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[Spot Silver Breaks $79, Spot Gold Rises $15 in the Short Term] Spot silver prices have broken through $79 per ounce, with a daily increase of 2.65%. Spot gold has risen $15 in the short term, currently quoted at $4493.34 per ounce.
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[Spot Silver Breaks $79, Spot Gold Rises $15 in the Short Term] Spot silver prices have broken through $79 per ounce, with a daily increase of 2.65%. Spot gold has risen $15 in the short term, currently quoted at $4493.34 per ounce.
[Goldman Sachs Analyst Says 'Crypto Market Structure Bill' Could Be a Key Catalyst] On January 10, a team led by Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro stated in a report that an improved regulatory environment is a key driver for institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, particularly for buy-side and sell-side financial institutions. The report mentioned that the U.S. Market Structure Bill is advancing in Congress and must be passed by the first half of 2026; otherwise, the November midterm elections could delay the process. Jim Ferraioli, Director of Crypto Research and Strategy at Charles Schwab, noted that after a sharp sell-off at the end of 2025, institutional adoption may slow in the first half of this year, but the passage of the 'Clarity Act' could accelerate the entry of institutional investors. Youwei Yang, Chief Economist at BIT Mining, predicted that Bitcoin prices could reach $225,000 in 2026, though macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties may increase market volatility.
[XRP Spot ETF Attracts Over $1 Billion, Some Institutions Still View It as a Meme Coin] Since its launch in November 2025, the XRP Spot ETF has accumulated over $1 billion in funds. However, some analysts predict that the hype may not last. Brian Huang, co-founder of the investment platform Glider, stated that the lack of ecosystem builders for XRP limits its growth potential. Additionally, most major institutions do not regard Ripple-associated XRP as a serious project and may be unwilling to hold XRP, considering it a Meme coin.
[Whale Address 0x94d… Profits $9.9 Million in 22 Days, Currently Holds $310 Million in Long Positions with $1.4 Million Unrealized Loss] On-chain data analyst Yu Jin detected that 22 days ago, whale address 0x94d… transferred 255 BTC (approximately $21.77 million) to Hyperliquid, selling at a price of $85,378. Through 69 transactions with a 62% win rate, the address achieved a profit of $9.9 million. In the past two days, the address has been consistently opening long positions, currently holding $310 million in long positions with an unrealized loss of $1.4 million, including: - 1,699 BTC ($154 million), opening price $90,801; - 33,000 ETH ($102 million), opening price $3,099; - 336,000 SOL ($45.83 million), opening price $138.6; - 3.777 million XRP ($7.91 million), opening price $2.13. The long positions of this address are similar to those of the 'BTC OG Insider Whale,' with the total value of long positions across the two addresses reaching $1.1 billion, accounting for one-third of all long positions on the Hyperliquid platform.
Tom Lee stated in a CNBC live stream that Bitcoin will reach a historic high by the end of January. （The Bitcoin Historian）
[Bitcoin OG Long Position Floating Loss Exceeds $9 Million, Funding Fee Loss Reaches $5.56 Million] According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the well-known Bitcoin OG (10/11) currently holds long positions with a floating loss exceeding $9 million and has paid cumulative funding fees of approximately $5.56 million. The BTC and ETH long positions at this address are both in a loss state, while the SOL long position remains profitable.