Market Overview
| Asset | Level | 1d Change | 7d Change | 30d Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Crypto Market Cap | $3.14T | +0.61% | – | – |
| BTC | $92,223 | +0.89% | +2.59% | +3.30% |
| ETH | $3,146 | +0.18% | +3.65% | +3.49% |
| Dow Jones | 48,382 | +0.66% | +0.04% | +4.97% |
| S&P 500 | 6,858 | +0.19% | -0.29% | +3.64% |
| Nasdaq | 23,236 | -0.03% | -0.82% | +3.58% |
| VIX | 14.51 | -2.94% | +3.05% | -38.67% |
- Asian shares climbed 1.6% to a record with chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. among the winners, and emerging markets are poised for an all-time high. Equities jumped as investors increased bets on technology shares despite rising geopolitical tensions from a U.S. attack on Venezuela. U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the removal and arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
- The S&P 500 rose 16.39% in 2025, and Wall Street analysts expect smaller gains in 2026, with Bank of America forecasting the index to hit 7,100 by year-end 2026 (roughly 3.72% gain) and Ed Yardeni expecting it to rise to 7,700 (almost 12.5% gain). Gold and silver advanced to open 2026 trading, building on their best annual performances since 1979, while aluminum crossed $3,000 per ton for the first time since 2022.
- Nonfarm payrolls for December are set to release, with consensus estimates expecting 65,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate expected to dip slightly to 4.5% from 4.6%. Fed funds futures pricing indicates odds of two quarter-point cuts coming in 2026.
- US stock indexes declined during the holiday-shortened week, but despite weekly losses, major indexes closed 2025 with double-digit gains for the third consecutive year. European markets performed better with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 1.26% and closing 2025 with an annual return of nearly 17%, its strongest performance since 2021, alongside gains in Germany’s DAX (0.82%), France’s CAC 40 (1.13%), Italy’s FTSE MIB (1.72%), and the UK’s FTSE 100 (0.82%). Japan’s markets declined during the holiday week with the Nikkei 225 falling 0.8% and the TOPIX down 0.4%, though both advanced strongly throughout 2025 driven by chipmakers and AI-related technology stocks. Chinese markets were mixed, with the CSI 300 declining slightly while the Shanghai Composite edged higher and the Hang Seng Index rose about 2.0%, supported by manufacturing data showing the purchasing managers’ index rising to 50.1 in December from 49.2 in November, ending an eight-month contraction.
US Spot ETF Flows
| Asset | Daily Inflow | Daily Change | Weekly Inflow | Total Assets | Daily Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC ETFs | $471.1M | -235.3% | $471.1M | $117.0B | $5.4B |
| ETH ETFs | $174.4M | -342.1% | $174.4M | $19.0B | $2.3B |
| SOL ETFs | $8.5M | +272.4% | $8.5M | $1.0B | $35.0M |
US BTC Spot ETF Flows
US ETH Spot ETF Flows
US SOL Spot ETF Flows
Crypto Liquidations Summary
| Liquidation Type | Value | % of Total | 24h Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Liquidations | $239.28M | – | $+61.46M (+34.56%) |
| Shorts | $178.30M | 74.5% | $+39.35M (+28.32%) |
| Longs | $60.98M | 25.5% | $+22.11M (+56.89%) |
| BTC | $83.90M | 35.1% | $+14.58M (+21.04%) |
| ETH | $56.46M | 23.6% | $+26.09M (+85.92%) |
- According to Onchain Lens monitoring (January 5, 2026), a major whale added $170 million in short positions across Bitcoin (10x leverage, $87.68M), Ethereum (15x leverage, $55.48M), and Solana (20x leverage, $27.53M) after selling 255 BTC, currently facing over $1.5 million in floating losses.
- Memecoin market capitalization surged over 23% in the past week to $47.7 billion as traders returned to risk-taking, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe posting double-digit gains while transaction volume jumped 300%, signaling potential broader altcoin rallies ahead.
- Nansen’s on-chain data showed Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Tron, and Near handled the most transactions in 2025 due to their high-throughput and low-fee capabilities.
- According to CryptoQuant’s head of research Julio Moreno and Glassnode, recent data (as of Jan 2) showing apparent Bitcoin whale accumulation was largely due to exchange internal transfers rather than genuine large investor buying, while actual whales and dolphins have been net sellers throughout December with negative capital flows into the Bitcoin network in late December.
- According to onchain investigator ZachXBT, hundreds of EVM wallets were drained in a mysterious attack potentially linked to the December 25 Trust Wallet hack ($7 million in losses from 2,596 compromised wallets), with victims losing less than $2,000 each through what may have been a spoofed MetaMask email exploit.
- Ethereum’s validator queue nears 1 million ETH, with new validators facing a 17-day wait to become active as of the current timeframe.
- US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest net inflow in 35 trading days on the first day of 2026, signaling renewed investor interest in the cryptocurrency.
- Ethereum processed $8 trillion in stablecoin transfers in Q4, nearly doubling Q2’s volume, with active addresses and daily transactions peaking.
- Dune Analytics data shows Visa’s key crypto cards, led by EtherFi, saw net spend surge from $14.6 million to $91.3 million in 2025.
