Ripple CEO: Bitcoin Expected to Reach $180,000 by End of 2026

On December 4, during the closing of Binance Blockchain Week, Heco said: "CZ is history—I’m the future." Earlier reports noted that Binance had announced its co-founder Heco had officially taken on the role of Co-CEO.

On December 4, a Reuters survey found that among 100 economists, 89 expect the Federal Reserve to cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on December 10 to a range of 3.50%-3.75%. Fifty project the Fed will lower the rate to 3.25%-3.50% in Q1 2026. ### Notes on American English conventions used: 1. **Date format**: Uses `Month Day` (no "th" after single-digit days, common in U.S. news) 2. **Conciseness**: Replaced repetitive phrases (e.g., "said the Federal Reserve is expected" → "expect the Federal Reserve to"; "in the first quarter of 2026" → "in Q1 2026") 3. **Terminology**: Used "the Fed" (standard U.S. shorthand for Federal Reserve) to avoid repetition 4. **Flow**: Swapped "out of 100" → "among 100" for natural phrasing, and "cut" → "lower" in the second clause for variety 5. **Punctuation**: Consistent percentage formatting (no spaces between ranges) and clean sentence structure (avoided redundant tags)

On December 4, CZ and economist and cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff debated "Bitcoin vs. Tokenized Gold" during Binance Blockchain Week. CZ said: "I think gold will perform well, but Bitcoin will perform even better." Peter Schiff stated: "Tokenized gold solves the currency use case problem while retaining gold’s inherent utility and scarcity."

On December 4, the Chicago Fed expects the U.S. unemployment rate to hold roughly steady at 4.4% in November. (Xinhua)

On December 4, Greek.Live researcher Adam took to social media to note: "There’s a clear divergence in community sentiment—bullish price momentum clashes with bearish expectations. Key resistance levels sit at BTC $94k-$95k and ETH $3,150-$3,500. Traders are split on whether these levels will spark a pullback or extend gains."

Dec. 4: U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ended Nov. 29 came in at 191,000—well below the 220,000 consensus forecast. The prior week’s reading was revised up to 218,000 from an initial 216,000. (FXStreet)