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ChainCatcher message, according to Coinglass data, the whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform currently amount to $6.783 billion, with long positions at $3.262 billion, accounting for 48.1%, and short positions at $3.52 billion, accounting for 51.9%. The long positions have a profit and loss of $10.6721 million, and the short positions have a profit and loss of $52.4522 million.
Among them, the whale address 0xb317..ae is long on ETH with 5x leverage at a price of $3,147.39, currently unrealized profit and loss of $18.4037 million.

BlockBeats News, January 6th, according to [Hyperinsight](https://t.me/HyperInsight) monitoring, the hot whale movements with new rebalancing from 10:00 to 20:00 today are as follows:
Long positions:
"The 'Lightning Reverse' whale continues to increase BTC and ETH long positions, with a total of $167 million, floating loss of $680,000."
Renowned "Bankrupt Whale" James Wynn adds to BTC and PEPE long positions, with a floating profit of $820,000.
Short positions:
"The whale short position that previously sold 255 Bitcoin has increased to $225.8 million, with a floating loss of over $6 million."
"Shanzhai Air Force Leader" adds to their position.

In 2025, benefiting from the warming attitude of the U.S. government towards digital assets, Circle's USDC stablecoin's growth rate consecutively surpassed Tether's USDT, with market caps reaching $75.12 billion and $186.6 billion respectively. This indicates that other stablecoins have not benefited from changes in U.S. regulation.

FTX founder SBF accused the US and Western media on social media of double standards in their treatment of Venezuelan President Maduro and former Honduran President JOH, questioning the media's focus on the legality of arrests and their political bias. He believes all of this reflects deeper political motives rather than purely legal issues.

On-chain analyst Eye pointed out that agent Garrett Jin created two staking pools through the company XHash, depositing 886,440 ETH, which were sourced from Bitcoin swaps. Recently, all ETH has been unstaked. Additionally, he discovered that Jack Chen might be another agent of the "1011 Insider Whale."

HabitTrade completes nearly $10 million in Series A funding, led by Chizi City Technology, with follow-on investments from Bright Venture Capital and others. The company focuses on expanding compliant brokerage infrastructure and accelerating the integration of traditional capital markets with on-chain finance, with a key focus on the Middle East market. This funding will promote HabitTrade's regional expansion and provide traffic and resource support.

US-listed company Hyperscale Data announces its Bitcoin holdings have reached 532.6978 BTC, with cash approximately $43.1 million. It is expected that by January 2026, the total value of its Bitcoin will be around $80.2 million. The company's goal is to increase its Bitcoin holdings to $100 million.

Hyperscale Data disclosed that as of January 2, 2026, its Bitcoin reserves amount to 532.6978 BTC, with approximately $43.1 million in cash. Based on the Bitcoin price on January 4, the total reserve value is approximately $80.2 million. The company plans to increase its Bitcoin reserves to $100 million.

Polymarket recently updated the documentation, introducing taker fees for the 15-minute crypto market, marking an adjustment to the zero-fee model. The related fees are used for market maker liquidity incentives, with limited impact on regular users. This change aims to optimize market structure and improve liquidity quality.

ChainCatcher 消息，据 Arkham 数据，在 20:05，500 万 XUSD 从 Null Address 转入 StraitsX。

Gate will launch a contract balance points doubling event from January 7 to January 9. Users can automatically participate by holding USDT or BTC. The balance points earned will be doubled, with a maximum of 4 points and corresponding rewards.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if Ethereum breaks above $3300, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach 8.09 billion. Conversely, if Ethereum falls below $3150, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX long positions will reach 10.53 billion.
Note: The liquidation chart does not display the exact number of contracts pending liquidation or the precise value of contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart represent the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to nearby clusters, i.e., the intensity. Therefore, the chart shows how much the price will be affected when it reaches a certain level. Higher "liquidation bars" indicate that the price will trigger a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.

According to Coinglass data, if Ethereum breaks through $3300, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach 809 million; conversely, if it falls below $3150, the total liquidation strength of long positions will reach 1.053 billion. The liquidation chart shows the impact of price fluctuations on the market.

Odaily Planet Daily News Odaily Planet Daily News According to [GMGN](https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_HiQUsVtn ) data, the Solana ecosystem Meme Coin 114514 market cap has fallen below 20 million USD, currently at 19.21 million USD.
Odaily reminds users that Meme Coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should be cautious of risks.

ZenChain successfully raised $8.5 million in funding, led by Watermelon Capital, DWF Labs, and Genesis Capital. Additionally, it received $1.5 million in angel investment. The new funds will advance protocol development and ecosystem building, aiming to provide cross-chain interaction infrastructure with a focus on capital efficiency and long-term sustainability.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that market data shows LIT (Lighter) has surged past 3 USDT, currently trading at 3.174 USDT, with a 24H increase of 14%.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Onchain research director Leon Waidmann posted on the X platform that the expansion speed of crypto payments has exceeded most people's expectations. According to Dune Analytics data, Visa crypto card spending grew by 525% in 2025, with net expenditure increasing from $14.6 million to $91.3 million.
He believes that consumer payments are just the beginning, and a larger shift is coming from the enterprise side. Companies are managing payments and collections on-chain, seamlessly converting between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies, operating on-chain treasuries, and generating yields from idle balances. Data confirms that cryptocurrencies are being used for actual payments rather than just trading; card payments eliminate friction and reduce complexity, and on-chain balances are increasingly approaching the behavior of money. Cryptocurrencies are shifting from an alternative to the financial system to its foundation.

Foresight News reports that Glassnode's tweet indicates that the 7-day moving average funding rate across major perpetual contract markets has slightly improved. The average funding rate has rebounded from around 0% to approximately 0.005%, then fell back to about 0.003% over the past 24 hours. Historically, sustained market rallies are often accompanied by funding rates remaining above 0.01%, suggesting that while the current market environment still has support, a definitive bullish trend has not yet formed.

Morgan Stanley has applied to the SEC to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked to the prices of Bitcoin and Solana, further deepening its presence in the crypto asset space, reflecting traditional financial institutions' ongoing interest in the digital asset market.