Tag: Venture Capital

Mint Ventures partner Alex Xu lowers expectations for the next BTC bull run, citing the peak of the investor base expansion narrative, difficulties in sovereign state adoption, rising personal opportunity costs, and the overall downturn in the crypto industry. He has reduced his position to 30%.

After stabilizing above $2365, Ethereum broke through the $2320 resistance, reaching a high of $2404, and is currently consolidating around $2370. If it holds the support at $2330, it is expected to challenge $2400 again, with a target of the $2450-$2500 range after a breakout.

Justin Sun announced that TRON plans to launch a quantum-resistant testnet in Q2 2026 and a mainnet in Q3, aiming to become the "world's first quantum-resistant network," emphasizing that post-quantum security is a top priority in the AI era.

Binance is transforming from a single exchange into a financial super app, aiming to cover 3 billion users globally by simplifying multi-chain experiences and lowering entry barriers, driving crypto assets to become everyday financial infrastructure.

Bitcoin broke through the $78,500 resistance level, reaching a high of $79,480, with the next key target at the $80,000 mark. Short-term technical indicators show strong momentum.

Four Pillars raises Series A funding from Pantera Capital and others, transitioning into an institutional-grade blockchain service provider.

The cryptocurrency market is rising across the board, with the RWA sector leading the gains at 4.81%, Bitcoin breaking through $79,000, and Ethereum approaching $2,400.

VanEck analyst points out that two historical bullish signals for Bitcoin—negative funding rate and hashrate decline—have emerged.

Prediction markets rely on insider trading to generate accurate prices, but this behavior continuously erodes retail investor confidence, leading the market into a vicious cycle. The core contradiction lies in the conflict between economic incentives and user trust.

Iran proposes a three-phase negotiation plan, with the management of the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear issues progressing step by step, temporarily easing geopolitical risk premiums; DeepSeek significantly reduces input cache costs, enhancing China's AI competitiveness; tech giants' earnings reports are dense this week, US stocks hit record highs, and Bitcoin rebounds modestly to $78,623.

The AI agent payment voting results show that USDC has become the sole winner with over 98% usage rate. Its sub-second settlement and extremely low fees ($0.31 per transaction) solve the problem of traditional payments being unable to support high-frequency micro-transactions by machines. USDC is evolving from a stablecoin into a protocol primitive for the machine internet.

Web3 achieves vertical integration through tokens, capturing value across all layers of the tech stack to build a moat, accelerating capital turnover and converting it into revenue streams. However, the total market size of crypto is far smaller than Web2, and the market evolves rapidly through emergence and extinction.