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Gold Hits All-Time High: On-Chain Whale Swaps XAUT and SLVON into 724 ETH worth 2.4M USD in 30 Minutes
According to @lookonchain, gold hit a new all-time high and wallet 0x4b6c swapped 326 XAUT (about 1.53M USD) and 10,978 SLVON (about 936K USD) for 724 ETH (about 2.4M USD) within 30 minutes, source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/2013474910707065199 and source: https://debank.com/profile/0x4b6c0b494e27c3e8ec89e5215643db46eac7c446. The on-chain flow shows capital rotation from tokenized gold and silver exposure into ETH, with the address and transaction details visible on DeBank, source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/2013474910707065199 and source: https://debank.com/profile/0x4b6c0b494e27c3e8ec89e5215643db46eac7c446. (Source) More from Lookonchain 01-20-2026 04:53 |
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Makinafi Exploit Drains 1,299 ETH ($4.13M): MEV Frontrun Flagged, Funds Parked in Two Addresses for On-Chain Tracking
According to @PeckShieldAlert, Makinafi has been exploited for approximately 1,299 ETH worth about $4.13 million (source: @PeckShieldAlert). The attacker was frontrun by an MEV Builder identified at address 0xa6c2... (source: @PeckShieldAlert). The stolen ETH is currently held at two addresses, 0xbed2...dE25 holding roughly $3.3 million and 0x573d...910e holding roughly $880,000, providing clear on-chain tracking points for monitoring subsequent flows (source: @PeckShieldAlert). (Source) More from PeckShieldAlert 01-20-2026 04:29 |
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ETH On-Chain Alert: New Wallet Withdraws 3,300 ETH ($10.51M) From Bybit — Track Address 0x919cd69BdCC80b0A1077A0704bE98c5209bf9B03
According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet withdrew 3,300 ETH from Bybit to address 0x919cd69BdCC80b0A1077A0704bE98c5209bf9B03, marking an identifiable on-chain exchange outflow (source: @OnchainLens). According to @OnchainLens, the withdrawal was valued at $10.51 million, implying an average of roughly $3,185 per ETH based on the figures provided (source: @OnchainLens). According to @OnchainLens, the disclosed address enables traders to monitor subsequent transfers or potential redeposits related to this 3,300 ETH outflow for execution timing and liquidity tracking (source: @OnchainLens). (Source) More from Onchain Lens 01-20-2026 03:44 |
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2026 Actionable Update: Bitcoin (BTC) Price Outlook Remains Constructive Amid Geopolitical Noise
According to the source, Bitcoin's price outlook remains constructive despite geopolitical noise. According to the same source, this indicates a positive trading setup for BTC with sentiment resilient to headline risk. (Source) More from Decrypt 01-20-2026 03:42 |
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ETH Whale Alert: Trend Research borrows 10M USDT on Aave, deposits to Binance, holds 626,778 ETH at 3,105 cost
According to @ai_9684xtpa, an address associated with Trend Research borrowed 10,000,000 USDT on Aave and then deposited the funds to Binance within minutes. Source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/2013452726924124387 and Arkham address page intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x85e05C10dB73499fbDeCAb0dfbB794a446feEeC8 Trend Research currently holds 626,778.65 ETH with an estimated value of about 1.94 billion USD and an average cost near 3,105.5, implying roughly 53.52 million in unrealized profit as reported. Source: Arkham Intelligence entity page intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/474d1c43-f6a9-480a-a4ba-fef4544f34d2 and X post by @ai_9684xtpa https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/2013452726924124387 The author adds that ETH has fallen close to this cost basis and that positions in BTC, BCH, BNB, and WLFI remain in profit, while ASTER was previously stopped out. Source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/2010903252322443321 (Source) More from Ai 姨 01-20-2026 03:25 |
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S&P 500 Breadth Hits Highest Since 2001: 63% Outperforming; What It Means for BTC, ETH Risk Sentiment
According to @KobeissiLetter, 63% of S&P 500 constituents are outperforming the index year-to-date, the highest share since 2001. Source: @KobeissiLetter. This is the third-strongest market breadth reading in at least 75 years and marks a reversal from the narrow leadership seen in 2023 and 2024, signaling broader market participation. Source: @KobeissiLetter. IMF research documented that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have exhibited elevated positive correlation with equities since the pandemic, making shifts in US equity breadth relevant cross-asset context for monitoring BTC and ETH risk appetite. Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF). (Source) More from The Kobeissi Letter 01-20-2026 02:41 |
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PolyMarket Alert: New Wallet Bets $10,000 USDC on YES for Trump to Acquire Greenland Before 2027
According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet "-blue9" deposited 10,000 USDC into PolyMarket and bought YES shares on the market titled "Will Trump acquire Greenland before 2027?" source: @OnchainLens tweet dated Jan 20, 2026. The wallet’s activity and position are visible on the PolyMarket profile at polymarket.com/@-blue9, confirming the deposit and YES-side exposure on that contract, source: polymarket.com/@-blue9. (Source) More from Onchain Lens 01-20-2026 02:25 |
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ETH Whale Alert: Tom Lee’s Bitmine Stakes 86,848 ETH ($277.5M), Total 1.77M ETH Staked — On-Chain Signal for Traders
According to @lookonchain, Tom Lee’s Bitmine staked another 86,848 ETH valued at $277.5M about 5 hours ago, bringing its total staked to 1,771,936 ETH valued at $5.66B, source: @lookonchain; Arkham Intelligence entity explorer. This latest deposit represents about a 5 percent increase versus its prior staked balance (previously 1,685,088 ETH), with an implied entry near $3,195 per ETH based on the reported USD figures, source: @lookonchain. Traders can monitor Bitmine-tagged wallets and validator deposits for additional flows via the Arkham Intelligence entity page to track on-chain activity from this address set, source: Arkham Intelligence entity explorer. These transactions reflect staking activity rather than exchange deposits from the tagged Bitmine entity, indicating on-chain allocation by that address set at the time of reporting, source: @lookonchain; Arkham Intelligence entity explorer. (Source) More from Lookonchain 01-20-2026 02:11 |
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Smart-Money Whale Accumulates 13,700 ETH ($43.91M) After $14.26M WBTC Profit; Moves 1,000 ETH From Kraken to Aave Collateral
According to @ai_9684xtpa, smart-money wallet 0x3c9e...8f757 has accumulated 13,700 ETH worth approximately $43.91 million since Jan 1, 2026, based on on-chain tracking, source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa dated Jan 20, 2026; DeBank profile debank.com/profile/0x3c9ea5c4fec2a77e23dd82539f4414266fe8f757. Four hours before the post time, the address withdrew 1,000 ETH from Kraken and deposited the coins to Aave as collateral; this 1,000 ETH lot has a $3,205 average cost and was showing an unrealized loss of $216,000 at the time of the post, source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa dated Jan 20, 2026; DeBank profile debank.com/profile/0x3c9ea5c4fec2a77e23dd82539f4414266fe8f757. The same wallet previously closed a 618 WBTC position built since Oct 2023, realizing roughly $14.26 million profit by buying at a $39,899 average and selling at a $62,921 average for $38.89 million in total sales, source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa dated Jan 20, 2026; referenced thread x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1824665828840837344. Traders can track this address’s Aave collateral activity and on-chain flows via its DeBank page to monitor ETH liquidity signals, source: DeBank profile debank.com/profile/0x3c9ea5c4fec2a77e23dd82539f4414266fe8f757. (Source) More from Ai 姨 01-20-2026 02:09 |
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NYSE Develops Tokenized Securities Platform With 24/7 Trading, Instant On-Chain Settlement, Stablecoin Funding, and Pillar Matching Engine Integration
According to @AveryChing, the New York Stock Exchange announced it is developing a platform for trading and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities, featuring 24/7 operations, instant settlement, dollar-denominated order sizing, and stablecoin-based funding, source: NYSE on X Jan 19, 2026; Business Wire press release. NYSE added that the platform design combines its Pillar matching engine with blockchain-based post-trade systems to deliver tokenized trading experiences on a new digital platform, source: Business Wire press release; NYSE on X. (Source) More from avery.apt 01-20-2026 01:54 |
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HyperLiquid Whale Adds $99.6M BTC 40x Short, Keeps $99.38M ETH 25x Short; $1.96M PnL, XMR Short Closed +$221K
According to Onchain Lens, the whale who deposited $3M USDC to short on HyperLiquid has opened a new BTC 40x short and continues to hold an ETH 25x short, with the ETH short showing a floating profit of $1.96M, source: Onchain Lens. Reported current notional sizes are 1,073.5 BTC worth $99.6M and 31,093.37 ETH worth $99.38M, source: Onchain Lens. The whale has closed its XMR short with a realized profit of $221,153, source: Onchain Lens. Earlier activity showed the wallet running ETH 25x and XMR 5x shorts totaling $61.9M notional, including 18,260.74 ETH worth $60.63M and 1,838.06 XMR worth $1.27M, source: Onchain Lens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker. Based on the reported figures, aggregate notional short exposure across BTC and ETH is roughly $199M, source: Onchain Lens. (Source) More from Onchain Lens 01-20-2026 01:54 |
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Hyperliquid Whale Shorts $200M in BTC and ETH: 40x BTC Short and 25x ETH Short by Address 0xd835...18fd7, Unrealized PnL $2.16M
According to @ai_9684xtpa, Hyperliquid address 0xd83516572789f1c782c8298efce58a5600318fd7 holds a 40x BTC short of 1,073.5 BTC worth $99.43M at a $92,469.3 entry and a 25x ETH short of 31,093 ETH worth $99.14M at a $3,269.91 entry, with combined unrealized profit of $2.156M. Source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa on Jan 20, 2026; hyperbot.network/trader/0xd83516572789f1c782c8298efce58a5600318fd7. According to @ai_9684xtpa, this trader ranks Hyperliquid BTC shorts Top 1 and ETH shorts Top 3 by notional size. Source: X post by @ai_9684xtpa on Jan 20, 2026. (Source) More from Ai 姨 01-20-2026 01:48 |
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BTC ETH Shorts Near Liquidation: Aggressive Perps Trader Adds 510 BTC Short, USD 200M Exposure, Only USD 1,600 and USD 56 From Triggers
According to @EmberCN, an aggressive rolling trader added a 510 BTC short position during the 7:00 market drop, lifting total short exposure to about USD 200 million (source: @EmberCN on X, Jan 20, 2026). The trader’s BTC short sits just USD 1,600 from liquidation and the ETH short is USD 56 from liquidation, per the disclosed figures (source: @EmberCN on X, Jan 20, 2026). One detailed leg shows a 1,073 BTC short of roughly USD 100 million with an entry price of USD 92,469, as posted by the source (source: @EmberCN on X, Jan 20, 2026). Based on the stated liquidation distances, an upside move of about USD 1,600 in BTC or USD 56 in ETH would reach the liquidation levels on these positions (source: @EmberCN on X, Jan 20, 2026). (Source) More from 余烬 01-20-2026 01:38 |
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Bitmine Stakes Additional 86,848 ETH ($277.5M); Total Reaches 1.77M ETH ($5.66B) — On-Chain Staking Flow for ETH Traders
According to @lookonchain, Tom Lee (@fundstrat)'s Bitmine staked another 86,848 ETH worth about $277.5 million roughly 5 hours ago, source: @lookonchain. According to @lookonchain, Bitmine's cumulative staked position now stands at 1,771,936 ETH valued near $5.66 billion, source: @lookonchain. (Source) More from Lookonchain 01-20-2026 01:32 |
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ETH whale FG Nexus sells 2,500 ETH worth 8.04 million dollars today, still holds 37,594 ETH; last sale sent 10,975 ETH to Galaxy Digital, on-chain data shows
According to @lookonchain, Ethereum holding company FG Nexus sold another 2,500 ETH valued at 8.04 million dollars today and still holds 37,594 ETH valued at 119.7 million dollars, source: Lookonchain on X dated Jan 20, 2026. @lookonchain also reports the prior activity occurred on Nov 18 and 19, 2025, when 10,975 ETH valued at 33.6 million dollars was transferred to Galaxy Digital, source: Lookonchain on X dated Jan 20, 2026. The implied execution values are approximately 3,216 dollars per ETH for today, 3,186 dollars per ETH for current holdings, and 3,062 dollars per ETH for the November transfers, derived from the valuations reported by Lookonchain on X dated Jan 20, 2026. Address attribution for FG Nexus and related on-chain tracking can be reviewed via Arkham Intelligence’s FG Nexus entity page, source: Arkham Intelligence. (Source) More from Lookonchain 01-20-2026 01:21 |
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AI Agents Trade Watch: 1,000,000 Subagents and 10^12 Simulations in Claude Code Concept Circulate on X, With No Verified Release
According to @MRRydon, a post referencing @fabianstelzer describes a Claude Code setup that would spin up 1,000,000 subagents to recursively simulate 10^12 branches of civilization from 4000 BC to identify the most successful app version, source: @MRRydon on X, Jan 20, 2026. The post provides no code, benchmarks, release notes, or repository links, indicating this is a concept-level mention rather than a verifiable product catalyst, source: @MRRydon on X, Jan 20, 2026. For traders, this is a sentiment datapoint for the autonomous AI agents narrative with no confirmed fundamental trigger for AI equities or AI crypto assets, and the post does not substantiate any impact on BTC or ETH, source: @MRRydon on X, Jan 20, 2026. Watch for tangible deliverables such as code, compute requirements, or throughput metrics from the named parties before positioning around agent stack themes, source: @MRRydon on X, Jan 20, 2026. (Source) More from Mark 01-20-2026 01:10 |
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BTC Whale Alert: 909.38 BTC ($84.62M) Moved After 13 Years — What Traders Should Monitor Now
According to @lookonchain, a long-dormant holder moved 909.38 BTC worth $84.62M to a new wallet after 13 years of inactivity, with the coins originally received when BTC was under $7, implying roughly a 13,900x gain (source: Lookonchain on X, Jan 20, 2026). @lookonchain identifies the legacy address involved as 1A2hqHVSUERAT3t1yJ7ggYCQccvH6pZGZm, with the full balance transferred to a fresh address visible on the Arkham Intelligence explorer (source: Lookonchain on X, Jan 20, 2026; Arkham Intelligence address explorer for 1A2hqHVSUERAT3t1yJ7ggYCQccvH6pZGZm). The report specifies a move to a new wallet rather than an exchange deposit, indicating the coins currently sit off-exchange per the Arkham address view (source: Lookonchain on X, Jan 20, 2026; Arkham Intelligence address explorer). Traders can track subsequent transfers from the new address and watch for flows to known exchange clusters via Arkham to evaluate near-term supply dynamics (source: Arkham Intelligence address explorer and labels). (Source) More from Lookonchain 01-20-2026 01:02 |
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ETH Sell Alert: FG Nexus Sells 2,500 ETH as mNAV Drops Below 1; 50,770 ETH Bought at $3,944 During Last Year’s DAT Boom
According to @EmberCN, several small treasury firms that pivoted during last year’s DAT boom have mNAV well below 1 and are being forced to sell crypto assets, indicating stress on balance sheets, source: @EmberCN, Jan 20, 2026. FG Nexus sold 2,500 ETH about four hours before the post, totaling approximately 8.04 million dollars, source: @EmberCN, Jan 20, 2026. FG Nexus previously accumulated 50,770 ETH at an average price of 3,944 dollars during August–September last year, valued around 200 million dollars at that time, source: @EmberCN, Jan 20, 2026. (Source) More from 余烬 01-20-2026 00:58 |
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2026 AI Sentiment Watch: Casey Lau Highlights Cloudflare $NET as ‘AI Art Piracy’ Debate Fades
According to @casey_lau, the long-running AI art is piracy argument is set to fade, encouraging continued prompting in generative AI while explicitly tagging Cloudflare and Human Native AI and mentioning the $NET ticker. source: Casey Lau on X, Jan 20, 2026 The post provides a sentiment data point linking Cloudflare with AI content generation workflows, with no product updates, financial disclosures, or price action details. source: Casey Lau on X, Jan 20, 2026 Traders tracking Cloudflare ticker NET can note this public association with AI tooling as a sentiment signal, with no additional fundamentals provided. source: Casey Lau on X, Jan 20, 2026 The post does not reference cryptocurrencies or on-chain assets, so no direct crypto market impact is indicated. source: Casey Lau on X, Jan 20, 2026 (Source) More from Casey Lau 01-20-2026 00:50 |
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Dogecoin (DOGE) Daily Hammer Candlestick Signals Bullish Reversal — Trader Tardigrade 2026 Analysis
According to Trader Tardigrade, Dogecoin (DOGE) is likely closing the daily chart with a hammer candlestick, a bullish reversal pattern that appears at the bottom of a downtrend. Source: Trader Tardigrade on X, Jan 20, 2026. The author adds that some traders use the hammer candlestick as a trading setup on the daily timeframe, offering a potential bullish signal for short-term traders to monitor. Source: Trader Tardigrade on X, Jan 20, 2026. (Source) More from Trader Tardigrade 01-20-2026 00:25 |