Crypto Pulse——1/14 Market Trends and Hot Project Analysis

Preface
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have dropped 0.13% and 4.19% over the past 24 hours, currently trading at $94,919 and $3,153 respectively, with an ETH/BTC rate of 0.033. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 69, indicating a sentiment of greed.

Market Trending

Bitcoin’s price experienced significant volatility on Monday, starting around $94,000 and plummeting to a low of $89,261. Following the U.S. stock market’s opening, it rebounded to the $94,300–$94,800 range and is currently quoted at $94,549.
This sharp drop triggered a wave of liquidations in the crypto derivatives market, with $852 million wiped out over the past 24 hours. Monday’s decline, coupled with the broader bearish trend of the previous week, has intensified market pressure. Bearish investors predict Bitcoin could test the $80,000 range, while others anticipate a recovery tied to Donald Trump’s inauguration-related optimism.
Bitcoin’s rollercoaster movements have sent ripples throughout the crypto market, with Ethereum struggling to hold the $3,000 level, while major altcoins remain subdued.
AI Sector：
In contrast to the overall market gloom, certain tokens in the AI sector have demonstrated remarkable resilience. FARTCOIN led the gains with a 24-hour increase of over 36%, now priced at $1.1214. ARC rose 5.49% to $0.2745, while AI16Z climbed 2.11% to $1.13353. Tokens like VIRTUAL, AIXBT, and GRIFFAIN also showed less pronounced declines, with some even posting slight gains.

Spot Bitcoin ETF Flows

The U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs reported a net outflow of $284.36 million yesterday. IBIT saw a net inflow of $29.29 million, while FBTC and GBTC registered net outflows of $113.64 million and $89.01 million, respectively.
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Daily Spotlight

Today’s spotlight is FARTCOIN, with a 24-hour gain of 38.12%.
FARTCOIN, related to GOAT, is an AI Meme project tied to the “Terminal of Truth” (ToT) in the Infinite Backrooms. The concept originated from a conversation where ToT was tasked with designing a token that combines shockingly strong meme appeal, practical use, and community-building value. Its response? FARTCOIN—an absurd, humorous, and irreverent meme symbol.
As the token price rises, so does its attention. Some find its concept purely amusing, while others see it as a critique of financial nihilism or a rebellion against TradeFi.
FARTCOIN has surged 38.12% over the past 24 hours, now trading at $1.1214.
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The Word on the Street

Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy Inc., argued that companies should buy Bitcoin because bonds are “toxic.”
During a presentation at the ICR Conference in Orlando on Monday, Saylor compared the returns of Bitcoin and bonds since 2020. He noted that Bitcoin prices have risen while bond prices have fallen since his company adopted a Bitcoin purchase strategy.
“This applies to any company,” Saylor said during his keynote speech to a packed audience of executives and investors. “Every company has a choice: stick to the past with treasury bonds, buybacks, and dividends, or embrace the future by using Bitcoin as digital capital,” he added.
MicroStrategy recently disclosed its latest Bitcoin purchase, reporting $243 million worth of crypto assets acquired, marking the 10th consecutive week of purchases. The company’s stock price has risen approximately 9.71% year-to-date. MicroStrategy now holds over 2% of the total Bitcoin supply, amounting to around $41 billion worth of assets.
Saylor concluded his 50-minute speech with a call to action: “Do the right thing for your family, your country, and your investors—adopt Bitcoin.”

Project Airdrop

Decentralized AI infrastructure project Nodepay has announced its first airdrop, set to begin on January 14.
According to official documents, the native token NC serves multiple functions:

1. Payment for network services: Users can pay for real-time data acquisition (Node Collect), AI crawling, and search queries (Node Search) using NC.
2. Staking rewards: Users can stake NC with validator nodes to earn rewards.
3. Ecosystem governance: Token holders can participate in proposal voting to determine partner integration and incentive mechanisms.

In terms of network fees, although customers and AI companies can pay in USD or USDC, all revenue will ultimately be converted into NC and distributed proportionally to bandwidth node operators, validators, and other ecosystem participants. To ensure network security, validators must stake NC tokens and face penalties for malicious behavior.