Odaily Planet Daily News: Binance and former CEO CZ stated in an article on X platform that the BNB white paper did not consider the possibility of being added as a strategic reserve token, and stated that they cannot predict the future and can only go with the flow. According to CZ's personal profile on X platform, he holds BTC and BNB.
[Whale Address 0xfc66 Holds Over $66 Million On-Chain] On January 8, Coinbob monitoring revealed that the whale address starting with 0xfc66 recently established 18 stock positions on-chain, primarily focusing on short positions in TSLA (Tesla), MSTR (MicroStrategy), and MU (Micron Technology). The address holds mainstream cryptocurrency short positions worth approximately $45.64 million, with unrealized profits of about $1.3 million. The stock position details are as follows: - TSLA short position: approximately $560,000, average price $437, unrealized profit 5%; - MU short position: approximately $480,000, average price $440, unrealized profit 2%; - MSTR short position: approximately $470,000, average price $164, unrealized profit 7.2%; - PLTR short position: approximately $450,000, average price $181, unrealized loss 5.5%.
**[US Stock Storage Sector Starts 2026 Strong]** Jin10 News, January 8 – Storage and mass storage equipment companies performed exceptionally well last year, becoming one of the best-performing groups in the S&P 500 index. At the beginning of 2026, the storage sector, led by SanDisk, Western Digital, Seagate Technology, and Micron Technology, continues to show strength. SanDisk surged 16% on the first trading day of the year, soared 28% on Tuesday, and rose another 1.1% on Wednesday, with a cumulative increase of 49%. Western Digital, Seagate, and Micron all recorded double-digit percentage gains at the start of the year, though they pulled back slightly on Wednesday. Peter Andersen, Chief Investment Officer of Andersen Capital Management, stated that the recent rally has been driven by the construction of AI data centers, but the market may be underestimating cyclical risks and pricing pressures. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) for SanDisk and Micron both exceeded 70, which technical analysts believe could signal overbought conditions.
According to the large transaction data in the past 12 hours, the main force had a net outflow of $104.8 million, with a total selling amount of $34.43 million, far exceeding the $2.395 million bought, showing a clear trend of short selling. Especially in the latest 2-hour cycle, there have been multiple large market sell orders with amounts exceeding one million US dollars, further confirming the increase in selling pressure. Based on the K-line pattern, a bearish signal has been formed for the Black Three Soldiers, and the price has fallen below the support of the EMA24 and EMA52 moving averages, indicating strong downward momentum. In addition, the 10 day moving average of trading volume has crossed the 20 day moving average, weakening market activity and increasing difficulty in rebounding due to the divergence of KDJ indicators. Open membership, track key trends in real-time, and accurately capture market turning points! The data is sourced from the PRO member's [BTC/USDT Binance 2-hour] candlestick, for reference only, and does not constitute any investment advice.
[Solana Stablecoin Market Cap Reaches $15 Billion, Setting a New All-Time High] According to Token Terminal data, the market cap of stablecoins on the Solana blockchain has reached $15 billion, setting a new all-time high, with a 200% increase over the past year.
**[Metis Releases 2026 Strategy, Focusing on AI and High-Performance Blockchain Integration]** Metis decentralized coordinator Natalia Ameline released a community letter today, outlining the strategic direction for 2026, with a focus on advancing deep integration between AI and high-performance blockchain. Metis has built a unified stack, including the settlement layer Andromeda, the high-performance layer Hyperion, and the application data layer LazAI. Andromeda's transaction fees are approximately $0.01, with confirmation times of less than two seconds, while Hyperion enhances transaction processing capacity by over 50%. The METIS token becomes the native gas token for LazAI, supporting a single-token economy. On the application side, CreateAI minted 20,000 works within three hours, the Lazbubu whitelist event attracted over 90,000 participants, and the payment product GMPayer enables autonomous transactions through AI agents.