DAOplomacy

In the second week of the new year, the global market focus is on the release of US economic data, especially the December non-farm payroll report. Additionally, speeches by Federal Reserve officials and the release of multiple economic data points may increase market volatility, impacting the crypto market. Investors should pay attention to the schedule and develop trading plans.

【BitPush】The market whale who previously sold 255 Bitcoins has taken new action. This time, they chose to establish a short position—shorting Bitcoin with 10x leverage and Ethereum with 15x leverage. The total value of these short positions has now exceeded $50 million. Based on their past large transactions, every move by this whale is closely watched by the market. Is this shorting action a sign of bearish sentiment, or is there another reason? It’s worth keeping an eye on.

ETH has experienced a slight rebound after a price pullback in the past 4 hours, but trading volume has contracted, indicating weakening upward momentum. Technical indicators show that bullish strength is waning, and an RSI breakout above 70 may face a correction pressure. The key support is at 2913, with resistance at 3104. If trading volume does not increase, the price may retreat from high levels.

On the first trading day of the new year, U.S. stocks showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 index rising by 0.54%. Companies related to blockchain and crypto assets performed notably, with BitMine up by 3.03%, reflecting market optimism towards crypto assets.

【BitPush】On-chain data shows that a major whale withdrew 800 BTC from Bitfinex in a single transaction over the past day, equivalent to approximately $70.9 million at current prices. More notably, this whale's recent activity over the past 6 days includes accumulating a total of 1,000 BTC, worth $89.04 million.
This large-scale and continuous withdrawal behavior usually indicates that institutions or major holders are optimistic about the market or are adjusting their asset allocation strategies. Transferring BTC from exchanges to self-custody addresses in such a concentrated manner in the short term often suggests that the holder has certain price expectations.

【Crypto World】A cross-chain theft incident has recently occurred, affecting Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, and Arbitrum. The attack method was quite covert, locking the wallets of thousands of users.
How big is the scale? The loss per individual transaction doesn't seem large—each affected user lost less than $2,000, but accumulated stolen funds have already exceeded $107,000.
On-chain analyst ZachXBT conducted an in-depth investigation into this incident, uncovering the attack pattern and tracing the flow of these illicit funds to a single address. This provides us with a clue for defense.
How to protect yourself? The security team offers three suggestions: First, promptly revoke wallet permissions for old accounts, especially those for infrequently used applications; second, avoid engaging in transactions from uncertain sources; third, if you are active on these chains, stay vigilant and regularly check your authorization list.
This is no small matter—cross

Recently, hundreds of crypto wallets experienced small-scale thefts across multiple EVM-compatible chains, resulting in losses of approximately $107,000. The cause of the thefts has not yet been determined, but it may involve private key leaks, contract vulnerabilities, or phishing attacks. The decentralized theft pattern is concerning and serves as a reminder for users to prioritize wallet security and private key management.

Ethereum made significant progress in 2025, including increasing the Gas limit and adding more Blob capacity, expanding network capacity. Breakthroughs in key technologies zkEVM and PeerDAS have propelled Ethereum toward its goal of becoming the core infrastructure of a decentralized internet. Vitalik Buterin pointed out that efforts are still needed on both the blockchain and application layers to achieve seamless operation of decentralized applications.

Franklin Templeton has updated its XRP spot ETF holdings, holding 118 million XRP as of the end of last year, with a market value of approximately $215 million. The circulating shares are 10.7 million. The market value of holdings doubled within a month, indicating that institutional confidence in XRP continues to grow.

The article analyzes the cash-out behavior of ETH whales holding between 5 to 7 years with a cost basis below $400, noting that they frequently take profits when ETH price breaks above $4000. Although their large-scale selling in the market led to a peak in prices, they still hold 21 million ETH and have the capacity to continue influencing the market.

Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Mike Selig, announced Amir Zaidi as the CFTC Chief of Staff. Zaidi has extensive experience in cryptocurrency regulation and previously led federal certification of Bitcoin futures contracts. This appointment reflects the United States' emphasis on the crypto market and is expected to enhance the professionalism of policy making.

The current 8-hour average funding rate on the Ethereum network is 0.0062%. There are differences in fee rates across major exchanges. Market bullish enthusiasm continues, but the fee rate level remains stable. Traders should pay attention to the fees on different platforms to optimize long-term returns.

Jump Crypto received an airdrop of 9,284,800 LIT, valued at approximately $24.2 million. This airdrop accounts for 0.93% of the total LIT supply, with a circulating supply ratio of 3.72%. This indicates that Jump Crypto has a significant stake in the project, participating in market making and earning rewards.

【Blockchain Rhythm】Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin, but these concerns are actually greatly exaggerated. Let’s take a look at what is really happening on the technical level.
First, let's talk about hash functions. Grover's algorithm sounds powerful, but what it actually does is reduce the search space from 2²⁵⁶ to 2¹²⁸ — which sounds impressive, but the problem is that 2¹²⁸ is still an astronomical number and cannot be practically broken.
Next, encryption algorithms. Shor's algorithm can theoretically crack RSA and ECDSA, and that is true. But here’s a key point: most current quantum computers rely on preprocessing or prior knowledge of certain factors to optimize the process, which is not the same as a pure implementation of Shor's algorithm. They are still running a truncated version.
More importantly, to truly crack Bitcoin, which is a real-time network, it would require rapid, repeated execution. If that were actually feasible, then not only Bitcoin but all cryptography would be at risk.

The market intelligence platform detected a senior long trader's position changes. He has closed long positions in ETH, SOL, UNI, and PUMP, but still holds high-leverage long positions in BTC and FARTCOIN, all of which are currently in floating loss.

【BiTu】The overall performance of the crypto market in the past day has been quite good. The SocialFi sector led the market with a 24-hour increase of 3.28%, and has been rising for two consecutive days. Within this sector, Toncoin (TON) rose by 2.99%, while Chiliz (CHZ) performed even more impressively, surging by 8.14%.
The trend of mainstream coins remains steady—Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 1.63%, finally breaking the psychological barrier of $88,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 1.54%, maintaining consolidation around $2,900.
Several other sectors also have their highlights. The Layer1 sector saw a 24-hour increase of 1.39%, including Canton