ChainCatcher news, Coinstash co-founder Mena Theodorou stated in a report this week that Bitcoin's record "has sparked traders' hopes for the continuation of altcoin season and a potential Christmas rally." According to data from CoinGecko, in the past 10 years, cryptocurrencies have risen around Christmas in 8 of those years.In addition, Nexo analyst liya Kalchev expects that the price of Ethereum should reach $5000 by early 2025.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam published an analysis pointing out that 98,000 BTC options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.84, the maximum pain point at $80,000, and a nominal value of $9.48 billion; 412,000 ETH options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.75, the maximum pain point at $2,900, and a nominal value of $1.47 billion.Bitcoin's attempt to break through $100,000 is hindered, while ETH leads the market this week, with a rebound in altcoin rotation. The potential risks from the end of BTC's rally may be absorbed by ETH, and the bullish strength in the spot bull market remains robust.This week, over 20% of positions are expiring, and next month will see the year-end options, at which point 40% of positions will expire. A large amount of position shifting and the Christmas market will put pressure on implied volatility. The market atmosphere is currently very optimistic, with institutions concerned about replicating the end-of-year rally from 2020, making the options market appear more cautious.

ChainCatcher news, a recent survey by CoinFund on its 44 early-stage investments shows that 79.5% of the companies plan to expand hiring in 2025, with 40% expecting their team size to increase by at least half. To support business development, 70.5% of respondents plan to raise funds, with 25% planning to raise less than $10 million, 25% planning to raise between $10 million and $25 million, and 20.5% planning to raise over $25 million.The survey also indicates that executives of these projects are generally optimistic about the development prospects of consumer applications in 2025, followed by the transformation from DeFi and Web2 to Web3. Notably, 77.2% of respondents expect a killer application that will gain mainstream attention to emerge in 2025, primarily focused on gaming, global payments, and DeFi.In terms of development challenges, 48% of respondents believe that project execution is the biggest threat, while 23% are concerned about finding product-market fit under existing funding support. In contrast, traditional concerns such as regulatory uncertainty and market fragmentation rank lower.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Nvidia will announce its third-quarter earnings after the U.S. stock market closes next Wednesday. Analysts expect that this artificial intelligence chip leader will see significant revenue growth. Investors will be looking for signs of sales for Nvidia's latest Blackwell processors, as well as demand for AI chips from large enterprises.In addition, many major retailers in the U.S. will release their quarterly reports next week, with Walmart set to announce its third-quarter earnings after the U.S. stock market closes on Tuesday, expecting same-store sales growth to exceed expectations and raising its full-year outlook. Next up is the large U.S. retailer Target, which is expected to report third-quarter revenue growth on Wednesday. The market is eager to learn about retailers' holiday shopping plans, consumer health, and spending trends following the U.S. presidential election.

ChainCatcher news, TRON founder and HTX Global Advisory Committee member Justin Sun posted on platform X: "With the improvement of macro crypto policies, we are very optimistic about the market outlook (including ETH). We believe that now is an excellent time to continue accumulating and building, rather than selling."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, TV personality Jim Cramer pointed out that investors' confidence in U.S. Vice President Harris winning the 2024 presidential election is increasing while reviewing the stock market performance.However, due to the "Cramer inverse" effect, where Cramer's predictions often turn out to be the opposite of the results, some investors view his prediction for Harris as a signal for Trump's victory. Cramer's prediction was made the day before the U.S. election day, at which point cryptocurrency also became a political focal point.

ChainCatcher news, according to Caixin reports, former Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng stated at the second Gulf Investment Forum held in Bahrain: "Many people do not know the benefits here."Zhao Changpeng also mentioned that he has learned that Hong Kong peers are actively exploring RWA, but the price fluctuations of real-world assets are relatively small, making it difficult to form sufficient trading volume in the secondary market, and liquidity tends to gradually shrink. We need to wait for innovators to propose use cases that truly bring liquidity.In addition, Zhao Changpeng expressed great optimism about investment opportunities in the Middle East, focusing not only on blockchain investments but also strategically positioning in AI, biotechnology, and other fields in the GCC countries.It is reported that after obtaining the cryptocurrency service provider license granted by the Central Bank of Bahrain, Binance has also received approval for a banking license from the CBB, which means Binance has legal currency entry and exit channels in the region.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Musk stated that the pricing of humanoid robots is expected to be between $20,000 and $25,000 by 2040.In addition, there are plans to launch a spacecraft to Mars within two years. He mentioned that he would be more optimistic if former U.S. President Trump were in the White House.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, ECB Governing Council member Knot stated that the market has anticipated the interest rate cut path in advance. We need to observe in December whether this is overly optimistic. If there are upward inflation risks, policy tightening may be slower. We must keep all options regarding interest rates open and make decisions in a gradual meeting approach to retain flexibility in interest rate choices. Although the current economic situation in the Eurozone is not very good, it is not as bad as people say. It is expected that the Eurozone will achieve a soft landing and a recession is not anticipated.

ChainCatcher news, famous angel investor Cai Wensheng stated in an interview that he is optimistic about Hong Kong's successful experience, and it may even be conveyed to mainland China in the future.Recently, I saw that a retired deputy governor of the People's Bank of China suggested that China should reconsider the development of cryptocurrencies. Although this does not represent an official statement, I believe it already indicates a trend; mainland China is rethinking the development of Web3 and cryptocurrencies.This is not something that will happen overnight. I believe that in the coming years, China will definitely embrace Web3 and may even reopen digital currency trading.It is reported that Cai Wensheng entered the internet field in 2000, founded 265.com in 2003, and was acquired by Google in 2007. After that, he transitioned to being an angel investor, investing in many companies such as Baofeng Video, 58.com, Internet Express, Optimization Master, CNZZ Data Statistics, China Webmaster Station, Yiming China, OKEX, and became a well-known angel investor in China.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. Congressman French Hill expressed optimism that the crypto market structure bill and stablecoin legislation will be considered before the end of 2024. Hill noted during a discussion at Washington DC's Fintech Week that these two bills may gain traction during the "lame duck period" after the November elections.Additionally, he emphasized that if these bills cannot pass this year, they will become priority issues for 2025. Currently, the House has passed the FIT 21 bill, which gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the authority to regulate digital commodities.

ChainCatcher news, Trump held a roundtable meeting with leaders of the Latino community, during which he stated that he would address some issues of fake news, and also mentioned that he has raised a lot of funds, with polls showing everything is very optimistic.

According to ChainCatcher news, Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett disclosed that Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee stated in an interview with Fox Business Channel, "I am glad to see Canary Capital submit a Litecoin ETF application. We are indeed seeing a lot of institutional demand for Litecoin. The daily growth of the Grayscale Litecoin Trust clearly shows institutional demand, with its price currently more than twice the net asset value. Given that Litecoin is a commodity very similar to Bitcoin, I hope to see the Litecoin ETF approved soon."Previous news, ETF issuer Canary Capital has submitted a registration application for the Litecoin ETF to the SEC.

ChainCatcher news, the series of data released recently has paved the way for a "soft landing" of the U.S. economy. With only 2 weeks left until the U.S. election, the market is pricing in the prospects of a Trump victory, and global financial markets are generally on the rise.According to 4E monitoring, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.96% last week, the S&P 500 rose by 0.85%, and the Nasdaq rose by 0.80%. All three major U.S. stock indices have risen for six consecutive weeks, with the S&P and Dow setting records for the longest weekly winning streak this year. The cryptocurrency market is replicating the upward trend that historically begins in late October. As of the time of writing, Bitcoin is priced at $69,198, just a step away from the $70,000 mark, with a weekly increase of 10.41%. Ethereum is priced at $2,741, with a weekly increase of 11.95%.In the foreign exchange market, the U.S. dollar index fell after consecutive gains last Friday but still maintained above the 103 mark, with a weekly increase of about 0.6% and three consecutive weeks of gains. The intensifying U.S. election and expectations for more monetary policy easing have propelled spot gold to set new historical highs for two consecutive days last Thursday and Friday, with a weekly increase of about 2.4%. Silver rose about 7% for the week, reaching nearly a twelve-year high. The oil market performed poorly last week due to concerns about global demand prospects and the U.S. pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza, with U.S. oil falling over 8% for the week, ending a two-week winning streak, while Brent crude fell nearly 7%.The global economy is welcoming unexpected good news, and market optimism is becoming evident. However, as the U.S. election enters a critical phase, political uncertainty still exists. eeee.com is a financial trading platform that supports assets such as cryptocurrencies, stock indices, spot gold, and foreign exchange. Recently, it launched a USDT stablecoin wealth management product with an annualized return of 5.5%, providing investors with potential hedging options. 4E reminds you to pay attention to market volatility risks and to allocate assets reasonably.

ChainCatcher news, Mossfire Capital co-founder Raymond Huang, during the Space "Bull Market is Coming, How Can Secondary Investors See Through the Market Fog?" organized by RootData, stated that he has always maintained a cautious attitude towards the Sui and Aptos ecosystems, believing that although these projects issued tokens early, their actual progress is limited.He added: "Solana's performance this year has been outstanding. Whether in the Meme field or in the Depin ecosystem, Solana has made significant progress, even attracting many established EVM protocols to start expanding towards it."

ChainCatcher news, JPMorgan analysts stated in their latest report that they are optimistic about digital assets in 2025, mainly due to the rise of "devaluation trading." As geopolitical tensions escalate and the U.S. elections approach, investors may turn to gold and Bitcoin to hedge against economic instability. The report also mentioned that the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, the nearing completion of bankruptcies in the crypto market, and the potential return of cash from the FTX bankruptcy will all drive growth in the digital asset market.