According to @CoinMarketCap, the Central Bank of the UAE has granted RAKBank in-principle approval for a UAE dirham stablecoin that will be 1:1 backed, audited, and provide real-time reserve disclosures, source: @CoinMarketCap. The initiative joins an active UAE stablecoin field that includes e& also known as Etisalat, Circle’s USDC, and Ripple USD, source: @CoinMarketCap. Ras Al Khaimah’s RAK DAO has also announced a 2 million dollar fund to support blockchain builders, source: @CoinMarketCap.

According to Lookonchain, whale 0xFB78 capitulated as the market slid, closing a 3,846 BTC long on Hyperliquid worth about $350.4M and realizing a loss exceeding $3.5M. Source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2008910264679403770 According to Lookonchain, earlier the address had increased BTC longs to 2,830 BTC ($259.55M), deposited $20M USDC to Hyperliquid potentially to add more BTC longs, and was showing over $2M in unrealized losses before the final exit. Source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2008780895306854436

According to @EmberCN, a whale/institution that previously realized $96.67M from ETH swing trades closed a 3,846 BTC long on Hyperliquid at an average exit of $91,158 after entering at $92,096 around 2:00 AM, realizing a $3.8M loss, source: @EmberCN; Hyperdash. The address cumulatively deposited 35.5M USDC into Hyperliquid to scale the BTC long and later withdrew 31.7M USDC back to an on-chain wallet, source: @EmberCN. Earlier in the sequence, the same entity topped up 20M USDC and expanded the BTC long to 2,830 BTC at a $92,318 entry with a reported liquidation price of $81,157 and a then-floating loss of $1.75M, source: @EmberCN; Hyperdash.

According to Onchain Lens, HyperLiquid trader address 0.fb78aa8f38843629e89951d9db6fdc398d75e0a3 fully closed its 20x BTC long with a realized loss of $3.77M; source: Onchain Lens on X 2026-01-08 https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2009053537398039003 and HyperBot trader page https://hyperbot.network/trader/0xfb78aa8f38843629e89951d9db6fdc398d75e0a3. Onchain Lens also reports that address 0xf0a3 deposited $3M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 20x BTC long; source: Onchain Lens on X 2026-01-08 https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2009053537398039003.

According to @pedrouid, WalletConnect reported on X that stablecoin volume routed via WalletConnect reached $7.64B last week, with USDC (USDC) contributing $4.04B (source: WalletConnect on X). Based on WalletConnect's posted figures referenced by @pedrouid, USDC captured about 52.9% of the weekly flow, indicating it was the primary settlement asset across WalletConnect-connected dApps during the period (source: WalletConnect on X).

According to @lookonchain, whale address 0xFB78 has increased his BTC long on Hyperliquid to 2,830 BTC with a notional value of $259.55M, per @lookonchain. The trader deposited an additional $20M USDC to Hyperliquid, flagged as potentially for adding more BTC longs, per @lookonchain. The position currently shows an unrealized loss exceeding $2M, per @lookonchain. Earlier activity included a $15.5M USDC deposit and the opening of a 20x long on 980 BTC totaling $90.7M, confirmed via Hypurrscan and reported by @lookonchain.

According to @OnchainLens, an on-chain tracked wallet deposited $1.9M USDC into HyperLiquid after two months and flipped its BTC long to a 3x short now valued at $12.95M, with the activity visible on CoinMarketMan HyperTracker for wallet 0xb798aef79972ce8f73d47b9ebbcda6bbb7ec4fbf (source: Onchain Lens on X, Jan 7, 2026; CoinMarketMan HyperTracker). This reflects a leveraged directional reversal in BTC perp exposure on HyperLiquid, quantified by the 3x short position and current valuation shown on the tracker (source: CoinMarketMan HyperTracker; Onchain Lens). Traders tracking whale derivatives flows can reference these data points to monitor short-side positioning on HyperLiquid’s BTC market (source: Onchain Lens; CoinMarketMan HyperTracker).

According to @OnchainLens, a 7-day-old wallet deposited 2 million USDC into Lighter to scale its LIT position after depositing a total of 4 million USDC over the past week, purchasing 1,285,010 LIT for 3.8 million dollars at an average execution price of 2.96, and still holding 193,717 USDC available, with the address shown at app.lighter.xyz/explorer/accounts/0x0b4a2c0757cDfDF88039baa6bE9A4677560105B1, source: Onchain Lens; Lighter Explorer. The executed size of 1,285,010 LIT at a 2.96 dollar average provides a clear on-chain cost basis to track this address’s unrealized PnL and potential liquidity footprint on Lighter, source: Onchain Lens; Lighter Explorer. Traders can monitor follow-on deposits, bids, or distribution from this wallet via the Lighter Explorer link and Lighter order flow for near-term market impact tracking in LIT, source: Lighter Explorer; Onchain Lens.

According to @OnchainLens, wallet 0xc2456 deposited 2,000,000 USDC to HyperLiquid and increased a BTC short position using 40x leverage, signaling concentrated bearish derivatives activity; Source: @OnchainLens on X and HyperBot trader page hyperbot.network/trader/0xc613bd93C62e62bF3E583C36aE8C4118f1FB2456.

According to @lookonchain, address 0xc613 deposited 2M USDC to Hyperliquid and opened a 40x short on 358.85 BTC with $33.24M notional, confirmed by Hypurrscan address 0xc613bd93C62e62bF3E583C36aE8C4118f1FB2456 perps data (source: @lookonchain on X, Jan 7, 2026; hypurrscan.io/address/0xc613bd93C62e62bF3E583C36aE8C4118f1FB2456#perps). Address 0xFB78 deposited 15.5M USDC and opened a 20x long on 980 BTC with $90.7M notional on Hyperliquid, as shown on Hypurrscan address 0xFB78AA8F38843629e89951D9db6FdC398d75e0A3 perps data (source: @lookonchain on X, Jan 7, 2026; hypurrscan.io/address/0xFB78AA8F38843629e89951D9db6FdC398d75e0A3#perps). The reported sizes imply entry prices near $92,600 per BTC for both positions and a net long notional of about $57.46M across these two whales, derived from the figures in the thread (source: @lookonchain on X, posts 2008782177820176838 and 2008780895306854436). @lookonchain describes this as the BTC long–short battle resuming on Hyperliquid, indicating substantial leveraged positioning on both sides (source: @lookonchain on X, Jan 7, 2026).

According to @lookonchain, address 0xFB78 deposited 15.5 million USDC to HyperLiquid and opened a 20x leveraged long totaling 980 BTC with a $90.7 million notional on Jan 7, 2026, based on on-chain tracking. According to Hypurrscan, the 0xFB78 perps account reflects the BTC long position and the associated USDC deposit.

According to @OnchainLens, wallet 0xf0a3 deposited about $3,000,000 USDC to HyperLiquid and opened a BTC long position with 20x leverage, as flagged by the on-chain alert; source: @OnchainLens. Based on the figures reported by @OnchainLens, the 20x leverage on a $3,000,000 margin implies up to roughly $60,000,000 in BTC notional exposure if fully utilized; source: calculation from @OnchainLens data. Traders can monitor execution, funding, and PnL updates for this on-chain whale activity via CoinMarketMan HyperTracker; source: CoinMarketMan HyperTracker.

According to @OnchainLens, wallet 0xf0a3 deposited $3 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a BTC long position with 20x leverage; source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 7, 2026, https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008762188090225009. The post includes the related wallet tracker link app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0xfb78aa8f38843629e89951d9db6fdc398d75e0a3 for verification; source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 7, 2026, https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008762188090225009.

According to @OnchainLens, Circle minted another $1B USDC on the Solana (SOL) network in the past 24 hours, source: @OnchainLens. Total USDC minted on Solana in 2026 has reached $1.75B as of Jan 6, 2026, source: @OnchainLens. The latest 24-hour mint accounts for roughly 57% of 2026 year-to-date USDC issuance on Solana, indicating concentrated activity, source: @OnchainLens. Based on the reported totals, the 2026 year-to-date average equals approximately $292M minted per day on Solana as of Jan 6, 2026, source: @OnchainLens.

According to Rita Liu, RD Technologies secured US$40 million in Series A2 financing to accelerate compliant stablecoin infrastructure and upgraded into a stablecoin-based fintech group anchored by RD InnoTech and OristaPay, source: Rita Liu on X and RD Technologies on X. RD Technologies says it has joined the Circle Payment Network and was appointed the preferred compliant node for Circle and Ripple in Hong Kong, while adding multiple new liquidity providers to deliver competitive trading costs and institutional-grade depth, source: RD Technologies on X. The company reports a brand refresh of OristaPay to build Hong Kong’s compliant cross-border stablecoin payment infrastructure, offering a one-stop portal for instant account opening and a developer-friendly API for rapid enterprise deployment tailored to institutional clients and goods or service exporters and importers, source: RD Technologies on X. RD Technologies highlights bank-grade risk controls integrating KYC, KYT, and KYA, plus HSM and offline cold storage, and notes recognition on the CB Insights 2025 Fintech 100 alongside 2026 plans to drive mass adoption of regulated stablecoins across teams in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Europe, source: RD Technologies on X and Rita Liu on X.

According to @lookonchain, the wallet labeled dtht with roughly 2.4 million dollars in assets purchased 2.29 million EDEL for 65,000 USDC about 11 hours ago, source: Lookonchain on X dated Jan 6, 2026. @lookonchain also reports Edel Finance testnet users have exceeded 26,000, source: Lookonchain on X dated Jan 6, 2026. In the same update, EDEL holder addresses increased from 8,727 to 19,766 in three days, a 126 percent rise, source: Lookonchain on X dated Jan 6, 2026. The dtht wallet history is visible for verification on DeBank at debank.com/profile/0x46459033061d58df4742a35f63e9ec6aff5acf7d, source: DeBank.

According to @OnchainLens, a whale deposited $12.5 million USDC into HyperLiquid, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, the same address bought 10,152.8 HYPE for about $270,000 and sent the tokens for staking, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, the whale executed three ETH trades and realized a profit of $36,092, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, the address later placed an open order for a 3,500 ETH long between $3,190 and $3,215, totaling roughly $11 million notional, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, a wallet activity tracker link was provided for verification: app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0xfb78aa8f38843629e89951d9db6fdc398d75e0a3, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026.

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet deposited $5M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened long positions in LINK at 5x leverage and DOGE at 10x leverage, as shown on the CoinMarketMan Hypertracker app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x10Ea105d5149383b73ebd8A214819f3b08c198B7. The combined position is valued at $28.2M with an unrealized loss of roughly $600K, per @OnchainLens and the CoinMarketMan Hypertracker. Based on these reported figures, the account is running an aggregate effective leverage of about 5.6x on ~$5M capital, concentrating long exposure in LINK and DOGE perps on HyperLiquid and elevating liquidation and funding sensitivity for that account, as derived from @OnchainLens and visible on CoinMarketMan Hypertracker.

According to @1HowardWu, fungibility is a fundamental economic principle of money, and this is what makes Aleo powerful for shielding tokens to preserve fungibility. Source: X post by @1HowardWu on Jan 5, 2026. He encouraged users to bridge BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC to Aleo and shield their tokens to maintain fungibility. Source: X post by @1HowardWu on Jan 5, 2026. A community reply asked whether ZEC would be supported, but the post itself did not confirm any ZEC integration. Source: X post by @1HowardWu on Jan 5, 2026.

According to @OnchainLens, a whale address sold 52.1 WBTC (about USD 4.86M), deposited USD 3.36M USDC into Lighter, and bought 1,119,001 LIT at 3 USD per token; the activity is referenced with the Lighter account explorer. Source: Onchain Lens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008212416006680740 and Lighter Explorer https://app.lighter.xyz/explorer/accounts/0x793918C6f668E5C4283a0FD64d57046588a10b5a. The LIT purchase size implies roughly USD 3.357M notional (1,119,001 x 3 USD), aligning with the USD 3.36M USDC deposit, indicating the USDC funded the LIT buys on Lighter. Source: Onchain Lens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008212416006680740 and Lighter Explorer https://app.lighter.xyz/explorer/accounts/0x793918C6f668E5C4283a0FD64d57046588a10b5a. For traders tracking whale flows and order flow, the rotation from WBTC into LIT via Lighter, along with the exact sizes and execution price, provides actionable context on liquidity and flow concentration. Source: Onchain Lens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008212416006680740 and Lighter Explorer https://app.lighter.xyz/explorer/accounts/0x793918C6f668E5C4283a0FD64d57046588a10b5a.