Rumors of a Bitcoin ETF approval often lead to a short-term surge in market liquidity driven by speculative inflows. Traders anticipating institutional participation tend to increase spot and derivatives trading activity, tightening bid-ask spreads and raising volumes. In response, some investors adopt momentum-based strategies, entering positions early to benefit from liquidity expansion while setting tighter risk controls in case the rumor fails to materialize.
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Cardano’s smart contracts, launched via the Alonzo hard fork (2021) and enhanced by Vasil (2022) and Hydra (2023–2025), drive ADA utility by enabling DeFi/NFT dApps. Each upgrade initially boosts ADA via market optimism but faces profit-taking. Hydra’s layer-2 scaling (millions of TPS, near-zero fees) now makes Cardano competitive, though TVL ($78M, 2025) lags ETH’s $30.6B, limiting sustained ADA upside.
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CBDC development forces central banks to deeply explore blockchain/DLT, inadvertently validating the core technology underpinning Bitcoin. Public research on CBDC security and scalability highlights the robustness of decentralized networks. This institutional recognition of the technology's merit indirectly legitimizes Bitcoin's underlying architecture, potentially reducing skepticism about its long-term viability among traditional finance entities.
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