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Author: Yuanshan Insights
Data Source: Farside Investors, SoSoValue, Fed H.4.1 Report, CryptoQuant

On the first trading day of 2026, BTC ETF saw a net inflow of $471 million.

What does this figure mean?

In November and December, the combined net outflow of spot BTC ETFs was approximately $4.57 billion; with a net outflow of approximately $1.09 billion in December alone.

Many people frantically sold at a loss above 93K, and institutions bought back about one-tenth of that amount on January 2nd alone.

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Smart money influx! Decoding the three driving forces behind the BTC rebound.

After a long period of weakness, the meme coin has finally seen an encouraging rebound.
Since mid-September last year, the total market capitalization of Meme Coin gradually declined from approximately $80 billion to a low of only $35 billion, with virtually no significant rebound along the way. However, in the first week of 2026, the total market capitalization of Meme Coin finally rebounded, returning to nearly $50 billion.
During the same period, the market capitalization of Meme coin as a percentage of the overall Altcoin reached its lowest point since July 2022, almost reaching its lowest level since then...

Besides $114,514, what other projects should I keep an eye on?

Author: Bitcoin Orange Trader
The Japanese-language native Meme coin, priced at $114,514, has seen a nearly 50-fold increase in the past 48 hours.

Currently, this trend is mainly concentrated in the Japanese community; it hasn't yet gained widespread traction in the Chinese-speaking world, indicating a significant information gap due to cultural differences.

1. Meme Origins and Cultural Genes (Cult Culture)

This isn't a random combination of numbers, but rather a legendary "meme" in Japanese internet culture (similar to "Chicken You're So Beautiful" in Chinese or "Pepe" in Western culture), possessing extremely strong viral potential and community consensus.

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