ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, Nansen's Chief Research Analyst Aurelie Barthere stated that cryptocurrency investors are looking for new developments to "drive the bull market." This will include news of cooling U.S. inflation and labor markets, or the direction of future policies under the Trump administration. However, she expects the market to continue to fluctuate until there is further clarity."We expect the U.S. labor market to continue to soften, which should limit U.S. interest rates and help cryptocurrencies (including the price of XRP, which is following the same trend) to rise." Meeting with Trump before his inauguration is definitely a bullish signal, Barthere said.Zahreddine Touag, Head of Trading at Paris market Woorton, stated, "This week, we have seen consumers inclined to purchase XRP from our franchisees, mainly from retail brokers and crypto-native funds, which may be due to the recent good news from the Ripple Foundation regarding the potential listing of an XRP ETF and the launch of the RLUSD stablecoin."

ChainCatcher news, the latest survey by the South Korean news site News1 shows that Bitcoin remains the top choice for cryptocurrency investors in South Korea, while Ripple (XRP) has surpassed Ethereum to become the second most popular digital asset.The survey results indicate that the top five cryptocurrencies are: Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).The survey was conducted from December 24 to 26, 2024, through the blockchain voting platform The POL, with a total of 5,225 investors participating.

ChainCatcher message, trader Eugene posted on social media, "Making money in the crypto market is one thing, but holding onto profits is another. When planning your exit strategy for this cycle, you should focus on minimizing the drawdown from historical highs after the market turns. For those who say they can consistently profit in both bull and bear markets, I can only wish you good luck ------ because that means you have to become one of the top 0.01% of traders in the world. Here are the indicators I use to measure investment performance ------ the percentage drawdown from the new net worth high:0-20%: Your defense is perfectly in place, but you may have overdone it at the cost of sacrificing too much upside potential;20-30%: You performed well. You were able to see the signals of market turn and exit in time, with minimal losses;30-50%: The performance is okay. While not the best, ideally you should have already made a decent profit;50-75%: You stayed too long and failed to identify the key turning point at the end of the cycle;75%: There is a serious problem at some point, and you need to comprehensively assess whether you are fit to continue trading.Interestingly, you will never know the true extent of the drawdown before the next cycle begins. But in any case, it's worth planning ahead."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, at the Emergence conference in Prague, several cryptocurrency investors believe that the current bull market cycle is still in its early stages. Against the backdrop of Bitcoin breaking the historical high of $100,000, Rockaway X managing partner Viktor Fischer stated that although Twitter sentiment is bullish, U.S. politicians are beginning to support cryptocurrencies, and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell has referred to Bitcoin as digital gold, retail participation is far from the levels seen in 2021.Matthew Graham, founder of Ryze Labs, used a baseball metaphor to express that the current market is only in the fifth or sixth inning, and warned that "the best time to sell is when people start partying, dating supermodels, and buying yachts." Fischer recalled that in November 2021, when Solana reached $250, people were wearing LV and Off-White, which was the real time to sell.On the regulatory front, CMT Digital investment partner Charlie Sandor stated that the new Trump administration may be more friendly towards cryptocurrencies, which will drive innovation and adoption. In terms of investment trends, several VCs unanimously favor AI agents, believing this is the most important trend following DeFi. Ryze Labs has partnered with ai16z to launch a $5 million AICombinator program to support the development of the AI ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, 21Shares' crypto research strategist Matt Mena expects that crypto investors will exhibit "front-running" behavior before Trump's inauguration in January next year, similar to the situation before the U.S. presidential election in November. At that time, investors drove up crypto prices due to excitement over Trump's eventual victory, and this early activity could generate the momentum needed to break through the $100,000 mark.Analysis suggests that investors have high expectations for Trump's second term, as the incoming president has previously expressed public support for cryptocurrencies and hinted at the possibility of creating a national Bitcoin reserve, and is reportedly screening candidates for White House positions related to cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the nonprofit cryptocurrency advocacy organization Coin Center warns that while a Trump victory would be good for the cryptocurrency industry, entrenched policies could still scare away American cryptocurrency innovators.Coin Center's research director Van Valkenburgh analyzed the prospects for U.S. crypto policy after the 2024 election in an article and shared three major "serious threats" facing U.S. crypto users and developers in 2025. One major threat comes from the cryptocurrency reporting requirements set forth in U.S. tax code Section 6050I, which mandates that individuals receiving more than $10,000 in cryptocurrency report it to the IRS without a license. The second and third major threats stem from sanctions imposed on Tornado Cash, including unlicensed remittance criminal charges against mixing services and Samourai Wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinfomania, the cryptocurrency community in Nigeria has expressed appreciation for the newly introduced European regulation on the crypto asset market (MiCA), particularly its provisions regarding stablecoins. They believe these regulations are beneficial and emphasize the importance of aligning crypto projects with local interests to protect the national currency.In a recent conversation, Nigerian data and policy analyst Obinna Uzoije discussed the potential lessons that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could learn from Europe’s MiCA. Uzoije stated that stablecoins are currently the most widely used crypto assets, especially in Africa, where the trading volume of stablecoins surpasses that of any other form of digital assets.Uzoije believes that a unified regulatory framework would provide much-needed clarity for potential cryptocurrency investors by simplifying the investment process across different countries and eliminating the need to understand various national regulations. This clarity could reduce regulatory uncertainty, making the ECOWAS region more attractive to investors, as regulatory uncertainty is a major global barrier to cryptocurrency investment.