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【Crypto World】 Recently, cryptocurrency index products have introduced new features. A physically-backed crypto basket product called FLEX has been officially launched on the Xetra exchange. It is a joint creation by a well-known asset management firm and European banking institutions.
What are the highlights of this product? It employs a combination strategy—using a minimum variance framework to reduce volatility and introducing momentum signals to capture market trends. More interestingly, during market downturns, this ETP can flexibly allocate up to 30% in USDC for defense, making this risk management approach quite practical.
As a new tool for wealth management in Europe, it fills a gap in compliant crypto investments. The annual fee of 1.49% is also in line with industry standards. For institutional investors looking to allocate crypto assets under controlled risk conditions, this type of index product indeed offers a good option—allowing participation in the growth of the crypto market.

Recently, ETH has shown strong technical signals, with the price rebounding and closing with a bullish candle, and increased trading volume supporting upward momentum. Technical indicators indicate sustained accumulation by the bulls, but overbought risks should be approached with caution. Key trading levels have been set, and the overall trend remains bullish.

Pakistan has reached an agreement with World Liberty Financial to use stablecoins for cross-border payments at the official level for the first time. This marks a shift in the global attitude towards crypto financial infrastructure and could drive stablecoin applications from theory to practice.

On January 14th, a trader shorted 54.77 BTC with 10x leverage, equivalent to approximately $5.2 million, at an average price of $94,986, currently with a slight unrealized profit. This large short position reflects market pessimism about BTC's short-term trend, and subsequent movements should be closely monitored.

A whale account deposited 4.8 million USDC into the Hyperliquid platform to supplement margin, using 10x leverage to short BTC and ETH, but currently has an unrealized loss of over $6.37 million. This serves as a reminder to market participants of the risks of high leverage trading.

【BlockBeats】On January 14th, the market experienced a sharp rebound. According to on-chain monitoring data, a well-known leverage trading platform experienced a series of large liquidation events, with six traders losing a total of over $10 million due to misjudgment of their position directions.
Specifically, four traders were liquidated for shorting Bitcoin, with losses of $5.8227 million, $1.3937 million, $1.294 million, and $1.4531 million respectively. Another trader was liquidated on an Ethereum short position, losing $2.4714 million. Additionally, one trader was forcibly liquidated for shorting Solana, with a loss of $4.7641 million.
Looking at the distribution of liquidations, BTC short positions were the main victims in this rebound, accounting for the largest proportion. The market's rebound was so rapid that it clearly exceeded the risk management expectations of many short traders. These large liquidation events also serve as a reminder to investors that in high volatility

【Crypto World】Recently, the security team discovered a quite dangerous situation. A malicious Chrome extension called "MEXC API Automator" has been active in the app store, and it has been listed since September 1, 2025.
The scheme of this extension is very simple and crude—under the guise of "automated trading," it secretly helps you generate API keys with withdrawal permissions, then secretly sends these keys to an attacker-controlled Telegram bot. The key point is that it also hides the display of these permissions in the interface, making it completely invisible.
Once your keys are stolen, the consequences are quite serious—the attacker can directly control your account, place trades at will, initiate automatic withdrawals, and ultimately transfer all assets in your account away. This is not an alarmist statement, but a real threat.
The security research team has already reported this extension to Google.

【Blockchain Rhythm】The Bitcoin treasury company Strive, listed on the US stock market, has just completed an important acquisition. On January 14, the shareholders of Strive officially approved the acquisition of Semler Scientific. What does this transaction mean? After the merger, Strive's Bitcoin holdings will jump to 12,798 coins, with a market value of approximately $1.22 billion — this scale is enough to place it among the top ten global corporate Bitcoin holders, specifically in 11th place.
From Strive's perspective, their ambition is not just to accumulate BTC. The company explicitly states that the next step is to tokenize and transform Semler's medical diagnostics business, while also resolving the $120 million debt burden on Semler. After the acquisition is completed, Eric Semler, the Executive Chairman of Semler Scientific, will join Strive.

A whale completed a reverse operation within one hour, switching from shorting BTC to going long, with a profit of $14.5 million. This transaction involved multiple public chains such as BTC and ETH, demonstrating its precise market control and risk management capabilities.

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee will release the text of the "Clarity Act" on January 21 and hold a key hearing on January 27 to discuss amendments and vote. The Senate Banking Committee is also reviewing its version of the bill. Key issues include moral clauses and quorum rules, which could affect bipartisan support.

Strive $ASST has become the 11th largest company in global Bitcoin reserves, surpassing Tesla and Trump Media, demonstrating institutional confidence in Bitcoin's long-term value and attracting more traditional capital attention.

【Blockchain Rhythm】There's an interesting trading path worth breaking down. In January last year, address 0x0eD9 made a decision—liquidate 599.7 ETH at a price of $3,687 each, receiving 2.21 million USDC. Then he didn't sit idle; he directly used this money to buy 233,584 HYPE at $9.47 each, and then staked them.
Fast forward to recently, just 5 hours ago, he unstaked and sold all his HYPE in one go, making a profit of 5.78 million USDC. He then bought back ETH at $3,133, acquiring 1,844 ETH this time.
The final calculation is very clear—net profit of 1,245 ETH, roughly equivalent to 3.9 million USD. The brilliance of this transaction lies in that he not only successfully bypassed the downtrend cycle of ETH from high to low but also increased his capital by capturing the hype of HYPE. This kind of strategy in a bear market is...

Federal Reserve policy expectations have shifted as consumer price increases fell below expectations. Market participants have adjusted their bets on rate cuts, with the probability of a rate cut in April rising to 42%. Easing inflation pressures could lead to a turning point in monetary policy, affecting the performance of risk assets and market liquidity.

Two Meme coins in the market are performing very differently. The Chinese Meme coin "Laozi" has a market cap below $9 million, a 20% decline; meanwhile, "Black Horse" has surged by 519%, with its market cap once surpassing $10 million. Meme coins are highly volatile, so caution is advised when investing.

Before the US stock market opens on January 13th, cryptocurrency-related concept stocks generally rose, with Microstrategy and Coinbase slightly up, and Robinhood slightly down, reflecting the overall market's continued enthusiasm for the crypto sector.