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Guide to using DCA bot ( Dollar Cost Averaging ) for trading directly on Gate
✅ What is a DCA Bot?
DCA Bot is a tool that allows you to allocate capital to buy ( or sell ) a coin according to predefined time intervals or price levels, in order to average the cost and reduce the risk of entering a trade at the wrong time.
On Gate, you can use the DCA bot to automatically buy and sell according to your strategy.
🛠 How to set up a DCA bot on Gate
1. Log in to your Gate account, complete KYC, and deposit a minimum of 10 USDT.
2. Choose bot platform > DCA spot
3. Set up DCA bot strategy:
Determine

US ETF Capital Flows (02/01🇺🇸)
🟢 BTC + $471.14 million
🟢 ETH + $174.43 million
🟢 XRP + $13.59 million
🟢 SOL + $8.53 million
⚪️ DOGE + $2.30 million
⚪️ LINK + $822.56 thousand
⚪️ LTC = 0
⚪️ HBAR = 0
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MARKET CLOSED ON THE FIRST TRADING DAY OF 2026
🔹 Wall Street closed the first trading day of 2026 with mixed results. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 slightly rose, while Nasdaq ( mainly technology stocks ) remained flat.
🔹 Bitcoin increased and fluctuated around $90K USD. Gold prices remained flat, while silver recovered slightly to $72.17 USD, and futures oil continued below $60 USD.
🔹 Berkshire Hathaway shares fell 1.41% as the company entered a new leadership era under Greg Abel. Berkshire holds a record cash reserve of $381.6 billion USD as of the end of September, and Wall Street is awaitin

President Trump believes that tariffs bring significant benefits to the United States, helping to strengthen national security and promote prosperity. He warns that if the U.S. loses the ability to impose tariffs on countries that treat it unfairly, it would be a serious harm to the country.
PS. The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to issue a ruling in January 2026 regarding President Trump's tariffs, including whether the government can use emergency powers to impose tariffs on trading partners.
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🇺🇸 SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Officially Resigns
🔹 SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw officially steps down today, ending over 10 years of service at the SEC.
🔹 Caroline Crenshaw is known as the last anti-crypto commissioner at the SEC.
🔹 Currently, the SEC has 2 vacant commissioner positions, awaiting nominations from President Trump. The remaining 3 (2 commissioners and Chairman Paul Atkins) are supporters of the crypto industry.
#DrHan2025YearEndOpenLetter

ETHEREUM ROADMAP FOR UPGRADES 2026 SIMPLE EXPLANATION
Ethereum's 2026 roadmap revolves around two major upgrades: Glamsterdam in early 2026 and Hegota at the end of 2026. The main goal is to help the network scale better, with lower fees, more privacy, and greater decentralization through small but frequent upgrades.
Glamsterdam focuses on handling more transactions at lower costs. This is achieved by organizing transactions more efficiently within each block and improving the separation of roles between block proposers and block builders. These changes build on previous upgrades related to da

🇬🇧 B HODL DEPLOYS BITCOIN COLLATERAL LOAN TO BUY MORE BTC
🔹 B HODL, a publicly listed company based in the UK, is implementing a Bitcoin collateral loan framework to increase its BTC holdings without selling
🔹 The company borrows against its existing BTC and uses the entire loan amount to purchase more Bitcoin
🔹 The loan is provided by CoinCorner, with an LTV of (%, low collateralization), limited, and primarily interest-only payments (interest-only)
🔹 B HODL has purchased an additional 1 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 158.211 BTC, and states that this strategy is tightly controlled

Iran is openly accepting crypto payments when selling weapons to other countries, aiming to bypass Western financial sanctions.
Iran's Defense Export Agency states that they can accept crypto in exchange for goods or local currency when signing contracts to sell missiles, drones, warships, and many other types of weapons. This is one of the rare instances where a country admits to using crypto for military transactions.
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Vitalik Buterin believes that Ethereum should not follow new "trends" or short-term fads, but instead return to its core objectives: building truly decentralized applications that can be used at scale.
According to Vitalik, technology today is increasingly controlled by large corporations, while Ethereum must go against this trend: becoming the infrastructure for an open Internet, where applications are uncensored, not dependent on intermediaries, and still operate even if the original team leaves.
Vitalik emphasizes two core points:
- Applications must be user-friendly and accessible to the m

🇹🇲 TURKMENISTAN LEGALIZATION OF MINING & CRYPTO EXCHANGE FROM 2026
🔹 Turkmenistan allows crypto mining and exchange operations starting January 2026 under new laws, but only for licensed entities
🔹 Crypto can be held and traded, but cannot be used as a means of payment
🔹 Unregistered activities are still prohibited and will be closely monitored by the Central Bank and relevant authorities
🔹 The goal is to attract investment and reduce dependence on natural gas, following a controlled open-door approach
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🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR ANNOUNCES “ALL-IN” ON BITCOIN & AI BY 2026
🔹 El Salvador announces an “all-in” approach on Bitcoin and AI for 2026, emphasizing a long-term strategy rather than chasing prices
🔹 El Salvador has been continuously accumulating Bitcoin since 2021, currently holding about 7,500 BTC, worth nearly $660 million, even during major market downturns
🔹 The government considers Bitcoin a national reserve asset, accepting volatility as operational risk rather than policy failure
🔹 IMF acknowledges positive economic growth and no longer publicly opposes Bitcoin accumulation
🔹 Meanwhile

Tether announced that they purchased an additional 8,888.8888 Bitcoin in Q4 2025, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino's post on X.
This is the third time in 2025 that Tether has announced buying exactly 8,888 Bitcoin, following similar purchases in Q1 and Q3. This suggests that Tether may be pursuing a consistent periodic Bitcoin accumulation strategy.
#DrHan2025YearEndOpenLetter

TRUMP MEDIA ISSUES TOKEN TO DJT SHAREHOLDERS
🔹 Trump Media & Technology Group announces the issuance of new tokens to shareholders, in partnership with Crypto.com, utilizing the Cronos blockchain.
🔹 When the program officially launches, each shareholder will receive 1 token for every DJT share held, with additional details expected to be announced in the new year.
🔹 The tokens may come with periodic rewards, linked to Trump Media products such as Truth Social, Truth+, and Truth Predict.
🔹 President Trump is a major shareholder of Trump Media, owning approximately 52-59% of the shares.
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December Meeting Minutes Show the Fed Has Deep Divisions Over Rate Cuts in December, Despite the Final Outcome of 9–3 to Cut by 0.25%, Bringing the Rate to 3.5%–3.75%
🔹 Even some officials supporting a cut admit the decision was a close call and they could have kept rates unchanged
🔹 Major Disagreements
— One side wants to support the labor market
— The other worries inflation is still above the 2% target
🔹 The “Dot plot” indicates the Fed expects very slow cuts, about once in 2026 and once in 2027, bringing rates close to 3%
🔹 The Fed believes President Donald Trump’s tariffs are putting

🔹 Metaplanet has purchased an additional 4.279 Bitcoin at an approximate price of $451 million, increasing the total holdings to 35.102 BTC.
🔹 The company's stock ended the year up about 8%, closing around 405 yen.
🔹 The income-generating segment from Bitcoin, which uses derivatives to create a steady cash flow, is expected to bring in about $55 million in 2025.
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🔹 Prenetics announces the complete cessation of additional Bitcoin purchases and will not make new purchase transactions in the future
🔹 Prenetics still holds 510 BTC as a reserve asset, currently ranking among the top 69 companies holding Bitcoin
🔹 All new capital will be redirected to expanding the IM8 brand in health and longevity, focusing on product innovation and international expansion
🔹 Prenetics is a company operating in genetic testing, healthcare, and dietary supplements, with a focus on disease prevention, personalized health, and longevity
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According to PANews, the majority of players on Polymarket are losing money, while a very small group is earning nearly all the profits.
Specifically, out of approximately 1.7 million addresses that have participated in Polymarket:
- Only 30% are in profit
- About 70% are in loss
More notably, only 0.04% of addresses (a very small group) have earned over 70% of the total profit, equivalent to $3.7 billion. Conversely, most of the losers have lost less than $1,000, but there are still more than 140 people who lost over $1 million.
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