[Significant Gap Between 2025 Bitcoin Price Predictions by Arthur Hayes, Tom Lee, and Michael Saylor and Actual Performance] In 2025, Bitcoin price predictions became a focal point of discussion in the crypto industry, with notable figures' forecasts showing a significant gap from actual performance. At the beginning of the year, the market was optimistic due to institutional adoption, ETF inflows, and pro-crypto policies. However, macroeconomic headwinds and investor fatigue led to a 10% decline in Bitcoin over the year, failing to sustain strong momentum. Arthur Hayes had predicted Bitcoin would surpass $200,000, but due to the impact of President Trump's tariff policies, it dropped below $80,000 in April and ended the year at $86,000, far below his forecasted range of $150,000 to $200,000. Tom Lee initially predicted a year-end price of $250,000, later adjusting it to above $100,000. However, Bitcoin's price on December 19 was only $86,000, approximately 17% lower than his latest prediction. Michael Saylor predicted a year-end price of $150,000, but the actual price deviated by nearly 80%. He remains optimistic about long-term performance, forecasting that Bitcoin will reach $20 million within 20 years.
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More >Hot search list: LIT popularity rises, 24-hour drop of 9.27%
According to the popularity ranking, LIT's popularity and attention remain the same as yesterday, ranking first. The popularity ranking is as follows: ① LIT （$2.84，-9.27%） ② ZEC （$525.05，-1.85%） ③ BEAT （$1.48，-22.11%） ④ ETH （$2972.48，-0.01%） ⑤ ZBT （$0.1498，-9.81%） LIT's main funds have strong buying power, with a net inflow of $443100 within 24 hours and a transaction volume of $108 million within 24 hours, of which the main funds had a net inflow of $109700.
巨鲸地址0x50B30开启ETH做多对冲，总浮亏24万美元
[Whale address 0x50B30 initiates ETH long hedge, total unrealized loss of $240,000] On December 31, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, whale address 0x50B30 shorted 798.73 BTC (approximately $70.72 million) with 20x leverage, while simultaneously going long on 5,626.42 ETH (approximately $16.71 million) with 18x leverage for hedging, resulting in a total unrealized loss of $240,000.
Matrixport：加密市场结构性增长趋势未变
[Matrixport: Structural Growth Trend in the Crypto Market Remains Unchanged] Matrixport released an analysis stating that the total market capitalization of the crypto market has continued to grow from approximately $1 trillion at the end of 2023, reaching a peak of nearly $3.9 trillion in 2025. The periodic lows have slightly dipped below the previous cycle's highs, reflecting deeper institutional participation and a more robust position structure. Although the total market capitalization has recently fallen back to around $3.0 trillion, the market price center has not shifted downward, and the periodic lows continue to rise, indicating that the growth trend remains constructive.
美国会计准则委员会拟2026年研究部分稳定币是否为现金等价物
[The Financial Accounting Standards Board Plans to Study Whether Certain Stablecoins Qualify as Cash Equivalents in 2026] The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) plans to explore in 2026 whether certain stablecoins meet the qualifications for 'cash equivalents' and to study the accounting treatment of crypto asset transfers, including Wrapped Tokens. FASB Chairman Rich Jones stated that the agency has already added relevant crypto projects to its agenda. In 2023, FASB required companies to adopt fair value accounting treatment for crypto assets such as Ethereum and Bitcoin, but excluded NFTs and certain stablecoins at the time.
Instant surge "TAKE trading volume surged 9 times
Binance TAKE/USDT's perpetual trading volume surged 9 times within 10 minutes, with a turnover of $177 million in the past 24 hours, a decrease of 65.30% A surge in trading volume generally indicates an increase in market trading activity or large-scale fund buying and selling operations, which may be caused by certain important market changes or news announcements. According to AiCoin data, the comprehensive ranking of Binance contracts ranks first in the world