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A family dispute involving over 10 million USD in cryptocurrency assets has attracted attention in Tennessee, USA. The defendant, Kirk West, is accused of stealing XRP and other crypto assets belonging to Nancy Jones, the widow of country music legend George Jones, valued at over $11 million. West denies the theft and countersues, claiming he has legal rights to a portion of the assets. The case is still ongoing.

A major holder recently closed positions in batches, selling 2,450 ETH for a profit of $301,000. They still hold 8,800 ETH, with an unrealized profit of $1,597,000, and have placed limit take-profit orders in the $3,350-$3,400 range. At the same time, they have a heavy position of 205,000 HYPE tokens, with an unrealized profit of $83,000, demonstrating confidence in both assets.

On-chain data shows that an early Bitcoin holder's total holdings are valued at $845 million, including 203,300 ETH, 1,000 BTC, and 511,600 SOL, with unrealized profits exceeding $47 million. This diversified multi-asset investment strategy is worth noting in the current market environment.

【Crypto World】Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently has an important schedule—on January 15th, he will attend a high-end forum in St. Moritz, Swiss Alps. This conference is quite exclusive, limited to 250 participants, mostly family offices and institutional fund players.
Garlinghouse will participate in a panel discussion at the event, with an interesting topic: "Oil and Water? Are Cryptocurrency Companies and Traditional Public Markets Compatible?" Also on stage are industry heavyweights like Christopher Ferraro, President of Galaxy Digital. The conference mainly focuses on core issues such as asset class maturity, tokenization, and regulation.
Interestingly, Ripple recently stated that its financial situation is stable and that it does not need to raise funds through the public markets to drive growth. But Garlin

A DeFi trading mistake occurred on Ethereum, where $3.84 million worth of stkGHO in the YO Protocol trade was only exchanged for 122,000 USDC. The error was caused by improper transaction parameter settings and routing issues, leading to slippage protection failure and high fee losses. This incident serves as a reminder to pay attention to details in DeFi transactions.

【币界】特朗普媒体科技集团股价盘前走高。最新消息显示，该公司近日推出了四项以"美国优先"为主题的投资策略，这一举措直接带动股价上涨1.7%。市场对这类带有政策导向的投资方向反应积极，不少关注者都在观察后续的具体政策落地情况。这类主题投资策略往往会吸引特定风格的资金流入，短期内可能继续维持市场热度。

A non-custodial wallet update adds Bitcoin support, allowing users to directly store and manage multiple assets while keeping private keys stored locally to ensure security. Future plans include integrating WalletConnect and supporting more public chain ecosystems, gradually becoming a cross-chain asset management tool.

The Solana Policy Institute proposed that DeFi and centralized exchanges should be treated differently, emphasizing that open-source developers should not be regulated according to centralized exchange standards. It calls for policies to adapt to emerging technologies to maintain innovation and ecological vitality. Balancing regulation and innovation is an important issue for the future.

【Blockchain Rhythm】 Recently, I came across an interesting on-chain activity — a giant whale address starting with 0x931 just dumped 4,200 ETH at the $3,136.93 level, with a total holding value of $13.17 million. Even more intense, this guy used 25x leverage, setting the liquidation price at $3,025. This price buffer isn't very wide, indicating that the whale has a clear expectation of ETH's recent trend. Such large-scale capital accumulation movements often reflect market participants' confidence direction, worth paying attention to how it develops next.

【币界】特朗普政府对伊朗的关税举措可能成为美中贸易谈判的新变量。这一政策走向值得关注，因为全球贸易紧张局势往往会影响风险资产的表现，包括加密货币市场的波动。美中贸易关系的不确定性一直是宏观经济的重要风向标，而新的关税政策可能加剧市场对经济前景的担忧，进而对大宗商品和数字资产价格带来连锁影响。

【Crypto World】Federal Reserve Chairman Powell is facing an insider trading investigation controversy. However, interestingly, the market remains calm about this wave—investors seem to have long been accustomed to it. What truly influences capital flows are the hard data: economic growth signals, employment reports, inflation indicators, and the upcoming interest rate trajectory. After all, for the crypto market, the Fed's purse strings are more critical than personnel scandals. As long as there are signs of easing in liquidity policies, capital will be re-priced.

The U.S. Department of Labor will release the December CPI data, with the overall inflation rate expected to remain at 2.7%. Market analysts believe that the pace of inflation slowdown is decelerating, which will influence the Federal Reserve's policy stance. Unless there are significant surprises in the data, it will be difficult to reverse the policy outlook. Crypto market participants should pay attention to these macroeconomic developments.

On January 13th, a major trader lost $756,000 after closing their ETH short position, then quickly went long on BTC with 20x leverage, purchasing 310.29 BTC and floating a profit of $52,000. This move reflects a shift in market sentiment and warrants attention to subsequent developments.

【Crypto World】ZKsync has just announced its technical roadmap for 2026, with several directions worth paying attention to.
In the privacy sector, they plan to upgrade Prividium from a simple privacy engine to an enterprise-level infrastructure. Imagine privacy no longer being an add-on feature but directly embedded into the system's core. This architecture can directly interface with existing enterprise systems and workflows, making the deployment of privacy applications as straightforward as building standard enterprise infrastructure.
The ZK Stack will see even more significant changes. Previously, independent chains operated separately; now, they aim to create a collaborative system. Application chains will shift from peripheral roles to the core of the stack, allowing applications to seamlessly switch between public and private ZK chains. Native integration of liquidity and infrastructure eliminates the need for complex cross-chain operations.
Additionally, their open-source RISC-V proof system Airbender has evolved from the ultra-fast zkVM into a universal standard. Speed is not the only KPI.

XRP Spot ETF attracted $15.04 million in net inflows on January 12. Bitwise and Franklin ETFs performed outstandingly, with cumulative net inflows of over $300 million and $281 million respectively. Currently, the total net asset value of XRP Spot ETFs has reached $1.48 billion, reflecting ongoing institutional interest and further driving market growth.