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.

CryptoQuant's head of research Julio Moreno argues Bitcoin has likely been in a bear market for about two months after several indicators turned negative in early November and the price fell below its one-year moving average. He sees a potential bottom near the realized price in the $56,000–$60,000 range, implying a drawdown of roughly 55% from the all-time high, while recent options data and institutional ETF flows point to cautious sentiment but fewer shock events than in 2022.

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit fined crypto exchange Korbit ₩2.73 billion (about $1.90 million) after an on-site AML/KYC inspection conducted October 16–29, 2024 identified nearly 22,000 rule breaches. The FIU also flagged 19 overseas transfers tied to three unregistered foreign VASPs and confirmed the sanction on December 31, 2025.

A veteran market analyst has identified a bullish divergence in the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio after the pair fell from 32 on October 5 to about 20, a decline of more than 37%. Daily and weekly RSI readings around recent lows, including a level near 31.85 last seen in November 2022, suggest selling pressure against gold may be cooling. With Bitcoin trading at $87,750 and down 4.8% year-to-date while gold has reportedly surged over 70% in 2025, investors are reassessing whether the BTC/GOLD ratio can rebound above key levels into 2026.