A certain whale withdrew 6000 ETH from Kraken after 6 months of silence

Jan. 6 — HyperInsight monitoring shows a new address liquidated its position this morning, including 2,901.83 AAVE shorts and 440,308,509 kPEPE shorts, resulting in a total loss of $24,000.

On January 6, CryptoQuant data shows BitMine—one of the largest Ethereum staking firms—has staked a total of 771,000 ETH over the past two weeks. This amount accounts for roughly 18.6% of its 4.14 million ETH holdings.

On January 6th, DefiLlama data shows total trading volume across perpetual DEXs (Perp DEXs) has risen over the past 24 hours, with Hyperliquid leading at $74.9 billion in 24-hour volume. Notably, Hyperliquid’s open interest has hit a nearly two-month high, and its total value locked (TVL) has grown—signaling fresh capital inflows and expanding leveraged positions. Below are key 24-hour metrics for selected Perp DEXs: - **Hyperliquid**: $74.9B volume | $43.2B TVL | $87.3B open interest - **Lighter**: $58.1B volume | $12.7B TVL | $15B open interest - **Aster**: $56.1B volume | $12.6B TVL | $27.3B open interest - **EdgeX**: $43.7B volume | $3.57B TVL | $9.12B open interest - **Variational**: $18.7B volume | $1.14B TVL | $8.82B open interest - **Paradex**: $18B volume | $1.72B TVL | $8.16B open interest - **Pacifica**: $7.04B volume | $43.72M TVL | $81.46M open interest This rewrite aligns with American English conventions: concise, scannable bullet points, standard

January 5-6, 2026 — The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) held its 2026 work conference January 5-6, outlining core priorities for the year: - Research into building a financial statistical and standard system aligned with a modern central bank framework - Ongoing statistical monitoring of key areas (including the financial sector’s “five major tasks” and financing platform debt) - Solidifying progress in creating an environment for cash usage - Improving national treasury management efficiency - Prudently implementing a one-time individual credit repair policy - Further enhancing the social credit system - Normalizing and sustainably optimizing payment services for elderly individuals and foreigners residing in China - Strictly enforcing penetration supervision of payment institutions and functional supervision of payment services - Strengthening virtual currency regulation and cracking down on related illegal activities - Deepening technology management and innovativ

**January 6th** Per Coinglass data, the crypto market’s recent rebound has shifted to renewed bearish sentiment—evidenced by current funding rates across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges, including for Bitcoin and altcoins. Specific funding rates for leading coins are in the attached chart. **BlockBeats Note** Funding rates are fees set by crypto platforms to align perpetual contract prices with underlying asset values. They facilitate fund transfers between long and short traders; platforms do not charge this fee. The mechanism adjusts traders’ position costs/profits to keep contract prices close to the underlying asset’s price. - 0.01% = baseline rate - Above 0.01% = bullish market - Below 0.005% = bearish market This rewrite uses concise, conversational phrasing typical of U.S. crypto news, with clear formatting (bullets for quick scanning) and standard terminology.

On January 6, PeckShieldAlert reported that over the past hour, the address linked to the UXLink hack swapped 248 WBTC for 23 million DAI. This transfer follows the September 22 hack, where the attacker minted billions in unauthorized tokens and stole tens of millions of dollars worth of crypto assets.