Bitcoin (BTC)

Japan's central bank may raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% at the December 19 meeting, the highest since 1995; after the news, the yen rose from around 155 to about 154.56. A stronger yen is usually accompanied by macro portfolio deleveraging, or may trigger the unwinding of arbitrage trades funded in yen, tightening the liquidity that previously supported Bitcoin's rebound from the November low. If financing costs continue to rise, leveraged funds may reduce exposure to high‑volatility assets such as BTC. (CoinDesk) https://t.co/IcEFIoZafv

Sensible description of outlook.

🔥 Weekly must‑read, curated Alpha tweets! 11.30‑12.6 keywords: stablecoins, bear market, macro trends.....🤔 1️⃣ Biteye @BiteyeCN After the tide recedes: which Web3 projects continue to generate profits? https://t.co/8PeBxsqw66 2️⃣ Rika 瑞卡⚡ @rayrayweb5 Which prediction‑market projects did YZi Labs recently support? https://t.co/CwlWeZ1a6c 3️⃣ 0xWizard @0xcryptowizard Comparing 2025 to 2019, they believe the current macro environment and token performance are similar, and BTC may face a sharp decline. https://t.co/0yAVLpeGux 4️⃣ TraderS | 缺德道人 @Trader_S18 Crypto market is sluggish, lacking major negative news and fundamental changes; the market seems to be undergoing unnoticed shifts. https://t.co/WJYyLDAeRb 5️⃣ CryptoChan @0xCryptoChan Bitcoin has fallen to its true market cost basis, which could trigger a consolidation phase and a potential rebound; future direction is uncertain. https://t.co/C3dUjZrQeR 6️⃣ 0xTodd @0xTodd Circle’s profit is weak, mainly because it must pay high channel fees to Coinbase, affecting its financial health. https://t.co/P1qDQnNEHA 7️⃣ Mindao @mindaoyang Tether doubts resurface, USDT faces structural mismatches between assets and liabilities. https://t.co/6ZXLhg7NvZ 8️⃣ Rocky @Rocky_Bitcoin The market’s honeymoon period is expected to split into two phases, with liquidity increasing by $300 billion. https://t.co/YKtG09VHg9 9️⃣ JackYi @Jackyi_ld BTC and BCH are rising, but ETH and the broader market lag behind; the crypto bear market may be ending, with more bullish factors emerging. https://t.co/mzJ8MR6J81 🔟 Viki_Nan.mp3 @ec_unoxx A legendary trader who made $1.3 M on Polymarket has fewer than 2 000 Twitter followers—how? https://t.co/qCJeukF0r8 💡 KOL tweets do not represent Biteye’s stance; they are selected purely by data popularity. 📊 Data source: Web3 intelligent research platform @xhunt_ai

I get the point about AI taking away some of the high prices (equity shares) that VCs extract from entrepreneurs. But I take exception to the “everyone becoming an investor” frame. A major problem of degenerating fiat money is that it forces everyone to shorter time frame investing and speculative trading, at the expense of what they originally wanted to do and were good at. Why should everyone have to become a small hedge fund and build a rental real estate portfolio? What everyone needs is a long term stable savings vehicle. So they can save *in the monetary unit itself* and expect its value to grow. More of a grow your wealth in the ultimate store of wealth method, a method available to all and with limited government or financial industry rent-seeking oversight. That reality is manifesting at high double digit power law rates with Bitcoin, and volatility vs. melting fiat should continue falling.

🚨 BULLISH: SEC CHAIR PAUL ATKINS HAS STATED THAT ALL U.S. MARKETS WILL MOVE ON-CHAIN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS! Stocks, bonds, trading, settlement - everything is moving in the direction of shifting onto the blockchain. The entire structure of finance is about to change completely.

Episode 5: ChickiChick What‑If Series If you could ask Satoshi Nakamoto just one question… What would everyone ask? I’d like to hear about the future 20 years from now 😁 #Bitcoin

Been dissecting the latest metrics around @vooi_io, and the trajectory is honestly wild. Their user curve hasn’t just bent upward it's accelerating like a breakout startup that suddenly found perfect product market fit. Watching them push past 181k users so soon after hitting 100k shows there’s real retention behind the hype. Even more impressive is how perp volume keeps setting fresh benchmarks while they quietly roll out integrations like Aster and Lighter before most platforms finish meetings. With the final epoch closing soon, the timing for TGE feels extremely intentional. If momentum were measurable in knots, Vooi’s sails are catching a serious storm.