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Tech giant Meta's expectations for the metaverse are gradually waning, with Reality Labs laying off 1,500 employees, halting several VR projects, and shifting focus to AI. Despite cumulative investments exceeding $73 billion, the department remains unprofitable. This highlights how strategic shifts by major companies impact the market.

Louisiana State Employees' Retirement Fund holds $3.2 million worth of MicroStrategy stock, indicating that traditional institutions are participating in the Bitcoin market indirectly. MicroStrategy has accumulated 687,000 Bitcoins and plans to purchase an additional 13,627, sparking both market support and criticism, reflecting institutional interest in crypto assets.

HBAR recently declined from the 7-day moving average resistance at $0.119 to $0.117. The MACD selling pressure has eased, but the bulls have not taken control yet. The key support level at $0.115, if broken, could lead to a drop to $0.103. The market is in a cautious sideways state, and the short-term trend will depend on whether the support level can hold.

Chainlink's recent trading volume has surpassed $27.6 trillion, demonstrating its key role in the transition from traditional finance to Web3. Major institutions have integrated Chainlink technology into their core operations, proving its effectiveness. At the same time, Chainlink is rapidly evolving into a comprehensive computing environment, supporting over 2,500 projects, enabling cross-chain collaboration, and enhancing industry liquidity and efficiency.

Recently, a whale bought a total of 50,537.79 ETH within 24 hours, with a total investment of $162 million, demonstrating strong confidence in the market. This operation is not a one-time transaction and may indicate future market trends worth paying attention to.

On-chain data shows that a recently activated wallet withdrew 25 million USDT and USDC from top exchanges and then invested the funds into the Hyperliquid ecosystem, indicating its intention to buy HYPE. These operations are professional, suggesting its strategic layout within the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

【BitPush】Here's an interesting trading case. Two days ago, when GAS's market cap dropped to around $1,000, a large whale entered the market to buy the dip, investing $211,000. Logically, this was not a bad timing, but what happened? The price didn't rebound; instead, it continued to fall. Now, GAS's market cap has dropped to $1.57 million, and the position is showing an unrealized loss of nearly $170,000. What does this tell us? It's very difficult to precisely hit the market bottom. Even a powerful whale can misjudge the direction; no matter how much money they have, it can be wasted. GAS's trend may still be in the bottoming-out phase, and whether it will stop falling or continue to decline remains uncertain.

At the beginning of 2025, data from cryptocurrency exchanges showed a contrasting picture: CEX spot trading increased by 3.6% year-over-year, while contract trading surged by 27%; however, the app downloads of mainstream CEXs declined by 35.47%. This indicates that although trading volume has increased, the number of users has decreased, prompting reflections on the reasons behind this trend.

Starting from January 19, a leading exchange will launch CHECK token trading, offering CHECK/USDT spot trading and 10x isolated margin. CHECK is the native token of the Checkmate ecosystem, supporting the gaming economic cycle and community governance, attracting investors from the gaming ecosystem sector.

【Blockchain Rhythm】Something interesting has happened. The trader who claimed to "never short" (address 0xe5416) was hit with two stop-loss orders today, and the ETH long dream was shattered — losing $38,000 in one go. Now, this wallet has nothing left, and the owner is probably reflecting on life or waiting for the next opportunity. It seems the market just loves to slap faces, and the toughest mouths are always the easiest to get hurt.

Recently, the precious metals market has performed strongly, with silver and gold reaching all-time highs respectively. The exchange Gate TradFi has also launched contract trading services for traditional financial assets. Users can trade conveniently within a single app, and the integration of crypto assets and traditional assets offers investors more options.

The well-known on-chain trading platform S10 BSC Trading Contest has started, with a prize pool of 100 BNB. Participants must use a new wallet, with a maximum deposit of 2 BNB per wallet. The competition runs from January 19 to February 2. The rules restrict trading operations and token creation to ensure fairness and test trading skills.

Trader beachboy4 reversed a $6.8 million loss to a $395,000 profit within 48 hours through 5 precise trades. His betting amount increased from hundreds of thousands of dollars to $3 million. Although the returns doubled, the risk also grew, testing his judgment and mental resilience.

Bitcoin prices at the key levels of $91,000 and $94,000 will trigger market liquidations of varying intensities. If it drops to $91,000, long liquidation pressure could reach $383 million; if it breaks through $94,000, short risk will significantly increase, and liquidation strength may rise to $517 million. The liquidation chart shows the relative liquidation response intensity at different price levels.

【Crypto World】Bitcoin market shows an adjustment, with BTC currently quoted at $92,980.01, down 2.22% in the past 24 hours. Market trading activity remains active with an average daily trading volume of $17.697 billion. In the short term, Bitcoin faces some correction pressure, and investors should pay attention to the support level in this price range.

XRP price approaches $2, on-chain data shows a drastic reshuffle in wallet structure, with 25,000 high-tier wallets added in the past 48 hours. The current total number of wallets exceeds 7.5 million, and a large amount of XRP is flowing into private custody accounts, reducing the tradable XRP in the market, which may indicate future upward price momentum.

The liquidation pressure points for Bitcoin have attracted attention. If its price reaches $97,000, the short liquidation strength is 645 million; if it drops below $93,000, the long liquidation strength surges to 752 million. Liquidation strength reflects the market's volatility risk and opportunities at specific price points.

ALT5 Sigma Corporation recently received a notification from NASDAQ confirming that it has re-complied with listing rules and resolved the issue of overdue financial statements. This marks the company's successful overcoming of the compliance crisis and the restoration of market reputation and trading eligibility.

Ethereum founder Vitalik emphasizes the importance of protocol simplicity, noting that excessive complexity can impact security and autonomy. He is concerned that adding new features during development may lead to protocol bloat and suggests introducing simplification and garbage collection mechanisms to slow down development pace and prevent useless features from dragging down the protocol.