[Hyperliquid Whale BTC Short Position Unrealized Profit of $2.1 Million] On January 8, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, the largest BTC short whale address 0x94d37 on the Hyperliquid platform shorted 1,599.61 BTC (approximately $144 million) with 10x leverage at an average entry price of $91,331.6, currently with an unrealized profit of $2.1 million. In addition, the whale has also taken high-leverage short positions on 6 altcoins, all of which are in a state of unrealized profit.

[An address sold 129.15 billion PEPE at a loss of $511,000] According to monitoring by Lookonchain, on January 8, an address sold 129.15 billion PEPE approximately one hour ago after holding it for over 5 months. The transaction amount was around $822,000, resulting in a total loss of about $511,000.

[South Korea Plans to Require Stablecoin Issuers to Be Bank-Controlled and Set a 5 Billion KRW Paid-in Capital Threshold] The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea has endorsed the central bank's proposal to restrict stablecoin issuance to alliances led and majority-controlled by banks. According to the revised bill submitted to the National Assembly, alliances where banks hold a majority stake can issue stablecoins, while tech companies may serve as the largest single shareholder, but banks must maintain overall majority control. The proposal requires issuers to have at least 5 billion KRW (approximately $3.7 million) in paid-in capital, with the threshold potentially increasing as the market evolves. Additionally, cryptocurrency exchanges will need to meet higher standards for IT stability, compensate for losses from hacking incidents, and face fines of up to 10% of annual revenue. Lawmakers plan to establish a special task force to propose alternative legislative solutions.

[Binance Alpha Airdrop Opens for Claiming at 20:00 Today] Binance announced that the Binance Alpha Airdrop will be available for claiming at 20:00 (UTC+8) today. Users must hold at least 251 Binance Alpha points to be eligible for claiming. The airdrop will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is fully claimed or the event ends. Further details will be announced separately.

According to the popularity ranking, BREV's popularity has decreased by 250000 followers compared to yesterday, ranking first. The popularity ranking is as follows: ① BREV ② ZKP ③ Binance Life ($0.1189, -7.97%) ④ RIVER （$16.35，-13.12%） ⑤ ETH （$3105.93，-3.82%） The buying power of BREV's main funds is weak, with a net inflow of $2.4154 million in 24 hours and a transaction volume of $1.242 billion in 24 hours, of which the main funds have a net outflow of $244900.