SEC Chair: U.S. Seizure of Allegedly Venezuelan-Held Bitcoin Assets 'Remains to Be Seen'

On January 13, monitoring from HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) shows the address nicknamed "ZEC Largest Short" continued adding to its short positions in UNI and WLFI today. As of now, it holds **52,919 UNI tokens (≈$280,000)** short with 10x leverage, and **12,343,807 WLFI tokens (≈$2.07 million)** short with 10x leverage—with an unrealized profit of $6.9 million in its account. This address is known for building a massive ZEC short: it started shorting ZEC at $184, once facing an unrealized loss of $21 million, but later turned that loss into a profit. ### Notes on American English adaptation: 1. **Conciseness**: Uses short, punchy phrases (e.g., "adding to its short positions" instead of "increase its short positions") common in crypto news. 2. **Clarity**: Separates key numbers with bold/line breaks (standard in U.S. financial/tech briefs). 3. **Natural phrasing**: - "via its Telegram channel" (explicit for U.S. readers unfamiliar with Telegra

On January 13th, Farside Investors reported that net inflows into U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs totaled $116.7 million yesterday, while Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $5.1 million.

January 13: Per LookOnChain monitoring data, trader 3cBB2Z dropped 3,775 SOL ($525k) to buy 27.72 million PsyopAnime 5 hours ago, securing the top spot as the token’s largest holder. Prior to this move, the trader netted $7.45M from WIF trades, raked in $1.11M on Pnut—but lost $1.39M on pippin and $477k on arc.

**January 13** Per GMGN monitoring (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), the BSC-based meme coin *Life Candlestick* surged more than 50% within an hour, with its market cap rebounding to $13.3 million. It is currently trading at $0.013. Some of the rally’s momentum may stem from attention from Dov, founder of Mango Labs (X: @dov_wo). **BlockBeats Note** Meme coin trading carries extreme volatility—these assets are largely driven by market sentiment and concept-focused hype, lacking tangible value or real-world use cases. Investors are advised to exercise caution amid these risks.

On January 13, VanEck noted in a post: “As 2026 gets underway, fiscal and monetary policy signals are growing clearer, the broader market is leaning more toward risk-taking, and investment opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), private credit, gold, and crypto assets are becoming more attractive following recent adjustments. “The 2026 market landscape is a scenario investors haven’t seen in years: a clear outlook. Defined expectations around fiscal policy, monetary policy direction, and core investment themes support a more constructive, risk-on strategy—but investors still need high discernment when selecting assets. “In crypto markets, Bitcoin’s traditional four-year cycle broke in 2025, complicating short-term signals. This deviation calls for a cautious take on trends over the next 3–6 months. However, this isn’t an internal consensus: the team has differing views, with Matthew Sigel and David Schassler more bullish on the current cycle’s short-term performance.”

Jan 13 — The U.S. Democratic Party is launching a new digital asset fundraising platform called BlueVault, aiming to re-engage cryptocurrency industry supporters after its 2024 presidential election loss, per Decrypt. The BlueVault crypto fundraising service went live Monday, enabling Democratic National Committee (DNC) campaigns to accept donations in Bitcoin and stablecoins.