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Bitcoin ETFs Face Record Withdrawal Pressure as Market Liquidity Weakens
In my view, the market is experiencing the most severe ETF liquidity decline seen to date. With an average actual price of the ETF fund flow around $86,000, most of the capital poured in after the October 2025 all-time high is now in an unrealized loss position, creating significant psychological pressure on the institutional investor group. During the same period, over $6 billion was withdrawn from the spot Bitcoin market, marking the largest ETF outflow since these products were approved.
Bitcoin enters a sensitive zone as whales experience losses for the first time in the cycle
The recent correction of $BTC , in my opinion, is exerting clear pressure on large investors. For the first time in this cycle, many whales have entered an unrealized loss position—a relatively rare signal that typically appears when the market approaches deep correction phases. Price is currently fluctuating around key support levels such as the 50-day MA and the VWAP anchored from the halving period, while on-chain stress indicators are sending signals similar to previous 'capitulation' phases.
Liquidity is returning to Binance: signs of whales and large capital flows are back
Binance is reactivating its YoY flywheel, and when reviewing 2025 data, I see a trend that's hard to ignore. Across BTC deposits, stablecoin inflows, and derivatives volume, liquidity is no longer scattered as before but is clearly concentrating on Binance. This isn't a subjective feeling, but something consistently visible when I zoom out and analyze multi-year data. The most notable point for me is the $BTC deposits. During 2021–2023, average BTC deposits were only 0.3–0.9 BTC — clearly retail. But from 2024 onward, the capital flow structure changed completely: 2–4 BTC, then stabilizing at 4–6 BTC throughout 2025.
Market situation at the beginning of the year is quite green, many altcoins are also pumping strongly, especially the Bnb chain group
Specifically, for $BTC , as I see, the liquidity zone at 92-95k has been swept clean, and now a new liquidity zone is forming above 98-99k
In case Bitcoin fails to sweep the upper zone, there is a possibility of a pullback to the previous 92k-93k range, guys My current BTC plan has reached TP, so I've closed all positions and will wait for a pullback before boarding the next move.
Remember to follow and turn on notifications so you don't miss the ship $BTC
If there's a BNB season comeback wave, it's highly likely BNB will continue to be pushed forward in the coming period
Brothers, watch for buy scap on $BNB 900, target will be 1000-1100$, this order will mainly focus on scap, additionally, following $CAKE will also be pushed together with this BNB wave
THIS IS PERSONAL ANALYSIS, NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. DYOR
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops in First Adjustment of 2026
On January 11, 2026, Bitcoin network mining difficulty saw a slight decrease during the first adjustment of the year, following a period of continuous record highs throughout 2025. According to data, difficulty has dropped to approximately 146.4 trillion, reflecting a minor change in block mining speed across the network. Data from CoinWarz shows the next difficulty adjustment is expected on January 22, 2026, with a slight increase to around 148.2 trillion likely.
Many Bull Run 2026 scenarios emerge, investors remain cautious
In January, the market began to inch upward, not noisy but enough to create a familiar feeling. Everyone sensed something 'off'—something they had seen before.
In February, BTC rebounded more noticeably, confidence slowly returned, the timeline became less gloomy, and people started talking about the market more instead of staying silent.
In March, altcoins surged, FOMO spread rapidly, and the question 'How high will it go?' appeared frequently.
By April, there was a mild bull trap; many believed this was just a necessary correction before continuing upward, so they held their positions tightly, even adding more.
In May, there was a sell-off, emotions began to overpower logic. By June, bears showed their faces, the market cooled significantly, liquidity dwindled, leaving only those with enough patience to stay. Personally, I find this scenario quite unlikely.
In the current landscape of the cryptocurrency market, altcoins are gradually taking center stage in terms of liquidity. Specifically, altcoins currently account for approximately 50% of the total trading volume across the entire market, surpassing Bitcoin at 27% and Ethereum at 23%. This is a notable shift compared to previous cycles, when $BTC and $ETH usually dominated. The rise in altcoin trading volume clearly reflects a return of risk appetite among investors.
$BTC generally performed quite well in Q1. The last time Q1 was truly poor was in 2018, when prices dropped nearly in half within the first three months of the year. In recent years, the situation has been completely different. Q1 is usually a relatively positive period, or at least stable. Even in 2022, the beginning of a prolonged bear cycle – the market in Q1 was mostly flat rather than crashing heavily.
When discussing data protection in blockchains, I always notice an intentional ambiguity. Many systems talk about privacy, but in reality, they are only talking about making data 'hard to read,' not controlling data at the architectural level. So when looking at DUSK, the question that interests me is not whether they use zero-knowledge, but rather which layers of the system actually protect user data, and which do not.
Is DUSK Truly Decentralized? An Architectural Analysis
I've been quite cautious whenever I see a chain claiming to be 'decentralized,' especially those targeting enterprise or compliance. My past experience shows these two often conflict: the more you want control, the harder it is to achieve real decentralization. So when looking at DUSK, the first question I ask myself isn't 'what technology are they using?', but rather how truly decentralized is this network, and what trade-offs did they make to achieve it?
BTC – Long-Term Holder spending signals the final phase shift of the cycle
BTC – Long-Term Holder spending signals the final phase shift of the cycle Recent data on the spending behavior of long-term holders (LTH) is revealing a familiar pattern, previously seen multiple times before key market turning points. Total LTH spending over the past 30 days is approaching levels seen at previous cycle peaks, when older coins, having been dormant for a long time, begin circulating again. Similar spikes occurred in 2013, 2017, and early 2021, all associated with periods of high volatility and market structure shifts.
What makes DUSK different from Ethereum and Solana in the DeFi space?
At first, I saw the DeFi landscape across chains quite simply: Ethereum was slow but secure, Solana was fast and cheap, and other chains usually tried to find a sufficiently different narrative to survive. This view isn't entirely wrong, but the more I dig deeper—especially when looking at DUSK—I realize it misses quite a few important aspects. From my perspective, Ethereum was built on a very strong assumption: the system can only be trustless if everything is public. When I've tested or deeply explored DeFi protocols on Ethereum, composability truly is a very clear advantage. The ability for contracts to seamlessly combine with each other is what truly fueled the ecosystem's explosion.
Whales are gradually exiting long positions at $BTC
Investors holding large amounts of Bitcoin are closing leveraged long positions – a signal that often precedes strong market rallies.
If this scenario continues, many analysts believe BTC could target the 135,000 USD mark.
Currently, $BTC remains constrained within a narrow trading range, with declining liquidity, indicating the market is compressing for a major move ahead.
The outlook ahead is quite clear:
BTC needs to break and hold above 92,000 USD to confirm a new support zone
Or adjust down to the 88,000 USD area to fill the open CME gap
What do you guys think the market will do in the first quarter this year? #BTC
When discussing AI agents storing long-term memory on Walrus, I believe this is not just a technically interesting use case, but a significant shift in how we envision AI as a persistent entity with lasting memory, rather than just a contextually reactive tool. Most current AI agents perform well within session or short-term context, but when it comes to "remembering" over long periods and across multiple operational stages, the underlying infrastructure becomes a major bottleneck.
Ethereum sets historic record for stablecoin transactions
The volume of stablecoin transactions on Ethereum has officially set a new all-time high. Within just one quarter, the total value of stablecoin payments reached 8 trillion USD — a figure demonstrating the rapidly growing real-world usage of this blockchain. To better visualize the impressive scale: Visa currently processes around 4 trillion USD per quarter Ethereum has recorded stablecoin payment volume twice that of Visa
When I think about an AI dataset hub, I don't see it as a pure data warehouse, but as the 'backbone' of the entire AI value chain. Data is not just collected and stored, but also standardized, identified, traced, and reused throughout the model lifecycle. In the context of AI increasingly relying on large, diverse, and long-lived data, my core question is no longer 'do we have data?' but rather 'where is the data stored, who controls it, and how is the value generated from the data distributed?'
Dusk and the Potential to Become the Standard Blockchain for European Banks
One evening, I tried placing Dusk Network into a question that sounded very "heavy": can a blockchain become the standard infrastructure for European banks? Not just a trial or a PoC, but becoming a technology layer trusted enough for banks to rely on long-term. When we set aside crypto hype and look from the European perspective—where law, privacy, and system stability are paramount—Dusk suddenly becomes a very compelling case.
Bitcoin Repeats 2020 Cycle: Expectations Heading Toward the 200,000 USD Mark
Bitcoin ($BTC ) is currently showing quite similar signs to the 2020 market cycle — marking the beginning of a strong and prolonged upward trend. In my view, the price structure is gradually forming according to a familiar pattern: a sharp decline phase aimed at cleansing the market ➜ a consolidation phase for accumulation ➜ followed by a parabolic growth phase when buying pressure dominates.