Strategy purchases 1286 bitcoins for a total price of $116 million

[Wintermute OTC Head: Options Market Betting on Price Increase] Wintermute OTC trading head Jake Ostrovskis shared options market trading data on the X platform, stating that $13 million flowed overnight into $100,000 call options expiring on February 27 and $98,000 call options expiring on January 30. The market is building new positions, and the implied direction of price movement suggests a potential relief rebound in the first quarter.

[U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent States Seized Bitcoin Will Be Held and Not Sold] U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent stated in an interview with Fox Business that the United States has established a strategic Bitcoin reserve. While it will not purchase Bitcoin, it will hold seized Bitcoin and will not sell these Bitcoins.

[Tom Lee Predicts Market Trends for 2026: Broad Gains at the Start of the Year or a Rebound After a Bear Market] On January 8, Tom Lee stated in an interview with CNBC that broad gains across stocks, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies at the start of 2026 would be a positive signal of strong market breadth. He predicted that this year’s market would follow a pattern of 'joy, frustration, and then another rally,' with a potential bear market mid-year followed by a strong rebound, ultimately ending the year on a bullish note. He forecasted that the S&P 500 Index could reach 7,700 points by the end of 2026 and noted that the market might experience a 15%-20% pullback while testing the new Federal Reserve Chair, particularly in the second half of the year. However, he emphasized that this would be a buying opportunity rather than the end of the cycle.

[Bitmine's Total Staked ETH Exceeds 936,000, Valued at $2.87 Billion] According to monitoring by Lookonchain, in the past 5 hours, Tom Lee's Bitmine has newly staked 128,704 ETH, valued at $405 million. Currently, Bitmine's total staked ETH has reached 936,512, with a total value of $2.87 billion.

[Binance to Remove Multiple Spot Trading Pairs and Cease Trading] Binance announced that it will remove the following spot trading pairs and cease trading on January 9 at 11:00 (UTC+8): 1000SATS/FDUSD, 2Z/BNB, AEVO/BTC, BARD/FDUSD, BIO/BNB, DOLO/FDUSD, EDEN/BNB, EDEN/FDUSD, EGLD/BNB, ETHFI/FDUSD, GLMR/BTC, HOT/ETH, HUMA/FDUSD, IOTA/ETH, KAITO/BTC, MIRA/FDUSD, MORPHO/BNB, MORPHO/FDUSD, NEIRO/FDUSD, RONIN/FDUSD, SOMI/BNB, SSV/ETH, and TURTLE/BNB.