January 26th, according to Coinbob Popular Address Monitor data, in the past 7 hours, the "Silver Iron Head Air Force" whale address (0x61c...) once again increased its 20x leveraged xyz:SILVER (Silver Mapping Contract) short position. After this additional leverage, the address's total short position has reached $35.5 million, with an average holding price of approximately $93.17, currently experiencing a floating loss of about $5.1 million (85%), with a liquidation price of $125.In recent days, the address has deposited approximately $6.6 million into Hyperliquid, mainly used to dilute the holding cost of its xyz:SILVER short position. In the past few days, it has cumulatively increased its position by over $15 million, making it one of the largest on-chain silver shorts.

January 26th. HTX DeepThink columnist and HTX Research researcher Chloe analyzed that the macro theme of the crypto market this week still revolves around the Federal Reserve's inaction, ongoing economic resilience, and the strengthening trend of precious metals. The FOMC meeting on Thursday is highly likely to keep interest rates unchanged. The market's focus is on Powell's statement strength and whether he will leave room for further rate cuts in 2026 in the dot plot or policy statement.From a macro perspective, the persistent decline in inflation has given the Federal Reserve room to be patient. December CPI and core CPI both confirmed a downward trend in inflation, with the price pressure from tariffs being seen as a one-time disturbance by officials. At the same time, the labor market is in a state of "neither expansion nor contraction." Against the backdrop of steady GDP growth momentum, this has significantly reduced the urgency of a policy shift. This has made it difficult for the Federal Reserve to find a real driver to signal a more aggressive easing in the short term.For crypto assets, this means that liquidity expectations are unlikely to open up further, but risk appetite has not been significantly dampened. The dollar has maintained a weak bias under the impact of tariffs and geopolitical uncertainties, forming medium-term support for Bitcoin and the crypto market. However, if the FOMC does not signal more dovishness than expected, the market is more likely to remain in a high-level oscillation rather than quickly breaking out into a unilateral trend.It is worth noting the continued strength of precious metals. Gold and silver are showing a rare "self-consistent rise" feature—prices continue to rise regardless of the ups and downs of risk assets. This reflects structural supply-demand imbalances, trend fund intervention, and the long-term repricing of fiat credit. Historical experience shows that after precious metals enter this stage, Bitcoin often exhibits a lag effect and is more likely to start the next phase of market evolution after the exuberance in precious metals sentiment.

January 26, Bitget's current Launchpool project Spacecoin (SPACE) is now open for contribution, with 22,947,000 SPACE unlocked by staking BTC, ETH, and SPACE. The staking channel will close on February 2 at 18:00 (UTC+8). This round of Launchpool has opened a total of 3 staking pools, including:BTC Staking PoolAirdrop Amount: 10,900,000 SPACE, Individual Staking Limit: 50 BTC;ETH Staking PoolAirdrop Amount: 10,899,000 SPACE, Individual Staking Limit: 1500 ETH;SPACE Staking PoolAirdrop Amount: 1,148,000 SPACE, Individual Staking Limit: 30,000,000 SPACE.

January 26th, famous trader and chart analyst Peter Brandt, who successfully predicted the 2018 Bitcoin crash, posted stating that the Bitcoin bear market channel has been completed and issued another sell signal. Peter Brandt also mentioned that the chart could change at any time. The price would need to rise to $93,000 to negate the sell signal.

January 26th, the prices of gold and silver once again hit a new all-time high. The spot price of gold surpassed $5000 per ounce, while silver reached a new high as well. Hong Kong stocks and global gold stocks collectively strengthened. Institutions believe that central banks' continued gold purchases, escalating geopolitical risks, and a weakening US dollar have collectively pushed precious metals into a "structural bull market."It is worth noting that despite the repeated record highs in gold prices, the global mining stock valuation remains at a historical low. Data shows that the mining index has seen a nearly 90% increase year-to-date, but the price-to-book ratio is still significantly below the long-term average. Analysts at BiyaPay pointed out that the current market situation exhibits the characteristics of "gold leading, equities lagging," suggesting that mining stocks may have room for catch-up growth.Against the backdrop of intertwined hedging and inflation expectations, investors are now focusing on scarce assets such as gold, mining stocks, and Bitcoin. Through BiyaPay, investors can use USDT to actively participate in US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, futures, and cryptocurrency trading, seizing opportunities for multi-asset rotation.

January 26: Japanese financial group SBI Holdings has submitted an application to launch a dual-asset cryptocurrency ETF, combining BTC and XRP into one regulated product.

January 26, Binance Wallet announced the launch of P2P coin buying functionality, allowing users to buy crypto assets using local fiat currency through various payment methods. The system will automatically match high-quality P2P quotes to enhance the convenience and efficiency of the transactions.

January 26th, Coinbase announced the completion of Solana blockchain integration, allowing users to trade millions of Solana tokens directly within the app through Jupiter Exchange, enhancing ecosystem liquidity.The announcement stated that this feature has been launched in the United States (except New York State) and Brazil, marking Coinbase's deepening support for Solana to facilitate mainstream user access to DeFi.

January 26th, according to CoinShares data, digital asset investment products saw a record $1.73 billion outflow last week, the largest since mid-November 2025.The outflows were mainly concentrated in the United States, with around $1.8 billion, while Switzerland, Germany, and Canada saw inflows of $32.5 million, $19.1 million, and $33.5 million, respectively.Bitcoin and Ethereum led the decline, with outflows of $1.09 billion and $630 million, indicating a generally negative market sentiment. In contrast, Solana attracted $17.1 million in inflows.

January 26th, CryptoQuant analyst @AxelAdlerJr stated that the recent Bitcoin net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) has dropped by 97%, falling to around zero. The last time this happened was in June 2022 when Bitcoin dropped from $30,000 to $16,000.@AxelAdlerJr pointed out that at the current price level, whales are still profitable (with a 25%-80% buffer), so there is no panic yet. However, what supports the market is not buyers but the absence of sellers.

January 26, the BSC ecosystem prediction platform Opinion has added an airdrop binding interface to its official website, supporting up to 5 wallets for allocation binding.This action may foreshadow Opinion's upcoming token airdrop.

January 26th, according to official sources, PayPal's USD-pegged stablecoin PYUSD has been launched on the Stable network.

January 26th: Driven by the continuous rise in the prices of gold, silver, and other precious metals, multiple Perp DEX trading platforms have successively launched related contracts. Currently, platforms including Pacifica, Hyperliquid, Lighter, Backpack, etc., have all supported trading of precious metal assets such as PAXG (gold on-chain).According to the Pacifica platform's funding rate comparison chart, in the past 8 hours, the funding rates of the PAXG contracts on Binance, Hyperliquid, Bybit, and Pacifica were all +0.01%, while Lighter and Backpack showed differences at +0.009% and -0.03%, respectively. Here are some statistics on the Perp DEX trading data of platforms that have already launched PAXG contracts:Hyperliquid: 24-hour trading volume of $21.14 million, with open interest of approximately $80.7254 million;Lighter: 24-hour trading volume of $48.38 million, with open interest of approximately $39.56 million;Backpack: 24-hour trading volume of $38.8223 million, open interest amount not disclosed yet;Pacifica: 24-hour trading volume of $1.2831 million, with open interest of approximately $2.6832 million.As of the time of writing, the latest liquidity and position sizes of PAXG contracts on each platform.

January 26th, according to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, a whale who previously profited $98.18 million in Ethereum's ranging trades bought an additional 20,000 ETH (about $56.13 million) through Wintermute 12 hours ago, with an average purchase price of around $2,806.58.Since January 21st, this whale has accumulated a total of 70,013 ETH, with an average cost of around $2,907.69.