Data: Web3 social application Towns has over 400,000 total users, with over 200,000 token holders

On Jan. 14, Onchain Lens monitoring data shows a whale transferred 2015 ETH to HTX after a three-month dormancy period. The tokens are worth $6.67 million, and the whale holds an unrealized loss of $2.04 million on the position—they initially accumulated the ETH for $8.73 million.

**Jan. 14 – More options traders are ruling out expectations of a Fed rate cut in 2026, instead betting the central bank will hold interest rates steady for the full year. The trend dates back at least to last Friday, when U.S. employment data showed an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate.** **Market pricing has all but eliminated the chance of a Fed rate cut this month, pushing more traders to delay their forecasts for a cut in the coming months. David Robin, interest rate strategist at TJM Institutional Services, noted: “From a data standpoint, the probability the Fed holds rates unchanged at least through March has risen—and as each meeting passes, the likelihood of rate stability grows.”** **Options flows tied closely to the Fed’s short-term benchmark rate have recently sent a more hawkish signal. New option positions are concentrated mainly in March and June contracts, hedging against ongoing delays to the Fed’s next rate cut. Positions targeting longer-dated contracts

On January 14, CoinDesk reported Bitcoin briefly touched $96,000, up nearly 10% since 2026. The uptrend was largely driven by strong momentum in North American trading hours. Per Velo data, Bitcoin’s cumulative gain during North American sessions was roughly 8%. By contrast, European trading hours saw only a modest ~3% increase, while Asian sessions weighed on overall performance. This trend stands in sharp contrast to late 2025. Back then, Bitcoin posted a cumulative drop of up to 20% in North American trading hours in late November, sliding to a near-$80k low. In Q4 2025, Bitcoin regularly faced selling pressure at the U.S. market open, while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw nearly daily outflows. Now, the biggest gains are occurring right after the U.S. market opens—a window that had been Bitcoin’s weakest period over the past six months. U.S. trading hours don’t always reflect U.S. investor activity, as price moves during these times capture volatility across U.S. domestic exchanges and

**January 14 –** Per data from HyperInsight monitoring (Telegram: https://t.me/HyperInsight), the wallet address starting with 0x17d has closed out its entire long position of ~1.76 million ASTER tokens in the past hour. The position’s size equates to roughly $1.35 million, netting the address an approximate profit of $147,000. The address made its first-ever transaction yesterday: it transferred ~$304,000 to Hyperliquid, then opened a 5x leveraged long position on ASTER at roughly $0.687 per token. Today, ASTER’s price rose on positive news, and the address closed the position at ~$0.77 per token—delivering a 40% return on investment (ROI).

Jan. 14 – Per Bitget market data, Metaplanet, the Japanese Bitcoin custodian firm traded under ticker DAT, closed at 605 Japanese yen today. The daily gain reached 77 yen, representing a 14.58% surge.