[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fcategories?locale=en":3,"\u002Farticles\u002Fbitcoin-crash-rebound-80k-etf-flows-buy?locale=en":46},[4,13,21,29,38],{"id":5,"slug":6,"name":7,"nameEn":8,"description":9,"descriptionEn":10,"sortOrder":11,"articleCount":12},"a7a26ffe-60e7-4548-b3d0-f271db563d51","travel","旅遊","Travel","訂房、機票、行程規劃相關的工具與心得","Booking, flights, and trip-planning tools and notes",1,2,{"id":14,"slug":15,"name":16,"nameEn":17,"description":18,"descriptionEn":19,"sortOrder":20,"articleCount":20},"5020f399-c954-48d2-bb8d-d330714ac6d6","finance","理財","Finance","記帳、投資、支付工具的使用經驗","Budgeting, investing, and payment tool experiences",3,{"id":22,"slug":23,"name":24,"nameEn":25,"description":26,"descriptionEn":27,"sortOrder":28,"articleCount":20},"418fe4fb-fbce-4f37-88e0-a917b7f2c87b","lifestyle","生活","Lifestyle","日常會用到的各種服務與小工具","Everyday services and small tools worth having",4,{"id":30,"slug":31,"name":32,"nameEn":33,"description":34,"descriptionEn":35,"sortOrder":36,"articleCount":37},"df5d8a68-5464-4db3-b0ff-ce3843b48885","tech","科技","Tech","人類前進的動力","The engine behind human progress",5,7,{"id":39,"slug":40,"name":41,"nameEn":42,"description":43,"descriptionEn":44,"sortOrder":45,"articleCount":12},"84734e6c-fdfe-4544-b08a-0522c4df802f","game","遊戲","Games","身為玩家的最愛","A gamer's favorite things",6,{"id":47,"slug":48,"type":49,"title":50,"excerpt":51,"coverImageUrl":52,"categoryId":14,"categorySlug":15,"categoryName":16,"categoryNameEn":17,"authorName":53,"status":54,"publishedAt":55,"seoTitle":56,"seoDescription":57,"ogImageUrl":52,"aiGenerated":58,"aiSourceNotes":59,"viewCount":60,"featured":61,"productsPosition":62,"locale":63,"translationGroupId":64,"unpublishedReason":53,"unpublishedAt":65,"createdAt":66,"updatedAt":67,"contentHtml":68,"plainSummary":57,"tags":69,"products":70,"related":71,"translations":99},"023246d7-b662-44de-b713-c66d075101a3","bitcoin-crash-rebound-80k-etf-flows-buy","post","Bitcoin Cut in Half Then Bounced Back to $80K This Year: Is It Still Worth Buying? Price, ETF Flows, and Risk Breakdown","After getting cut in half from its October 2025 all-time high, Bitcoin rebounded back above $80,000 in August 2026. Here is a breakdown of price action, crash drivers, ETF capital flows, and institutional forecasts—laying out both bull and bear arguments so you can decide for yourself whether to enter.","\u002Fuploads\u002Fc08c11e4-3085-4aee-8eb2-9873d44a111f.jpg","","published","2026-09-07T08:54:11.962Z","Is Bitcoin Still Worth Buying? 2026 Crash, Halving, and Rebound Breakdown | Life Hunter","Bitcoin plunged 50% from its ATH before rebounding to $80K in 2026. We break down the latest prices, ETF flows, crash causes, and institutional forecasts—laying out both bull and bear cases to help you gauge risk and entry timing.",true,"翻譯自中文文章「比特幣今年腰斬又反彈到8萬美元，現在還值得買嗎？價格、ETF資金與風險整理」（原文 articleId: 4782ab6f-b6ef-4896-b88e-38ad151eb60c）。推廣連結／產品卡尚未設定，英文版要用哪個聯盟計畫還沒決定，需要人工另外補上，不要照搬原文的台灣在地連結。分類與封面圖沿用原文，分類名稱目前還是中文顯示（categories 表還沒有英文名稱欄位，屬已知待補項目）。",0,false,"top","en","5416e425-6389-460b-9c3a-716c3bcab640",null,"2026-09-07T16:16:55.368Z","2026-09-07T16:54:11.962Z","\u003Cp>A few friends around me have started asking again whether they should buy Bitcoin. The reason is simple: as of August 28, 2026, Bitcoin surged intraday to $81,000, clocking an August monthly gain of over 28%—its biggest single-month rally since November 2024. That kind of rally naturally makes people itch to jump in. But Bitcoin was literally cut in half earlier this year. So, this post isn't here to tell you whether to buy or sell right now. Instead, I'm laying out the price trends, capital flows, and risks so you can make your own call. It's meant for anyone who's already somewhat curious about crypto, but doesn't want to just chase hype headlines and blindly dive in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>First, Let's Look at How Brutal This Year's Crash Really Was\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $126,198 in October 2025, and then slid downward all the way. By early February 2026, it briefly broke below $60,000, and was still hovering around $61,000 in early June. Compared to the October peak, that's a drop of more than 50%—a true halving, not just headline exaggeration. What's even more terrifying is that during this plunge, the entire market saw $1.12 billion in liquidations within a single 24-hour window, wiping out the leveraged positions of over 166,000 traders. To me, that number is far more worth remembering than the price itself, because it proves that Bitcoin's volatility isn't just theoretical. If you trade this market with leverage, you really can get liquidated and kicked out in a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crash wasn't triggered by a single event either. Several factors stacked on top of each other. The market's bets on the Federal Reserve's rate-cut timeline fell apart, while geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran pushed oil prices higher, further dampening the odds of rate cuts—both of which hit risk assets hard. Another development I find even more noteworthy: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) sold Bitcoin for the first time in nearly four years. This company has long been the benchmark corporate holder for the "long-term Bitcoin holding" thesis, so when they start selling, market confidence naturally takes a hit. Meanwhile, gold and AI-related stocks performed much stronger over the same period, leading quite a few people to question whether the "digital gold" narrative still holds up. In my view, all of these are completely reasonable bearish arguments, not baseless rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>The Current Rebound: What's Actually Happening with Capital Flows?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Bouncing back above $80,000 is a number everyone can see on a price chart, but what's far more critical is the movement of institutional capital. In the first half of 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their first "net outflow half-year" since launching in 2024. Institutional market maker Jane Street even drastically slashed its Bitcoin ETF holdings by around 70% in Q1. That shows institutions were actually leaning quite conservative, if not actively retreating, during the first half of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the last six trading days (August 17 to 24), however, the wind clearly shifted. During this stretch, spot ETFs saw a combined net inflow of $2.255 billion—with BlackRock's IBIT accounting for $1.5397 billion and Fidelity's FBTC taking in $397.7 million. That marks the largest consecutive inflow streak in 2026. This inflection point is, in my opinion, the most noteworthy part of this article, because it signals that at least some institutional capital has returned. Still, this is only six days of data. Compared to an entire half-year of net outflows, it's too early to call this a full trend reversal. At best, it's an encouraging signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Institutional Forecasts Are Bullish, but Forecasts Are Just Forecasts\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In a research report published on August 26, Bernstein projected that Bitcoin will return to $125,000 by the end of 2026, set a new high of $150,000 by mid-2027, and reach up to $300,000 by 2029. If currency debasement combines with accelerated institutional inflows, they suggested it could even hit $200,000 by mid-2027. These figures look incredibly tempting, but let's be blunt: this is an optimistic scenario forecast from a single institution, not market consensus. Institutional forecasts have missed the mark plenty of times in the past—the October 2025 all-time high, immediately followed by a 50% crash, is the most recent proof. When I read reports like this, I treat them as one perspective to factor in, never as a guarantee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fuploads\u002F41598fa4-7308-4f7e-a77f-c94420eca3b5.jpg\" alt=\"Three figures standing on floating stones, facing an upward arrow, a horizontal line, and two overlapping circles respectively\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's a framework I find very helpful when evaluating whether it's "worth buying": be crystal clear about what kind of buyer you are first. Those who purely gamble on price swings and ride the momentum are directional investors—they take on the highest risk, and they're usually the first ones hurt in a halving crash like this. Those who treat crypto as a small percentage of their portfolio to seek low correlation with stocks and bonds are long-term allocators. Then there are arbitrageurs capturing structural yields like the spot-futures basis spread, whose returns have little to do with where the coin's price actually goes. For these three types of people, the answer to "should I buy now?" is fundamentally different. Jumping in without even understanding which category you fall into—that's the real risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>A Quick Note Before Wrapping Up\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This article is put together from public data and my own observations. It is not financial advice. For an asset with Bitcoin's level of volatility, whether to actually buy or sell comes down to doing your own homework and being clear on how much loss you can stomach. If you're unsure, chatting with a licensed financial advisor is a lot more solid than making a decision based on a single blog post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sorting through all these numbers, my personal takeaway is this: a 28% gain sounds enticing, but this market also just demonstrated what a 50% crash and 166,000 liquidated traders look like. Both things happened, and both are real—it just depends on which point in time you're looking back from. That's my breakdown for now. If there are fresh developments in ETF flows or prices down the road, I'll come back and update this post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[],[],[72,85],{"id":73,"slug":74,"type":49,"title":75,"excerpt":76,"coverImageUrl":77,"contentMd":53,"categoryId":14,"categorySlug":15,"categoryName":16,"categoryNameEn":17,"authorName":53,"status":54,"publishedAt":78,"seoTitle":79,"seoDescription":80,"ogImageUrl":77,"aiGenerated":58,"aiSourceNotes":81,"viewCount":60,"featured":61,"productsPosition":62,"locale":63,"translationGroupId":82,"unpublishedReason":53,"unpublishedAt":65,"createdAt":83,"updatedAt":84},"d55791d5-8a36-456c-b182-3ca2000c20cd","taiwan-stocks-46000-pe-29","Taiwan Stocks at 46,331 Points and a 29x P\u002FE: Is It Still a Good Time to Jump In? Bull vs. Bear Arguments and Key Numbers Broken Down","With Taiwan stocks crossing the 46,000-point threshold and the P\u002FE ratio reaching 29.15x—well above historical norms—this post lays out the bull and bear arguments alongside the hard numbers, without trying to time the market for you, so you can evaluate whether and how to enter.","\u002Fuploads\u002F67150a98-9468-4fc4-9077-fc2ade258054.jpg","2026-09-07T08:54:12.258Z","Taiwan Stocks at 46,331 and 29x P\u002FE: Can You Still Buy In? Bull vs. Bear Cases & Entry Strategy","As of August 28, 2026, Taiwan stocks sit at a 29.15x P\u002FE ratio, well above the historical 12–20x range. Here is a breakdown of institutional bull arguments, key risk warnings, and phased entry strategies to help you decide for yourself. Not investment advice.","翻譯自中文文章「台股46,331點、本益比29倍，現在還適合進場嗎？多空論點跟數字整理給你看」（原文 articleId: 98faad88-7f92-4b9e-9d94-ec95f11d6e30）。推廣連結／產品卡尚未設定，英文版要用哪個聯盟計畫還沒決定，需要人工另外補上，不要照搬原文的台灣在地連結。分類與封面圖沿用原文，分類名稱目前還是中文顯示（categories 表還沒有英文名稱欄位，屬已知待補項目）。","7b9ee086-e9aa-4439-b896-277631a8b543","2026-09-07T15:35:58.541Z","2026-09-07T16:54:12.258Z",{"id":86,"slug":87,"type":88,"title":89,"excerpt":90,"coverImageUrl":91,"contentMd":53,"categoryId":14,"categorySlug":15,"categoryName":16,"categoryNameEn":17,"authorName":53,"status":54,"publishedAt":92,"seoTitle":93,"seoDescription":94,"ogImageUrl":91,"aiGenerated":58,"aiSourceNotes":95,"viewCount":11,"featured":61,"productsPosition":62,"locale":63,"translationGroupId":96,"unpublishedReason":53,"unpublishedAt":65,"createdAt":97,"updatedAt":98},"1c85709d-fb91-40ab-9d23-dae291a037f0","shopee-financial-certification-question-banks-review","review","Are Financial Certification Question Banks on Shopee Worth Buying? An Honest Review of SK Interactive Notes","Official examination bodies only provide past papers from the last three sessions without answer explanations—so what exactly do you get from a NT$300 to NT$500 (New Taiwan Dollar) interactive question bank on Shopee? I analyzed all 25 question banks from SK Interactive Notes, breaking down pricing, question volume, delivery logistics, and the non-refundable risks involved.","\u002Fuploads\u002Fc33c5583-d95d-4616-a793-7c704a5ce747.jpg","2026-09-07T08:54:11.896Z","Are Shopee Financial Certification Question Banks Worth Buying? SK Interactive Notes (25 Exam Banks) vs. Official Free Past Papers","TABF only provides the last three exam sessions, SFI only gives the previous two quarters without explanations, while MOEX offers Certified Public Bookkeeper questions completely free. This article breaks down the prices, cost-per-question, convenience-store delivery process, and the non-refundable risks of SK Interactive Notes' 25 exam question banks on Shopee.","翻譯自中文文章「蝦皮上的金融證照題庫值得買嗎?SK互動筆記介紹」（原文 articleId: cd5d2f31-6876-429e-af37-5addf6a88280）。推廣連結／產品卡尚未設定，英文版要用哪個聯盟計畫還沒決定，需要人工另外補上，不要照搬原文的台灣在地連結。分類與封面圖沿用原文，分類名稱目前還是中文顯示（categories 表還沒有英文名稱欄位，屬已知待補項目）。","263c6695-569c-4e57-b8f6-d2a69f18d4bf","2026-09-07T15:27:49.123Z","2026-09-07T16:54:11.896Z",[100],{"locale":101,"slug":102},"zh-Hant","bitcoin-price-crash-rebound-80000-etf-2026"]