2025-12-28 03:23:45

The recent market movements are probably the most volatile of the year.

This morning, I was listening to industry insiders discuss the origins of Bitcoin and the initial purpose back in 2011, and then I turned around to see a chaotic scene unfolding in the market. Established mainstream coins are making their final desperate struggles, while many public chain projects suddenly face crashes. Instead of shouting slogans blindly, it’s better to focus on a few truly critical signals—these relate to whether you can protect your gains by the end of the year.

**First Signal: Who’s Swimming Naked — The Warning from the FLOW Incident**

The most explosive news in the past two days is FLOW. The project team’s wallet was hacked, with 16 million tokens continuously dumped into the market, causing the coin’s price to plummet instantly.

After being in this circle for a while, everyone has some idea about stories of "being hacked." Is it really a ruthless hacker, or is the project team using the excuse to dump tokens? Honestly, both questions are valid. But the logic is clear—when liquidity is already tight, if the on-chain trading pairs are drained, no matter what beliefs you hold, the price will free-fall. So, for those weaker altcoins, especially the old public chain projects struggling on the brink of death, seeing large transfers should prompt an early retreat.

**Second Signal: The Volatility of Ethereum and ZEC’s Counterattack**

ETH’s recent one-hour chart looks quite alarming. A whale dumped $500 million near the 2920 level, forming a "death triangle" pattern technically. If this support level is broken, the subsequent vacuum zone is truly frightening. This indicates that the market’s view of Ethereum is indeed shifting—not just due to fee issues, but more because of active capital voting with their actions.

In contrast, ZEC has shown textbook-level movement. After a long period of consolidation, it suddenly surged with high volume, fully activating the trapped positions. This rhythm is worth paying more attention to.

BTC0.18%

FLOW-13.35%

ETH0.02%

ZEC6.58%

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LightningLady

· 6h ago

It's the same story again. When the project team gets "hacked," I can't help but laugh out loud. Even if they make up a story, it should have some logic. This FLOW incident is truly outrageous. A 16 million dollar dump, and retail investors didn't even have time to react before the coins were gone. This ZEC move is indeed impressive. It had been accumulating for a long time and suddenly surged, much stronger than those who just shout slogans every day.

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MetaDreamer

· 6h ago

FLOW this time just can't bring a smile, I used to believe that the knockoff could turn things around Naked swimming indeed should withdraw, don't wait until the last moment to react ETH's recent trend is really heartbreaking, who can withstand 500 million being poured in ZEC is actually interesting, long-term betting still has a chance

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GasGrillMaster

· 6h ago

FLOW is basically a signal; whether it's a real hacker or a fake one doesn't matter. The key is that once liquidity is withdrawn, the market is over. If you want to protect your gains by the end of the year, you really need to keep an eye on these few levels; otherwise, it's like playing with fire. The trend of ZEC is indeed interesting. Let's wait and see—if 2920 breaks, ETH could be in real trouble.

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GateUser-26d7f434

· 6h ago

FLOW, haha, I don't want to believe in being hacked anymore. I'm already tired of it.

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