Yesterday, the U.S. military's “Operation Absolute Resolve” caused a short-term spike in the market, and then BTC strongly recovered above the 90k mark. Macroeconomic fears remain unsettled, while on-chain AI and the Base ecosystem have already celebrated wildly. 👇
1. 🌍 The biggest macro shock: U.S. military raid in Venezuela, BTC performed a “deep V”.
In the early hours of the 3rd, the U.S. military launched “Operation Absolute Resolve” in Caracas to capture Maduro. Affected by geopolitical panic, BTC briefly fell below 88k, then quickly rebounded above 90k.
Commentary: A typical case of “sell at this moment, buy in the next second.” The fear of war has once again proven to be a good opportunity to increase positions.
2. 🤖 Top Dog: Base chain AI+DePIN project Raiinmaker surges 289% in a single day
The Base ecosystem has once again produced a golden dog. Raiinmaker, with its dual narratives of AI training and DePIN, along with expectations for the mainnet launch, has nearly tripled in 24 hours, becoming the most eye-catching project of the day.
Comment: The Base chain remains the area where 'smart money' is most concentrated, and the AI DePIN narrative remains strong in 2026.
3. 🧠 Leading Trends: Virtuals Protocol releases roadmap for 2026, token $VIRTUAL surges 20%
AI Agent leader Virtuals Protocol announces an aggressive roadmap, declaring its entry into the fields of 'Robotics' and 'Agent Commerce'. The market's willingness to buy is strong, and the token price skyrockets.
Comment: From software agents to hardware robots, the imaginative ceiling of the AI track has been broken again.
4. 🐸 Meme sector warms up: PEPE leads with a 30% increase, veteran memes still hold strong
During the market's V-shaped reversal, PEPE performed the strongest, with a single-day increase of over 30%, driving DOGE (+9%) and FTT (+21%) to follow.
Comment: When the market stabilizes, funds first rush to the most familiar frogs.
5. ⛏️ Alternative Benefit: Turkmenistan officially legalizes crypto mining
Starting January 2026, Turkmenistan's new law will come into effect, allowing compliant cryptocurrency mining and trading.
Comment: Although it is a small country, opening up mining as an energy giant is a long-term benefit for the decentralization of computing power, and there are already movements in the Chinese mining community.
6. 💎 Must-see for the crypto community: Binance Alpha launches Brevis ($BREV) airdrop claim
Binance Alpha platform announces the launch of token airdrop claims for the ZK co-processor project Brevis on January 6th.
Operational Advice: Users holding Binance Alpha Points should complete final confirmations by January 5th, don't miss the pig's trotter rice.
7. 📊 On-chain Newcomer: SAPIEN ($SAPIEN) data label track explodes
The AI data label platform SAPIEN on the Base chain saw a daily increase of over 25%. Known as the 'Bajie Network of AI', its model of 'mining while completing tasks' is spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia and the Chinese community.
8. 🚨 Security Warning: Large-scale wallet theft on EVM chain, involving $107k
According to ZachXBT monitoring, hundreds of EVM wallets have been stolen recently, with funds mainly flowing to Ethereum and the Base chain. Suspected to be related to certain Chrome extensions or vulnerabilities in older versions of 'Trust Wallet'.
Operational Advice: Check authorizations immediately, and ensure large assets are stored in hardware wallets!
9. 📈 Market Data: Both bulls and bears exploded, BTC stabilizes at $89,800
In the past 24 hours, the entire network has seen liquidations exceeding $110 million, mainly concentrated in last night's sharp decline. Currently, BTC is priced at $89,810, ETH at $3,100, and SOL at $130. The fear index has risen to 34 (neutral to fear).
10. 🐕 Dogecoin Trend: A 'war concept' dogecoin appears on Solana
Although no super golden dog has emerged, a large number of low market cap dog coins related to 'Maduro', 'Tank', and 'US Army' have surged on the Solana chain.
Comment: The PVP is extremely brutal, mostly a one-wave flow, do not impulsively take over.
