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1.16 The market has once again entered a downward trend. Federal Reserve's Bostic: Due to high inflation, it is necessary to maintain a tight policy.

Crypto Zhongliang: 1.16 BTC/ETH market outlook!

This week in East Eight Time Zone, an anonymous whale address directly exchanged a large amount of **BTC** for **ETH** through the decentralized cross-chain protocol **ThorChain**, attracting significant attention both for the single transaction and the cumulative scale. On-chain monitoring data shows that this address has exchanged a total of **686 BTC** for **19,631 ETH**, with a nominal amount of approximately **$65.16 million** based on the reference price provided by the monitoring agency, including a single transaction of **323**.

On January 15, 2026, Eastern Time, the latest data on the fund flows of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and mainstream altcoins such as Solana and XRP for spot ETFs in the U.S. market was released. On that day, both Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs achieved a net inflow for the fourth consecutive trading day, with all products within their respective sectors showing a positive inflow, continuing the funding recovery trend observed in the previous days. More notably, the Ethereum spot ETF recorded a net inflow scale that surpassed for the first time in a single day.

This week, in Eastern Standard Time, **ARK Invest** released a report on the outlook for cryptocurrency and macroeconomics aimed at **2026**, with founder and CEO **Cathie Wood** once again placing Bitcoin at the center of the narrative. In this report, she continued her long-term optimism regarding technological innovation and risk assets. One of her core judgments is that Bitcoin has a very low correlation with mainstream asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and gold, and coupled with its supply being locked by mathematical rules, it is expected to become a key component for institutional portfolios.

On January 16, 2026, at 8:00 AM UTC+8, the court in Utah, USA, made a ruling on the fraud case related to Rockwell Capital Management. Meanwhile, the optimistic outlook on Bitcoin released by ARK Invest continues to resonate in the market. On one side, there is Brian Garry Sewell, sentenced to three years in prison for telecom fraud and unlicensed operations, and on the other side, a cold case involving 17 victims, with a fraud amount of approximately **$2.9 million**, and a requirement to pay **$3.8227 million** in compensation.

Every public statement from CZ feels like a wake-up call ringing out in the frenzied party of the crypto world, reminding people not to forget to check if the ground beneath them is solid while chasing the myth of quick wealth. "Even the President of the United States may not be able to predict the market in the next three to four months." This was a sobering reminder from Binance founder CZ during a Chinese AMA on January 14, 2026, directed at investors trying to predict short-term market trends. In this exchange, CZ analyzed the bubble behind the Meme coin craze,

High-level fluctuations, sell high and buy low, do not chase highs or panic sell.

2026 Spring Festival new fashion, can "lucky money" also be "Web3"ified?

In mid-January 2026, Eastern Standard Time, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a **$500,000 administrative fine** to **Nexo Capital** for providing **5,456 crypto-backed loans** to local residents without obtaining a valid California financial loan license. This incident is not an isolated case, but rather part of the business operations from **2018 to 2022**, and a settlement of approximately **$45 million** reached in the U.S. in 2023 to exit interest-bearing products.

On January 16, 2026, at 8:00 AM UTC+8, platform X revoked the API access for InfoFi-type applications, triggering a price drop of approximately **19%** for the **KAITO** token, which is deeply bound to it, within the following 24 hours. This timeline closely aligns with the platform's decision. At the same time, on-chain data showed that approximately **25,798,188 KAITO** were in a staked state, corresponding to a total value of about **14.16 million USD**, with such a volume locked in the staking contract.