On January 23rd, OKX President Hong said in an interview with CoinDesk that although DEX transaction volume has increased by 20 times on the OKX platform, DEX and CEX are not antagonistic, but complementary. Hong added that crypto native users need the reliability of CEX, while using DEX to capture innovation opportunities. She said that such supply and demand dynamics will...
On January 23rd, OKX President Hong said in an interview with CoinDesk that discussions around the adoption of cryptocurrency institutions and the risks of centralized custody are driving a significant increase in the popularity of self-custody. Hong pointed out that while institutional adoption of cryptoassets and the rise of crypto ETFs are positive signals for the development of the industry, these trends have also raised concerns about the centralization of custody.
David Solomon, Goldman's chief executive, said in an interview that the bank still could not own, dominate or participate in bitcoin from a regulatory perspective, saying: "If the world changes, you and I can discuss it." In response to whether Trump's potential strategic bitcoin reserves would affect the bank's handling of crypto, he said: "First of all, you know, we've talked about this many times, and the underlying technology is what we spend...
In an interview, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink emphasized bitcoin as a hedge against currency depreciation and instability, and predicted that bitcoin could reach $500,000, $600,000, or even $700,000.
On January 22nd, according to the AXIOS website, Fox News host Sean Hannity will interview President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday local time. This is Trump's first interview since taking office. The interview will be pre-recorded and will be broadcast on the "Hannity" program starting at 9:00 pm EST on Wednesday (10:00 am Beijing time on Thursday). Fox News confirmed that Trump is expected to discuss his second presidential term, recent executive orders and what to expect in his first 1...
Bloomberg industry research analyst James Seyffart said in an interview that even if the White House is friendly towards cryptocurrencies, the Solana ETF may not be launched in the United States until 2026. He said issuers were "likely to see an improvement" in the Solana ETF filing lag after President-elect Donald Trump took office on January 20. However, since the SEC used to take 240-260 days to review documents, that timeline could be extended to 2026. This...
According to Cointelegraph, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview recently: "We are going to do some great things with cryptocurrency." It is reported that Trump will become the first US president to explicitly support cryptocurrencies, just four days before his inauguration.
Ripple President Monica Long said in an interview on Tuesday that an XRP ETF could come to fruition soon, as favorable U.S. cryptocurrency legislation greatly benefits domestic companies. I think we will see more spot ETFs launched in the US this year, and XRP is likely to be the next crypto spot ETF after Bitcoin and Ethereum, Long said. Especially with the change of government, the approval of these applications will accelerate.
Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands, said in an interview that the crypto industry is at a tipping point similar to the one he observed in the 1990s when the internet first changed commerce. The first part of mass crypto adoption in 2025 is stablecoin adoption, and the next step is scaling memecoin more broadly to the entire blockchain ecosystem. Yat Siu said: "I expect memecoin to launch its own L1 or L2. They are no longer just tokens, they are building...
Several industry watchers interviewed by CNBC predicted the price of bitcoin in 2025, with the highest expectations for bitcoin to rise to $250,000. James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, said the price of bitcoin could be between $80,000 and $150,000 in 2025. Matrixport said bitcoin could reach $160,000 by 2025. Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, expects bitcoin to break through $150,000 in the first half of this year and $185,000 in the fourth quarter. Standard Chartere...
On December 28th, Shaw, the founder of ai16z, responded to the market attention caused by the AI Pool project he supported many times on social media in the latest interview. Shaw said that the AI Pool was created by partner Skely, so it is mainly his project, but it is built on ElizaOS technology, showing a similar application process of pump.fun, but this process is happening in a fairer way on social media, so users do not need to go elsewhere. This also shows...
Pantera founder Dan Morehead said in a recent interview that Bitcoin's four-year cycle pattern will continue, and the market will experience a big bull market, followed by a bear market. But the only difference is that after three 85% declines in the past 12 years, the next pullback may only be 50% or 60%. At least for Bitcoin, there may still be more volatility in small currencies. If the four-year cycle is followed, April 19 this year is the halving time. It is expected that 202...
Dan Morehead, founder of Pantera Capital, revealed in a recent interview that the Pantera Bitcoin Fund has achieved a compound annual growth rate of 89% over the past 11 years, which means that it has doubled every year on average. Dan Morehead said that in any ordinary asset class, if an asset doubles in a year, you really should not buy it, because it may indicate an overvaluation, but Bitcoin is not the same. However, there is a very important investment principle here: your investment amount...
According to a survey of economists by foreign media, 90% of respondents believe that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on December 18, and most expect the Fed to pause interest rate cuts in late January next year due to concerns about rising inflation risks. But the vast majority of economists (58 out of 99) predict that the Federal Reserve, which has cut interest rates by 75 basis points since September, will keep rates unchanged at its meeting on January 28-29 nex...
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, stressed in an interview that bitcoin needs to be held for four years, despite the recent decline from about $103,900. He pointed out that the largest pullback in bitcoin history was 82%, but the average positive return in four years. He also said that bitcoin is moving towards mainstream institutional investment, predicting that if its market value approaches gold levels, the price could rise tenfold. Scaramucci and MicroStrategy founder Michael...