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- SEC's 2020 lawsuit against Ripple triggered panic, causing XRP's price to drop 83% as investors adopted risk-seeking behaviors. - A 2023 court ruling favoring Ripple led to a 75% XRP price surge, reflecting risk-averse behavior amid regulatory clarity. - The 2025 SEC settlement and $50M penalty drove XRP to $2.59, showcasing how regulatory outcomes shape investor sentiment. - Whale accumulation and offloading in 2025 exacerbated price swings, highlighting herd mentality's role in amplifying volatility. -
- Former U.S. President Trump launches "WLFI Token" on Sept 1, aiming to integrate it into his media/business ecosystem for supporter engagement and revenue growth. - Parallel platform "DOT Miners" promises $9,700/day passive income via staking, using proof-of-stake mechanisms but drawing comparisons to high-risk HYIP schemes. - Experts warn of volatility and regulatory risks in crypto markets, as political figures increasingly leverage blockchain for audience engagement and monetization. - Trump's token e
- Kevin O’Leary’s 10% Bitcoin/crypto and 5% gold allocation sparks debate on digital assets’ role in modern portfolios, democratizing access via ETFs like IBIT and IAU. - Traditional diversification falters as equities-bonds correlation collapses, pushing investors to Bitcoin and gold as hedges against inflation and geopolitical risks. - Institutional adoption accelerates with $29.4B Bitcoin ETF inflows and the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while VaR models now standardize crypto risk management in diver
- Pyth Network partners with U.S. Department of Commerce to publish GDP/PCE data on-chain via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, marking first U.S. government blockchain data distribution. - Collaboration with Chainlink expands data to 100+ blockchains, enhancing transparency while 70% PYTH token price surge reflects institutional/retail confidence post-announcement. - Technical upgrades like Entropy V2 and xStocks RFQ system drive DeFi-TradFi integration, with Q1 2025 TTV hitting $149.1B (376.6% YoY growth) d
- Bitcoin's 2025 accumulation surge shows long-term holders (LTHs) controlling 64% of supply via "accumulator addresses" with no selling history. - Institutional and whale activity drives supply redistribution, mirroring 2017/2021 bull cycles with LTH supply drops shrinking to 3.85%. - 200 SMA support at $113,121 remains critical; break could trigger $108K retests but create accumulation opportunities for discounted supply. - Institutional adoption (e.g., BlackRock's IBIT ETF) and 70+ corporate holdings cr
- IREN Limited resolved a $20M legal dispute with NYDIG over defaulted Bitcoin mining loans, eliminating a major legal risk and enabling AI expansion. - The company leverages Bitcoin mining cash flows to fund AI infrastructure, now operating 4,300 NVIDIA GPUs with projected $200-250M annualized AI revenue by late 2025. - IREN's dual-engine model combines low-cost renewable energy data centers (15 J/TH efficiency) with AI services, driving Q3 2025 revenue to $187.3M and net income to $176.9M. - Analysts rai
- The Federal Reserve’s 2025 GENIUS and CLARITY Acts established clear digital asset regulations, boosting stablecoin and XRP adoption. - GENIUS Act mandates 1:1 USD reserves for stablecoins, enabling institutional trust and cross-border DeFi growth. - CLARITY Act reclassified XRP as a commodity, unlocking $5–$8B in institutional capital via ETFs and cross-border payments. - Dual-track regulation under CLARITY Act streamlines compliance, attracting risk-averse investors while protecting consumers.
Japan Post Bank will introduce DCJPY in 2026, marking a major step in Japan’s blockchain adoption. The initiative enhances securities settlements, differs from stablecoins, and highlights interoperability challenges as fintech competition heats up.
- 2025's iShares Gold Trust (GLD) reflected behavioral economics' reflection effect, with gold demand driven by investor fear/greed cycles. - Geopolitical tensions pushed gold to $3,500/oz as GLD saw 397 tonnes of inflows, while central banks bought 710 tonnes/quarter to diversify from USD. - Technical analysis confirmed negative correlation between investor sentiment and gold volatility, with UBS predicting 25.7% price rebound by late 2025. - Successful investors balanced psychological factors with strate
- Pepe Coin (PEPE) faces conflicting derivatives signals in 2025, with $636M open interest and -0.0168% funding rates indicating bullish/bearish tension. - Whale accumulation of 172 trillion tokens and $19M exchange outflows contrast with newer utility-driven meme coins like LBRETT and LILPEPE gaining traction. - Technical indicators suggest potential 65% gains if PEPE breaks $0.00001265 resistance, but MACD Golden Cross backtests show only 42% success rate in similar cases. - PEPE's speculative nature and
- 20:15All three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, reaching new record highs.Jinse Finance reported that all three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher and reached new closing highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.27%, the Nasdaq closed up 0.94%, and the S&P 500 Index closed up 0.48%.
- 20:12The US Dollar Index rose by 0.49%, closing at 97.349.ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten Data, the US Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose by 0.49% on September 18, closing at 97.349 in the late foreign exchange market. One euro exchanged for 1.1779 US dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.1835 US dollars; one pound exchanged for 1.355 US dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.364 US dollars; one US dollar exchanged for 147.95 Japanese yen, higher than the previous trading day's 146.72 yen; one US dollar exchanged for 0.7927 Swiss francs, higher than the previous trading day's 0.7886 Swiss francs; one US dollar exchanged for 1.3807 Canadian dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.3771 Canadian dollars; one US dollar exchanged for 9.3655 Swedish krona, higher than the previous trading day's 9.2787 Swedish krona.
- 20:11The Dow Jones Index closed up by 123.92 points, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rising.According to ChainCatcher, citing Golden Ten Data, the Dow Jones Index closed up 123.92 points, or 0.27%, at 46,142.24 points on Thursday, September 18; the S&P 500 Index rose 31.6 points, or 0.48%, to 6,631.95 points; and the Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 209.4 points, or 0.94%, to 22,470.73 points.