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Bitcoin briefly topped $92,000 on Monday, January 13, per Cointelegraph—driven by a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by U.S. federal prosecutors. Analysts raised questions about whether the Fed’s independence could be compromised, a development some linked to potential benefits for scarce alternative assets like Bitcoin. While the news sparked a short-lived rally, it left traders cautious overall, with sentiment weighed by ongoing Bitcoin ETF outflows and weak demand for long leverage positions. Despite a recent rebound, Bitcoin remains roughly 23% below its October 2025 high, while gold and silver hit all-time highs in 2026. This divergence has traders questioning if the “Bitcoin as a digital store of value” narrative is weakening. Bitcoin futures’ annualized premium (basis) stays around 5%—a neutral-to-bearish level. Typically, a bullish sentiment shift pushes the futures premium to spot to 10% or higher. More critically, Bitcoin spot ETFs post

On January 13, per GMGN monitoring: Three days ago, a trader invested $1,653.44 in Solana-based meme token PsyopAnime. They sold a portion for $283.86, still hold $220,100 worth of the token, and have an unrealized profit of $218,700. PsyopAnime began as an X (formerly Twitter) account and is now a creative collective focused on AI-generated anime shorts. It uses a satirical "psychological operation (psyop)" lens to break down global news and trending current affairs. After Elon Musk followed its official X account, the token’s market cap briefly exceeded $26 million.

On January 13th, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that Trend Research currently holds 627,000 ETH—valued at $1.94 billion total, with an average cost of ~$3,105.5. Beyond WLFI (which the firm stopped out on) and ETH (which has seen a slight pullback), its holdings of BTC, BCH, BNB and other tokens are all profitable.

On January 13th, per data from GMGN Monitoring (https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), the Solana-based meme coin **PsyopAnime**—tied to the X account @PsyopAnime—jumped more than 3,600% in three hours after Elon Musk highlighted the account on the platform. The coin’s market cap once topped $26 million, now sits at $20.51 million, with a current price of $0.02. ### Background PsyopAnime is a creative collective focused on AI-generated anime shorts. It specializes in high-quality, stylistically unique videos that frame global news and hot topics through a satirical "psychological operations" (psyop) lens—including coverage of the Iranian social movement. ### Risk Note BlockBeats warns that meme coin trading is extremely volatile, relies heavily on market sentiment and concept hype, and has no tangible value or practical use case. Investors should exercise caution.

As of January 13, on-chain data from onchainschool.pro shows a key Wintermute wallet is currently selling its VVV holdings on the open market. The wallet still holds roughly $100,000 worth of VVV and has received incoming transfers from other wallets linked to Wintermute.

January 13th, data from the Coinbob Popular Address Monitor (via https://t.me/Coinbob_track_CN) shows that "BTC OG Insider Whale" and other ETH long whales are still holding their mainstream long positions with no adjustments so far. The "Strategy Counterparty" has significantly shifted to short positions, opening a new short worth approximately $141 million. Details are as follows: ### "BTC OG Insider Whale" The account has an overall unrealized loss of $6.8 million. Its core holding is a long ETH position: - Unrealized loss: $11.2 million (-9%) - Average entry price: $3,147 - Position size: ~$630 million Its main profit comes from a long SOL position: - Unrealized gain: $4.22 million (60%) - Average entry price: $130 - Position size: ~$70.8 million Total account position size: ~$790 million → Now ranks **1st** on Hyperliquid’s leaderboards for ETH and SOL long positions. ### "CZ Counterparty" Current long ETH position: - Unrealized loss: $5.7 million - P