According to Odaily, Garrett Jin, an agent for '1011 Insider Whale,' expressed on the X platform that while Bitcoin is often referred to as 'digital gold' and a potential currency, Ethereum also holds the potential to function as a currency. Jin argued against the notion that inflation disqualifies an asset from being a currency, emphasizing that economies require an expanding money supply to align with GDP growth. He noted that a completely closed monetary system would result in early holders passively reaping all benefits, while new contributors are permanently excluded, akin to wealth hoarding by authoritarian regimes. Jin highlighted that Ethereum's current inflation rate is approximately 0.8%, which he described as controlled inflation. With moderate inflation and practical applications such as DeFi, stablecoins, and Layer 2 solutions, Ethereum can effectively serve as a currency. He concluded that only moderate inflation can dilute entrenched wealth over time, allowing more everyday contributors to participate fairly and fostering healthy growth.

According to on-chain analyst Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), the address 0x94d…33814, which ranks second in Hyperliquid ETH long positions, currently holds a total of $318 million worth of long positions in Ethereum, Bitcoin, and SOL, with a current unrealized loss of $3.9 million. This address holds 62.4% of its Ethereum holdings. This address has placed limit buy orders for 786.85 Bitcoins (approximately $74.95 million) in the $95,150-$95,381 price range, and limit buy orders for 8,346.78 Ethereums (approximately $27.48 million) in the $3,285-$3,300 price range.

According to Arkham's monitoring, about half an hour ago, a whale withdrew 235,472 TRUMP from Binance, worth approximately $1.27 million.

Federal Reserve Chair Powell faces DOJ inquiry on cost overruns. White House expects quick resolution without issues. source: https://coincu.com/news/fed-chair-powell-doj-inquiry/

Adam, a macro researcher at Greeks.live, released a briefing in the Chinese community stating, "20,000 BTC options expired, with a put-call ratio of 1.39, a maximum resistance level of $92,000, and a notional value of $2.3 billion. 120,000 ETH options expired, with a put-call ratio of 1.04, a maximum resistance level of $3,200, and a notional value of $430 million. This week, BTC continued its upward trend this year, once approaching $98,000, just a step away from the $100,000 mark, but the pressure at $100,000 is still very obvious, with a large number of bullish sell orders accumulating at this level. A total of nearly $2.7 billion worth of options expired, an increase of more than 20% compared to last week. Last week's data showed that the $90,000 mark and the $3,000 mark for ETH both had strong support, and market sentiment also improved. This week, the bull market indeed continued. However, looking at the main options data, BTC's implied volatility (IV) decreased slightly, and the skewness..." A slight increase indicates a relative decline in put option prices, while the PC Ratio is consistently greater than 1.0, suggesting that selling puts is currently the dominant trading force. Meanwhile, a significant number of sell calls have accumulated within the $100,000 range. Institutional investors' view this month is primarily focused on a range-bound movement between $90,000 and $100,000, with very strong resistance and support levels.

Garrett Jin, an agent for "1011 Insider Whale," stated on the X platform that without Digital Asset Treasury, ETH might have been trapped in the $1400-$4800 range in this cycle until fundamentals changed. However, Digital Asset Treasury purchased and locked approximately 5 million ETH, altering the long-term supply structure and limiting downside. ETH's exchange balance ratio is even lower than BTC's. Even in a bear market, it's virtually impossible for ETH's price to fall below $2000. ETH is currently following the institutionalization path BTC followed from January 2023 to November 2024. As long as the US stock market doesn't experience a significant decline, ETH reaching new highs is inevitable. Any view that "ETH will fall back below $2000" is rigid or even foolish.

Wood removed bitcoin from his model portfolio, reallocating the 10% stake into gold and gold-mining stocks amid quantum computing concerns. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/385951/jefferies-wood-drops-bitcoin-allocation-over-quantum-computing-fears?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Garrett Jin, an agent for the "1011 Insider Whale," stated on the X platform that while Bitcoin is called "digital gold" and a potential currency, Ethereum can also be a currency. The argument that "inflation equals the inability to be a currency" is invalid because economies need an expanding money supply to match GDP growth. A completely closed monetary system would passively allow early holders to reap all the benefits, while new contributors would be permanently marginalized—no different from a dictatorship hoarding wealth. ETH's current inflation rate is approximately 0.8%, a manageable level of inflation. With its moderate inflation and real utility (DeFi, stablecoins, L2), ETH can absolutely function as a currency. Only moderate inflation can dilute entrenched wealth over time, allowing more daily contributors to participate fairly and driving healthy growth.

Italian regulators want to know if two hit mobile games from Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard are misleading players. The country’s competition authority, AGCM, said Friday it opened a probe into “Diablo Immortal” and “Call of Duty Mobile. ” Officials suspect the company is pushing players to spend more time gaming and buying promoted deals through aggressive tactics. […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/italy-probe-microsoft-mobile-games/

Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple is investing $150 million in LMAX Group as part of a multi-year partnership aimed at pushing its US dollar-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), into institutional trading. Ripple Pours $150 Million Into LMAX Deal As part of the deal, LMAX Group will integrate RLUSD as a core collateral asset across its global […] source: https://zycrypto.com/rlusd-stablecoin-gets-epic-institutional-boost-as-ripple-invests-150-million-into-lmax/

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对于风险投资者而言，真正的机会不在于押注“加密”还是“传统金融”，而在于识别那些正在构建桥梁、基础设施与应用层的公司，它们将定义这一融合后的未来。

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A Utah man, Brian Garry Sewell, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding investors of nearly $3 million and running an unlicensed cash-to-crypto business. He was also ordered to pay over $3.8 million in restitution to victims and the Department of Homeland Security.

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