Source: Pakistan has reportedly signed an agreement with a WLFI affiliated company to explore the use of a stablecoin for cross-border payments

On January 14, CoinDesk reported that payment giant Visa has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider BNK to integrate stablecoin functionality into its Visa Direct platform. The collaboration will enable businesses to prefund payments via stablecoins in select markets and send funds directly to recipients’ digital wallets.

On January 14, CoinDesk analyst James Van Straten noted: “In this cycle, MicroStrategy (MSTR) absorbed roughly 75% of the drawdown, keeping Bitcoin from seeing a comparable decline as volatility shifted from spot Bitcoin to the company’s common stock. “Meanwhile, Michael Saylor issued a large block of shares at approximately 1x mNAV, acting as a backstop buyer and thereby somewhat curbing the formation of a bear market.”

**Quick Update** Charles Edwards, founder of Capriole (a Bitcoin and digital asset quant fund), stated: - During crypto market recoveries, retail investors aren’t key. Gold’s market cap is over 10x Bitcoin’s, and institutional fund inflows are what drive Bitcoin prices higher. - For Bitcoin to see a true surge, we must eliminate obvious, significant risks to boost institutional allocation willingness. The only core headwind for Bitcoin right now is quantum computing.

Jan. 14: BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Calls for a ZEC Long: "It’s time for ZEC to rise to $1."

Jan 14 Per Coinbob Popular Address Monitor (https://t.me/Coinbob_track_CN), key whale position updates: 1. **BTC OG Insider Whale** - Held ETH long positions for over 1 month (unrealized profit remains). - Total unrealized profit: $47M - Main holding: ETH long ($36.6M unrealized, +27%), avg price $3,147, position size ~$670M - Also holds BTC/SOL longs; total position ~$845M (1st in ETH/SOL longs on Hyperliquid) - Funding fees loss: $6.46M (over 30 days of holding) 2. **CZ Counterparty** - Turned profitable overall - ETH long: $7.9M profit, position ~$190M, avg $3,190 - XRP long: Still in loss ($5.8M), position ~$83M - Total position ~$280M (1st in XRP longs, 2nd in ETH longs on Hyperliquid) 3. **ZEC Largest Short** - Closed large ZEC/MON shorts today; fully closed stop-loss BTC short - ZEC short size: Cut from ~$17M to $5.4M (avg $419) - MON short size: Reduced to $3.8M - Total short position ~$173M (largest on

On January 14, LookOnChain monitoring data reveals a whale—who previously sold 255 Bitcoins and has amassed total profits of $24.5 million—has flipped from long to short positions with 20x leverage. The whale’s holdings include: - 464.28 BTC (valued at $44.1 million) - 6,606.66 ETH (valued at $22 million) - 54,281 SOL (valued at $7.8 million)