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According to Cointelegraph, viewership of cryptocurrency-related content on YouTube has plummeted to its lowest level since January 2021, following a significant decline over the past three months. On Sunday, ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cowen shared a 30-day moving average of views across various crypto YouTube channels, highlighting the drop. He noted that the decline is not limited to YouTube, as similar engagement falls have been observed across crypto channels on the microblogging platform X. Crypto YouTuber Tom Crown commented that the decline has been noticeable since October, emphasizing that the market has been in a 'bear market' since 2021, never reaching previous highs. Bitcoin investor Polaris XBT remarked that the current levels of social interest are akin to bear market conditions. This trend supports the notion that institutions have been the primary drivers of the market cycle, with retail investors taking a back seat. YouTube content creator Jesus Martinez echoed this sentiment, stating that while he experienced intense peaks in his channel's growth since 2022, none compared to the highs of 2021. TikTok content creator Cloud9 Markets attributed the decline to scams and pump-and-dump schemes involving 'ponzi' altcoins, noting that retail investors are weary of losses. Cointelegraph's head of social media, Marc Shawn Brown, observed that retail investors have likely shifted their focus to precious metals and macroeconomic trends, seeking tangible returns rather than speculative stories. He noted that 2025 was challenging, with Bitcoin experiencing a -7% return, while palladium, rhodium, cobalt, silver, and gold outperformed. Despite the downturn, there are signs of stabilization in social sentiment. On-chain analytics platform Santiment reported that sentiment towards Bitcoin is becoming increasingly positive, with mild signs of reversal in the market's bleeding. The platform highlighted the importance of the $90,000 level for maintaining positive retail sentiment. In contrast, sentiment towards Ethereum appears scattered, with no consistent trends emerging at present.

According to PANews, Onchain Lens monitoring has revealed that newly created wallets are accumulating LINK tokens, which are likely associated with the same entity. The wallet identified as '0x10D' has withdrawn 202,607 LINK tokens. Another wallet, '0xb59,' has withdrawn 207,328 LINK tokens.

According to PANews, HyperInsight monitoring has revealed that a significant PEPE investor, identified by the address starting with 0x7271, has closed their PEPE long position, incurring a loss of $314,500. The investor is now leveraging a fourfold strategy to go long on 5,618.97 ETH, valued at approximately $17.75 million, with an average entry price of $3,097.29, resulting in an unrealized profit of $330,000.

According to BlockBeats, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated last Friday that the Trump administration has launched a mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchase plan. The aim is to align the purchase speed with the rate at which these bonds are being reduced from the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. Bessent explained in an interview with Reuters that approximately $15 billion worth of bonds are being reduced monthly by the Federal Reserve. He noted that the idea is to match the Fed's actions, which have been moving in the opposite direction.

According to ChainCatcher, data from Arkham indicates that at 13:02, a total of 4,952,647.21 EIGEN tokens were transferred from an anonymous address, beginning with 0x4817, into the Uniswap V3 Pool.

According to BlockBeats, data from Dune indicates that the nominal trading volume in prediction markets has experienced six consecutive weeks of growth, repeatedly reaching new historical highs. During the week of December 29, the nominal trading volume surpassed $5.3 billion. However, last week's trading data showed a slight decline, reaching $4.766 billion.

According to Odaily, Matrixpot has released a chart indicating a calm start to the new year, with market sentiment gradually improving. Notably, the self-developed 'Greed and Fear Index' moving average line is showing clear signs of bottoming out. Historically, such signals often appear near Bitcoin's phase bottom. In this context, the market is more inclined to enter an upward correction, with the risk of continued decline diminishing. However, this does not imply that prices will quickly return to historical highs. With sentiment stabilizing, the downside risk is likely to be limited to a controllable range. Reflecting on late October, the 'Matrix on Target' weekly report at the time suggested a higher possibility of a larger-scale correction. As we move into 2026, a unilateral long strategy may still not be advantageous; maintaining discipline and adopting a more tactical approach to capture market swings could be key to widening the gap in returns.

According to Odaily, Aster has topped the 24-hour perpetual contract trading volume rankings with a total of $1.779 billion. Following closely is Paradex, with a trading volume of $1.589 billion, while Lighter ranks third with $1.569 billion.

According to Foresight News, prominent investor Garrett Jin, known for his significant sale of over $4.23 billion in BTC to invest in ETH, recently commented on market trends. Jin noted that the Nasdaq 100 index is underperforming while the Russell 2000 index continues to reach new highs. This shift suggests that capital is moving towards smaller stocks, indicating an expansion in risk appetite. Jin believes that BTC and ETH, as high beta risk assets, will be prime targets for incoming capital flows.

According to Foresight News, TenArmorAlert has detected a suspicious attack on Futureswap operating on the Arbitrum platform, resulting in an estimated loss of approximately $394,700.

According to PANews, Garrett Jin, suspected to be the '1011 Insider Whale,' stated on the X platform that the Nasdaq 100 Index is underperforming while the Russell 2000 Index continues to reach new highs. This shift in capital towards mid-cap and small-cap stocks indicates a growing risk appetite. As high-beta risk assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum are expected to be the next recipients of capital inflows.

According to Foresight News, monitoring by the Pentagon Pizza Report indicates that as of 23:41 Eastern Time (12:41 UTC+8), the Domino's Pizza shop closest to the Pentagon and two nearby Papa John's Pizza locations have reported higher than average customer traffic.

According to Odaily, the market value of tokenized real-world assets (RWA), excluding stablecoins, has exceeded $20 billion, marking a new historical high. This growth reflects a sustained interest from investors in the blockchainization of traditional assets. Notably, the market for tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds has shown significant performance, with a market value surpassing $8.87 billion. Additionally, BlackRock's BUILD fund currently holds a market value of $1.73 billion.

According to Odaily, The Data Nerd has reported that over the past 24 hours, four addresses, potentially belonging to the same whale or institution, have transferred their entire holdings of LINK to multisignature wallets. The total value of these transfers is approximately $12.54 million.

According to Foresight News, economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has criticized a prediction made by VanEck analysts regarding Bitcoin's future value. The analysts forecast that Bitcoin's price could surpass $2.9 million by 2050. Schiff dismissed the prediction as nonsense, asserting that those making such forecasts are hired to promote Bitcoin and that their analysis holds no value.

According to ChainCatcher, data from SoSoValue indicates that during the trading week from January 5 to January 9 (Eastern Time), XRP spot ETFs experienced a net inflow of $38.07 million. The Bitwise XRP ETF saw the highest weekly net inflow among XRP spot ETFs, with $27.1 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $292 million. Following closely, the Franklin XRP ETF recorded a weekly net inflow of $24.47 million, with its historical total reaching $277 million. Conversely, the 21Shares XRP ETF experienced the largest weekly net outflow, amounting to $39.83 million, resulting in a historical total net outflow of $7.77 million. As of the time of reporting, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs stands at $1.47 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio of 1.16% compared to Bitcoin's total market value. The cumulative historical net inflow has reached $1.22 billion.

According to BlockBeats, on January 12, Hyperinsight monitoring revealed that the trader known as 'Baisheng War God' (0x4331c) is currently shorting 49.95 BTC with 40x leverage, at an average entry price of $92,081.6, resulting in an unrealized loss of $6,500. Previously, this address completed 152 trades, with only four resulting in a total loss of $5,191.12. The remaining 148 trades were closed with profits, accumulating a total account profit of $293,700.

According to BlockBeats, the crypto market is set to experience two significant events on January 15. The first involves the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which will vote on the CLARITY Act. This legislation aims to combat fraudulent and deceptive trading practices, false trading volumes, and mandates proof of reserves, potentially addressing longstanding regulatory issues in the cryptocurrency sector. Additionally, January 15 marks BitMine's shareholder day, where shareholders will vote on a proposal to increase the number of shares from 500 million to 50 billion. If approved, BitMine will secure additional funds to purchase ETH, potentially boosting expectations for ETH prices.

According to PANews, data from SoSoValue indicates that the Bitwise Solana Spot ETF (BSOL) recorded the highest net inflow last week, amounting to $22.22 million. This brings its historical total net inflow to $648 million. Following closely, the Fidelity SOL ETF (FSOL) saw a weekly net inflow of $11 million, with a historical total net inflow reaching $131 million. As of the time of reporting, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs stands at $1.09 billion. The net asset ratio of these ETFs, compared to the total market value of Bitcoin, is 1.43%, with cumulative historical net inflows reaching $817 million.

According to Odaily, the South Korean Financial Services Commission has finalized guidelines permitting listed companies and professional investors to trade cryptocurrencies. This new regulation ends a nine-year prohibition, allowing eligible corporate entities to invest up to 5% of their net assets annually in the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on South Korea's five major exchanges. The policy shift is expected to grant market access to approximately 3,500 entities, including listed companies and registered professional investment institutions. Regulatory authorities will also require exchanges to implement staggered execution and order size limits. Discussions are ongoing regarding the eligibility of dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT for investment.