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BlockBeats News, January 31st, He Yi posted a photo with OKX founder Star on social media, saying:「I believe that for a company to succeed, it should not attack others but optimize its own weaknesses. In December, I discussed poaching with Star at the F1 circuit, and he told me to poach freely. Star did not ask me about 1011 at all, but recently he has been enthusiastically expressing his views on Binance everywhere, making more people aware of us, which may also be a manifestation of enthusiasm.」

BlockBeats News, January 31st, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a trader managed to turn $2,021 into $1.14 million in just 2 days by trading the MOLT token.Reportedly, the trader initially purchased 12.4 billion MOLT at a price of 0.68 TEH per token (equivalent to about $2,021). The valuation of these MOLT tokens has now reached $1.14 million, achieving a 563x return on investment.

BlockBeats News, January 31, a JPMorgan analyst said that Bitcoin futures appear to be in oversold territory, while gold and silver futures have entered overbought territory. This is because investors, whether through retail or institutional channels, are increasingly favoring precious metals over Bitcoin.Headed by Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, JPMorgan analysts noted in a report on Wednesday that for much of 2025, retail investors engaged in the so-called "debasement trade," simultaneously buying Bitcoin and gold ETFs. However, this trend shifted around August: cumulative inflows into Bitcoin ETFs stalled and turned into net outflows in the fourth quarter.The analysts pointed out that during the same period, inflows into gold ETFs saw a significant increase, with nearly $60 billion in net inflows for the year. They added that inflows into silver ETFs were also concentrated mainly in the final quarter of 2025, coinciding with outflows from Bitcoin ETFs, indicating a shift of retail investor funds from Bitcoin to precious metals.The analysts believe that institutional behavior has reinforced this shift. According to JPMorgan's Institutional Futures Positioning Proxy, estimated based on changes in open interest of Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures contracts, hedge funds' significant long positions drove a sharp increase in silver long positions from the fourth quarter of 2025 to early 2026. Similar positioning trends have been observed in gold futures for much of the past year.In contrast, the analysts stated that Bitcoin futures positions have not seen similar growth over the past year.The analysts used momentum indicators to track Commodity Trading Advisors and other trend-following traders' positions, which showed a clear differentiation among the three assets. The analysts noted that gold futures are already overbought, silver futures are currently in severe overbought territory, and Bitcoin futures are in oversold territory. They added that such positioning increases the risk of profit-taking or mean reversion in gold and silver in the short term.

BlockBeats News, January 31, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao responded to community users' question on social media about "OKX unable to place orders in extreme market conditions," saying he can help the founder of OKX, Star. He is working hard to promote Binance. "OKX's product capabilities are still good, so I poached his product manager."Regarding Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy's statement that "attributing the 1011 flash crash to a single exchange platform is not rational," Changpeng Zhao responded, "Whales trading on Binance have a clearer understanding of what happened when the tide receded and have more authority to speak on the facts."

BlockBeats News, January 31, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said in an interview that he expects Bitcoin to reach $6.5 million in the next 20 years, Kevin Walsh's nomination to the Fed is seen as gradually positive for the market, a "fake bear market" may occur in 2025, Bitcoin is expected to fluctuate in the range of $75,000 to $100,000 in the first quarter, and central banks around the world will hold more Bitcoin than gold reserves.

BlockBeats News, January 31st, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy posted on social media:In fact, I would prefer public figures to speak cautiously. The market volatility on October 10th was obviously not a so-called "software glitch," but a flash crash in a highly leveraged market triggered by macro news on a low-liquidity Friday evening. Since we're talking about this, I also understand that no one likes a bear market—watching all asset classes except crypto assets rise. While finding a scapegoat is easy, blaming a single trading platform is not honest from a cognitive perspective.

BlockBeats News, January 31st, OKX founder Star stated in a social media post that the market crash on October 10th was caused by irresponsible marketing activities of certain companies, without a complex reason, and certainly not by chance.On October 10th, hundreds of billions of dollars in funds were liquidated. As the CEO of OKX, we clearly observed that since that day, the microstructure of the cryptocurrency market has undergone a fundamental change. Many industry participants believe that the damage caused by this event is more severe than the FTX collapse. Subsequently, extensive discussions have taken place in the market regarding the cause of the incident and how to prevent a recurrence. The root of the problem is not difficult to trace. Here is what originally happened:· Binance launched a temporary user acquisition activity, offering up to a 12% annualized yield for USDe, while allowing USDe to be used as collateral and giving it the same treatment as USDT and USDC, without setting an effective limit.· USDe is essentially a tokenized hedge fund product, fundamentally different from products like BlackRock's BUIDL, which is a low-risk tokenized money market fund. In contrast, USDe embeds hedge fund-level risk.· Binance encouraged users to convert USDT and USDC to USDe to earn attractive returns, but did not sufficiently emphasize its underlying risk. From a user's perspective, trading with USDe seemed no different from traditional stablecoins — yet the actual risk level was significantly higher.· As the risk escalated with a series of user operations, accompanied by inflated annualized returns, even a slight market shock was enough to trigger a collapse. When volatility struck, USDe quickly lost its peg. Chain liquidations followed rapidly, and risk management flaws around assets like WETH and BNSOL further amplified the crash. The prices of some tokens briefly approached zero. This caused severe damage to global users and businesses (including OKX customers), and the recovery process will take time.Star emphasized that what is being discussed here is the root cause, not blame or attack on Binance. Candidly discussing systemic risk is sometimes uncomfortable, but if the industry is to mature and take responsibility, this is a necessary step. What the industry needs are leaders who prioritize market stability, transparency, and responsible innovation, rather than those who see criticism as hostility and aim for total victory.

BlockBeats News, January 31st, Citigroup Friday said that the gold investment allocation is supported by a series of intertwined geopolitical and economic risks, but about half of these risks may dissipate later this year.Citibank said that some core risk factors supporting gold demand — including concerns about U.S. government debt and AI uncertainty — could lead to the gold price remaining at elevated levels above historical averages.However, the bank estimated that most of the risk currently priced into the gold price will not truly materialize by 2026, or even if it does, it will not hold beyond 2026. The bank added: "We see the Trump administration working to achieve 'American-style gold stability' during the 2026 midterm elections, and we also see the end of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the eventual easing of the Iran situation, all of which will mean a relative decline in risk compared to current levels. If Powell's nomination is approved, this will further confirm our long-held view that the Fed continues to maintain its political independence. This view is another mid-term negative factor affecting the gold price." (Oriental Wealth)

BlockBeats News, January 31st, according to Bitget market data, the U.S. stock market closed down on Friday, with the three major indexes falling, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.36%, the Nasdaq fell by 0.94%, and the S&P 500 fell by 0.43%. Cryptocurrency stocks also fell across the board, including:Coinbase (COIN) fell by 2.23%Circle (CRCL) fell by 5.36%MicroStrategy (MSTR) rose by 4.55%Bullish (BLSH) fell by 7.53%Gemini (GEMI) rose by 0.91%Bitmine (BMNR) fell by 5.99%SharpLink Gaming (SBET) fell by 5.23%Bit Digital (BTBT) fell by 3.79%ETHZilla (ETHZ) fell by 7.54%BTCS Inc (BTCS) fell by 11.46%ALT5 Sigma (ALTS) fell by 2.33%American Bitcoin (ABTC) fell by 1.95%Kindly MD (NAKA) fell by 4.3%

BlockBeats News, January 31st, according to Bloomberg, a Nomura Holdings Inc. executive stated that the company has strengthened its risk controls for its cryptocurrency business as its European operations turned into losses due to the downturn in the digital asset market.Chief Financial Officer Hiroyuki Moriuchi said during a quarterly earnings review call, "We have tightened management of positions and risk management to suppress short-term profit fluctuations." He stated that Japan's largest brokerage has reduced its cryptocurrency holdings but remains committed to the long-term development of its cryptocurrency business.

BlockBeats News, January 31st, according to Bitget market data, spot silver plummeted over 35% in a single day on January 30th, ultimately closing down 26.48% at a price of $85.3.According to Coinglass data, liquidations across the network in the past 24 hours totaled $1.382 billion, with XYZ:SILVER (mainly on Hyperliquid for silver) liquidating $150 million, XAG liquidating $36.69 million. Silver trading has become the third largest asset in terms of liquidation amount in the crypto field, second only to Ethereum and Bitcoin. Silver, as a TradFi trading asset, has been launched on a large scale in the crypto field for less than a month.

BlockBeats News, January 31st. USD stablecoin USDT issuer Tether announced on Friday that it expects to achieve a net profit of over 10 billion US dollars for the full year 2025. This strong performance is attributed to the steady growth of its flagship token and its ongoing holdings of US Treasury bonds and gold positions.The fourth-quarter attestation report, signed by the Italian accounting firm BDO Italy, shows that Tether holds excess reserves of 6.3 billion US dollars, providing a buffer for its 186.5 billion US dollars in outstanding tokens. The circulating supply of USDT has increased by 50 billion US dollars in the past year, with a total supply surpassing 186 billion US dollars.The company continues to hold US Treasury bonds, with a direct exposure of 122 billion US dollars, totaling 141 billion US dollars when including overnight repurchase agreements. This positions Tether as one of the largest holders of US government debt globally.Tether also maintains significant allocations to gold and Bitcoin, with the report showing holdings of 17.4 billion US dollars in gold and 8.4 billion US dollars in Bitcoin. According to a Bloomberg interview with Paolo Ardoino earlier this month, the company has been purchasing physical gold at a rate of up to two tons per week, with monthly purchase amounts potentially exceeding 1 billion US dollars at this pace.Furthermore, Tether's investment portfolio (managed separately from reserve assets) is valued at 20 billion US dollars.

BlockBeats News, January 31, Friday: The US dollar surged significantly, marking its largest single-day gain since July, as the plunge in gold and silver weighed on currency exchange rates from the Australian Dollar to the Swiss Franc.The US Dollar Index (DXY) ended this turbulent month with a gain of around 0.9%. During this period, the index experienced significant volatility due to Trump's policies. The dollar's rebound on Friday was supported by the fall in precious metal prices and the impact of Trump's choice of Powell as Federal Reserve Chair, but the index still fell by about 1.4% in January, making it the worst-performing month since August."Overall, market sentiment is rather tense," said Catherine Brooks, Research Director at XTB. "The dollar depreciation trade has currently been paused, but that does not mean the trade has ended." The Australian Dollar, Swiss Franc, and Swedish Krona (currencies affected by precious metal prices) led the decline among G10 currencies. Silver saw its largest single-day drop in history, while gold experienced its largest drop since the early 1980s, ending its previous uptrend. (FX Street)

BlockBeats News, January 31st, according to Bloomberg, a political fundraising group initiated by cryptocurrency billionaire brothers Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss raised over $22 million in the last five months of 2025, but these Bitcoin-based donations may shrink significantly due to market volatility.According to the latest filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the twins, who operate the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, transferred 188.4547 Bitcoins to their super PAC Digital Freedom Fund in August. At that time, the price of Bitcoin was around $114,000, but the super PAC did not immediately convert it to cash. The filings show that as of December 31st, the committee still held these Bitcoins. However, by that time, the price of Bitcoin had dropped by about 23% to below $88,000, resulting in a nearly $5 million loss in the donation's market value.

BlockBeats News, January 31st: On January 30th local time, the U.S. Senate passed a spending bill to fund most federal government departments and sent it to the House for consideration. As House members are not in Washington and will not return until Monday, February 2nd, the Senate's vote could not avoid a partial government shutdown starting in the early hours of the 31st.House Speaker Mike Johnson said during a private call with House Republicans on the same day that the most likely path for the House to pass the bill would be through a quick vote on Monday evening.

BlockBeats News, January 31st, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 24 hours, a whale spent 8.02 million USDT to purchase 1,585 XAUT.Currently, the whale holds a total of 2,563.77 XAUT, with a total purchase cost of 13 million USDT, and an average purchase price of 5,069 USDT.