2025-12-30 16:27:18

End-of-year market movements are quite interesting. The US dollar is falling, and the RMB is rising—this should be a celebration for Bitcoin. So, what's going on? Bitcoin has been stagnant, trading sideways within a certain price range, completely out of sync with market optimism.

What is the real story behind this?

Let's first look at the current global financial landscape. The RMB to USD exchange rate has hit a two-and-a-half-year high, approaching the 7.0 mark. Traditional safe-haven assets like gold and silver are also surging, hitting new record highs. From a macro perspective, this scenario should be extremely friendly to cryptocurrencies—weakening dollar, rising risk sentiment, and historically, isn't this the prelude to Bitcoin's takeoff?

But reality has proven otherwise. Bitcoin seems to be sleeping, consolidating quietly.

Why is this happening? A core question has emerged: when textbook-like positive signals clash with actual market conditions, is short-term liquidity causing the confusion, or has the underlying logic of global asset pricing truly changed?

Looking at the recent RMB appreciation, it’s not just a fleeting trend. At year-end, companies are rushing to exchange dollars, signs of economic recovery are becoming more apparent, and the Federal Reserve has started cutting interest rates again—these factors together create a self-reinforcing cycle of RMB appreciation. Against this backdrop, Bitcoin’s calmness stands out even more. Traditional safe-haven assets are celebrating, while crypto assets are absent—this divergence warrants deeper investigation.

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OnChainDetective

· 01-02 15:39

nah this textbook setup doesn't add up... smells like liquidity manipulation to me tbh

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SilentObserver

· 01-02 11:30

Gold and silver are soaring, but Bitcoin is just dozing off. This logic really doesn't add up. Either institutions are quietly accumulating, or we're misunderstanding this wave of market trends. Textbook tricks are misleading; reality is always more complicated. Wait, could large funds be waiting for some signal? The Federal Reserve hasn't fully loosened yet. Where is the safe-haven sentiment? Why has it bypassed the crypto circle? After such a long consolidation, the underlying logic definitely needs to be reexamined. Where has the liquidity gone? That’s the real issue. It's a bit awkward—everything conditions are aligned, yet the coins are not moving. The change in pricing logic is indeed quite alarming; we need to be very cautious this time. No matter how good the question is, without capital recognition, it's all pointless. It feels like the market is digesting something invisible to us.

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LightningLady

· 01-01 15:13

Gold has hit a new all-time high, while BTC is just dozing off. This doesn't make sense. Wait, could it be that institutions are quietly offloading? The logic in textbooks is now mostly invalid. I think we still need to look at on-chain data to speak. Why should the dollar falling and the RMB rising necessarily lead to a price rally? This story has been told too many times. The market sentiment is a bit cold this time; it feels like everyone is waiting and watching. After so many historical reviews, the results still seem like mysticism. I choose to lie flat. Liquidity is really playing hide and seek, or rather, institutions simply have no intention to move. The game between banks and gold, our retail game—two different sets of rules.

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LiquidityWitch

· 2025-12-30 16:57

the textbook play isn't playing out... liquidity's gone silent, or maybe the whole alchemy just shifted. smells like dark pools are hoarding before the move tbh

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FarmHopper

· 2025-12-30 16:57

Gold is going crazy, but Bitcoin is still sleeping? That's outrageous. Is there really no liquidity left, or are we thinking about it the wrong way? During this RMB appreciation wave, institutions are stockpiling gold instead of coins. What does that mean? Textbooks are lying, it seems we need to rewrite them. Wait, is this a buildup of strength? It feels a bit strange.

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not_your_keys

· 2025-12-30 16:45

Gold has hit new highs, but BTC is still dozing off, unbelievable Textbooks say it should rise, but the opposite happened, a typical market backlash Honestly, liquidity isn't flowing into the crypto world at all, it's all being absorbed by traditional assets The appreciation of the RMB should be positive, so why is there no reaction? Something's off The US dollar is weak, but the crypto market didn't rally, really indicating liquidity has dried up I think this wave of market movement is just testing patience; textbook logic has already failed Haha, it's the same old excuse that the underlying logic has changed, I've heard it for a year It's normal for Bitcoin to be absent; retail investors just don't have money anymore New exchange rates, new gold highs, but BTC remains stagnant—there's a bit of irony in that I don't know if asset pricing logic has changed or not, but my BTC definitely hasn't gone up

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LightningAllInHero

· 2025-12-30 16:32

Gold has hit a new all-time high, but BTC is still dozing here? Truly amazing. Where has the liquidity gone? Could it all have been absorbed by traditional assets? This logic should theoretically take off, but instead it's just sideways, which is a bit frustrating. Wait, could it be that institutions have already quietly exited? The US dollar is depreciating, the RMB is appreciating, but BTC hasn't kept up, which is indeed a bit strange. The real positive signals depend on what happens next; anything said now is just talk. Isn't this just a liquidity issue? Liquidity is the key. Has the underlying logic changed? Or should the textbooks be revised?

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