A Whale Simultaneously Opens New BTC and ETH Short Positions, Reaching a Total Position Size of $8.83 Million

Jan 23 — Beijing Voyager Space Technology Co., Ltd.’s “Voyager One (CYZ1)” is targeted for its first manned flight in 2028, with over 10 paid space tourists already registered—including Chinese actor Huang Jingyu, the 009th tourist. A user recently queried the technical challenges and market outlook of this domestic space journey. TRON founder Justin Sun addressed the topic in his first 8,000-word response on Zhihu. He disclosed he flew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket (NS-34 mission) on August 3, 2025. Regarding China’s domestic commercial manned space plans, Sun noted the projects mark a shift: space travel is moving from “an experience for a select few” to “a reality more people can access.” On market prospects, Sun acknowledged space tourism may still be seen as a “luxury” or “gimmick” in the short term. But he argued that if the industry leverages flight experience to build manufacturing capacity, operational systems, talent pipelines, and standardized protocols, it could

Jan. 23 — Sharia Portfolio, which manages $2 billion in assets under management (AUM), has disclosed purchasing 43,833 shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock valued at $7 million. The firm now holds a total of 150,325 MSTR shares.

January 23 — Per Cointelegraph, a number of analysts are predicting 2026 could bring a bear market for Bitcoin, with multiple forecasts suggesting BTC may retrace to roughly $58,000. Crypto analyst Titan recently noted Bitcoin “just sent a bear market signal” tied to a bearish crossover on its two-month MACD, adding historical data shows similar technical patterns typically trigger a 50%–64% retracement. The latest sell-off has pushed BTC down ~9% from its 2026 high of $97,930, dropping below key support levels including the current 75% quantile cost basis at $92,940. Glassnode said Thursday that Bitcoin “has now fallen below the cost basis for 75% of its supply, signaling rising distribution (selling) pressure,” and added: “Risk has clearly shifted to the upside, and downside risk remains dominant until this level is reclaimed.” Trader Merlijn The Trader analyzed Bitcoin’s price “has returned to uptrend line support,” with the zone ranging from $89,000 to $90,000. He noted that

Jan. 23 — Polymarket odds indicate a 32% chance Bitcoin will drop to $85,000 in January, along with a 7% probability of falling to $80,000 and just 6% for a rise to $100,000.

On January 23, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that over the past 5 hours, the address 0x8ec…F2626 has redeemed 6,300 ETH from Renzo and transferred it to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at $18.63 million, with market watchers suspecting the ETH may be sold.

January 23rd Data from Validator Queue, a tracking site for Ethereum validator queues, shows the amount of ETH waiting to enter the PoS network has risen steadily since December 26, 2025. It now stands at 3,068,886 ETH—its highest level since July 2023—valued at roughly $8.98 billion, with an estimated activation delay of around 53 days and 7 hours. This signals strong, sustained staking demand, largely driven by Ethereum treasury firms and institutions (including BitMine) staking significant amounts of their held ETH. On-chain data indicates BitMine has staked a total of 1,943,200 ETH to date, worth approximately $5.69 billion. Meanwhile, the Ethereum PoS network’s unstaking queue has been cleared: there are currently no major users opting to unstake ETH, meaning stakers can now withdraw their ETH almost instantly.