PANews reported on December 16th, citing CNBC, that Fundstrat co-founder and BitMine chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview: "The best time for cryptocurrencies is yet to come. Currently, there are only 4 million Bitcoin wallets holding over $10,000 worth of BTC, while there are 900 million retirement and brokerage accounts globally, each holding approximately $10,000. This means the market potential for cryptocurrencies is 200 times greater than it is now. I think there were indeed some concerns about quantum computing in the market before, and there was also a large-scale deleveraging event on October 11th, but fundamentally, the year ended on a very high note. The US government has passed legislation and regulations favorable to cryptocurrencies, and Wall Street has shown strong interest in building financial products on the blockchain, so the future direction and prospects are very clear and highly visible, but token prices remain uncertain."