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The article analyzes the underlying reasons why the duopoly of Circle (USDC) and Tether (USDT), which still dominate about 85% of the stablecoin market, is beginning to break down. It points out that various structural changes are driving the stablecoin market toward "substitutability," challenging the core advantages of the existing giants.
Public blockchains centered on stablecoins have already achieved the necessary scale and stability. To become everyday currencies, they still need: a consumer-grade user experience, programmable compliance, and transactions with imperceptible fees.
Enterprises are increasing their investments in bitcoin and ethereum, with DAT strategies setting a new paradigm in the capital market.
Can Tether evolve from an offshore issuer to a multi-chain, compliant infrastructure provider without compromising its core advantages in liquidity and distribution?
Based on multiple historical and on-chain indicators, the article's author Michael Nadeau conducts a scenario analysis of the potential peak price of Ethereum in the current bull market, aiming to provide a quantitative reference for Tom Lee's "supercycle" hypothesis. By tracking the 200-week moving average, price-to-realized price ratio, MVRV Z-score, Ethereum-to-Bitcoin market cap ratio, and its ratio to the Nasdaq Index, the article presents a range of specific potential price targets, mainly concentrated in the $7,000 to $13,500 range.
It may not be as exaggerated as Tom Lee’s $60,000 prediction, but can we look forward to $8,000?
- 00:17Data: The US government has transferred 1,934 WETH and 13.58 million BUSD from the FTX seized assets to a new address.According to ChainCatcher, on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) has monitored that the U.S. government has transferred 1,934 WETH (worth $6.43 million) and $13.58 million BUSD from the FTX Alameda seized funds to a new wallet address. The total value of the transferred funds is approximately $20.01 million.
- 00:14Sygnum report: 87% of high-net-worth individuals in Asia already hold cryptocurrenciesJinse Finance reported that Sygnum's "2025 Asia-Pacific High Net Worth Individuals Report" shows that 60% of Asia's high net worth individuals plan to increase their crypto portfolio allocation in the coming years. The report surveyed 270 high net worth individuals with more than $1 million in investable assets across 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly concentrated in Singapore, but also covering Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand. The survey found that 87% of Asia's high net worth individuals already hold cryptocurrencies, with an average allocation ratio of about 17%, and about half of the respondents have a crypto allocation exceeding 10%. 90% of respondents believe that digital assets are important for long-term wealth preservation and inheritance planning, rather than purely for speculation. 80% of active investors hold public chain tokens such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. 56% of respondents said that the main reason for investing in cryptocurrencies is portfolio diversification.
- 00:07Huatai Securities: The Federal Reserve may pause interest rate cuts in the futureChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten Data, Huatai Securities pointed out that in the early morning of December 11 (Thursday) in the East 8th District, the Federal Reserve announced its December meeting decision, cutting interest rates by 25 basis points as expected and launching Reserve Management Purchases (RMPs). The dot plot maintained guidance for one rate cut each in 2026 and 2027; Powell's statement was dovish. Considering that the job market will gradually improve, it is expected that the Federal Reserve may pause rate cuts in the future.