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BlockBeats News, January 12, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said on Monday that the threat of criminal charges against the Federal Reserve Chair would intensify market concerns about the central bank's independence, but he expected the Fed to still make policy decisions based on economic data. Hatzius said at the 2026 Goldman Sachs Global Strategy Conference: "Clearly, concerns about the Fed's independence being compromised are increasing, and the latest news of a criminal investigation against Chair Powell further reinforces these concerns." He added, "I have no doubt that Powell will continue to make decisions based on economic data during the remainder of his term, without being swayed in any direction by pressure—whether it's towards rate hikes or cuts, he will follow the data guidance." (FXStreet)

BlockBeats News, January 12, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, the "High-Frequency Quantitative Hunter" trader went short with 40x leverage on 53.35 BTC at 17:24 (UTC+8), with an average position price of $90,813, currently unrealized profit of $14,000. The address uses an algorithmic order splitting strategy, only trading the single asset BTC, characterized by a high-frequency quantitative trading style, with a total trading volume of $192 million and a cumulative profit of $130,958.37.

BlockBeats News, January 12th, according to OnchainLens monitoring, as the LIT price hovers around $2.5, a whale holding a LIT 1x long position is currently facing over $1.8 million in unrealized losses.