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Jan. 14 — Per GMGN market data, Solana ecosystem native token CARDS (tied to collector card exchange platform Collector Crypt) has surged over 43% in the past 24 hours. Its market capitalization stands at $1.86 billion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $5.3 million. The CARDS rally may be linked to a surge in overall Pokémon card market popularity. Per PolyBeats monitoring, influencer Logan Paul has announced plans to auction his PSA 10-graded Pokémon Illustrator card in January 2026. Some capital on Polymarket has started betting the final sale price will exceed $15 million. Paul’s acquisition cost for the card was roughly $5.275 million; Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin previously made a private $7 million offer, which Paul turned down. Recent buying activity indicating bets on a price above $15 million suggests some expect a bidding war during the auction, pushing the price to far outpace historical records.

January 14: Upbit will list USDE trading pairs for KRW, BTC, and USDT, per an official announcement.

**Bitcoin Whale Closes 100 BTC Short Position for $22k Profit (Jan 14)** Per Hyperinsight’s monitoring (via t.me/HyperInsight), a crypto whale closed a 100 BTC short position at 14:37 on January 14, netting a $22,000 profit. The address currently holds no open positions and is on the sidelines. The whale’s address is known for capitalizing on short-term opportunities but carries elevated risk. While its long-term profitability has been boosted by several successful large orders, losses this month signal some uncertainty in its trading strategy.

On January 14th, per monitoring by HyperInsight (link: https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "Battle God of Victory" crypto trader (address 0x4331c) turned a loss into a profit on a BTC short position, closed the position to lock in gains, and ultimately netted a $4,095 profit. The address has executed 160 transactions to date. Just 4 of these trades incurred a combined loss of $5,191.12; all 156 remaining transactions were closed after realizing profits, bringing the account’s total profit to $323,500.

**Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan: Sustained Bitcoin ETF Demand Could Spark Parabolic Surge, Echoing 2025 Gold Trend** On January 14, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan posted: *“If Bitcoin ETF demand holds long-term, BTC prices could rise parabolically—mirroring gold’s 2025 performance. Both assets’ prices are fundamentally driven by supply and demand. The mainstream view links gold’s 65% 2025 annual surge to massive central bank purchases that shifted the supply-demand dynamic, and Bitcoin is now in the early stages of this same pattern.”* Central bank gold purchases spiked in 2022, following the U.S. freezing and seizing of Russian Treasury assets. Annual buys jumped from ~500 tons to ~1,000 tons, where they’ve stayed. These purchases shifted the balance but didn’t immediately lift prices: gold rose just 2% in 2022, 13% in 2023, and 27% in 2024. It wasn’t until 2025 that gold entered a true parabolic uptrend. The catalyst? Early on, central banks’ extra demand was soaked

January 14th – Brian Martin, ANZ Bank’s Chief Economist for G3 Economies, said the Federal Reserve may hold interest rates steady in January but argued a prolonged pause in its rate-cutting cycle is unfounded. He added the Fed should quickly resume rate cuts, with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) expected to deliver 25-basis-point cuts in March and June, pushing the federal funds target range to 3.00%-3.25% by mid-year. Martin noted U.S. inflation will gradually moderate in 2026 as the impact of prior tariffs on prices fades, wage growth slows, and housing inflation cools.