Market Analysis: Greenland Dispute Dampens as Trade Situation Sees Hopeful Signs
On January 19, Holger Schmieding—chief economist at Berenberg Bank—said Donald Trump’s push to pressure Denmark into selling Greenland to the U.S. has dashed hopes this year’s trade war escalation will be milder than in 2025.
Trump has threatened to impose a 10% tariff starting February 1 on eight countries backing Denmark (including the U.K. and France), with plans to hike the tariff to 25% in June. Schmieding noted the move could backfire, potentially pushing U.S. consumer prices up by 0.15%.
He also said total U.S. imports from these targeted countries hit roughly $350 billion in 2024. If the U.S.-EU tariff deal is ultimately scrapped (though this is unlikely), losses for American consumers could be far more severe. While both sides could logically avoid economic losses in the end, “we first need to be ready to handle more turmoil.”
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A Trader Turns Loss into Profit, Generating Over $10.5 Million in Profit through 5 Predictive Trades
January 19
According to LookOnChain monitoring, trader beachboy4 has turned a cumulative loss of over $6.8 million into ~$395,000 in realized profit over the past two days.
Over the period, he’s netted more than $10.5 million in gains across 5 predictive trades—fully recouping prior losses and posting positive returns.
Notably, his single-trade size has spiked drastically: previously in the hundreds of thousands per trade, it now exceeds $3 million per bet.
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Ethereum Withdrawal Sentiment Continues, with a 24-hour CEX Net Outflow of 44,000 ETH
On January 19, data from Coinglass indicates that over the past 24 hours, centralized exchanges (CEXs) have seen a cumulative net outflow of 44,000 Ethereum (ETH). The top three exchanges by ETH outflow are:
- OKX: 21,900 ETH outflow;
- Binance: 17,800 ETH outflow;
- Gate: 3,870.73 ETH outflow.
Additionally, Kraken recorded an inflow of 2,086.23 ETH, topping the inflow rankings.
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CertiK: DeFi Protocol Whale Steals $282 Million; Hacker Bridges About $63 Million to New Address
On January 19th, per CertiK Alert monitoring, the hacker who stole $282 million from Whale 2 has cross-chain transferred roughly $63 million of the funds to an address beginning with 0xF73, then carried out additional money laundering activities.
As previously reported, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT took to social media to note that at approximately 11:00 PM UTC on January 10, 2026, a whale investor lost over $282 million worth of Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin (BTC) in a hardware wallet social engineering scam.
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Most Solana Meme Coins See Price Drop, RALPH Slightly Up with Market Cap Returning to $30 Million
January 19th — Per GMGN monitoring, Solana’s ecosystem cooled off today amid a market correction, with most meme coins struggling to hold gains. RALPH edged up against the broader trend, with its short-term market cap climbing to $30 million. Several meme coins it’s leading also posted gains, with details below:
- RALPH: 24-hour gain of 45%, current market cap at $29.56 million, price around $0.0295;
- SOL (PUMP Live Coin): 24-hour gain of 28%, current market cap at $21.60 million, price around $0.026;
- ZReaL: Surged sharply since its 3 AM listing today, current market cap at $16.60 million, price around $0.0165;
BlockBeats reminds users that meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely driven by market sentiment and hype, with no underlying value or real-world use case. Investors are advised to be mindful of the risks.
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Whale "255 BTC Sold" Closes Long Position on Major Coins, Short-Squeezed for a Loss of $16.14M, Now Reopens ETH and BTC Longs
On January 19, the whale’s “255 BTC Sold” address has fully closed its ETH, BTC, and SOL long positions, briefly initiated short positions, and ultimately closed out with a roughly $16.14 million loss.
Subsequently, the whale switched back to long positions, opening new ETH long positions (15x leverage) and BTC long positions (20x leverage). It still holds a DOGE long position (10x leverage) and a DASH short position (5x leverage), with a total position size of roughly $60 million.
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