The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in January is basically confirmed, and the Trump administration has also made its stance clear - the new chairman will promote interest rate cuts as soon as they take office. This is not a market speculation, but a concrete policy signal.
The subsequent chain reaction is very intuitive: interest rate expectations reverse, and institutions and hot money begin to reallocate. In every round of interest rate cuts, the cryptocurrency market is always the first to bear the brunt—there's no other reason, the logic of risk asset revaluation is right there.
Where will the money flow? The history of the past few years tells us that Bitcoin and Ethereum are often the first stop. But this time, new opportunities in DeFi, new public chain tracks, and even some undervalued tokens all have a chance to get a share. The key is that funds laid out at low positions in the early stage will accelerate the release of returns during the interest rate cut cycle.
BNB, as the leading exchange token, ASTER representing a new public chain opportunity, and the rebound expectations for privacy coins like ZEC - their trends are fundamentally a response to the liquidity inflection points.
What are your thoughts? Should we continue to hold mainstream coins or look for opportunities to invest in those undervalued small coins? In this market, making choices is often more important than timing.
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MerkleDreamer
· 2025-12-22 22:39
The interest rate cut cycle has arrived, and money will definitely run around. However, I still think the risk of small coins is too high. Based on historical experience, those that are "wrongly killed" often truly deserve to be killed. Don't be fooled by the narrative.
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BlockchainBard
· 2025-12-22 13:11
The expectation of interest rate cuts is indeed a catalyst, but to be honest, I don't quite understand the correlation between BNB and ZEC... Whether small coins can catch on this wave still depends on whether the market sentiment gives them face.
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MEVHunterBearish
· 2025-12-22 13:07
The interest rate cut cycle is just a redistribution of wealth. The question is how much can us retail investors get... BNB is stable, but I think new public chains like ASTER are the real lottery tickets.
I've said for a long time that small coins have been wrongly killed, and now public opinion is starting to speculate again. Those who are entering are all suckers.
ZEC... Privacy coins rebounding under high regulatory pressure? Sounds like a story, but those making money believe this.
Whatever institutions allocate, we follow. Anyway, mainstream tokens are stable, and small coins are a gamble, isn't it?
Those who laid out at low positions early have long exited. Now those entering the market? Uh... wish everyone good luck.
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tx_or_didn't_happen
· 2025-12-22 13:04
In the interest rate cut cycle of cryptocurrency trading, it still depends on who has the chips... The correlation between BNB, ASTER, and ZEC this time, to put it bluntly, is just liquidity looking for an exit.
Small coins can indeed double easily, but the risk is maximized, I still trust BTC and ETH a bit more.
This time is really about choice > timing, can't argue with that.
Those who bought early are indeed enjoying it, I'm the type who chases the price and gets trapped 🤕.
However, with the interest rate cut confirmed, there is indeed room for imagination... still needs to look at the fundamentals.
Mainstream tokens are more stable, sleep will be better, haha.
The term liquidity inflection point is new, how to judge it specifically?
The coins that were wrongly killed haven't been found yet, they have all risen.
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ParallelChainMaxi
· 2025-12-22 12:51
Regarding the expectation of interest rate cuts, I feel that the space for speculation isn't that large. The problem is, retail investors are always the last ones to catch a falling knife.
The real money has already been lying in ambush at the low levels, and now they are just following the trend to chase the price, which is indeed a bit slow to react. ASTER, this new public chain coin, sounds fresh, but the risk may not be lower than that of mainstream tokens.
There might be a chance for a ZEC rebound; privacy coins have indeed been neglected for too long. However, saying that choosing is more important than timing... this is just a saying; in fact, you still have to hit the right price point.
I haven't thought it through yet; let's see how the market moves later.
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GrayscaleArbitrageur
· 2025-12-22 12:46
The interest rate cut cycle is the old routine, but this time it really feels different, money is indeed finding new outlets again.
I've long wanted to buy the dip on ZEC, just afraid of getting trapped again.
I'm tired of mainstream tokens; small coins might be the opportunity this time.
Wait, what exactly is ASTER? Has anyone used it?
#以太坊行情解读 BNB ASTER ZEC trends linkage logic
The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in January is basically confirmed, and the Trump administration has also made its stance clear - the new chairman will promote interest rate cuts as soon as they take office. This is not a market speculation, but a concrete policy signal.
The subsequent chain reaction is very intuitive: interest rate expectations reverse, and institutions and hot money begin to reallocate. In every round of interest rate cuts, the cryptocurrency market is always the first to bear the brunt—there's no other reason, the logic of risk asset revaluation is right there.
Where will the money flow? The history of the past few years tells us that Bitcoin and Ethereum are often the first stop. But this time, new opportunities in DeFi, new public chain tracks, and even some undervalued tokens all have a chance to get a share. The key is that funds laid out at low positions in the early stage will accelerate the release of returns during the interest rate cut cycle.
BNB, as the leading exchange token, ASTER representing a new public chain opportunity, and the rebound expectations for privacy coins like ZEC - their trends are fundamentally a response to the liquidity inflection points.
What are your thoughts? Should we continue to hold mainstream coins or look for opportunities to invest in those undervalued small coins? In this market, making choices is often more important than timing.