Copin Monthly Recap #22: Reset, Refocus, and Get to the Alpha Faster
January is rarely about fireworks — it’s about foundations. As the market kicked off an explosive new year, the Copin team used January to reset, reflect, and quietly ship improvements that make disc
TL;DR — What happened in January?
Product updates: Launched Wallet Category Filters and a 1-click X button for instant social analysis.
Team & planning: A month of reunion, strategy alignment, and strengthening team bonds.
Market insights: Gold & Silver stole the spotlight, while the infamous “big short” whale suffered a historic reversal.
Product Updates: One Click Closer to Alpha
January’s updates focused on speed and context — helping users move from discovery to conviction in fewer clicks.
1. Wallet Category Filters (Front Page)
We introduced Wallet Category Filters, now live directly on Copin’s front page.
These filters are built on manual tagging by Copin’s analytics team, allowing users to instantly surface curated wallet groups such as:
VC wallets
KOL traders
Bot wallets
Trending smart traders
With a single click, you can switch perspectives and focus only on the cohort that matters to your strategy. Less noise. Faster alpha.
2. Twitter (X) Directly from Copin’s Trader Profiles
While most on-chain traders remain anonymous, those who choose to be “doxxed” often carry outsized market influence — and occasionally leak valuable alpha through their public presence. Recognizing this, Copin introduced a new feature that lets users jump directly to a wallet’s associated X account in just one click.
While currently available for a curated set of wallets, these are typically KOLs, market makers, and recognizable figures whose words often move markets as much as their trades. The added layer gives traders an extra edge by combining social analytics with on-chain behavior.
On-chain data shows what traders do; social presence often reveals why they do it. With Copin, you can now analyze both — seamlessly, in one flow.
🔗 Feature details:
January as a Reset: Team, Reflection & Direction
January was also a month of reunion and preparation.
Behind the scenes, the Copin team spent time reviewing lessons from the past year, aligning on product direction, and planning for what’s shaping up to be a fast-moving 2026.
We traded our screens for scenery this month, strengthening team bonds through outdoor activities and team dinners. At Copin, we know that great code is built on great rapport. From the first spark of an idea to scaling for our users, our product is only as strong as the people building it together.
Market Focus: Gold, Silver & The Humbling Cycle of The “Big Short” Whale
1. As crypto cooled temporarily, Gold and Silver dominated headlines, breaking all-time highs repeatedly throughout January.
Recognizing growing interests in real-world asset (RWA) trading, we revisited our Trader Board, spotlighting smart traders on Ostium Exchange — one of the pioneers in bringing commodities like gold and silver on-chain.
This shift reinforced an important theme for Copin in 2026:
on-chain intelligence isn’t just about crypto — it’s about any market that migrates on-chain.
January also delivered one of the most sobering stories of the cycle.
🔗 Details here:
2. A whale widely known as the “big short”…
... also rumored online as “Trump insider”, “10.11 whale”, and often linked to narratives around GarrettBullish — placed high-conviction bets totaling $850M across $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL.
This time, the market didn’t cooperate.
What was once a $142M profit portfolio unraveled into a -$128M loss after a series of liquidations.
A legendary moment — not because of the size alone, but because it reminded everyone of a timeless truth:
Even whales don’t control the market.
Looking Ahead: Momentum Builds
January wasn’t loud — but it was meaningful.
We shipped features that shorten the path to alpha, revisited emerging on-chain markets like RWAs, and laid internal groundwork for an intense year ahead.
As liquidity, narratives, and volatility return, Copin is positioned to help traders stay informed, grounded, and ahead of the curve.
The year has only just begun.
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