Currently, Bitcoin and Ethereum have clearly shaken off their previous downturns and have officially entered the expected 1-3 month upward cycle. What happens next directly determines the strength of this wave of market movement. If it rises rapidly like a surge, Bitcoin may even struggle to stay above ten thousand, and Ethereum will find it even harder to hold above four thousand. But from another perspective, if the market can gently and gradually oscillate upward, coupled with the increasing momentum of altcoins, this round of gains can develop genuine sustainability, and the subsequent pace will be much more solid. A few days ago, I mentioned that you can consider increasing your positions appropriately, but don’t be greedy—use a rolling position strategy, where profits are used to expand your holdings. This way, you can both seize opportunities and control risks. The specific approach depends on your own risk tolerance and should be adjusted flexibly. January is just the beginning; if the trend can continue smoothly into March, this market cycle will be an opportunity for many to recover losses. The key is two words: patience and control. Progress steadily within the trend, and don’t rush.

Recently, the OTC price of USDT has soared to 6.82. As the Spring Festival approaches, various players in the crypto circle have different ideas about their stablecoins. Based on the current situation, there are roughly a few types of people: one group wants to cash out some of their holdings for daily expenses, red envelopes, visiting relatives during the Spring Festival, aiming for safety and a good year. Another group refuses to move and holds USDT, waiting for the post-Festival market, ready to buy the dip at any time; they are quite optimistic about the future market. There are also those who completely liquidate and convert all USDT into RMB, holding a zero-risk position over the holiday. However, some are smarter now—after withdrawing funds, instead of just leaving them in the bank, they shift into stable assets like gold, funds, financial products, or even US stock ETFs, avoiding crypto market volatility while earning some returns. Of course, there are also the bold ones who see the current USDT at a -6.82% discount and want to add positions, buying more stablecoins at low prices with RMB, or even directly buying mainstream coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, betting on a rebound after the Spring Festival. Honestly, each approach has its merits; it all depends on your risk appetite and financial planning. This Spring Festival, the choices in the crypto world are more complex than in previous years.

Ethereum has achieved a substantive breakthrough in solving the blockchain trilemma. Many people have heard of this concept—decentralization, security, and transaction efficiency—where achieving all three simultaneously is often considered difficult. But the key point is that this progress is not just theoretical discussion; it is genuinely reflected in the implementation of code. In other words, Ethereum is demonstrating with practical technical solutions that this widely believed impossible-to-perfectly-solve problem indeed has the potential for breakthroughs. From architecture design to execution mechanisms, there have been visible improvements and optimizations. What does this mean for the entire ecosystem? It means that performance bottlenecks are likely to be truly alleviated, security guarantees do not have to be compromised, and the ideal of decentralization has not been abandoned. Technical implementation is often more challenging than grand visions, but Ethereum has shown the industry through practice: although the trilemma is tricky, it is not insurmountable.