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According to Forbes, SBF's early investment portfolio is being re-evaluated by the market, with some opinions suggesting that if he had not been imprisoned due to the FTX collapse, his venture capital layout could theoretically yield a wealth increase of up to about $100 billion.Before the FTX collapse, SBF had established an investment landscape covering several star companies, including Anthropic, SpaceX, Robinhood, and the AI programming tool Cursor, which was considered to have significant foresight.Industry insiders pointed out that he had bet on key tracks ahead of the AI wave, among which: Cursor recently reached a partnership with SpaceX, with a valuation potentially reaching $60 billion, and Anthropic's valuation is nearing $90 billion. Rory O'Driscoll, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, stated that SBF had laid out investments in several core AI companies before ChatGPT, "demonstrating a rare investment sensitivity." However, this "investment talent narrative" was ultimately completely altered by the FTX collapse.SBF is currently serving a 25-year sentence for misappropriating over $8 billion in customer funds. At his peak, his personal wealth reached about $24 billion, and he made it onto the Forbes 400 list. Today, his venture capital capabilities are intertwined with his history of financial crime, making him one of the most controversial cases in cryptocurrency history.

Eric Trump, the second son of Trump, responded to Forbes' criticism of his significant arbitrage through the Bitcoin business, which harms MAGA investors. Eric stated that Forbes has become a disgrace in the journalism industry. Just over a year ago, his Bitcoin company American Bitcoin (ABTC) did not exist. 7 months and 25 days ago, ABTC was listed on Nasdaq, and today it holds over 7,000 Bitcoins, becoming the 16th largest publicly traded Bitcoin company in the world, backed by a massive cluster of nearly 90,000 mining machines and a computing power of 28 EH/s, using the highest quality energy in the United States.In just the fourth quarter, the Bitcoin on the balance sheet increased by 58%, with mining costs 53% lower than the market price of Bitcoin, and fourth-quarter revenue reached $78.3 million, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 22%. American Bitcoin can be said to be the company that has entered the "top 100" ranking in this field at the fastest speed, and it is actively expanding its mining scale every day. This narrative is strikingly similar to Forbes' rhetoric from years ago.According to previous reports from ChainCatcher, Forbes published an article criticizing Eric Trump's Bitcoin business as a disaster, pointing out that Eric Trump promotes his Bitcoin company American Bitcoin (ABTC) as a money printer, but in reality, it is just an arbitrage tool specifically designed to exploit those investors who support MAGA (Make America Great Again).

Forbes published an article criticizing Eric Trump's Bitcoin business as a disaster, pointing out that Eric Trump promotes his Bitcoin company American Bitcoin (ABTC) as a money printer, but in reality, it is just an arbitrage tool designed to exploit investors who support MAGA (Make America Great Again). American Bitcoin was established in 2025 and quickly went public on NASDAQ, leveraging the Trump family brand and the Bitcoin craze to push its valuation to $13.2 billion.Eric Trump vigorously promoted the company as the "leader in the Bitcoin world" during the earnings call, but the actual company has only a few full-time employees and mainly relies on story marketing rather than solid operations. The company continuously sells overvalued stock to buy Bitcoin, while Eric has almost no investment, yet has increased his personal wealth from about $190 million to $280 million, with other insiders also profiting significantly.Meanwhile, ordinary investors, especially MAGA supporters, have suffered heavy losses. Over the past eight months, American Bitcoin's stock has dropped about 92% from its peak, resulting in cumulative losses of about $500 million for investors. Forbes questions the actual profitability of American Bitcoin's Bitcoin mining business, believing that its advertised "half-price mining" is difficult to achieve and is more about using the Trump brand for high-priced stock dumping.

According to Forbes, Paul Atkins, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, recently reiterated the advancement of "Project Crypto" and announced that he will work with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a classification framework for digital assets, clarifying when tokens are recognized as securities, while also introducing an "innovation exemption" to support on-chain trading of tokenized securities.The market views this as one of the most proactive shifts in crypto regulation in the history of the SEC, marking its formal abandonment of the old model of "regulation by enforcement" in favor of clear rule-making. This move may signal a stronger entry point for institutional capital that has been on the sidelines for a long time and could drive the price of Bitcoin back above $80,000. Currently, the price of Bitcoin is around $77,586, and the market is paying attention to Paul Atkins' further statements at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in late April.

Binance founder CZ stated on social media, "Forbes' estimation of my net worth is seriously off. Binance is expected to have an annual revenue of about $5 billion, but they estimate my net worth at $110 billion. I feel that if I tried to claim I have a high net worth, they would actually lower my ranking even more, or possibly even remove me from the list altogether."According to previous news from ChainCatcher, Forbes shows CZ's net worth surpassing Bill Gates, rising to $110 billion, ranking 17th in the world.

According to Jinshi reports, based on the latest Forbes "World Billionaires" list, Trump's net worth is now $6.5 billion, an increase of $1.4 billion from a year ago. He ranks 645th among 3,428 billionaires globally, up from 700th in 2025.The increase in Trump's net worth is mainly attributed to his cryptocurrency trading. Over the past year, he netted approximately $550 million by selling cryptocurrency tokens issued by the crypto company World Liberty Financial, which was founded by his family in September 2024.

CZ responded to Forbes' recent release of the "Real-Time Billionaires List," stating that the estimate of his wealth on the list is not accurate.Previously, Forbes' real-time list showed CZ's net worth to be approximately $111 billion, ranking him 17th on the global billionaire list. CZ commented that this is just a "guessing game." He pointed out that the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market has dropped 50% from its all-time high (ATH), suggesting that the list fails to accurately reflect the current market fluctuations and the true state of his personal assets.

According to the annual global billionaire list published by Forbes, CZ's net worth has soared to $110 billion, an increase of $47 billion from last year. CZ is currently ranked 17th on the global billionaire list, becoming one of only 20 billionaires in the world with a net worth of over $100 billion, surpassing Bill Gates in ranking.

According to a Forbes article, Trump recently warned that U.S. military actions against Iran could last more than five weeks, stating that "the real large-scale operations have not yet begun, and the big ones will come soon."The market believes that if the conflict in the Middle East becomes prolonged, it could lead to increased fiscal spending and raise the probability of the Federal Reserve easing monetary policy or even restarting large-scale liquidity injections, which may benefit cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Some aggressive predictions suggest that Bitcoin could reach highs of $200,000 to $500,000 within the year.Additionally, a potential financial crisis driven by artificial intelligence could trigger impacts more severe than those of 2008, similarly benefiting Bitcoin in reaching new historical highs. Analysts point out that geopolitical risks, expectations of fiscal expansion, and shifts in monetary policy are becoming important macro variables for the current market's bets on Bitcoin's upward movement.

According to the Forbes official website, in the latest release of the 11th annual Fintech 50 list, the prediction market platform Polymarket (funding of $2.3 billion), the digital asset securities company Securitize (funding of $425 million), the crypto wallet Phantom (funding of $268 million), the crypto lending company Ledn (funding of $107 million), and the decentralized contract trading platform Hyperliquid (funding of $0 million) made the list.Forbes points out that although the valuation of the cryptocurrency industry is relatively conservative compared to artificial intelligence startups, it still demonstrates innovation and rapid growth potential. According to CB Insights data, the total amount of private financing in fintech is expected to reach $53 billion by 2025, significantly lower than the $152 billion in 2021.

According to an analysis by Forbes of data from the blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intel, as of Monday, approximately 87% of all circulating USD stablecoins (USD1) are held in Binance's own wallets and user accounts—amounting to about $4.7 billion out of a total supply of $5.4 billion—making Binance the platform with the highest concentration of holdings among the top ten stablecoins by market capitalization.Binance responded that its support for USD1 is no different from that of other cryptocurrencies, and it is common for large exchanges to hold significant amounts of specific tokens, asserting that there is no connection between Changpeng Zhao's pardon and the promotion of USD1. World Liberty Financial stated that the related promotions are standard practice and denied that Binance could exert influence over them. The White House Press Secretary stated that Trump has never been and will not be involved in any conflict of interest.

According to Forbes, as the regulatory environment in the United States gradually relaxes, the fintech industry is accelerating its transformation towards "licensed banking." Last year, the approval process for trust bank licenses significantly sped up, with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approving conditional applications for national trust bank licenses for five companies, including Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos. It is reported that having a banking license is also seen as an important means to hedge against fluctuations in the capital markets.Industry insiders believe that the era of fintech companies merely serving as front-end channels for traditional banks is coming to an end. An increasing number of digital finance and crypto institutions are beginning to directly seek banking licenses. By accepting custodial deposits and connecting to the federal payment system, crypto companies can obtain a more stable and lower-cost source of funding.

According to Forbes, Bitcoin has recently experienced a significant pullback, raising concerns in the market about a new round of "deep declines" in crypto assets. Over the past week, the price of Bitcoin has dropped by about 10%, briefly falling below the $80,000 mark, with the latest low reaching $73,000, before slightly rebounding to above $75,000. Amid this sudden shift in market sentiment, CZ publicly stated that his confidence in the "super cycle" of Bitcoin in 2026 has significantly decreased.CZ mentioned that due to market panic (FUD), extreme liquidation events, and geopolitical uncertainties, the current environment will have "very high" volatility. The super cycle could still occur, but the probability has dropped to about 50%. Meanwhile, well-known investor and the inspiration for "The Big Short," Michael Burry, warned that Bitcoin's price could further dip to $50,000. He pointed out that if it falls to that level, Bitcoin mining companies may face severe financial pressure and even bankruptcy risks.Concerns about Bitcoin's weakness in the market have also intensified as funds accelerate their flow into traditional safe-haven assets like gold and silver. LMAX Group CEO David Mercer stated that the current market is experiencing "collateral tightening," with the speed of risk spreading outpacing the support system, leading to significantly amplified volatility. Analysts believe that against the backdrop of rising gold prices and crypto assets being revalued as "high-risk assets," Bitcoin's short-term performance will remain highly dependent on changes in the macro environment and market sentiment.

According to a recent feature report by Forbes, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han systematically reviewed his entrepreneurial journey in an exclusive interview and elaborated on Gate's development philosophy centered on security, transparency, and long-termism.The report pointed out that Gate is one of the earliest trading platforms in the industry to introduce and continuously disclose proof of reserves. Through higher standards of asset security mechanisms and a comprehensive risk control system, it has gradually established a trust foundation with nearly 50 million users. On the compliance front, Gate actively responds to global regulatory frameworks, including MiCA, with multiple entities under its umbrella having obtained or completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, authorizations, or approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Australia, and Dubai.Dr. Han stated that the cryptocurrency industry is entering a critical regulatory period, and platforms that truly possess long-term competitiveness must withstand both market and regulatory scrutiny. Gate is also continuously lowering the barriers for users to enter the digital asset and tokenized financial world through an integrated layout of trading, custody, settlement, and compliance capabilities, promoting the industry towards a more robust and sustainable direction.

Forbes published an article titled "What Is Bitcoin's Price Prediction For 2026," which points out that the currently available Bitcoin price predictions for 2026 vary widely. Analysts from Tom Lee, Standard Chartered Bank, and Bernstein are bullish, but there are also some institutions that are bearish.Although there is currently no single target price for Bitcoin in the market, predictions are concentrated in the range of $120,000 to $170,000, indicating that Bitcoin's price discovery is increasingly influenced by structural factors such as ETF fund flows and corporate treasury assets. If macroeconomic favorable factors strengthen and institutional participation accelerates, the potential upside could reach $250,000 or higher. How institutions choose to deploy capital will be a key factor in the rise of Bitcoin's price.

According to Forbes, CEX's spot and derivatives trading volume surged to $9.72 trillion in August, setting a new annual record; the annual trading volume of major exchanges reached $80 trillion.The market is showing a dual-track development: CEX attracts institutions and retail investors with high liquidity, a compliant framework, and a user-friendly interface; DEX, on the other hand, enables cross-chain trading and yield through smart contracts, with platforms like Hyperliquid gaining attention for their deep liquidity pools.Both models face challenges: CEX is confronted with regulatory risks and single points of failure, while DEX must deal with smart contract vulnerabilities and complex user experiences. The future trend points towards a hybrid model: combining the speed and liquidity of CEX with the autonomy and innovation of DEX. Cross-chain interoperability, atomic swaps, and liquidity aggregators are eliminating ecological fragmentation and paving the way for mainstream adoption.