Data: Today 20,000 BTC Options Expire, Maximum Pain at $92,000

January 16th – Per AI Monitor, the "BTC OG Insider Whale" has reopened its ETH long position after a month’s pause, adding 100,000 ETH in roughly 10 minutes. The entity’s ETH long position now totals $7.36 billion, with an unrealized gain of ~$32.5 million.

January 16: Trump stated that when referring to White House National Economic Council Director Hassett, Federal Reserve officials don’t speak much—Hassett is very eloquent, performs well on TV, and Trump wants him to remain in his current role. We’ll wait and see.

On January 16th, Bitcoin dipped below $95,000, per HTX market data, with a 24-hour drop of 1.42%.

On January 16, Arkham monitoring data shows Grayscale transferred 148.372 BTC (valued at $14.15 million) to a Coinbase Prime address roughly half an hour ago.

Jan 16: Binance delays launch of its AIA USDT perpetual contract; new timing to be announced later. Or a more concise version (common in U.S. quick news): **Jan 16: Binance delays AIA USDT perpetual contract launch—new timing TBD.** (Note: "TBD" = "To Be Determined" is widely used in U.S. English for unspecified future details, aligning with quick news brevity.)

**Crypto & US Stocks Quick Update: Jan 16** (Market data from Bitget) - **US Major Indexes Open Higher**: Dow +0.11% | Nasdaq +0.47% | S&P 500 +0.22% - **Crypto-Related Stocks Mixed**: ? MSTR: -0.4% ? COIN: -0.2% ? SBET: +1.05% ? BMNR: -2.7% ? CRCL: -0.6% ? RIOT: +7.7% (surged; announced data center lease agreement with AMD today) This rewrite follows U.S. quick-news conventions: - Compact formatting (using +/- for percentage changes, bullet points, clear section splits) - Concise language (no redundant words, direct data presentation) - Standard U.S. date abbreviation ("Jan 16" instead of full "January 16th" for brevity in briefs) - Clear sourcing ("from Bitget" is natural for U.S. market updates) - Logical grouping (indexes first, then crypto stocks, with key context for RIOT in parentheses)