A whale liquidated a 275 BTC long position, making a profit of $228,000

On January 12, per OnchainLens data, with LIT trading around $2.5, a whale holding a 1x long LIT position is now sitting on over $1.8 million in unrealized losses.

On January 12, Wall Street strategists broadly expect the U.S. economy and stock market may see a rare confluence of favorable factors in 2026. Supported by Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations, Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Act” tax incentives, easing inflation, and AI-driven productivity gains, U.S. stocks are poised to extend their upward trend. Market focus now centers on the latest CPI data, with year-over-year expectations holding at 2.7%. Strategists note that falling oil prices, moderating housing costs, and fading one-time tariff-driven price hikes could push inflation lower than forecast. Meanwhile, a cooling labor market gives the Fed policy room to cut rates this year—potentially pushing U.S. Treasury yields lower, reducing financing costs, and spurring investment and consumption. On the fiscal front, the “Big and Beautiful Act” allows businesses 100% accelerated depreciation on capital expenditures, prompting firms to front-load future investments into 2026. Wall Stree

Jan. 12, 2026 — As we kick off 2026, the crypto sector’s key theme is clear: 2025 wasn’t a year of speculation, but one where regulation, infrastructure, and real-world use cases fully took hold. Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, European Policy Manager at Chainalysis, noted stablecoins are the core of this shift. While Bitcoin still makes up roughly half of total market capitalization, stablecoins accounted for over 50% of global on-chain transaction volume last year—deeply integrated into payments, remittances, and trading systems, and now front and center in regulation and compliance. “2025 was the year of stablecoins,” he said plainly. Stablecoins’ strong liquidity and price stability drive widespread legitimate use, but they’re also exploited by illicit actors. Centralized issuers can freeze and seize assets, however, positioning stablecoins as a key tool for regulators targeting financial crime. Chainalysis data shows 2025 illicit crypto flows hit $154 billion, a 162% year-ove

On January 12, HyperInsight monitoring data shows that a whale (address 0x3d053) closed its BTC and ETH short positions for a profit at 17:27, netting $52,000. This address trades frequently, uses leverage conservatively, and typically enters/exits positions at key price levels. It has a monthly profit of $110,978.73 and total lifetime profits of $92,917.32.

January 12 — Markets widely expect U.S. December CPI to post a temporary rebound (data out Tuesday at 21:30 ET). The uptick is mainly driven by statistical adjustments from the Labor Department’s survey normalization, not necessarily a sign of structural inflation deterioration. November’s nonfarm payrolls and CPI were released in close proximity. Payrolls showed the U.S. labor market continuing to cool: the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% (4.573% before rounding, the highest in nearly four years). However, the data’s reliability has been questioned due to lingering effects of the government shutdown, failing to significantly boost market bets on an early Federal Reserve rate cut. Interest rate futures point to broad expectations the Fed will hold rates steady at its January meeting. The first rate cut is seen in March, April, or June—but no timeline has a consensus pricing above 50%, reflecting high uncertainty in the policy path. Mainstream CPI forecasts for December: - Hea

On January 12, Hyperinsight data shows that after a short-term BTC price decline, the "Strategy Counterparty" whale address (0x94d) saw all long positions across 7 major coins drop below their average entry prices. Subsequently, the address closed all long positions in XRP and SOL, while gradually reducing holdings in other assets. To date, it has liquidated over $80 million in a short period, slashing its total holdings from $351 million to $270 million. The address started accumulating positions in December last year with an initial $20 million account size, then gradually added short positions in major coins like BTC and ETH. Since its strategy directly contrasts MicroStrategy’s continuous BTC accumulation, the market views it as a clear on-chain counterpart. Its current key holdings are: - BTC 20x long: 1,712 coins, holding value $160 million; current loss $260,000; current price $91,000; liquidation price $75,000. - ETH 20x long: 29,000 coins, holding value $90 millio