(Monday) ETHEREUM DUMP FAILED - STRONG SUPPORT. BITCOIN STRONK

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Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cryptocurrency news and trends. We take a look at the key events affecting the blockchain sector and review market movements. Combining both fundamental analysis and tech...

AI Analysis

This video dives into the dynamic world of cryptocurrency markets, focusing on recent movements in Ethereum and Bitcoin, and the surprising influence of figures like Elon Musk on Dogecoin. It also explores the burgeoning landscape of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and distinguishes true innovation from potential scams, all while sharing personal trading insights and lessons learned.

Here’s a breakdown of the key discussions:

* Don't Trade While Groggy: Kicking things off with a personal anecdote, it's advised to never trade crypto right after waking up. It's easy to make costly mistakes like accidentally shorting instead of closing a position, or adding an extra zero to a buy order, especially on platforms with dark themes that can confuse buttons. This highlights the importance of mental clarity in trading.
* Ethereum's Strong Support After CME Launch: Ethereum experienced a dip, falling to around $1500, but quickly recovered, demonstrating very strong support. This dip was speculated to be linked to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) launching ETH futures on February 8th. The market often sees a "buy the rumor, sell the news" effect, meaning prices rally before the news and dip upon its release. However, the sell-off pressure for Ethereum was not catastrophic, indicating resilience.
* Chinese New Year (CNY) Dump Might Not Happen: There's typical fear (FUD) around Chinese New Year, as some believe Chinese investors might sell off crypto to fund holiday expenses. This usually happens in the two weeks leading up to the holiday. However, the markets didn't see a significant dump this time, possibly due to events like the "Wall Street Bets" phenomenon absorbing some of the potential selling pressure. If the market clears this period without a major dip, an ultra-bullish outlook is anticipated.
* Bitcoin's $40k Barrier: Bitcoin has found a strong resistance level at around $40,000. It's expected that if Bitcoin breaks this barrier, it will likely happen after the Chinese New Year fear period has passed, potentially leading to an aggressive upward movement across the entire crypto market.
* Top Performing Altcoins: Several altcoins have seen significant gains. Elrond (EGLD) was up 50%, and Avalanche (AVAX) also performed strongly. Avalanche was a personal position taken on Friday, indicating active participation in these market movements.
* Elon Musk and Dogecoin's Absurdity: Dogecoin (DOGE) surged to seven cents, largely fueled by non-stop tweets from Elon Musk. He appears to be "trolling" the crypto space, highlighting the irony that a coin invented as a joke could potentially become a real currency. The crypto community has mixed reactions, with many expressing "salt" and anger, viewing it as delegitimizing the space and potentially leading many new investors to losses due to its inflationary supply and centralized distribution (a single top holder controls 21% of the supply). It's important to remember that while Dogecoin has decentralized developers (they left long ago), its distribution is very centralized.
* Embracing Humor in the Market: The current crypto market, especially with phenomena like Dogecoin, can seem irrational. It's important not to take everything too seriously. If you're "super serious" about crypto right now, you might get "screwed over" because others aren't, suggesting a need for a flexible and humorous approach to market volatility.
* Bitconnect & HEX vs. DeFi Innovation: Bitconnect and HEX are identified as Ponzi scams, where people genuinely believe they are legitimate due to the nature of such schemes (like Bernard Madoff's). In contrast, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is presented as the future of financial infrastructure. While DeFi projects are more prone to hacks due to their complex and experimental nature, they represent true innovation, building the "backbone architecture" for a new financial system through concepts like composability (how different contracts interact).
* Blue Chips of DeFi: Key projects considered "blue chips" in the DeFi space include AAVE, Synthetix (SNX), the Yearn.Finance (YFI) ecosystem, and Cream.
* Yearn.Finance (YFI) Success Story: Yearn.Finance (YFI) is highlighted as an insane success, with its initial 20,000 coins given out for free through "yield farming," where users locked up funds on the platform to earn the token. It's now nearing a $1 billion market cap, proving that dedicated research and understanding of valuable projects can lead to significant wins.
* Linear (LINA) Performance: Linear (LINA) has also performed exceptionally well recently, going from 0.1 cent to almost one cent, another example of a coin that "took off to the moon."
* Upcoming "Innovation Zone": A new segment called "Boxmining Innovation Zone" is planned to delve into cutting-edge DeFi innovations and technology. This will cover more technical and complex topics like "Iron Bank" (a financial infrastructure for protocols to borrow from, similar to a central bank) and Avalanche's new features.
* Actionable Takeaway: Do Your Research: It's emphasized that those who take the time to understand what's valuable in the crypto space will be "winner winner chicken dinner." Don't just follow the hype; invest time and effort into figuring out legitimate projects.
* Current Market Stance: Overall, there's a cautious but increasingly bullish sentiment. The initial defensive posture (taking shorts) has been abandoned after the strong support shown by Ethereum and the lack of a significant CNY dump. The next major event to watch is the US tax season.

Transcript

all right so we should be almost ready to start so let's see we have the live stream preview and we are live guys so welcome back to another episode of box mining live stream guys today is monday the 8th at least for me on the hong kong side of the earth it's bright and early in the morning and wow this this morning was like very very action-filled for me uh so if you if i look a little bit emotionally compromised it's because this morning right before i started this stream i was trying to get ...