Gate News Announcement, March 10 — Northwestern Mutual released a research report indicating that many Generation Z investors tend to choose high-risk assets to achieve their financial goals. The survey data shows that about 80% of Generation Z respondents feel financially behind and believe that speculative investments can accumulate wealth more quickly than traditional investment strategies. Among them, approximately 32% have already invested or are considering investing in cryptocurrencies, while a similar proportion of respondents are involved in prediction market investments.

Bitcoin has recently experienced intense volatility, with the price dropping from $66,600 to $62,500 and then rebounding to $70,000, but it has currently fallen back to $66,000. Analysis indicates that selling pressure is not accidental but a continuation of cyclical adjustments, with bears holding the advantage. Although the MVRV Z-Score shows Bitcoin is undervalued, sentiment indicators have not bottomed out, and long-term holder data also indicate risks, potentially facing passive selling pressure.

Crypto researcher anıl pointed out that historical data of Bitcoin's MVRV Z-Score indicates that when this indicator drops below 0, it often signals the lowest prices. Currently, Bitcoin's Z-Score is +0.26, not yet testing the "green zone." If it turns negative again, it may suggest the optimal risk-reward ratio for the medium to long term.

Gate News Bot Message, February 14: According to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of press, ZAMA (Zama) is trading at $0.02, up 15.30% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.03 and a low of $0.02. The 24-hour trading volume is $234 million. The current market cap is approximately $44.7 million, an increase of $5.93 million from yesterday. Zama is an open-source cryptographic protocol that implements confidential smart contracts for any L1 or L2 blockchain using Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology. The Zama Protocol ensures that on-chain data remains encrypted throughout processing, maintaining security while enabling publicly verifiable operations. The protocol has been launched on the mainnet, with co-processors used to offload FHE computations to reduce gas costs and achieve horizontal scalability. Z

Finance company BitMine Immersion (BMRN) Chairman Tom Lee stated at the Hong Kong Consensus Conference that the next generation of disruptive financial platforms may not come from Wall Street, but from the YouTube ecosystem. Lee believes that top global content creator MrBeast entering the financial services sector could become the "mainstream financial gateway" for Generation Z and Alpha, and may play roles similar to Robinhood and Charles Schwab in the future. Earlier this month, MrBeast's company agreed to acquire the new bank Step, and BitMine has invested approximately $200 million in the company. Lee pointed out that this is not a short-term capital operation, but a long-term strategy to meet the changing financial needs of young people. "Beast has the opportunity to become their generation's financial institution," he said.

CEO Mai stated on the X platform that he had liquidated his holdings around September and is bearish on the market, believing that liquidity will not improve. He has set three conditions to determine the bottoming point and is prepared to cope with a further 40-50% decline in the market.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has personally debunked a Polymarket post claiming that "Jeff Bezos suggests Z-generation entrepreneurs should first work at real-world companies like McDonald's or Palantir before considering starting their own businesses." Bezos stated: "That's not true. I'm not sure why Polymarket would fabricate this."

Despite the ongoing high living costs and household budgets being squeezed by inflation, American consumers are not shying away from cryptocurrencies. On the contrary, the latest survey shows that crypto assets are gradually entering mainstream holiday spending scenarios, becoming a more cost-effective and future-oriented gift option. According to the latest holiday spending survey released by Visa, about 28% of Americans are willing to receive cryptocurrencies as gifts during Christmas or holiday seasons, with this figure rising to 45% among Generation Z. This trend indicates that even with limited disposable income, American consumers remain strongly interested in digital assets.

The latest survey shows that, as housing costs soar and traditional wealth accumulation paths are blocked, cryptocurrencies are becoming an important choice for young investors in the United States. A joint survey by leading US CEX and Ipsos indicates that among 4,350 surveyed American adults, 45% of Generation Z and millennial investors hold cryptocurrencies, while among older investors, this proportion is only 18%, a generational gap of 27 percentage points. The survey results reflect a clear trend: young people are systematically shifting towards digital assets. 73% of young respondents believe that achieving wealth growth through traditional means (such as buying a house, long-term stock investments) has become more difficult, compared to 57% among older groups. The continued decline in housing affordability, high student loan debt, and wages that fail to keep up with inflation are constantly squeezing the wealth-building opportunities for young people.