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The article discusses how ordinary investors often suffer losses in trading when facing the power of institutions and platforms. It recommends investors choose high-quality assets and hold them long-term to achieve better returns. Using examples of Buffett and Gates, it emphasizes the importance of holding positions and the scarcity of high-quality assets, suggesting that long-term gains from going long outweigh those from shorting.

Bitmain Technologies, a Bitcoin mining company, received a Nasdaq warning after its ADS stock price remained below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days. If it does not recover by July 2026, it will face delisting risk. This situation reflects the impact of market pressure on the mining industry and may prompt the sector to reevaluate its profitability models.

Today, the options market is experiencing a wave of expirations, with 20,000 BTC options expiring. The Put Call Ratio is 1.39, indicating a strong bearish sentiment, with the biggest pain point at $92,000. ETH has 120,000 options expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.04, showing a slightly bearish outlook, with the biggest pain point at $3,200. Overall sentiment is cautious but not overly pessimistic.

The on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain detected that a whale borrowed 18.3 million USDe through Aave over 20 days, then purchased 8,337 XAUT, totaling approximately $38.4 million. This indicates institutional views on precious metal assets and the activity of leveraging strategies during periods of high macro uncertainty, also revealing market trends to retail investors.

Decentralized social prediction platform Slips recently completed a $3.5 million seed round of funding, combining P2P prediction markets with location-based social networking to promote online and offline interactions. The funds will be used to enhance financial infrastructure and improve user fund liquidity and market access.

【Crypto World】More institutions are strengthening digital asset allocations. Investment advisory firm Digital Wealth Partners has decided to entrust approximately $250 million worth of Bitcoin to Two Prime for management, operating through a separate managed account. This independent account structure is becoming increasingly common in institutional-level digital asset management, providing more granular risk isolation and professional management for assets. It seems that more and more traditional financial institutions are taking long-term allocations of digital assets like Bitcoin seriously.

Recently, XRP's ETF managed assets reached $1.71 billion, but the price reaction has been lukewarm, currently hovering around $2. Despite short-term volatility, capital inflows may cause delayed price responses. The key is whether it can break through $3 this month, further influencing XRP's performance.

In the past 4 hours, ETH price experienced a slight increase followed by a decline, showing an overall downward trend. Trading volume has shrunk, and market participation is low. Technical indicators indicate strong bearish momentum. Traders are advised to watch for long entry points at 3130.45 and 3101.38, as well as short entry points at 3450.0 and 3394.7, and to pay attention to risk management.

In the past 24 hours, there has been a change in Ethereum fund flows, with centralized exchanges experiencing a net outflow of 38,700 ETH, mainly from Bithumb, some exchange, and a leading exchange. Conversely, OKX has absorbed 21,800 ETH against the trend, indicating different reactions and sentiments among market participants.

Recently, the wallet associated with the KAITO project transferred 5 million KAITO tokens, drawing attention. This move coincides with the Kaito team’s negotiations with Twitter for API authorization, suggesting the team may have been informed in advance. Additionally, the KAITO staking unlock cycle has reached a peak, raising questions about the motivation behind the current sell-off. Meanwhile, Kaito announced platform adjustments and the launch of new features to address market concerns.

A high-leverage trader purchased 120 Bitcoins on January 16th with 5x leverage, at an average price of $95,583.4, currently experiencing unrealized losses. The wallet mainly switches quickly between BTC, ETH, and META, demonstrating an aggressive trading style, worth monitoring for future developments.

The crypto market has been continuously declining recently, with the DePIN sector experiencing the largest drop, with Filecoin and Golem falling by 8.55% and 10.07% respectively. Bitcoin experienced a slight correction of 0.74%, while Ethereum's decline was smaller. The performance of various sectors varies, with some coins rising against the trend, and market divergence is evident.

ARK Invest founder predicts that the United States may usher in a strengthened Reaganomics era in the next three years, potentially bringing growth opportunities to the stock market. Policy easing, tax cuts, and monetary stability expectations could reshape asset allocation, providing important insights for investors focused on macro trends.

Solana officially announces that the STRK token has been successfully launched on the Solana network, utilizing Near's bridging solution to introduce Starknet tokens, demonstrating new progress in Solana's scalability and cross-chain integration. This collaboration is seen as a mutually beneficial situation that may attract more users to participate in the Starknet ecosystem.

U.S. stocks show signs of a rebound, with TSMC's outlook boosting the chip sector, and strong earnings reports supporting bank stocks, but healthcare stocks are affected by delays in FDA review. State Street Bank plans to launch cryptocurrency-related products, indicating a shift in traditional finance's attitude toward blockchain assets.

Kaito founder Yu Hu announces platform adjustments, gradually phasing out the YAPS feature and the incentive leaderboard, and launching a new product KAITO Studio, aimed at fostering proactive collaboration between the brand and creators, and improving transparency and efficiency in cooperation.

Mining company BitMine's Chairman Tom Lee revealed that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will attend the annual shareholders' meeting to discuss the proposal to expand the company's authorized shares to 500 billion. This move concerns the company's future capital operations and acquisition plans. BitMine also plans to showcase its development plan for 2026 and explore new growth channels.

【Crypto World】On January 15, FOGO coin market performance was active. The coin opened at a high of $0.097, then retreated to around $0.083. The fluctuations were quite noticeable in a short period, and market trading activity remained high.

On-chain data shows that the address received 101 million DAR tokens. After minting, the project enters a full circulation era. The token faces pressure from increased supply, which may impact the price. Market trends should be monitored closely.