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01-14
Ethereum's 4-Year Consolidation May Signal 54x Breakout by 2026
Ethereum consolidates 4 years in tight monthly range, classic explosive breakout pattern like 2020-2021’s 54x surge.Post-Dencun L2 cost cuts, Prague/Electra upgrades position ETH for mass adoption as DeFi TVL tops $150B.Spot ETH ETFs draw institutional billions; $4K-$5K break could target $10K+ by 2...
Circle Mints 1B USDC on Solana, Total Hits 4.25B in 2026
Circle minted 1B USDC on Solana todayTotal USDC minted in 2026 now stands at 4.25BSolana sees growing stablecoin activity and adoptionircle, the issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), has minted a whopping 1 billion USDC on Solana today. This single-day mint is one of the largest in recent months, further s...
Ethereum New Wallets Reach Record High, Non-Empty Addresses Hit 172.9 Million
BlockBeats news: On January 14, despite ETH's price remaining in a consolidation phase, the number of new Ethereum wallet creations hit a new all-time high last week, with strong rebound in network adoption. An average of 327,000 new Ethereum wallets were created per day over the past week, with Sun...
BitGo Expands Institutional Platform to Include Derivatives Trading
Key Takeaways:BitGo adds derivatives to its institutional platform, impacting market strategy.Tim Kan heads the new derivatives team.Targets hedge funds and trading firms.BitGo has expanded its institutional OTC platform to include derivatives trading, announced on January 13, 2026, with collateral ...
Whale Closes 10,000 ETH Long Position, Earns $2.39M Profit
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), as the market rose, the whale address "pension-usdt.eth" closed a long position of 10,000 ETH (3x leverage, 50% margin), making a profit of $2.39 million. The address still holds a position of 10,000 ETH, with a floating profit of $2.34 mill...
Chain-based Investor Cuts $40M in Major Crypto Short Positions
BlockBeats News, January 14, according to... HyperInsight Monitoring According to the data, in the past one hour, the short-position whale known as "On-chain Part-time Stock Investor" has reduced its 20x leveraged short positions in ETH, BTC, and SOL, with the total position size decreasing by appro...
Over 4.68M EIGEN Transferred From Uniswap to Another Anonymous Address
According to ChainCatcher, Arkham data shows that at 13:45, 4,687,900 EIGEN tokens (worth approximately $2.1016 million) were transferred from Uniswap to an anonymous address (starting with 0x4817...). Subsequently, the address transferred 4,661,800 EIGEN tokens (worth approximately $2.0979 million)...
IP/KRW Trading Volume Surpasses Upbit, Derivatives Volume Ranks Sixth Globally
According to CoinGecko data, the IP/KRW trading pair led the Korean won (KRW) trading market for the second consecutive day with a 15.45% share, achieving a 24-hour trading volume of $308 million. Following it were XRP (12.97%, $259 million in trading volume) and BTC (10.41%, $207 million in trading...
Chainalysis Data Shows AI-Powered Crypto Scams Reach $14 Billion Annually
According to the latest report by Forbes, the market size of cryptocurrency fraud has reached $14 billion annually and could rise to $17 billion. Data from Chainalysis shows that fraud groups using AI tools average $3.2 million per scam, which is 4.5 times higher than those not using AI. "Pig butche...
Whale Shorts 54.77 BTC with 10x Leverage Amid Bearish Outlook
BlockBeats News, January 14, according to... Hyperinsight Monitoring: A whale, bearish on the future market, shorted 54.77 BTC (approximately $5.2 million) at 1:24 PM with 10x leverage. The average entry price was $94,986, and it is currently showing a slight floating profit.
AI Tools Drive Growth in Crypto Fraud, Average Loss per Scam Rises to $3.2M
BlockBeats News: On January 14, according to Forbes, cryptocurrency fraud in 2025 has become a massive criminal industry with an annual scale of at least $14 billion. This is largely due to the widespread use of AI tools, which enable fraudsters to more efficiently create fake identities and generat...
Whale 'pension-usdt.eth' Cuts ETH Long Position by 10,000, Makes $4.18M in One Day
According to ChainCatcher and Hyperbot data monitoring, the large whale account "pension-usdt.eth" has reduced its ETH long position by 10,000 ETH. Previously, the whale held a 20,000 ETH long position for 5 days. It currently still holds 10,000 ETH long (approximately $33.35 million). The whale's c...
Wintermute: 2026 Crypto Market Recovery Depends on Three Key Factors
Odaily Planet Daily News: In its digital asset over-the-counter market review, crypto market maker Wintermute analyzed that the traditional four-year cycle of Bitcoin in 2025 will be weak, and the altcoin cycle will almost disappear. This is not a temporary adjustment, but a structural change. There...
Impersonation and AI-Driven Crypto Scams Surge 1,400% in 2025
Impersonation Scams Surge in Cryptocurrency Space Amid Rising Threats2025 has seen a dramatic increase in impersonation-based scams within the crypto industry, with a staggering 1,400% year-over-year rise reported by Chainalysis. These schemes, which often involve fraudsters posing as trusted indivi...
KuCoin Futures to Delist FUNUSDT Perpetual Contract on January 15, 2026
As reported by Announcement, KuCoin Futures will delist the FUNUSDT perpetual contract at 11:00 on January 15, 2026 (UTC). Starting at 10:50 UTC on the same day, opening new positions will be suspended, while closing positions will remain unaffected. Open orders will be canceled, and positions will ...
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