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Crypto Market Fear Index 29! Is it a trap or a bottom-buying signal? 📊🧧🧧
Family, who understands ah! The crypto market on December 11th is so exciting 💥 Alternative's latest data shows that the Fear and Greed Index has soared to 29! Although still in the 'Fear' range, it has risen by 3 points from yesterday's 26, creating the highest value in a month ~ As a sentiment indicator in the crypto world, this index is not made up! Hidden within the 0-100 scale are 6 core indicators: ✅ Volatility (25%) + Market Trading Volume (25%): Hard data accounting for half, reflecting the market's true fluctuations ✅ Social Media Popularity (15%) + Market Research (15%): Capturing Retail Sentiment and Institutional Attitudes
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#美联储重启降息步伐 The Federal Reserve meeting is coming to an end, and the market is holding its breath The Federal Reserve's December meeting is concluding today, and it is expected to announce the last interest rate decision for 2025. Wall Street generally anticipates Chairman Powell will announce a 0.25 percentage point rate cut, marking the third rate cut of the year and bringing the federal funds rate range down to 3.75%-4%. Although the employment and inflation data for November has been delayed, last week's moderate consumer spending growth has strengthened easing expectations. The CME FedWatch tool indicates an 88% probability of a rate cut. Analysts warn that if Powell's comments lean hawkish, it could trigger increased market volatility, affecting the policy path for 2026. U.S. stocks fluctuate slightly, bond market under pressure The three major U.S. stock indexes rose slightly in early trading, with the Dow up 0.1%, the S&P 500 unchanged, and the Nasdaq down 0.14%. Investor risk aversion has increased as they await signals from the Fed. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds rose to 4.18%, driven by better-than-expected job vacancy data for October (7.67 million, higher than the 7.12 million forecast), indicating resilience in the labor market. Asian stock markets rose broadly, Europe remained flat, and the VIX fear index fell 10.33% over five days. Bitcoin under pressure at year-end, crypto market sluggish Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride in 2025 may end with an annual decline, remaining weak since the crash on October 10, affected by doubts about the AI bull market and interest rate path. Cosmo Jiang, a partner at Pantera Capital, stated that risk markets have intensified selling. Standard Chartered's original forecast of reaching $200,000 by year-end has now been downgraded. Although dovish signals from the Fed may boost crypto, its correlation with the stock market has increased, making a rebound difficult in the short term. U.S. dollar weakens, yen under pressure The U.S. dollar index has slightly declined as traders bet on a Fed rate cut, with the euro/USD rising to 1.1622. Expectations for a rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) on December 19 have increased, causing the yen to weaken against the dollar to 155.87. The global bond market is stabilizing, with the yield on 10-year German bonds slightly dropping to 2.752%. These events highlight the high sensitivity of global financial markets, and the Fed's decisions may reshape year-end performance. $BTC $ETH $BNB
Centra Tech is a high-profile fraudulent ICO scam in the cryptocurrency space that shocked the industry from 2017 to 2018, deceiving investors out of $25 million to $33.8 million through celebrity endorsements and a complete fake facade.
The scam was orchestrated by Ray Trapani, Sohrab Sharma, and Robert Farkas. They fabricated a CEO named "Michael Edwards," claiming he had twenty years of banking experience and held an MBA from Harvard, with a photo that was actually of Trapani's grandfather; they falsely claimed that the company had partnerships with giants like Visa and MasterCard, enabling the launch of debit cards for cryptocurrency that could be used for offline purchases, even forging licenses for fund transfers and other qualifications, while copying other companies' websites to create a professional image to gain investors' trust.
The project team spent heavily to enlist celebrities, with former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather declaring to his 8 million fans that he had invested in the project, and music producer DJ Khaled also participating in the promotion. The endorsements from these celebrities significantly increased the project's credibility, and in the fervent atmosphere of the 2017 cryptocurrency market, its ICO (Initial Coin Offering) quickly raised substantial funds, while the project team never disclosed that they paid the celebrities for promotion.
As the media questioned the authenticity of the executives' identities, and investors saw no actual products, the scam gradually collapsed. After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission intervened and launched an investigation, it was found that the project had no real partnerships or products. Founder Robert Farkas was arrested while preparing to board a flight to leave the country, and the remaining masterminds were also captured one after another. Ultimately, Trapani was sentenced to 8 years in prison and ordered to pay over $2.6 million in restitution, Sharma was required to pay $37.7 million, and Farkas also pleaded guilty and went to prison. The involved celebrity endorsers also paid settlements for illegal promotions.
This case became one of the early significant fraud prosecutions in the cryptocurrency field, pushing regulatory agencies to strengthen their scrutiny of ICOs. In 2024, the scam was turned into a documentary titled "Bitconned" by Netflix, where mastermind Trapani candidly recounted his involvement in the fraud, becoming a cautionary tale for investors.