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On Jan. 5, OnchainLens data shows a whale address—dormant for six months—deposited 150 million SAHARA tokens into Binance, currently valued at roughly $4.2 million. The address originally withdrew these SAHARA tokens at a cost of around $12.18 million, meaning this exchange deposit represents an unrealized loss of approximately $7.97 million.

January 5, 2026 – The broader cryptocurrency market has gained traction as 2026 gets underway, with Bitcoin and major altcoins rebounding sharply from late-2025’s deep pullback. Bitcoin, which fell 6% cumulatively in the final stretch of 2025 and missed expectations tied to the traditional “four-year cycle,” reclaimed the key psychological level of $90,000 on January 4. Analysts note the $88,000 range emerged as strong support amid thin liquidity during the holiday season, while inflows into spot ETFs have shifted market sentiment from “panic” to “cautious optimism.” As of early Monday, Bitcoin traded above $92,000, with its 100-hour moving average holding a bullish structure. The next key resistance level sits at $95,000. Bitcoin’s stability has also lifted the broader market: Ethereum and XRP, among others, have seen synchronized modest gains as institutional funds begin rebalancing portfolios for the new fiscal year. On the macro front, slowing inflation and the U.S. eco

On January 5th, HyperInsight monitoring shows that a "PEPE Max Long" whale on Hyperliquid currently holds a long position of 2,008,865,090 kPEPE with 3x leverage (equivalent to roughly $13.86 million), with an unrealized profit and loss (PNL) of $2.05 million. Prior to this, the address had only executed 3 trades—all of which ended in liquidation, resulting in a cumulative loss of nearly $490,000.

As of Jan. 5, data from Coinglass shows that if Bitcoin breaks above $94,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $465 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin falls below $91,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity for these same CEXs will reach $621 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number or total value of contracts being liquidated. Instead, the bars represent how significant each liquidation cluster is relative to nearby clusters—i.e., "intensity." This means the chart indicates how strongly the underlying asset’s price will react when it hits a specific level. A taller "liquidation bar" signals a more intense price response due to a liquidity cascade at that level.

**January 5 (Monday) Market Update** Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index surged 2.97% on Monday, January 5, closing 1493.32 points higher at 51832.80. Chip and heavy industry stocks led the advance. South Korea’s KOSPI Index climbed 3.43% to a record high of 4457.52, adding 147.89 points on the day. Chip and defense stocks were top gainers, with Samsung Electronics soaring 7.47% — its largest single-day jump since March 24, 2020. (Source: FX Street)

On January 5, per Lookonchain data, a Polymarket trader named "beachboy4" lost over $2 million in just 35 days—their trading history has recently caught the community’s attention. Over those 35 days, the account made 53 predictions, winning 27 (a ~51% win rate). Its biggest single profit was ~$936,000, while the largest single loss hit $1.58 million. The average bet per prediction was ~$400,000, with the biggest single wager reaching $1.58 million. The account’s core issue stems from a misunderstanding of Polymarket’s pricing logic. In the trade with the biggest loss, the account bought "Liverpool Win (YES)" at 0.66. This doesn’t mean "Liverpool is likely to win"—it means the trader was betting the actual win probability exceeded 66%. Instead, the trader long treated Polymarket as binary sports betting, not a market focused on probability and pricing dynamics. Further analysis shows the account repeatedly chased high buy-ins in the consensus price range of 0.51–0.67, creating