DAOplomacy

【Crypto World】Recently, the market has staged a big whale showdown.
According to on-chain data monitoring, an address known as the "Shanzhai Air Force Leader" has been active frequently. In just the past 2 hours, this large holder has continued to add short positions on the popular Meme coin PEPE, with a current holding size of about $120,000, and an entry average price of $0.007. Even more astonishing is that since the official launch of LIT, this address has established LIT short positions totaling $11.2 million, with an average price of $2.7. Currently, it has become the largest short player on the Hyperliquid platform for three tokens: LIT, ASTER, and UNI.
Data shows that this address has held more than 20 altcoins since November. The initial position size was about $20 million, and now it has expanded to $40.7 million — the account is rapidly growing. Although today’s market rally narrowed unrealized gains by about $800,000,

A large whale's long position in HYPE on the Hyperliquid platform has attracted attention, with HYPE recently rising over 13%, and unrealized losses decreasing from $20 million to $17 million. The whale's position size reaches $36.44 million, but it remains deep in the red, possibly waiting for a bigger reversal opportunity. This incident tests the patience and risk tolerance of market participants.

In the past week, there has been intense confrontation between the bulls and bears on the Hyperliquid platform. The bulls, such as "BTC OG Insider Whale," achieved unrealized profits of $16.9 million, while the bears, like "ZEC Largest Short," continued to increase their ETH short positions. Market participants have clearly divergent views, and the battle between the bulls and bears is still ongoing.

On-chain data analysts have revealed a suspicious fund flow chain. A trader successfully placed bets on Polymarket, earning over $400,000. Their funds are intertwined with multiple wallet addresses, involving large transactions totaling $11 million. Additionally, shortly after the trader's withdrawal, another $170,000 worth of Fartcoin was transferred into the related wallet, indicating the complexity and suspicious nature of the fund transfers.

Elon Musk is expected to become the world's first trillionaire, primarily due to the initial public offering of SpaceX, which is estimated to be valued at $1.5 trillion, and Tesla's newly approved performance-based compensation plan, which could significantly increase his wealth. Market reactions remain to be seen.

Recently, Solana (SOL) leveraged positions have attracted attention. Currently, SOL is fluctuating around $132. If it rises by 10%, $217 million in shorts will be liquidated. If it falls by 10%, $183 million in longs face liquidation risk. Market volatility risk is significant.

The US government currently holds approximately $30.7 billion in cryptocurrency assets, with over 97% of that in Bitcoin. Data shows that the US government holds 328,372 Bitcoins, 62,741 Ethereum, and over 351 million USDT. This holding strategy reflects the official emphasis on Bitcoin and indicates the potential value of digital assets in macro allocation.

AI Concept Token Virtuals Protocol(VIRTUAL) rose 21% today, with community enthusiasm increasing and active users reaching a new all-time high. Despite strong performance, liquidation data also shows some risk signals, so caution is advised.

In the second week of the new year, the global market focus is on the release of US economic data, especially the December non-farm payroll report. Additionally, speeches by Federal Reserve officials and the release of multiple economic data points may increase market volatility, impacting the crypto market. Investors should pay attention to the schedule and develop trading plans.

【BitPush】The market whale who previously sold 255 Bitcoins has taken new action. This time, they chose to establish a short position—shorting Bitcoin with 10x leverage and Ethereum with 15x leverage. The total value of these short positions has now exceeded $50 million. Based on their past large transactions, every move by this whale is closely watched by the market. Is this shorting action a sign of bearish sentiment, or is there another reason? It’s worth keeping an eye on.

ETH has experienced a slight rebound after a price pullback in the past 4 hours, but trading volume has contracted, indicating weakening upward momentum. Technical indicators show that bullish strength is waning, and an RSI breakout above 70 may face a correction pressure. The key support is at 2913, with resistance at 3104. If trading volume does not increase, the price may retreat from high levels.

On the first trading day of the new year, U.S. stocks showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 index rising by 0.54%. Companies related to blockchain and crypto assets performed notably, with BitMine up by 3.03%, reflecting market optimism towards crypto assets.

【BitPush】On-chain data shows that a major whale withdrew 800 BTC from Bitfinex in a single transaction over the past day, equivalent to approximately $70.9 million at current prices. More notably, this whale's recent activity over the past 6 days includes accumulating a total of 1,000 BTC, worth $89.04 million.
This large-scale and continuous withdrawal behavior usually indicates that institutions or major holders are optimistic about the market or are adjusting their asset allocation strategies. Transferring BTC from exchanges to self-custody addresses in such a concentrated manner in the short term often suggests that the holder has certain price expectations.

【Crypto World】A cross-chain theft incident has recently occurred, affecting Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, and Arbitrum. The attack method was quite covert, locking the wallets of thousands of users.
How big is the scale? The loss per individual transaction doesn't seem large—each affected user lost less than $2,000, but accumulated stolen funds have already exceeded $107,000.
On-chain analyst ZachXBT conducted an in-depth investigation into this incident, uncovering the attack pattern and tracing the flow of these illicit funds to a single address. This provides us with a clue for defense.
How to protect yourself? The security team offers three suggestions: First, promptly revoke wallet permissions for old accounts, especially those for infrequently used applications; second, avoid engaging in transactions from uncertain sources; third, if you are active on these chains, stay vigilant and regularly check your authorization list.
This is no small matter—cross

Recently, hundreds of crypto wallets experienced small-scale thefts across multiple EVM-compatible chains, resulting in losses of approximately $107,000. The cause of the thefts has not yet been determined, but it may involve private key leaks, contract vulnerabilities, or phishing attacks. The decentralized theft pattern is concerning and serves as a reminder for users to prioritize wallet security and private key management.

Ethereum made significant progress in 2025, including increasing the Gas limit and adding more Blob capacity, expanding network capacity. Breakthroughs in key technologies zkEVM and PeerDAS have propelled Ethereum toward its goal of becoming the core infrastructure of a decentralized internet. Vitalik Buterin pointed out that efforts are still needed on both the blockchain and application layers to achieve seamless operation of decentralized applications.