According to @TATrader_Alan, Ethereum’s 3-day chart has formed a double bottom and, if confirmed, the measured move projects a $4,000 target (source: @TATrader_Alan on X, Jan 6, 2026). According to Investopedia, a double bottom typically confirms on a breakout above the neckline with rising volume and the price objective is estimated by projecting the height of the pattern, so traders often wait for confirmation to validate the $4,000 objective (source: Investopedia, Double Bottom overview).

According to @CryptoMichNL, ETH held a support test at the 21-day moving average, indicating the level is acting as near-term support (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Jan 6, 2026). He adds that constant ETF inflows are supporting the move and expects continuation of the uptrend (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Jan 6, 2026). The first significant resistance he identifies is 0.036-0.037 (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Jan 6, 2026).

According to @PeckShieldAlert, the multisig drainer who stole $27.3M from a compromised wallet withdrew 1,000 ETH ($3.24M) from Aave and laundered it via Tornado Cash, bringing total deposits to Tornado Cash to 6,300 ETH ($19.4M). According to @PeckShieldAlert, the drainer controls the compromised multisig and holds a $9.75M leveraged long position, backed by $20.5M in ETH collateral against $10.7M in DAI debt.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, wallet 0x237…B6aAb deposited 2,900 ETH to Binance roughly 10 minutes before the post, worth about $9.42 million, with cumulative deposits of 5,900 ETH over the past week (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X; Arkham Intelligence explorer). The address withdrew 8,550 ETH from Binance on 2025-12-21 at an average price of $2,991, and if today’s 2,900 ETH tranche is sold it would realize approximately $707,000 profit, while the remaining portion still shows about $654,000 unrealized gains (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X; Arkham Intelligence explorer). The wallet continues to hold 20,081 ETH on-chain; traders can track this address and Binance ETH inflows for execution timing and liquidity monitoring (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X; Arkham Intelligence explorer).

According to @PeckShieldAlert, address 0xB8b4...3714 is actively laundering funds via Tornado Cash, with 2,479.1 ETH (about $7.9M) processed so far, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, Jan 6, 2026. The funds originated from multiple TRON wallets and were bridged to Ethereum before entering Tornado Cash, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, Jan 6, 2026. These movements appear to link the assets to a pig-butchering crypto investment scam, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, Jan 6, 2026. Traders tracking ETH on-chain flows may note concentrated mixer activity around the specified address and Tornado Cash, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, Jan 6, 2026.

According to the source, Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum is nearing a turning point with PeerDAS data availability sampling now live and zkEVMs in the alpha stage, describing a fundamentally new decentralized network design that can solve the blockchain trilemma. Source: Vitalik Buterin public statement, Jan 2026. For trading, these scaling milestones indicate lower data costs for Layer 2 rollups and higher throughput, dynamics that previously coincided with fee compression and increased L2 activity after the Dencun upgrade introduced EIP-4844. Source: Ethereum Foundation Dencun upgrade announcement, Mar 2024; Vitalik Buterin public statement, Jan 2026. Traders should monitor ETH spot and perpetual funding, L2 transaction counts, rollup fees, and gas consumption across zkEVM ecosystems as the market prices in the Ethereum scaling roadmap with PeerDAS. Source: Vitalik Buterin public statement, Jan 2026.

According to @CNBC, European stocks are set to open higher on January 6, 2026 as global sentiment rises, with coverage on the STOXX 600, FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40. Source: CNBC. For crypto and cross-asset traders, IMF research shows rising post-pandemic correlations between Bitcoin and equity indexes, so improving equity risk appetite can coincide with short-term spillover moves in BTC and ETH around the European cash open. Source: IMF.

According to @santimentfeed, 2025 saw repeated letdowns after news-fueled optimism, and its 12-month review maps the biggest events to market reactions for traders. Source: Santiment Insights, Jan 6, 2026. The analysis emphasizes that whale activity and crowd sentiment led price direction throughout the year, making large-holder flows and sentiment inflections critical signals around major headlines. Source: Santiment Insights. For trading use, the review compiles event-driven volatility patterns and instances where whale accumulation or distribution and sentiment shifts aligned with subsequent moves, offering a framework for timing entries and managing risk. Source: Santiment Insights.

According to @FarsideUK, US spot Ethereum ETH ETFs recorded total net inflows of 168 million dollars on 2026-01-05 from their compiled daily flow data, published on Jan 6, 2026 (source: Farside Investors). ETHA led with 102.9 million dollars, followed by ETH with 22.3 million dollars, FETH with 21.8 million dollars, ETHW with 19.7 million dollars, and ETHE with 1.3 million dollars, while TETH, ETHV, QETH, and EZET posted zero net flows on the day (source: Farside Investors). Based on the reported figures, ETHA represented about 61.3 percent of the day’s net inflows, with ETH around 13.3 percent, FETH 13.0 percent, ETHW 11.7 percent, and ETHE 0.8 percent, indicating flow concentration in ETHA on this date (source: Farside Investors).

According to @FarsideUK, BlackRock’s U.S. Ethereum ETF recorded a $102.9 million daily flow on Jan 6, 2026, reported in USD (source: Farside Investors X post on Jan 6, 2026; https://farside.co.uk/eth/). For full data and disclaimers, refer to Farside’s Ethereum ETF flow dashboard (source: https://farside.co.uk/eth/).

According to @OnchainLens, a whale deposited $12.5 million USDC into HyperLiquid, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, the same address bought 10,152.8 HYPE for about $270,000 and sent the tokens for staking, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, the whale executed three ETH trades and realized a profit of $36,092, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, the address later placed an open order for a 3,500 ETH long between $3,190 and $3,215, totaling roughly $11 million notional, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026. According to @OnchainLens, a wallet activity tracker link was provided for verification: app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0xfb78aa8f38843629e89951d9db6fdc398d75e0a3, source: @OnchainLens on X, Jan 6, 2026.

According to the source, BitMine acquired another 32,977 ETH, lifting its total holdings to 4.14 million ETH. According to the source, this position is valued at $13 billion and equals 3.4% of Ethereum’s circulating supply, indicating notable whale concentration. Based on the source-reported concentration, traders should monitor BitMine-linked wallet flows for large exchange deposits or withdrawals that can affect ETH order-book liquidity and slippage. Building on the source’s figures, watch ETH funding rates, futures basis, options skew, and the ETH/BTC ratio for stress tied to potential whale activity. According to the source, the ongoing accumulation makes on-chain alerts, exchange reserves, and staking inflows key leading indicators for managing short-term ETH volatility.

According to @OnchainLens, the wallet pension-usdt.eth holds a 3x ETH short that is now showing over $1.68 million in unrealized losses as the market rises (source: @OnchainLens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008375466718113869). According to @OnchainLens, the position can be tracked via HyperBot at https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902 (source: @OnchainLens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2008375466718113869).

According to @OnchainDataNerd, Bitmine transferred 28,320 ETH worth about $91.16M to wallet 0x921 to stake roughly 10 minutes before the post time, with the address viewable on Arkham Intelligence at 0x9212f40aB99cdE4F3D72923B849A873A89636DFC, source: @OnchainDataNerd; Arkham Intelligence. This brings Bitmine’s cumulative staked holdings to 520,864 ETH valued around $1.636B, source: @OnchainDataNerd. Staked ETH is subject to Ethereum withdrawal mechanics and is not immediately tradable while staked, which can reduce immediately available market float during the staking period, source: Ethereum.org Staking documentation.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, wallet 0x69b590d9d761b396Db4465F3Dee34d43Afa0e378 withdrew 2,968 ETH at an average cost of $2,938 on 2024-12-28 (source: @ai_9684xtpa; wallet reference: intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x69b590d9d761b396Db4465F3Dee34d43Afa0e378). According to @ai_9684xtpa, on 2025-01-06 the address deposited the full 2,968 ETH to Binance at $3,210 and then withdrew 7.31 million USDT, with the author indicating it was likely sold (source: @ai_9684xtpa; wallet reference: intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x69b590d9d761b396Db4465F3Dee34d43Afa0e378). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the round yielded about $807,000 profit and the same wallet previously realized $5.05 million profit trading ETH, information provided in the cited post (source: @ai_9684xtpa; wallet reference: intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x69b590d9d761b396Db4465F3Dee34d43Afa0e378).

According to @WatcherGuru, approximately $250 billion has been added to the total cryptocurrency market capitalization so far in 2026. Source: @WatcherGuru on X, Jan 6, 2026. The post does not provide asset-level breakdowns, methodology, or verification details beyond the headline figure. Source: @WatcherGuru on X, Jan 6, 2026.

According to @lookonchain, as the market rallies, a whale who previously sold 255 BTC to short now holds approximately 225.8 million dollars in BTC, ETH, SOL, and SUI shorts with more than 6 million dollars in unrealized losses (source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2005655722349175014). According to @lookonchain, the trader’s PnL flipped from a 7.7 million dollar profit to a 1.7 million dollar loss during the move (source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2005655722349175014). According to @lookonchain, address 0x94d3 initially sold 255 BTC worth 21.77 million dollars to initiate shorts and, over the past 5 hours, opened additional shorts of 1,360 BTC worth 119 million dollars, 36,281 ETH worth 106 million dollars, and 348,215 SOL worth 43 million dollars (source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2004575084896538842).

According to @FarsideUK, Fidelity's Ethereum ETF recorded USD 21.8 million in daily flow in the latest update posted on Jan 6, 2026 (source: @FarsideUK). According to @FarsideUK, the full Ethereum ETF flow dataset and disclaimers are available at farside.co.uk/eth for traders tracking issuer-level ETH flows (source: @FarsideUK).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, three long positions now show over $21.67 million in unrealized profit with the total position value up to $819 million (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X). According to @ai_9684xtpa, ETH accounts for 80% of the book with $15.39 million in unrealized gains, while a $70.52 million SOL long holds $3.908 million in unrealized profit (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the unrealized gains can already cover $4.612 million in cumulative funding fees, indicating positive carry on the current positioning (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X). Based on @ai_9684xtpa, the 80% ETH concentration makes ETH price action the primary PnL driver for this whale, while funding coverage reduces immediate funding pressure on holding the longs (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X).

According to Charlie Bilello, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new all-time high today, setting a fresh record close for the index (source: Charlie Bilello on X, Jan 6, 2026, https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/2008347461249568935). Bilello adds that this marks 14 consecutive calendar years with at least one all-time high for the Dow, surpassing the 12-year streak from 1989 to 2000 (source: Charlie Bilello on X, Jan 6, 2026, https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/2008347461249568935). The source does not cite cryptocurrency market reactions; traders can note that no BTC or ETH move was referenced in the post (source: Charlie Bilello on X, Jan 6, 2026, https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/2008347461249568935).