Point of View: The Federal Reserve Has Over-Eased, with a 65% Chance of Stagflation in the United States

**February 15th Update** Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) retweeted and commented on an article titled *"The Power Shift from East to West, Whose Path to Wealth Was Blocked? (Conspiracy of the Old White Male Cabal) - A Revolution Put Binance on the Opposite Side of the World"* on social media Wednesday. CZ noted the article was "well-written" but emphasized he rarely views the world through an "East-West confrontation" lens, adding: *"Before we can reach the moon or Mars, we all live on the same Earth."* He also called out past competitor tactics: Last year, a major Western rival smeared Binance via paid media coverage; this year, a Chinese competitor paid for negative ads. While there are rivals in the Asia-Pacific region, CZ said they are overall "relatively professional." Finally, CZ warned that ongoing community fragmentation would hinder cryptocurrency price gains, urging all parties to get back to focusing on building and development.

On February 15, alternative data shows Bitcoin briefly rebounded above $70,000 today—though the Crypto Fear & Greed Index still fell to 8 (down from 9 the prior day), with a weekly average of 7. The market has stayed in "extreme fear" territory for several consecutive days, remaining subdued. Note: The index ranges from 0 to 100, incorporating these metrics: Volatility (25%) + Market Trading Volume (25%) + Social Media Hype (15%) + Market Surveys (15%) + Bitcoin Dominance (10%) + Google Trends Analysis (10%).

On February 14, Coinglass data shows 24-hour crypto liquidations totaled $189 million—$40.85 million from long positions and $148 million from shorts.

February 14th — Former Binance Listing Manager Chase shared in an interview: - The Binance listing team has more than a dozen members, with only four handling external project communications. - In his two and a half years at the exchange, he’s reviewed over 1,000 crypto projects. - In 2025, the team helped list roughly 100 tokens (including Alpha) on Binance. - Just 5-10% of projects move forward to listing after initial talks with founders. On Bitcoin’s outlook: - Chase predicts it will hit a new all-time high in 2026. - In one 2025 week, Bitcoin’s daily candlestick chart saw seven straight days of identical-magnitude, same-volume gains — followed by a sudden drop. - He interprets this pattern as evidence of powerful “whales” controlling the market: a group signaling they dictate Bitcoin’s price, hoping informed players will join. - Market makers ignore fundamentals, focusing only on perceived liquidity, he noted. - Two scenarios explain the 2025 pattern: either s

On February 14, data from LookIntoBitcoin indicates the "BTC OG Insider Whale" just withdrew 53.12 million USDT from Binance—allegedly offloading 5,000 previously deposited BTC.