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A whale account closed a $65,000 BTC short position yesterday and immediately went long on 196.88 BTC with 40x leverage, investing nearly $17.95 million. Although there is currently an unrealized loss of $50,000, this large-scale shift reflects an optimistic market outlook and is worth watching for BTC's subsequent performance.

The crypto market has recently experienced a slight pullback, with the RWA sector performing the worst, declining by 3.51% overall. Some cryptocurrencies like Keeta and Monero defied the trend and rose, indicating a clear internal market segmentation. BTC and ETH remain stable, and the overall trend is worth watching.

Trump pointed out that American tech companies are facing skyrocketing data center operating costs, with Microsoft being hit hardest. This issue mainly stems from rising electricity prices and will trigger a chain reaction in the cost structure of the tech industry chain, affecting investment strategies and pricing systems, especially in the Web3 ecosystem and mining pool operations that rely on computing resources.

Bitcoin may fluctuate around $90,000 in the near future, due to factors such as institutional divestment, high US interest rate policies, and geopolitical tensions, causing the market to wait for clear signals. Investors are cautiously observing amid uncertainty.

January 12th, Bitcoin's rally stalled, with US spot Bitcoin ETF experiencing a net outflow of 3,734 BTC, indicating a clear reduction in institutional holdings. On-chain data shows 3,400 BTC flowing into mainstream exchanges, suggesting a shift in institutional funds, ultimately putting downward pressure on Bitcoin's price, which fell to around $91,000. All these factors indicate that short-term price fluctuations are driven by institutional fund flows.

A major compliant platform's institutional account transferred out 27,204 ETH, approximately $84.84 million, to a new wallet. This large transfer has attracted market attention and may indicate a change in fund allocation strategy, impacting short-term market sentiment.

White House Economic Council Chair Harret emphasized respect for the independence of the Federal Reserve and clarified that there has been no interference in judicial cases, implying that the government will give the Federal Reserve ample space. This is a positive signal for investors concerned with macroeconomics and helps stabilize market sentiment.

Trader James Wynn experienced significant losses in the crypto space due to high leverage trading, with his total holdings shrinking from $2.45 million to approximately $240,000. He has been frequently cutting losses recently, with weekly losses reaching $640,000, and his predictions for PEPE have far from materialized, serving as a cautionary tale.

Digital asset investment products generally declined this week, with market capital outflows reaching $454 million. The United States saw a significant reduction, with outflows of $569 million, while Europe and some North American regions absorbed funds against the trend. Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced substantial sell-offs, while small and medium-cap coins attracted incremental funds, indicating that the market is undergoing a structural adjustment.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has banned the trading of privacy coins and their derivatives starting today, citing difficulties in complying with anti-money laundering and sanctions requirements. At the same time, the DFSA has redefined stablecoins, only recognizing fiat currencies and high-quality asset-backed cryptocurrencies, excluding algorithm-maintained stablecoins. In the future, licensed institutions will need to strengthen compliance and risk management.

【Blockchain Rhythm】On January 12th, on-chain wallet monitoring data shows that the days are not very good for a well-known BTC old whale account. This once profitable machine has turned from profit to loss, with the overall floating loss of the account currently around $2 million. Interestingly, the SOL long positions in the account are still supporting it—this SOL position has an unrealized profit of about $5.04 million, with an average price of $130, and a scale reaching $71.6 million. Overall, the total holdings of this address are approximately $795 million, and it remains the largest long position in ETH and SOL on-chain.
The days are also tough for the whales. The largest BTC long whale on-chain opened a position around 9,060 USD in BTC at about 4 a.m., and then kept adding to the position. Now, the position has expanded to $310 million, making it the second-largest long whale on-chain. Meanwhile, the account of the second-largest ETH long is also continuously losing value, with an unrealized loss of 142

Recent fluctuations in Ethereum's market have attracted attention, with $3000 and $3300 being two key price levels. If the price falls below $3000, long contracts will face a liquidation pressure of $1.001 billion; if it breaks through $3300, the short liquidation strength will be $638 million. Liquidation strength refers to the relative significance of liquidation risks across different price ranges.

A whale address successfully closed a position of 140 BTC on January 12th, earning $207,000. This investor made two long positions in BTC, both of which were profitably closed with decisive take profits, accumulating a total gain of $269,000, demonstrating their excellent trading strategy and market insight. This reminds us that in volatile markets, timely exit is often more important.

A trader bought in against the trend when the Meme coin market cap reached $43 million. As a result, 14 hours later, the market cap plummeted to $25 million, resulting in a loss of $157,600, a decline of 44.95%. This case reveals that Meme coins rely on market sentiment and hype, have no real value, and serves as a warning for investors to exercise caution and pay attention to risk management.

Recently, Meme coins on the Solana chain have experienced a small surge, with The Trophy Tomato reaching a market cap of $15 million, but now falling back to $10.17 million. At the same time, several Meme coins have seen significant gains, such as RALPH up 123% and WhileGuru increasing over 1000 times. Despite the bullish market sentiment, Meme coins lack practical value, and the investment risk is substantial.

A certain token sale project, Trove, suddenly extended the deposit deadline as the sale was about to close, triggering a large market buy order. However, the extension was later canceled, causing many investors to suffer losses, with one investor losing nearly $73,000. This incident reveals issues with the project's unregulated operations and chaotic information disclosure.

Well-known whale accounts reduced their BTC long positions and maintained high leverage on January 12, while heavily shorting ETH, reflecting their different expectations for the two assets' movements. Currently, BTC has an unrealized profit of $17,000, and ETH has an unrealized loss of $949,000. Market participants should pay attention to the actions of such large traders.