Macro Trends

The author compares the development of Nasdaq from a historical perspective and asserts that cryptocurrency will play a key role in global financial restructuring and technological innovation.

The article provides a historical overview of gold price movements and analyzes four core drivers—systemic changes, geopolitical factors, excessive monetary expansion, and reserve reallocation—to explain how these elements work together to fuel increases in gold prices.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC’s technical rebound has stalled, with short-term momentum remaining weak; ETH’s recovery also lacks strength, as its rebound is constrained by short-term moving averages. Balancer released a preliminary report on its recent exploit, confirming that a rounding logic error was exploited. Monad’s mainnet is set to launch on November 24, with the MON token claim window now closed. BTC spot ETF flows have turned positive, signaling a brief recovery in market sentiment. The total cryptocurrency spot market capitalization rebounded to $3.45 trillion, with overall market sentiment showing short-term stabilization.

In October 2025, Layer2 and high-performance blockchains saw a rebound in activity, while on-chain structures remained differentiated. Arbitrum led the trend, with transaction volume up over 34% and more than $1 billion in net inflows driven by DRIP incentives and asset tokenization, solidifying its position as the leading Layer2 network. Starknet rose on the back of the BTCFi narrative, attracting a steady return of capital and users. Bitcoin entered a technical correction after retreating from its highs, with short-term positions stabilizing and long-term holders resuming accumulation, indicating a market rebalancing phase. Polymarket gained momentum with its narrative of merging prediction markets and traditional finance, surpassing $2.7 billion in monthly trading volume, while Humanity Protocol focused on “AI + DID” and zero-knowledge identity verification, with its token $H up over 300% in the past month, becoming a leading project in the decentralized identity sector.

Since mid-October 2025, BTC and ETH have remained in a high-level consolidation phase, with price structures and volatility showing clear divergence while short-term momentum has weakened. In the derivatives market, leveraged positions have undergone deleveraging followed by gradual recovery, with ETH positions displaying stronger resilience. On October 10, long-position liquidations exceeded $19 billion, reflecting mounting pressure at higher price levels and fading short-term confidence. Overall structure remains stable, though the rebound momentum appears limited. In terms of quantitative strategies, the RSI-based reversal model has performed solidly in assets such as BTC, delivering cumulative returns of around 50%. However, higher returns are still accompanied by greater volatility and drawdown risk. In contrast, the Gate Quant Fund focuses on market-neutral arbitrage and hedging strategies, emphasizing stable returns and robust risk management to provide investors with a more balanced and sustainable qu

Gate Research Daily Report: On October 31, BTC experienced a rapid pullback from its high followed by a short-term rebound; ETH continued its downward trend but showed signs of stabilizing at the lows; GT stabilized and rebounded around $12.57 after repeatedly breaking support; JELLYJELLY rose approximately 40.56% within 24 hours. Strategy’s Q3 profit fell to $2.8 billion, and Bitcoin’s premium hit an 18-month low; Ethereum officially scheduled the Fusaka upgrade for December 3; after a pullback, Ethereum rebounded in the evening, with its trading range narrowing.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the cryptocurrency industry’s predicament in 2025: Despite NVIDIA reaching a $5 trillion market cap—a historic feat in the tech sector—and Bitcoin hitting new all-time highs, these achievements fail to conceal the broader slowdown across the industry. While mainland Chinese A-shares, Hong Kong stocks, and U.S. equities all continue to rise, blockchain remains caught in a cycle of financial engineering that lacks genuine innovation. The article charts the sector’s trajectory from the golden era of ICOs, DeFi, and NFTs to the current points-based reward systems. It reveals stalled technological progress and the prevalence of speculative, sentiment-driven investing within the market.

Gate Research Daily Report: : On November 3, BTC showed a generally weak and volatile trend, fluctuating around $108,900. ETH, after briefly consolidating above $3,850, dipped again to around $3,790, displaying a gradual downward movement. GT, following a short rebound, came under renewed pressure and is currently consolidating near $12.90. Meanwhile, BEAT became the market focus with a remarkable +58.90% surge.In broader market developments, decentralized exchange trading volume in October hit an all-time high of $613.3 billion. ARK Invest expanded its crypto holdings to $2.15 billion, while Tether reported over $10 billion in net profit for the first nine months of the year and launched both a share buyback program and an investment fund license application.

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Gate Research Daily Report: On October 29, the crypto market experienced a broad pullback, with major assets under pressure. BTC fell 0.29%, retreating from above $116,000 to around $112,000, while ETH slipped 0.11%, maintaining a high-level consolidation pattern. Capital flows shifted toward the infrastructure and application innovation sectors — Pi Network (+16.77%) surged following a KYC expansion that spurred short-term inflows; APRO Token (+22.73%) rallied on optimism surrounding its “Oracle 3.0” update and new ecosystem plan; and Puffer (+29.82%) gained traction as its UniFi AVS launch positioned it at the forefront of Ethereum scalability development. Meanwhile, t54.ai introduced x402-secure, establishing a programmable trust and verification framework for the agent ecosystem; Visa expanded its stablecoin support network, with quarterly crypto payment volumes rising fourfold year-over-year; and Tether Gold’s market value surpassed $2.1 billion, which — together with PAX Gold — now accounts for nearly 9

Gate Research Weekly Report: Over the past week, bitcoin has traded between $107,500 and $116,388, moving between its 100-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting an extended consolidation phase. Mastercard plans to acquire crypto infrastructure company Zerohash for $2 billion. The Grayscale Solana spot ETF has launched, boosting market demand for Solana exposure products. Interest rate cuts are expected to slow, with traders lowering bets on a December cut. Aave Horizon’s RWA market has surpassed $425 million. Bitwise’s Solana ETF saw a second-day trading volume exceeding $72 million. KALSHI’s monthly trading volume reached a record high of over $4 billion.

Gate Research Daily Report: On October 24, BTC once again broke above the $110,000 mark; ETH showed a consolidating and choppy trend, rebounding slightly after finding support near $3,750; GT remained range-bound around $15.8. Most tokens continued their strong upward momentum, with market sentiment running high and trading activity notably increasing. Bitcoin’s return above $110,000 boosted optimism as market sentiment was lifted by policy and macroeconomic factors, while the awakening of a “Satoshi-era” wallet—dormant for 14 years and transferring 150 BTC—drew widespread attention.

Gate Research Daily Report: On October 27, BTC maintained a steady upward trend, trading above the 30MA, with the short-term trend leaning bullish; ETH continued its strong upward momentum, remaining above the short- and mid-term moving averages. Bitcoin’s non-circulating supply declined, with roughly 62,000 BTC flowing out of long-term holders’ wallets; JPYC launched its yen-backed stablecoin and issuance/redemption platform JPYC EX; Kalshi’s 30-day trading volume exceeded $4 billion, setting a new record for annualized trading volume.

Gate Research Daily Report: Over the past day, the cryptocurrency market has seen a significant rebound, with total market capitalization returning to around $3.87 trillion. Bitcoin broke above the $111,000 mark, rising nearly 2% on the day, while Ethereum traded narrowly between $3,917 and $4,082, showing a mild upward trend overall. Bio Protocol completed a new funding round backed by prominent investors. Growing market interest in Merkle tree technology and Lightning Network scaling solutions drove gains in Treehouse. VanEck’s filing for a Lido Staked Ethereum ETF marks another step toward DeFi’s deeper integration with traditional finance. Meanwhile, a leading asset management firm opened Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to retail investors, and Greenlane announced plans to raise $110 million to launch its BERA Treasury Strategy.

Gate Research Daily Report: On October 22, the crypto market experienced a volatile pullback, with major tokens under pressure. BTC fell 0.88%, consolidating near key support levels, while ETH dropped 1.63%, showing continued weakness. AI-related tokens moved against the trend — BLUAI surged 295%, driven by its listing on Gate and the “AI × Sui” narrative; COAI rose 39%, focusing on the AI Agent ecosystem; and LIGHT gained 26%, boosted by its whitepaper release and growing interest in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Meanwhile, overall market structure showed signs of stabilization. Bitcoin’s open interest declined 30% over the week, easing leverage risks, while Gate Perp DEX surpassed $1 billion in cumulative trading volume, leveraging the Gate Layer network and high-performance matching engine to emerge as a key growth driver in decentralized derivatives.