Liquid Capital founder flags market headwinds; ETH steady near 3000

Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital) founder Yi Lihua said on January 26 that the market is oscillating at low levels despite notable buying, citing heavy accumulation by Trend Research, purchases by BMNR and MicroStrategy, and a call from CZ for a super bull cycle, according to BlockBeats. He attributed the softness and choppiness to several factors: the four-year cycle and the 1011 sell-off, a yen rate hike, no new purchases for the U.S. BTC strategic reserve, shorts taking advantage of the current window to push prices lower, and haven flows into gold/silver and equities. In a contrarian read, he noted ETH has stayed around 3000 amid these headwinds and said that after fully exiting at 4500, they moved to rebuild positions; while some advised waiting for a better entry, he argued investors lack perfect foresight and that their approach sets buy and sell strategies on a medium- to long-term horizon rather than trading short term even when sitting on gains.