🐳 The "buy high, sell low" whale 0x3c9E panic-sold 4,000 $ETH ($12.44M) at $3,110 after the market dipped.

Since January 9, this whale has been buying $ETH daily, purchasing 12,200 $ETH ($39.44M) at an average price of $3,233 just 11 hours ago. link

🆕 $PLAYSOUT listed on Bybit futures link

🆕 $ACU live on Binance alpha link

🕵️ Long or short?

Over the past 2 hours, a long–short battle has unfolded on ETH.

0x4607 deposited 3M $USDC to open a 4× short on 3,840 $ETH ($11.86M).

0xfB66 also deposited 7.38M $USDC to open a 12× long on 10,000 $ETH ($30.92M). link link

🐳 The "$3M Deposit to Short" whale now profits $7M from $ETH (25x) and $BTC (40x) shorts as the market drops.

The whale also opened a new $XMR (5x) short position and increased its $BTC position:

- 1,640.74165 $BTC ($149M)
- 31,093.37 $ETH ($96.35M)
- 823.917 $XMR ($482K) link

🗣 Kraken to facilitate $USDC to Frontier Stable Token ($FRNT) swaps on Solana starting tomorrow, says Wyoming Stable Token Commission.

🆕 $SKR listed on Bybit pre-market link

🔮 The Portuguese gambling regulator has ordered the closure of the Polymarket platform. link

🔮 Twenty One CEO Jack Mallers predicts Bitcoin could hit $150K-$200K this year.

BULLISH

🕵️ Trend Research has bought 9,939 $ETH worth $30.85M from Binance, supplying it into Aave V3 and borrowing $20M $USDT to acquire more $ETH.

They now hold 636,240 $ETH, valued at $1.97B. link

😱 Trove Markets Fallout Deepens After Token Crashes Post-Launch - link

📊 Wintermute analysis:

BTC broke $95K on Jan 19 (first since Nov), peaking at ~$98K on $1.4B weekly ETF inflows ($760M on Tue) and 2.6% Core CPI. However, tariff headlines triggered a drop to $92K with $850M in long liquidations (half BTC/ETH).

This week includes Davos (Trump's first in 6 years), an EU summit on Thu, and Core PCE on Fri.

Regulatory updates: The CLARITY Act is stalled due to the Coinbase-White House stablecoin dispute. Goldman is exploring tokenization and stablecoins, South Korea has passed a tokenized securities law, and the NYSE is considering 24/7 trading via tokenization. #regulation link

💵 250,000,000 #USDC (249,923,750 USD) minted at USDC Treasury link

💵 250,000,000 #USDC (249,923,750 USD) minted at USDC Treasury link

🇺🇸📉 According to Bloomberg, the Trump family's net worth is $6.8 billion, with crypto projects contributing $1.4 billion in wealth over the past year, accounting for about one-fifth of the total. Main sources include World Liberty Financial ($390M from token sales, $500M from Alt5 Sigma deal), Trump memecoin ($280M value), and American Bitcoin Corp. (Eric Trump's stake worth $114M). Additionally, USD1 stablecoin circulation exceeds $3 billion, while Trump Media shares have fallen 66% over the past 12 months. #stablecoin link

💰 Strategy has acquired 22,305 BTC for approximately $2.13 billion at an average price of $95,284 per bitcoin.

As of Jan. 19, 2026, the company holds 709,715 BTC, acquired for about $53.92 billion at an average cost of $75,979 per bitcoin. link

📊 The co-founders of Digital Assets, acquired by SBF in 2021 and rebranded as FTX EU, have launched a new trading platform for Perpetuals com, focusing on trading derivatives based on #AI. link

📊 The co-founders of Digital Assets, acquired by SBF in 2021 and rebranded as FTX EU, have launched a new trading platform for Perpetuals com, focusing on trading derivatives based on #AI. link

🆕 $MNT listed on Robinhood spot link

💼 TradeWars Danish pension fund AkademikerPension will exit American treasury bonds.

📊 Nasdaq And Tokenized Stocks:

Nasdaq filed an SEC rule change on September 8, 2025, to allow trading and settlement of tokenized Nasdaq-listed equities and ETPs.

Tokenized securities must be fully fungible with traditional shares, sharing the same CUSIP and identical rights (voting, dividends, etc.).

Trading will use the same order book, with optional blockchain settlement via DTC's DLT platform.

The proposal restricts trading to regular market hours, prevents liquidity fragmentation, aims for T+0 settlement, and rejects non-fungible "shadow tokens," viewing tokenization as an evolution of digital book-entry records.

A potential launch is expected in late Q3 2026 if approved. #regulation link