Ethereum Reserve Company may face a purchasing vacuum in January, which could become a hurdle for the market.

Regarding Tom Lee's market views, opinions within the industry vary. Some analysts believe he is more of an excellent marketer rather than a true ETH believer — a rather straightforward assessment.

It is worth noting that Taiki Maeda recently shorted ETH publicly for the third time, with the logic again pointing to key figures like Tom Lee and Bitmine. From the detailed explanation in the video, his shorting arguments are not baseless but are based on the specific behaviors of these market participants. The clash of viewpoints behind this may offer market participants different perspectives to consider.