According to @binance, Jan 3 marks 17 years since the Bitcoin Genesis Block and the post highlights Proof of Keys, underscoring user self-custody awareness (source: @binance on X, Jan 3, 2026). For trading, actionable checks today include BTC exchange reserves and netflows, on-chain transfer activity, spot–futures basis, and funding rates to validate any liquidity impact linked to self-custody emphasis noted by the source (source: @binance on X, Jan 3, 2026). No price or flow metrics were provided in the post, so there is no direct market signal from the source beyond the commemorative message (source: @binance on X, Jan 3, 2026).

According to @simplykashif, today marks Bitcoin’s 17th anniversary since the Genesis Block was mined. The Genesis Block (Block 0) includes the coinbase text The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks, recording the banking-crisis backdrop at launch, source: The Times (London, January 3, 2009); Bitcoin Wiki Genesis Block. The block’s timestamp is 2009-01-03 and its 50 BTC subsidy is unspendable, source: blockchain.com Block 0; Bitcoin Wiki Genesis Block. For traders, January 3 is also observed as Proof of Keys day encouraging self-custody withdrawals that can shift exchange balances and near-term BTC liquidity tracked by on-chain analytics, source: Proof of Keys campaign; Glassnode and CryptoQuant metrics.