According to Charles Edwards, a prominent speaker in the crypto industry, he addressed key topics at three Hong Kong conferences today. These included discussions on the selective nature of capital, the evolution of on-chain analysis, and the potential quantum computing threat to Bitcoin (BTC). These insights are critical for traders and investors monitoring Bitcoin's resilience and the application of blockchain analytics.

According to ZachXBT, the Metropolitan Police released video confirming three juveniles from Sheffield robbed a London victim of about 4.5 million dollars in cryptocurrency, fled in the victim’s car, were detained while driving north, and received a combined 16-year prison sentence, with the victim’s crypto recovered within 72 hours (source: Metropolitan Police on X via the video post cited by ZachXBT). For traders, this rapid recovery highlights effective asset tracing and reduces immediate redistribution risk from this incident, underscoring the importance of strong custody and physical security practices (source: Metropolitan Police on X; source: ZachXBT on X).

According to @bubblemaps, between Nov 2025 and Jan 2026, three addresses funded roughly 100 new wallets that had no prior activity, dispersed USDC to additional wallets, and then sniped the token at launch; according to @bubblemaps, one of the funding addresses is linked to GaCagz, the creator of $WAR, with the on-chain map published at v2.bubblemaps.io/map/GwZkA13raXTqhH7jC1Ic.

According to @bubblemaps, Patriot Token (PATRIOT) was 90% bundled at launch among a limited number of wallets, indicating extreme holder concentration (source: Bubblemaps on X). Eric Trump stated that The Trump Organization has no association with Patriot Token and is not involved in the coin (source: Eric Trump on X). High concentration among a few holders is widely viewed as a major risk factor for meme coins due to potential coordinated selling and heightened volatility (source: Binance Academy). Given these signals, traders evaluating PATRIOT may prioritize holder distribution, liquidity depth, and contract control checks before taking positions (source: Binance Academy).

According to Bubblemaps, wallet 0x6790 distributed 400k RIVER across hundreds of addresses that showed no prior activity, received similar RIVER allocations, were funded by a single upstream source four hops away, and then sent tokens to Bitget on Jan 9, likely to sell. According to Bubblemaps, this on chain pattern indicates coordinated distribution and exchange-bound flows, so traders can monitor the highlighted wallet clusters and RIVER inflows to Bitget to assess potential sell-side liquidity pressure.

According to @zachxbt, a threat actor deposited and withdrew more than $12.4M in stolen government funds through MEXC using deposit address 0x79648e86b9e58fabb896438e2019905fa363a2ee (source: @zachxbt on X). The same actor later deposited over 240 ETH to another MEXC deposit address 0x068C3773609ec31588425ae90d271e3569B78f40 within minutes of the report (source: @zachxbt on X). Traders tracking exchange flows may monitor these deposit addresses for subsequent transfers related to ETH activity on MEXC (source: @zachxbt on X).

According to @lookonchain, a threat actor named John was baited into a “band for band” flex and live-shared his wallets. According to @zachxbt’s on-chain tracing cited by @lookonchain, the revealed wallets are linked to large suspected thefts and include funds tied to a U.S. government seizure related to Bitfinex. According to @lookonchain, an Arkham Intel address 0x8924B17fD7512953949DE703a7C97484E66E0Bec was shared, which allows public tracking of holdings and transfers for trade monitoring.

According to @zachxbt, after the B4B was done John moved approximately 23 million dollars to the 0xd8bc address, and a recording shows John controls both wallets mentioned; @zachxbt added that additional linked addresses may be identifiable in the recordings and that he began tracing funds backward to verify their source (source: @zachxbt).

According to @zachxbt, the threat actor John (Lick) displayed control of a wallet holding about USD 23M that he ties directly to suspected crypto thefts exceeding USD 90M from the US Government in 2024 and to other unidentified victims from November 2025 to December 2025. Source: ZachXBT on X. The thread identifies a specific on chain wallet and timeframe, giving traders concrete parameters for watchlists, address labeling, and real time wallet tracking. Source: ZachXBT on X. Participants can reference the wallet and details in the thread to set alerts and enhance deposit controls around flows associated with the alias John (Lick). Source: ZachXBT on X.

According to @lookonchain, a newly created wallet FYqRpV spent 470,000 USDC to buy 10.19 million RALPH and, after the token crashed, sold the entire position for 114,861 USDC, realizing about 355,000 USDC in losses within hours. Source: Lookonchain on X.