10 #Bitcoin ETFs outflows 4,964 $BTC(-$458.3M) and 9 #Ethereum ETFs outflows 4,701 $ETH(-$15.21M) yesterday.

On January 5, data from GMGN (accessible via https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8) shows Solana-based meme coin WhiteWhale has rebounded sharply after hitting a $0.04 low, with its market capitalization exceeding $90 million to set a new all-time high. The token’s price has surged over 23.6% in 24 hours, currently trading at around $0.082, while its 24-hour trading volume stands at $3.84 million. BlockBeats reminds users that meme coins are highly volatile, driven largely by market sentiment and speculative trading, and lack real value or practical use cases. Investors should be mindful of the associated risks.

[January 5th] – Per EmberCN monitoring, the whale that purchased $30 million in BTC two months ago acquired $8.5 million in gold token XAUt today. Since early October, the whale has spent a total of $12.42 million acquiring 2,371.4 XAUt and 559.7 PAXG, at an average price of $4,239. Amid rising gold prices, the position has already yielded a $410,000 profit.

**January 5 — Former Merrill Lynch analyst David Rosenberg says the U.S. economy will face severe headwinds in 2026, with the job market set to contract sharply—not just cool down, a surprise many will soon recognize. Rosenberg projects the U.S. unemployment rate will soon top 5% and likely hit 6% by year-end. The labor market’s collapse and the resulting recession will force the Fed to cut rates by 125 basis points to 2.25% before 2026 ends—equivalent to five 25-basis-point reductions.**

On January 5th, cryptocurrency analyst Adam Livingston noted that Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet holds a bigger edge over U.S.-based Bitcoin treasury companies. Japan’s debt-to-GDP ratio sits around 250%, and annual deficit financing has devalued the yen, creating structural weakness in the currency. This has eroded the value of Metaplanet’s yen-denominated debt, cutting its financing costs. Meanwhile, the real cost of the firm’s 4.9% coupon has been shrinking steadily in Bitcoin terms. Since 2020, Bitcoin has surged 1,159% against the U.S. dollar—but 1,704% against the yen. Currently, Metaplanet still holds 35,102 BTC, making it the fourth-largest BTC reserve firm. It recently added 4,279 BTC to its holdings, with the latest purchase worth $451 million.

On January 5, The Block reported that Bitcoin Core saw a sharp uptick in development activity in 2025, reversing a multi-year downward trend. Casa Chief Security Officer Jameson Lopp released annual data showing Bitcoin Core mailing list traffic rose 60% year-over-year. The project counted 135 individual code contributors and roughly 285,000 lines of code changes—marking a reversal of the steady decline since 2018, when contributor numbers peaked at around 193.

OnchainLens data shows that on Jan. 5, a whale labeled "pension-usdt.eth" boosted its ETH short position to $63 million, with an average entry price of $3,136 and a liquidation price of $4,545. The address had previously sharply reduced and closed out its ETH short positions, and based on its holding trend over the past few months, the current position may still exceed $80 million. Monitoring indicates the whale has earned roughly $1 million in profits from swing trading on Hyperliquid over the past 30 days. Its strategy centers on low leverage, short holding cycles (average ~23 hours), and focuses primarily on BTC and ETH trades. Since October, it has accumulated over $21 million in total profits. The address has recently been continuously redirecting substantial profits from Hyperliquid to yield markets. Its total lending amount on AAVE now stands at approximately $26.71 million.