On January 14, 2026, at 8:00 AM UTC+8, the cryptocurrency derivatives market experienced intense fluctuations in a short period: the total liquidation of short positions across the network reached **$577 million** in nearly 24 hours, with approximately **$104 million** liquidated in just the last hour (of which short positions accounted for **$102 million**). Under the pressure of passive buying, price fluctuations were instantly amplified. Meanwhile, the U.S. spot and quasi-spot channels quietly accumulated, with a net inflow of **8,933 BTC (approximately $84.992 million)** into Bitcoin ETFs in a single day.

This week, gold and silver prices continue their upward march, with gold touching $4,640 per ounce and silver notching a lifetime high of $92. Precious metals have benefited from powerful tailwinds driven by geopolitical strains, the rece...

On January 14, 2026, at 8:00 AM UTC+8, two seemingly unrelated events occurred on the same day: on one side, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes continued to increase his holdings in the meme token HYPE on-chain, purchasing **19,227** tokens at once, with a market value of approximately **$499,000**; on the other side, Orange Cap Games, the parent company of Moonbirds, officially released the white paper for "Birbillions Thesis," proposing to use a hybrid model of "physical + crypto" to challenge **$1 billion**.

From December 22, 2025, to January 4, 2026, during a two-week period, **Aptos blockchain on-chain revenue continuously broke historical records**, becoming one of the most关注的 economic indicator events in the Layer 1 track. According to data sources like DeFiLlama, the total on-chain revenue for the two weeks was approximately **$3.4 million**, which includes both the steadily rising weekly total revenue and the single-day historical peak that occurred at the year-end point. This round of revenue explosion was interpreted by the market as Aptos on-chain

This week, in the East 8 Time Zone, the **FutureSwap** protocol deployed on the **Arbitrum** chain was reported to have encountered a smart contract reentrancy attack again. According to the technical details disclosed by the security team, the attacker exploited a reentrancy vulnerability in the contract while providing liquidity, excessively minting LP tokens that should not exist, and then exchanged these "conjured" tokens for real assets through subsequent processes. Preliminary estimates from a single security monitoring source indicate that this attack caused...

On January 14, 2026, MANTRA announced the launch of a new round of organizational restructuring and layoffs, attracting industry attention. In this adjustment, the official announcement of the decision direction was clearly made by CEO **JP Mullin**, defining it as an internal reshaping focused on "capital efficiency" and "core business." According to public information, the layoffs are mainly concentrated in **business development, marketing, and human resources** functions, and this indication has currently only been reported by a single source.

In mid-January, **Bitwise Asset Management** launched an ETF product based on **Chainlink spot**, with the trading code **CLNK**, attracting market attention. According to a single public source, the product is scheduled to start trading on **January 15** on the **NYSE Arca platform**, but the claim of "having obtained final approval for launch" still requires further verification and subsequent documentation. This product is regarded by the industry as the **first to be pre**

Aster's decentralized trading protocol (DEX) is rapidly becoming the market focus as the market surges. From ordinary holders to seasoned traders, Aster is creating an astonishing wealth effect.

On January 14, 2026, at 8:00 AM UTC+8, the Ethereum whale address **pension-usdt.eth** closed a **20,000 ETH leveraged long position**. At a time when overall market risk appetite was warming up, it chose to make a clean reduction to mark a temporary end to this round of fluctuations. Public data shows that this operation achieved a profit of approximately **$4.728 million** in a single transaction, while this address had previously realized a total trading profit of about **$27 million**, in addition to its relationship with **Trend**.

Bitcoin (BTC) has broken through $95,000 USDT with a 24-hour increase of 1.65%; meanwhile, spot gold has returned above $4,600, and silver's increase has expanded to 3.93%.

Just two weeks after stepping down, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, under the neon lights of Times Square, proudly launched a cryptocurrency called "NYC Token," which saw its market value plummet like a roller coaster from nearly $600 million within half an hour. Eric Adams was known as New York City's "Crypto Mayor," having publicly accepted his salary in Bitcoin when he took office and vigorously promoting New York as the "crypto capital of the world" before leaving office. On January 12, 2026, he announced the launch of N

Bitcoin broke through the $96,000 mark in trading this morning, leading to the strongest rally in the entire cryptocurrency market since the beginning of 2026. In this frenzy, privacy coins led by DASH surged by as much as 45%, while Bitcoin ecosystem inscription tokens like ORDI and SATS saw increases of over 26%, becoming the most prominent sectors in this round of growth.

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