Macro Trends

Gate Research Weekly Report: Bitcoin has fluctuated between $100,300 and $107,500 over the past week, and its consolidation phase is expected to continue. Visa has launched a stablecoin payment pilot, enabling platforms to pay content creators and freelancers directly in USDC. VCI Global plans to invest $100 million to acquire the OOB token of Oobit, a crypto payments company backed by Tether. The number of Ethereum validators has fallen back to April 2024 levels, while the exit queue waiting time has reached a new high. Meanwhile, Solana’s active address count has dropped to 3.3 million, the lowest level in a year. The x402 Network facilitators have processed more than 18.82 million transactions, marking a 35-fold increase since May.

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Gate Research Daily Report: On November 12, the cryptocurrency market remained in a weak consolidation phase with overall sentiment staying subdued. BTC edged up 0.36% to 103,261 USDT, while ETH rose 0.87% to 3,448 USDT, with technical indicators showing signs of weakening downside momentum. Among trending tokens, Lisk (+52.65%) led the market on strong inflows driven by its EMpower Fund and emerging market expansion; Allora (+10.54%) gained traction as its mainnet launch and multi-chain deployment reignited interest in the AI + Web3 narrative; and Canton Network (+11.81%) stood out in the enterprise blockchain sector with its new “Cantonics” economic model and developer incentive program. Meanwhile, Gate Connect launched the first-ever Apple Pay crypto-off-ramp feature, advancing Web3 payment adoption. Additionally, whale wallets accumulated over 36,000 BTC in the past two weeks, helping support Bitcoin’s consolidation around the $100,000 level.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin rebounded from the $100,000 support level, forming a bullish trendline around $104,000. Ethereum stabilized and bounced back from the $3,200 zone after experiencing a major liquidity shock. A centralized exchange listed the SEAM/USDT trading pair, expanding trading channels and driving SEAM up 74.17% within 24 hours. WLFI rose 18.75% in 24 hours, supported by an improving macro environment, political tailwinds, and technical momentum. The Ethereum Foundation launched the dAI team’s 2026 roadmap, reinforcing market focus on the AI+Web3 narrative. Meanwhile, the Senate approved a bill to end the government shutdown, potentially concluding the longest shutdown in history.

Gate Research Daily Report: On November 10, BTC stabilized around $103,000 before accelerating upward, reaching a short-term high of $106,683; ETH found support near $3,480 and initiated a new upward leg, hitting a short-term high of $3,658. ORE’s single-day revenue surpassed $1 million, with the V2 protocol igniting a Solana mining frenzy; x402 protocol’s ecosystem transaction volume plummeted 90% within half a month; Filecoin partnered with Avalanche to build a native cross-chain data bridge, accelerating the deployment of modular infrastructure.

Gate Research Daily Report: On November 7, BTC remained in a short-term weak consolidation pattern, trading narrowly around $101,500; ETH continued its downward trend, currently consolidating near $3,310. Meanwhile, yield-bearing stablecoins recorded their largest weekly outflow since the Luna collapse, totaling $1 billion. Gate launched a decentralized Web3 Launchpad, introducing a new fully on-chain token issuance model; and Google Finance announced plans to integrate prediction market data from Kalshi and Polymarket, bridging traditional finance with Web3 data ecosystems.

In October 2025, Layer2 and high-performance blockchains saw a rebound in activity, while on-chain structures remained differentiated. Arbitrum led the trend, with transaction volume up over 34% and more than $1 billion in net inflows driven by DRIP incentives and asset tokenization, solidifying its position as the leading Layer2 network. Starknet rose on the back of the BTCFi narrative, attracting a steady return of capital and users. Bitcoin entered a technical correction after retreating from its highs, with short-term positions stabilizing and long-term holders resuming accumulation, indicating a market rebalancing phase. Polymarket gained momentum with its narrative of merging prediction markets and traditional finance, surpassing $2.7 billion in monthly trading volume, while Humanity Protocol focused on “AI + DID” and zero-knowledge identity verification, with its token $H up over 300% in the past month, becoming a leading project in the decentralized identity sector.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC’s technical rebound has stalled, with short-term momentum remaining weak; ETH’s recovery also lacks strength, as its rebound is constrained by short-term moving averages. Balancer released a preliminary report on its recent exploit, confirming that a rounding logic error was exploited. Monad’s mainnet is set to launch on November 24, with the MON token claim window now closed. BTC spot ETF flows have turned positive, signaling a brief recovery in market sentiment. The total cryptocurrency spot market capitalization rebounded to $3.45 trillion, with overall market sentiment showing short-term stabilization.

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Gate Research Daily Report: On November 5, the cryptocurrency market continued its correction, with overall sentiment turning fearful. BTC fell 5.72% to 99,875 USDT, breaking below the psychological threshold and entering a weak consolidation range, while ETH extended its decline by 10.82%, losing support at $3,200. Despite the market pressure, tokens such as AIA (+140.04%), JELLYJELLY (+27.56%), and CUDIS (+47.25%) rose against the trend, standing out as bright spots in a bearish market. In the news, Bitcoin’s long-position funding rate has dropped by about 62% from its August peak, indicating cooling leverage demand; Ripple acquired Palisade to strengthen its enterprise custody infrastructure; and Forward Industries launched a $1 billion share repurchase plan and filed a PIPE resale supplement, helping to restore market confidence.

Gate Research Daily Report: Expectations for future rate cuts faced headwinds, leading to a pullback in risk assets. Bitcoin dipped to a low of $105,312, with a single-day decline exceeding 2.5%. Ethereum is also in a corrective phase, with both price action and market sentiment leaning bearish. The privacy coin sector rose roughly 15%, led by Decred, which surged 68.28% within 24 hours. The Unite governance proposal eased short-term selling pressure and reinforced long-term growth orientation, driving UNITE up 146.18% in 24 hours. Meanwhile, FTSE Russell announced a partnership with Chainlink to bring its indices and market data on-chain, and Donut Labs completed a $15 million seed round, advancing the deployment of AI-powered crypto trading terminals.