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Jan. 13 — Onchain Lens monitoring shows crypto KOL @old (banned account) spent 820,000 USDC in the past four hours to purchase 6.98 million NYC tokens. The account now holds 203,000 USDC and may continue buying. Previously reported: Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched the "NYC" token after leaving office. The project aims to raise funds to combat antisemitism, anti-American sentiment, and promote blockchain education for children. Adams introduced the token in Times Square but did not disclose details on collaborators, issuance timeline, fund usage, or specific token mechanisms — only noting regular New Yorkers can participate in the investment.

On January 13, monitoring by The Data Nerd revealed a whale opened 20x leveraged short positions across BTC, ETH, and SOL, totaling $140 million. **Position Breakdown**: - 20x leveraged short on BTC: ~$69.3 million - 20x leveraged short on SOL: ~$50.3 million - 20x leveraged short on ETH: ~$20 million This aligns with U.S. news brief style: concise, direct, and structured for quick scanning (common in crypto/finance alerts). Key terms like "leveraged short positions" and "breakdown" are standard in American financial reporting.

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.