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PANews January 7 News, according to CoinDesk, London-based proprietary hedge fund Karatage, focused on digital assets and emerging technology, has appointed Shane O'Callaghan as Senior Partner and Head of Institutional Strategy. O'Callaghan previously worked at Dutch market maker IMC Trading, where he served as Global Institutional Partnerships and Digital Asset Sales Manager over the past year. Before joining IMC, O'Callaghan was the Global Business Development Director at crypto trading platform Portofino Technologies and also served as the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Regional Head at the now-defunct crypto lending platform BlockFi.
Karatage was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London, with investment interests spanning digital assets, cryptocurrency funds, and blockchain-related sectors.

London-based proprietary hedge fund Karatage announced the official appointment of Shane O’Callaghan as Senior Partner and Head of Institutional Strategy. This personnel change is seen as an important signal that Karatage is accelerating its institutionalization and strengthening its digital asset investment capabilities.
Karatage is a hedge fund focused on digital assets and emerging technologies, founded in 2017, during the early stages when institutional funds began exploring the crypto market. Over the years, the fund has remained active across multiple market cycles, with an investment scope covering liquid crypto assets, crypto-native funds, and companies providing infrastructure, products, and services for the blockchain economy.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 16:57, 878,200 UNI (worth approximately $5.3 million) was transferred from Monetalis to an anonymous address (starting with 0x25bA...).

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 16:53, 1992 BTC (worth approximately $919 million) was transferred from Fidelity Custody to an anonymous address (starting with 3PQy7p...).

Odaily Planet Daily reported that analyst Giuseppe Dellamotta stated that gold prices continue to be supported by geopolitical tensions and weak US data. Currently, the bullish momentum remains solid, but Friday's US non-farm payroll report could pose a challenge. Although the previous report's credibility was questioned due to government shutdown issues, this time the data should provide a clearer economic picture. If the data is strong, it could lead to a sharp correction in gold prices as traders delay expectations of an imminent Fed rate cut; if the data is weak, it should continue to support gold prices to rise. Additionally, the US Supreme Court has designated Friday as the opinion release day, which may result in a ruling on Trump's tariff policies. If the tariffs are rejected, easing stagflation risks could lead to a decline in gold prices. Conversely, if tariffs remain unchanged, although no major fluctuations are expected, it will still support an upward trend in gold prices. (Jin10)

ChainCatcher Message, BlackRock's US Thematic and Active ETF Head Jay Jacobs said in an interview with CNBC, "It's still early days for Bitcoin."

Bridgewater Fund founder Ray Dalio recently issued a clear warning about the US economic outlook in his 2025 year-end review. He pointed out that the US is facing multiple risks including political polarization, worsening debt structures, and a long-term weakening of the currency. These issues could erupt around the 2026 US midterm elections and have profound impacts on global financial markets.
As an investor who has long studied economic and debt cycles, Ray Dalio believes that the current US economy is not in a short-term fluctuation but is approaching a deeper structural turning point. He emphasized that political instability is significantly increasing the likelihood of policy reversals, especially in the context of potential changes in Congress's power dynamics.

At the beginning of 2026, Cardano (ADA) took the lead in releasing strong technical signals. The latest chart shows that ADA formed its first "Golden Cross" of the year in a short-term cycle, a classic technical pattern that quickly drew market attention to Cardano's price trend and medium-term upside potential.
The so-called Golden Cross refers to the short-term moving average (usually the 50-period MA) crossing above the long-term moving average (usually the 200-period MA). In technical analysis, it is often regarded as an important confirmation signal of a trend reversal to the upside. On January 4th, Financial Index disclosed on the X platform that Cardano had completed a Golden Cross on the 2-hour chart, and subsequently, ADA's price continued its upward structure. Although momentum slightly slowed in the past 24 hours, the overall trend remains bullish.

BlockBeats News, January 7 — Nasdaq-listed company AIxCrypto (AIXC) announced plans to invest $10 million in Faraday Future by purchasing common stock. AIxCrypto intends to use these shares as the underlying assets for its first tokenized equity product.
AIxCrypto was formerly known as QLGN, which rebranded and transitioned into a crypto and Web3 business platform in November last year, focusing on stock tokenization and RWA (Real World Asset) business.

Ethereum (ETH) recently regained the $3,200 level, and its on-chain staking data also released strong signals. The latest data shows that over the past six months, the number of staked ETH "entering the queue" has significantly exceeded those "exiting the queue" for the first time, which is regarded by the market as an important bullish indicator for ETH price movement.
Currently, about 1.32 million ETH are queued for staking, with an average waiting time of approximately 23 days; meanwhile, only about 3,000 ETH are waiting to exit staking, with withdrawal times of less than 1 hour. This indicates that ETH in the Ethereum network is continuously in a "net locked" state, rather than being unlocked and flowing into the market, which helps to alleviate potential selling pressure.

Nasdaq-listed company AIxCrypto announces a $10 million investment in Faraday Future by purchasing common shares, which will serve as the underlying assets for its first tokenized equity product. AIxCrypto, formerly QLGN, rebranded in November last year and focuses on cryptocurrency and Web3 businesses.

On January 6, 2026, the Render Network token RENDER surged strongly, becoming one of the most outstanding cryptocurrencies in the AI track. According to CoinMarketCap data, RENDER's price increased by over 21% on that day, approaching $2.53, significantly outperforming other AI-related assets like Chainlink (LINK) and Bittensor (TAO), which only rose by about 2% and 5%, respectively. This price gap quickly drew market attention and made RENDER's price movement a focal point in the AI token sector.
In terms of trading volume, this rally was not a "pump-and-dump" fluctuation. Data shows that RENDER's 24-hour trading volume also expanded, with a single-day increase of approximately 71%, reaching $248.8 million. This simultaneous rise in price and volume is generally seen as a sign of significantly increased market participation, indicating that more funds are actively entering the market rather than a short-term spike caused by low liquidity.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the entire network reached $427 million, with long positions liquidated at $273 million and short positions at $155 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $106 million, Bitcoin short positions at $32.45 million, Ethereum long positions at $49.45 million, and Ethereum short positions at $45.27 million.
Additionally, in the last 24 hours, a total of 123,661 people worldwide were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Hyperliquid - BTC-USD, valued at $11.2795 million.

Pi Network officially activates Testnet 25 upgrade today, with plans to fully launch at 21:00 UTC. This testnet update is regarded as a key step in the evolution of the Pi Network mainnet, aiming to lay the foundation for upcoming mainnet technical changes and community governance votes. As the upgrade is implemented, attention around Pi Network mainnet upgrades, open network processes, and ecosystem expansion continues to rise.
According to community announcements, Testnet 25 is built on previous upgrades such as Protocol 23, with a focus on system-level optimizations. These improvements are believed to provide underlying capabilities for future smart contract support, security tools, and more on-chain applications. The developer community generally considers this version an important infrastructure upgrade for the Pi ecosystem to move towards more complex application forms.

As Bitcoin price repeatedly tests the $90,000 level, well-known cryptocurrency trader James Wynn has once again attracted market attention with precise operations. On-chain data shows that Wynn recently closed his Bitcoin long positions, successfully realizing a profit of about $87,000, and quickly shifted funds into Ethereum, opening high-leverage long positions, signaling a clear fund rotation.
According to data disclosed by Onchain Lens, James Wynn sold approximately 87.67 BTC at an average price of about $92,765, completing his long position closure. After deducting relevant fees, this transaction brought him a net profit of about $43,790. When combined with some of his previous position adjustments, his overall Bitcoin trading profit is approximately $87,000.

After months of narrow flag consolidation, Stellar (XLM) price movement finally shows signs of loosening. Recently, market sentiment has clearly improved. As of now, XLM has risen about 7% intraday, with the price gradually approaching the upper boundary of the long-term consolidation zone, reigniting market expectations for a XLM reversal.
Structurally, XLM remains within a medium-term consolidation framework, but buying momentum is increasing. The participation of bulls at the current price levels is rising, giving the price the motivation to continue testing key resistance levels.

CryptoQuant analyst caueconomy stated that although Bitcoin prices are expected to rebound above $93,000, on-chain demand remains weak and a stronger recovery is needed to support prices returning to $100,000. After the holiday, market sentiment has not shown significant improvement.