Key Market Information Discrepancy on January 8th - A Must-See! | Alpha Morning Report

By: blockbeats|2026/01/08 10:00:01

Featured News

1.Meme Coin FISH Market Cap Surges Past $12 Million to Hit an All-Time High, 24-hour Gain of 35.7%

2.Crypto Market Rebound Sustainability Questioned as Bitcoin Briefly Dips Below $91,000 This Morning

3.US Stock Market Opens with Crypto-Related Stocks Falling Across the Board, Strategy Bucks the Trend with a 4.43% Increase

4.Following US Jobs Data Release, Probability of Fed Rate Cut in January Further Decreases

5.Falcon Announces Launch of Off-Chain Bitcoin Yield Vaults, Expected Annualized Yield of 3% to 5%

Articles & Threads

1.《 After Lighter, the Next Batch of Perp DEXes Worth Keeping an Eye On》

The year 2026 is destined to be a big year for Perp DEX airdrops. From Hyperliquid, Aster, to the recent TGE of Lighter, each Perp DEX that has launched in this cycle has had a lively airdrop akin to a festival. Following Lighter, the second-tier Perp DEXes have also started to see significant growth in trading volume. According to perpetualpulse data, some of the top-volume Perp DEXes that have not yet launched their tokens include edgeX, Variational, Extended, GRVT, and Paradex.

2. "The 'Invisible Tax' on Solana"

In the traditional financial market, regulation has to some extent protected retail investors. The SEC's "National Market System Regulation" requires that even orders bundled for sale must receive execution no worse than the market's best price. However, in the unregulated world of blockchains, applications are taking advantage of information asymmetry, enticing users to pay priority fees and tips far above the actual on-chain demand and quietly pocketing these premiums. This behavior fundamentally levies a windfall profit 'invisible tax' on unsuspecting users.

Market Data

Daily Marketwide Capital Heat (reflected by funding rate) and Token Unlocks

Data Source: Coinglass, TokenUnlocks

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Key Market Information Discrepancy on January 8th - A Must-See! | Alpha Morning Report

Token Unlocks

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The Evolutionary History of Contract Algorithms: A Decade of Perpetual Contracts, the Curtain Has Yet to Fall

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Kicked out by PayPal, Musk aims to make a comeback in the cryptocurrency market

Cashtags generated a trading volume of 1 billion dollars just a few days after its launch, marking a strong start for Musk's super app strategy. For the cryptocurrency market, X's layout may be one of the most anticipated sources of retail growth after the meme coin craze subsides.

Solana ETF News: What Is a Solana ETF and Why Is Goldman Sachs Betting $108 Million on SOL?

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Bitcoin ETF News Today: $2.1B Inflows Signal Strong Institutional Demand for BTC

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Michael Saylor: Winter is Over – Is He Right? 5 Key Data Points (2026)

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WEEX Bubbles App Now Live Visualizes the Crypto Market at a Glance

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Polygon co-founder Sandeep: Writing after the chain bridge chain explosion

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Major Upgrade on Web: 10+ Advanced Chart Styles for Deeper Market Insights

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