AiCoin Daily (January 3rd)

[A Whale Switches from ETH to BTC After 4 Years of Holding] On-chain data analysis shows that a whale who held ETH for 4 years today exchanged 14,145 ETH (approximately $44.3 million) for 492 WBTC at an exchange rate of 0.03478, with an average cost of $90,014 per WBTC. This address had previously withdrawn and accumulated 22,344 ETH (approximately $65.15 million) from platforms such as Kraken, Bitfinex, and Poloniex at the beginning of 2022, with an average withdrawal price of $2,916 per ETH.

[USDC Treasury Mints 750 Million USDC on the Solana Network] USDC Treasury minted an additional 750 million USDC on the Solana network, completed in three transactions, as monitored by Whale Alert.

[Losses from Cryptocurrency Phishing Attacks Drop to $83.85 Million in 2025, Victims Decrease by 68%] The 2025 annual report released by Scam Sniffer shows that losses caused by cryptocurrency phishing attacks dropped 83%, from $494 million in 2024 to $83.85 million, with the number of victims decreasing by 68% to 106,106. Permit signatures remain the most common type of attack, while EIP-7702 malicious signatures appeared for the first time following the Pectra system upgrade, with two major cases occurring in August. Phishing losses are closely tied to market activity, with Ethereum prices seeing the strongest surge in Q3, during which phishing losses reached $31 million, the highest value of the year.

On chain data shows that address 0x218A has deposited $5.5 million in USDC to expand its 10 times leveraged ETH short position and margin. The current position value is $68 million, including 21820.69 ETH, with a clearing price of $3565.94. （Onchain Lens）

[CryptoQuant Analyst Says Bitcoin Whale Balances Decline, No Significant Buying Activity] CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno stated that Bitcoin whales have not been significantly buying assets recently. Data shows that most whale-related figures are influenced by exchanges, as exchanges concentrate large amounts of Bitcoin into a few addresses, causing the balances of these addresses to increase, which superficially appears as if whales are accumulating. Data from CryptoQuant, excluding exchange addresses, indicates that whale balances are actually on a downward trend. Additionally, addresses holding 100 to 1,000 Bitcoins also show a similar downward trend, and these addresses are primarily associated with ETF holdings.