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A major investor has been continuously accumulating since December 5, reaching a total of 53,451.6 ETH, with an investment of 177 million USD, currently with an unrealized profit of 11.06 million. This large withdrawal action indicates optimism about Ethereum's future and may be brewing a long-term investment strategy.

【BitPush】Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared his thoughts on the development trajectory of blockchain. Going back to 2014, the vision was already very grand — permissionless decentralized applications capable of supporting finance, social networking, travel sharing, organizational governance, crowdfunding, and more, even creating entirely new alternative network ecosystems, all built on the same technological foundation.
Although this core vision has sometimes been vague or overshadowed by various hot concepts over the past few years, it has never truly disappeared. Vitalik emphasizes that the core technology supporting this vision has actually been deepening and improving continuously.
He mentioned an interesting comparison: back in 2014, decentralized applications were basically toys, with user experience being a hundred times worse than now. Fast forward to today, decentralized tools are incredibly usable, and he even uses them in his daily life.

【Blockchain Rhythm】Interesting data has arrived. In the past week, the number of new Ethereum wallets created hit a record high — averaging over 327,000 new wallets per day, with Sunday reaching 393,000, directly setting a single-day record. As of now, the total number of wallets holding at least some ETH has also reached a historic high of 172.9 million.
Speaking of which, there are real driving forces behind this growth. The Fusaka upgrade launched in early December last year indeed made a significant impact — optimizing on-chain data processing mechanisms and greatly reducing the cost for Layer 2 networks to submit data to the mainnet. The result is that using Ethereum has become cheaper, interactions smoother, especially when dealing with rollups and dApps.
Even more interesting is that Ethereum's stablecoin activity is now extremely hot. In Q4 2025, the quarterly stablecoin transfer volume surpassed $8 trillion, setting a new record. This indicates that

A seasoned trader recently changed their strategy, shorting 2846.19 PAX Gold with 5x leverage, resulting in an unrealized loss of $320,000; at the same time, they went long on Bitcoin with 20x leverage, with a slight unrealized profit. This move reflects their awareness of market volatility risks and their judgment of different assets.

An ETH long account with a position exceeding $30 million, "pension-usdt.eth," recently reduced its holdings, selling 229.4283 ETH with a market value of approximately $767,400, still holding a long exposure of $63.74 million. The account is known for high-frequency trading and has a historical profit of over $10 million. This recent reduction may reflect its outlook on the market trend.

Gate has upgraded its product matrix and launched traditional financial asset trading features, including gold, forex, and popular stock CFDs. Users can trade directly with USDT without additional conversion fees. Forex and indices support up to 500x leverage, with competitive trading fees. The platform uses the MT5 system to ensure risk control.

【ChainWen】Big moves in the Bitcoin treasury sector again. The shareholder meeting of US-listed company Strive recently approved an acquisition—purchasing a peer in the industry, Semler Scientific. After the transaction is completed, the merged entity will hold 12,797.9 Bitcoins, with a total market value of approximately $1.22 billion, successfully ranking 11th on the global corporate BTC holdings list.
This is not just about stacking numbers. Strive announced a bigger ambition—planning to tokenize Semler’s medical diagnostics business while addressing a remaining debt of $120 million. From a financial perspective, this is an asset restructuring and strategic integration.
It is worth noting that Eric Semler, Executive Chairman of Semler Scientific, will officially join Strive’s board after the transaction is completed, which means the双方的

On January 14th, whale whale holder Huang Licheng sold a total of 2,450 ETH in batches, earning $301,000, while holding 8,800 ETH with an unrealized profit of $1,597,000. He set a price range to sell ETH and also profited on HYPE, demonstrating a prudent trading strategy.

【Blockchain Rhythm】 Recently, BERA's performance has been quite eye-catching. In just 1 hour, the increase reached 45.5%, and it once touched a high of $0.854. The current quote remains around $0.724, but looking at the overall 24-hour trend, the increase is still quite significant—close to 30%. Behind this rapid rise, is it driven by market sentiment or actual positive news? It's worth paying attention to the subsequent trend and trading volume performance.

The main crisis facing the XRP Ledger lies in its poor storytelling rather than technical issues. Although XRPL has DeFi potential, it is overshadowed by Ethereum's narrative. Ripple and its ecosystem confusion lead investors to focus on price rather than technological advantages, reflecting a lack of effective brand communication.

【Blockchain Rhythm】Market analyst Jeremy Boulton recently pointed out that the upcoming US inflation data could be a key turning point. If this data pushes the dollar higher, Japanese authorities are likely to be forced to intervene, as they are already uncomfortable with the yen's decline.
Since the release of last week's US employment report, market expectations for further Federal Reserve rate cuts have significantly cooled. The current consensus is that the Fed will only cut interest rates by another 25 basis points in this easing cycle, and the terminal policy rate has been raised from 3.0% to 3.25%.
The December inflation data will be crucial. Economists generally forecast a year-over-year increase of 2.7%, with an estimated range between 2.5% and 2.9%. If the actual data exceeds expectations, it will further reinforce market expectations of a "hawkish" stance from the Federal Reserve.
Interestingly, the current speculative positions in the market are actually quite thin—

【Crypto World】The Federal Reserve's common policy indicator has once again sent new signals. This official, who has accurately predicted the Fed's moves multiple times, recently stated that December's US CPI data may be slightly more resilient than expected. Most importantly, the core inflation indicator—closely watched by the market—is expected to rise from 2.6% in November to 2.8% in December. This seemingly small change of 0.2 percentage points could signify a new trend in inflation pressure given the current policy environment. The market is digesting this information, as such data often influences investors' judgments on the Fed's future policy stance.

Nigeria launches a new cryptocurrency regulatory framework requiring service providers to link user transactions with identity information, strengthening tax compliance. The framework enhances compliance through a dual track system of taxation and identity verification while reducing user privacy, aiming to follow international standards and trends.