stronger-than-expected job growth and a 4.4% unemployment rate—a double boost—the market unexpectedly staged its most dramatic intraday reversal since April. The S&P 500 opened more than 1.4% higher but ultimately closed lower, while Nvidia also rose more than 4.5% before closing down nearly 3%, exacerbating the sell-off in risk assets. Analysts believe that when positive news fails to drive the market higher, it itself constitutes a strong bearish signal.

The Federal Reserve's hawkish stance has clouded expectations for further rate cuts, with Chairman Powell stating that another rate cut in December is "far from a certainty." Meanwhile, the rapid development of artificial intelligence has raised concerns about the labor market and corporate capital expenditures. Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio warned that the current vast gap between financial wealth and real currency has placed the market in a bubble zone similar to that of 1929 and 2000, pointing out that the AI boom has exacerbated wealth inequality. Looking ahead, market sentiment is extremely fragile. Investors, under pressure from technical sell-offs, liquidity shortages, and a massive number of options expiring, have entered "profit and loss protection mode," becoming exceptionally sensitive to any disturbance.

In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin has been at the forefront, with its price fluctuations closely linked to the macroeconomic environment and market sentiment. After breaking below the psychological threshold of $90,000, the price even dipped below a multi-month low near $86,000. Regarding its future direction, the majority of the market is bearish. Gareth Soloway, a 27-year Wall Street trader, predicts that Bitcoin could fall to the $73,000-$75,000 range in the short term. He believes Bitcoin's underperformance compared to tech stocks is due to reduced volatility, decreased institutional buying, and the overall market's risk-averse trend. Analyst Hanmu Xia offers two hypotheses, both predicting a short-term drop to $78,000-$81,000, and even if it rebounds to $110,000-$120,000 early next year, it is unlikely to reach a new all-time high. Ali points out a significant decrease in whale activity and gives a key support level of $82,045. However, bullish views and those advocating accumulation also exist. Analyst Pentoshi believes that the rapid decline of over 30% has made the market partially oversold, and the $83,000-$85,000 area presents a good opportunity to buy on a rebound. CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju also stated that due to institutions like Strategy holding onto their tokens for an extended period without selling, the market is unlikely to return to the cyclical bottom of $56,000, and the current range represents a reasonable long-term accumulation phase. Technically, Material Indicators points out that a large number of buy orders have accumulated in the $82,600 to $78,000 range, historical data showing this typically foreshadows a price recovery. Bitwise analyst André Dragosch defines the area between BlackRock's IBIT cost price of $84,000 and Strategy's cost price of $73,000 as the market's "pain point," and a potential "sell-off" bottoming zone. Overall, market sentiment is generally bearish, and traders are divided on the bottom level.

Ethereum is also facing significant pressure, with its price falling 30% in the past month, breaking below the four-month low of $2,800. Veteran trader Gareth Soloway believes the $2,700-$2,800 range is a key support level for swing trading. However, market sentiment is generally more pessimistic, with some analysts pointing to a repeat of the 2022 bear market fractal, suggesting ETH may further decline to the 200-week moving average around $2,450 for final support. Analyst EliZ emphasizes that while the price has paused near the 0.75 Fibonacci level, this is more like a "breathing out" during the downtrend than a "serious rebound." The continued decline in on-chain volume indicates that real demand has not yet entered the market, and any narrative about a bottom is premature. The significant weakening of institutional demand is a key factor in ETH's weakness; data shows that global Ethereum investment products, including US spot ETFs, experienced their largest weekly outflows since February. More seriously, companies holding ETH as reserve assets are suffering huge unrealized losses, with average returns on investment ranging from -25% to -48%, causing their market capitalization relative to net asset value (mNAV) to fall below 1, weakening their refinancing capabilities. According to Ted, BlackRock has sold $1.1 billion worth of ETH this month, further exacerbating the selling pressure in the market.

While some altcoins are still rising, the top 100 tokens by market capitalization have all capitulated and are currently declining. Notably, the price of Nillion tokens plummeted by over 60% yesterday. The project team blamed this on unauthorized selling by a market maker, stating they have used their funds for buybacks and are preparing legal action. Furthermore, the highly anticipated parallel EVM project MegaETH announced a $250 million pre-deposit cross-chain bridge program to attract initial liquidity for its mainnet launch on November 25th. Meanwhile, amidst increased market volatility, cryptocurrency exchange Bullish has attracted the attention of JPMorgan Chase due to its better-than-expected third-quarter results. Although the target price has been slightly adjusted, it is still considered to have significant upside potential, and Ark Invest, founded by [Name of Investor], has been buying Bullish shares for three consecutive days.

2. Key Data (as of 13:00 HKT, November 21)

(Data source: CoinAnk, Upbit, Coingecko, SoSoValue, CoinMarketCap)

  • Bitcoin: $85,611 (year-to-date -8.46%), daily spot trading volume $100.9 billion

  • Ethereum: $2,792 (year-to-date -16.35%), daily spot trading volume $43.12 billion.

  • Fear of Greed Index: 15 (Extreme Fear)

  • Average GAS: BTC: 1.02 sat/vB, ETH: 0.067 Gwei

  • Market share: BTC 58.7%, ETH 11.9%

  • Upbit 24-hour trading volume rankings: BTC, XRP, ETH, SOL, DOGE

  • 24-hour BTC long/short ratio: 48.18% / 51.82%

  • Sector Performance: SocialFi sector fell 9.88%, L2 sector fell 8.4%.

  • 24-hour liquidation data: A total of 248,275 people worldwide were liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of $863 million. This included $415 million in BTC liquidations, $185 million in ETH liquidations, and $34.81 million in SOL liquidations.

3. ETF Flows (as of November 20)

  • Bitcoin ETF: -$903 million, the second highest in history

  • Ethereum ETF: -$262 million, marking the 8th consecutive day of net outflows.

  • Solana ETF: +$23.66 million

  • XRP ETF: +$118 million

4. Today's Outlook

  • Binance will delist XCN, FLM, and PEP perpetual contracts on November 21st.

  • Binance will delist spot trading pairs such as LA/FDUSD and SAHARA/BNB on November 21.

  • Binance Alpha will list ULTILAND (ARTX) , MineD, and Kyuzo's Friends.

The biggest drops among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization today were: Telcoin down 16.9%, Canton Network down 16.1%, Dash down 15.2%, NEAR Protocol down 14.3%, and Virtuals Protocol down 13.7%.

5. Hot News

  • Irys announces IRYS token economics: 20% initial circulating supply, 8% allocated for airdrops and future incentives.

  • Jesse Creator Coin was targeted immediately upon launch, with 26% of the supply being bought up in the same block, generating $1.3 million in arbitrage profits.

  • A Bitcoin whale's short position has yielded a floating profit of over $57 million.

  • CZ's counterparty, the whales holding long positions in ETH/XRP/DOGE, have all turned from profit to loss, with current unrealized losses exceeding $32 million.

  • Sign launches a sovereign nation Layer 2 solution based on BNB Chain, supporting stablecoins and RWA on-chain.

  • MOVE's buyback tokens continue to flow back into the company, with Movement transferring another 50 million tokens to Binance.

  • Bitmine purchased another 17,242 ETH, worth approximately $49.07 million.

  • ANPA, a US-listed company, plans to purchase up to $50 million worth of EDU tokens within 24 months.

  • MegaETH will launch a pre-deposit cross-chain bridge on November 25th, with a total cap of $250 million.

  • FG NEXUS has reduced its holdings by approximately 10,000 ETH since the end of Q3, and currently holds approximately 40,000 ETH.

  • US nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly surged by 119,000 in September, making the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision more complex.

  • ETHZilla disclosed that it currently holds 94,060 ETH, worth $285 million.

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Besides ETFs, crypto treasury firms remain a significant source of demand. These firms continued to increase their holdings throughout August, with Ethereum-focused treasuries in particular injecting significant capital. Because Ethereum's market capitalization is smaller than Bitcoin's, corporate capital inflows have a disproportionate impact on spot prices. A $1 billion allocation to Ethereum can significantly impact the market landscape, far more than a similar amount allocated to Bitcoin. Furthermore, significant funds remain undeployed among publicly disclosed crypto treasury firms, suggesting further positive market conditions. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization climbed to a record high of $4.2 trillion that month, demonstrating the deep correlation between crypto assets and broader market trends. Rising expectations of interest rate cuts boosted risk appetite in both the stock and crypto markets, while ETF inflows and corporate reserve accumulation directly contributed to record highs for BTC and ETH. Despite market volatility near the end of the month, the interplay of loose macro policies, institutional capital flows, and crypto treasury reserve needs has maintained the crypto market's central position in the risk asset narrative. 2. Each company launches its own L1 public chain Favorable regulations are giving businesses more confidence to enter the crypto market directly. In late July, US SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced the launch of "Project Crypto," an initiative aimed at promoting the on-chain issuance and trading of stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments. This initiative marks a key step in the integration of traditional market infrastructure with blockchain technology. Encouraged by this, businesses are breaking through the limitations of existing blockchain applications and launching their own Layer 1 networks. In August, three major companies announced the launch of new L1 blockchains. Circle launched Arc, which is compatible with the EVM and uses its USDC stablecoin as its native gas token. Arc features compliance and privacy features, a built-in on-chain foreign exchange settlement engine, and will launch with a permissioned validator set. Following its acquisitions of stablecoin infrastructure provider Bridge and crypto wallet service provider Privy, Stripe launched Tempo Chain, also compatible with the EVM and focused on stablecoin payments and enterprise applications. Google released the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), a private permissioned blockchain focused on payments and asset issuance. It supports Python-based smart contracts and has attracted CME Group as a pilot partner. The logic behind enterprise blockchain development boils down to value capture, control, and independent design. By owning the underlying protocol, companies like Circle avoid paying network fees to third parties and profit directly from transaction activity. Stripe, on the other hand, can more tightly integrate its proprietary blockchain with payment systems, developing new features for customers without relying on the governance mechanisms of other chains. Both companies view control as a key element of compliant operations, particularly as regulators increase their scrutiny of illicit financial activities. Choosing to build on L1 rather than L2 avoids being constrained by other blockchain networks in terms of settlement or consensus mechanisms. Reactions from the crypto-native community have been mixed. Many believe that projects like Arc and GCUL, while borrowing technical standards from existing L1 chains, are inferior in design and exclude Ethereum and other native assets. Critics point out that permissioned validators and corporate-led governance models undermine decentralization and user autonomy. These debates echo the failed wave of "enterprise blockchains" in the mid-2010s, which ultimately failed to attract real users. Despite skepticism, these companies' moves are significant. Stripe processes over $1 trillion in payments annually, holding approximately 17% of the global payment processing market. If Tempo can achieve lower costs or offer better developer tools, competitors may be forced to follow suit. Google's entry demonstrates that major tech companies view blockchain as the next evolutionary level of financial infrastructure. If these companies can bring their scale, distribution capabilities, and regulatory resources to this area, the impact could be profound. In addition to businesses launching their own Layer 1 chains, other developments reinforce the trend of economic activity migrating on-chain. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Lutnick announced that GDP data will be published on public blockchains via oracle networks such as Chainlink and Python. Galaxy tokenized its shares to test on-chain secondary market trading. These initiatives demonstrate that businesses and governments are beginning to embed blockchain technology into core financial and data infrastructure, despite ongoing debate over the appropriate balance between compliance and decentralization. 3. Hot Trend: Crypto Treasury Companies The crypto treasury trends we highlighted in our earlier report continue. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solver (SOL) holdings continue to accumulate, with Ethereum showing the strongest performance. Holdings data shows a sharp rise in ETH's crypto treasury throughout August, primarily driven by Bitmine's reserves, which increased from approximately 625,000 ETH at the beginning of August to over 2 million currently. Solver holdings also maintained steady growth, while BTC holdings continued their slower but steady accumulation. Compared to ETF fund flows, the activity of crypto treasury companies appears relatively flat. In July and August, ETF fund inflows were stronger than those of crypto treasury companies, and the cumulative balance of ETFs also exceeded the cumulative size of crypto treasury companies. This divergence is becoming increasingly apparent as premiums on crypto treasury stocks shrink across the board. Earlier this summer, price-to-earnings ratios for crypto treasury companies were significantly higher than their net asset values, but these premiums have gradually returned to more normal levels, signaling a growing caution among stock market investors. The stock price fluctuations are evident: KindlyMD (Nakamoto's parent company) has fallen from a peak of nearly $25 in late May to around $5, while Bitmine has fallen from $62 in early August to around $46. Selling pressure intensified in late August amid reports that Nasdaq may tighten its oversight of acquisitions of crypto treasury companies through stock offerings. This news accelerated the sell-off in shares of Ethereum-focused crypto treasury companies. Bitcoin-focused companies, such as Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy, ticker symbol: MSTR), were less affected because their acquisition strategies rely more on debt financing than equity issuance. 4. Hot Trend: Copycat Season Another hot trend is the rotation into altcoins. Bitcoin's dominance has gradually declined, from approximately 60% at the beginning of August to 56.5% by the end of the month, while Ethereum's market share has risen from 11.7% to 13.6%. Data indicates a rotation out of Bitcoin into Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, which aligns with the outperformance of Ethereum ETFs and inflows into crypto treasury firms. While Bitcoin ETF inflows have rebounded in recent weeks, the overall trend remains unchanged: this cycle continues to expand beyond Bitcoin, with Ethereum and altcoins gaining incremental market share. 5. Our views and predictions As markets head into the final weeks of September, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve. Labor market weakness is solidifying expectations of a near-term rate cut and reinforcing risk assets. The jobs report underscores that the economic slowdown may be deeper than initially reported, raising questions about how much easing policy will be needed to cushion the economy. Meanwhile, the long end of the yield curve is flashing warning signs. Persistently high 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields reflect market concerns that inflation may be sticky and that fiscal pressures may ultimately force central banks to finance debt and spending through money printing. Expectations of short-term interest rate cuts are driving a rebound in risky assets, but the tug-of-war between short-term support from rate cuts and long-term concerns pushing yields and precious metals higher will determine the sustainability of this rebound. This conflicting dynamic has a direct impact on cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin's correlation with gold as a store of value and hedge is growing, while Ethereum and altcoins remain more sensitive to shifts in overall risk appetite.
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