The Russian central bank has launched a digital ruble to ease economic troubles, but public acceptance is low, with 51% of people unwilling to try it. The central bank plans to require businesses to provide CBDC services, aiming to improve fiscal transparency and crack down on corruption. Although the digital ruble has potential in cross-border trade, its appeal for everyday consumption still isn’t enough. Successful rollout depends on public and business acceptance.

Gate News: On March 21, DeFiance Capital CEO Arthur posted on X platform stating that in the short term, it is unlikely that Trump will back down or that the Middle East situation will cool down. Currently, the US and Israel continue to exert pressure on Iran. He pointed out that global supply chains may face further disruption in the coming weeks. According to previous reports by Axios, the Trump administration is considering occupying or blockading Iran's Kharg Island to force it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

DeFiance Capital CEO Arthur stated on the X platform that TACO and the Middle East situation will not ease in the short term, with the US and Israel putting pressure on Iran. Global supply chains may be affected in the coming weeks, and the Trump administration is considering blockading Iran's Hormuz Strait.

Iran has expressed willingness to negotiate with the United States on the nuclear program and may abandon some nuclear facilities. Market expectations for easing Middle East geopolitical risks have increased. Although the negotiations are expected to stabilize the global energy market, experts still warn to proceed with caution, paying attention to the uncertainties of the agreement and market dynamics. Improved geopolitical relations could stimulate the cryptocurrency market, and investors should remain cautious.

U.S. Q4 2025 labor productivity growth at an annual rate of 2.8%, exceeding expectations, indicating that companies are improving efficiency through new technologies to control costs. This trend helps ease wage pressures and suggests that the labor market is no longer driving inflation. AI investment growth is one of the key factors.

February 10 News, Bitcoin prices have weakened again, falling below the critical support level of $70,000. At the time of writing, BTC is approximately $68,979, down 2% in 24 hours. From a multi-cycle perspective, the downward trend continues: a 12% decline over the past week, a 23% drop over the past month, and approximately a 30% decrease year-on-year. Since reaching a historical high of $126,080 in October 2025, the cumulative decline has approached 45%, and market sentiment has clearly become more cautious. This round of decline was not an instant crash but the result of sustained selling combined with liquidity withdrawal. In the spot market, 24-hour trading volume has increased to about $52 billion, indicating frequent capital turnover. On the derivatives side, futures trading volume has risen to approximately $70 billion, while open interest has decreased simultaneously, suggesting that longs and shorts are accelerating their positions to close, with limited new leverage being added.

ChainCatcher News reports that according to Jintiao, the latest report from the International Treasury and Market Research Department of UOB shows that due to market expectations that the Federal Reserve may pause interest rate cuts, the Singapore dollar slightly weakened against the US dollar during Thursday's Asian trading session. Federal Reserve Board member Cook recently expressed a cautious attitude towards inflation, and several other Fed officials also hold similar concerns. Analysts point out that unless inflation further slows down and the labor market does not experience significant negative surprises, the Federal Reserve's policy interest rate is expected to remain unchanged for some time.

CoinShares' latest Digital Asset Weekly Report shows that global crypto funds experienced approximately $454 million in net outflows last week, nearly offsetting the roughly $1.5 billion inflow accumulated over two trading days at the beginning of the year. The core background of the change in sentiment lies in the market’s noticeably weakened expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in March. From a macro perspective, recently released US economic data have reinforced the judgment to "maintain interest rates unchanged." According to interest rate pricing tools, the probability of a rate cut in March has fallen to single digits. CoinShares pointed out that this change in expectations has prompted some institutions to quickly adjust their risk exposure, triggering consecutive days of fund withdrawals.

Latest data shows that the viewership of cryptocurrency-related content on YouTube has dropped to its lowest level since early 2021, reflecting a continued decline in crypto user engagement on mainstream social platforms in 2026. Over the past three months, the overall playback volume of crypto content has significantly decreased, interrupting a previous trend of gradual recovery in online attention. Benjamin Cowen, founder of ITC Crypto, pointed out that this phenomenon is not caused by a single platform or algorithm adjustment, but is the result of a synchronized decline in crypto social engagement across multiple channels. Based on 30-day moving average data, many crypto channels have experienced systematic drops in viewership, indicating that users' willingness to actively consume crypto content is weakening.

In this cryptocurrency cycle, retail participation continues to decline, and as the end of the year approaches, this冷淡情绪 has not shown any明显回暖. In the past, retail interest exhaustion was often seen as a classic market bottoming signal, but more and more analysts are beginning to question whether this logic still applies to the current crypto market environment. Traditional views hold that extreme pessimism and low trading participation usually indicate that selling pressure is nearing its end and are important precursors to a market reversal. However, the latest signs suggest that the absence of retail investors may not be a short-term emotional fluctuation, but rather a deeper structural change. Several analysts point out that investors' attention is shifting from cryptocurrencies to other asset classes.