Virtual Assets: 5-Year Sideways Market Ends... 'Undervaluation' Over, Massive Surge Imminent

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Analysis suggests that the virtual asset market has concluded its long-term stagnation phase of the past five years and has entered an inflection point, with massive capital inflows anticipated based on the recovery of the US economy and regulatory clarity.

Dan Gambardello, host of the cryptocurrency-focused YouTube channel Crypto Capital Venture, stated in a video released on April 12 (local time) that the US economy has moved beyond recession fears and entered a strong recovery phase. He cited record-high oil exports and a reduced recession probability of 22.5% as evidence. In particular, he predicted a positive impact on risk assets across the board, noting that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) shows a rebound trend, mirroring patterns seen during the economic boom of the 1990s.

The US Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill (CLARITY), currently under discussion in the US Congress, has been identified as a key catalyst for fund inflows. Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong are urging swift passage of the bill to ensure regulatory clarity. Bessent emphasized the need for establishing a regulatory framework in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, predicting that if the bill is enacted, the current stablecoin market, valued at approximately $300 billion, could expand to trillions of dollars.

The real-world asset tokenization market is also growing rapidly. McKinsey projects that the volume of tokenized financial assets will reach at least $2 trillion to a maximum of $4 trillion by 2030. Indeed, the volume of real-world assets on the Solana (SOL) network has surpassed $2 billion, and there is a trend of it outperforming Ethereum (ETH) in terms of network users.

Technical indicators also support the possibility of a market rebound. Analysis suggests that the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for the relative value chart of Bitcoin (BTC) and gold, as well as the gold-to-copper ratio chart, shows rebound signals from historically low levels. The current total virtual asset market capitalization is approximately $2.44 trillion, similar to April 2021, but considering the accumulated infrastructure growth during that period, the market is still considered undervalued.

Gambardello characterized the current phase as an energy accumulation stage just before a massive bull market entry. He analyzed that with the global adoption expansion, institutional fund inflows, and the growth of the tokenization market all aligning, the virtual asset market has entered the early stages of a new upward cycle.

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