Large Bitfinex accounts pared BTC longs after a late-December peak near 73,000 BTC, alongside an estimated 220,000 BTC decline in whale balances through 2025. Bitcoin is holding a tight $88,000–$92,000 band, with $94,000 viewed as near-term resistance. Some analysts map a prior spring-and-rally pattern that could extend toward $135k if confirmed.

Ethereum has moved sideways for months after setting a new all-time high in 2025, straining the patience of bullish holders. A technical study of Ethereum’s inverted monthly chart by Egrag Crypto points to an extended consolidation phase that could precede a rapid upside move. The analysis highlights $3,800–$4,500 as initial resistance, $6,000–$7,500 as a later target zone, and $1,800–$2,200 as a possible pullback area, with spot price currently around $3,100.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott said the CLARITY Act will come up for debate in the Senate, with a potential markup and committee vote as early as Thursday. The draft aims to clarify market structure and oversight, while unresolved issues include DeFi rules and stablecoin yields. Bitcoin briefly topped $93,000 before sliding to about $86,729 amid the uncertainty.

Beaconcha.in data shows the Ethereum validator exit queue has fallen to 32 ETH with about a one‑minute wait, down from a mid‑September peak of 2.67 million ETH. Reports also indicate the entry queue has climbed to roughly 1.3 million ETH, as BitMine began staking on Dec. 26 and added 82,560 ETH on Jan. 3.

Bitcoin moved above $92,000 on Monday, edging toward $93,000 and touching about $92,800 during early U.S. trading. According to market reports, US President Donald Trump's January 5, 2026 comments about potential action in Colombia added uncertainty, while spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded roughly $645 million in net inflows. Traders flipped positions as liquidations and futures activity briefly lifted volatility.

Large holders moved about $2.4 billion in Bitcoin and Ether to Binance over the past week, with average BTC deposits rising from roughly 8–10 BTC to 22–26 BTC. Withdrawals shrank to 5.5–8.3 BTC on average, while weekly stablecoin net inflows were near $42 million, signaling limited new buying power.

On-chain tracking shows a large crypto wallet that lost about $18 million on an Ethereum trade between November 3 and November 7, 2025 has overhauled its portfolio. After spending roughly $110 million to buy 31,005 ETH and later exiting near $92.19 million, the address has shifted heavily into USDT, USDC and Tether's XAUT tokenized gold, building a metals-linked position while cutting directional exposure to Ether. The wallet now holds close to $91 million, with the majority parked in stablecoins and a smaller allocation in gold-backed tokens and reduced ETH.

In 2025, crypto wallet-draining phishing scams caused about $83.85 million in losses, an 83% drop from roughly $494 million in 2024, according to Scam Sniffer's annual analysis. The number of impacted wallets fell to around 106,000 and average losses slid to about $790 per victim, even as attackers shifted toward smaller, more frequent thefts and exploited new vectors like Permit signatures and EIP-7702. Security experts say the decline likely reflects better wallet defenses and user tools, but warn that phishing tactics continue to evolve alongside market cycles.

On January 2, 2026, CryptoQuant said social narratives about a major Bitcoin whale comeback are overstating accumulation because exchange consolidations can resemble large buys onchain. Researcher Julio Moreno noted balances in 100–1,000 BTC addresses are falling in line with spot ETF outflows, while VanEck's Matthew Sigel said long‑term holders turned net buyers over the past 30 days. At reporting, Bitcoin was about $89,750.