according to HyperInsight monitoring, trader AguilaTrades' 20x short position in Bitcoin has increased to a floating loss of $1.86 million. Currently, his Hyperliqud position has a nominal value of $101.5 million, with an opening price of $99,616.6 and a liquidation price of $104,730. The current Bitcoin price has risen to around $101,500. AguilaTrades has recently failed three times in 20x long BTC positions, with cumulative losses exceeding $32 million. His current position is the "reverse opening short" position from early this morning.

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale deposited 1.25 million USDC into Hyperliquid and placed a limit order for 100,000 HYPE. In the past 24 hours, it has deposited a total of 2.5 million USDC, with the limit order range for HYPE between $10.15 and $11.6.

Two well-known Ethereum developers eric.eth and sassal.eth refuted rumors, stating that the address that deposited 30,098 ETH into Maker this morning is not the address of the Ethereum Foundation.

 Lookonchain monitoring shows that a trader bought 46.5 million AGiXT for $1,756 but sold it prematurely for $6,284, only making a profit of $4,529 and missing out on potential gains worth over $4.4 million. Currently, the value of this batch of AGiXT has exceeded $4.4 million.

according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, a victim lost $1.82 million worth of cUSDCv3 in a phishing transaction signature an hour ago.

According to the analysis of Qi Anxin Xlab Laboratory, the large-scale network attacks that caused X platform to crash three times are the same main zombie network that attacked DeepSeek during the Spring Festival. The network is called Mirai variant zombie network RapperBot, belonging to an attack organization of "professional hired thugs".

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has stated that the company may expand its presence in the US, but is proceeding with caution until there is regulatory clarity. Ardoino believes that an improved regulatory landscape for crypto companies in the US would be beneficial for Tether and similar firms. Tether recently moved its operations from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, where it was granted a digital asset service provider license. The company is predicted to exceed its previous forecast of $10 billion in profit for 2024.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, 3 wallets bought 689.79 billion PEPE (4.3 million USD) 11 hours ago.

Canaan Technology announced that it has signed a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor, providing a total revenue of up to $200 million through A-1 series preferred stock financing. The first payment of the preferred stock financing was completed on March 10, 2025, and the first $100 million has been received. It is expected to receive an additional $100 million related to the second payment in the near future, but subject to certain terms and conditions.

Fox journalist Eleanor Terrett wrote on the X platform that after the Senate passed a resolution to repeal the IRS DeFi broker rule by a vote of 70-27 last week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote to repeal the rule on Tuesday. This overwhelming vote result was due to the unexpected support from Senate Democrats, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Mark Warner.

According to a report on cryptocurrency and blockchain venture capital submitted by Galaxy Digital's research department on January 15th, 46% of investment funds went to startups based in the United States, with Hong Kong coming in second with a 16% share. The United States also leads in transaction volume, with 36% of all venture capital (VC) transactions involving US companies, followed by Singapore (9%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

traders in the futures and options markets are betting that the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts this year will exceed expectations due to the Trump administration's aggressive policy agenda.

Musk displayed statistics on the support rate of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he leads on the X platform. The data shows that only 18.9% of the respondents do not support DOGE, while the remaining 81.1% of respondents, with 42.3% of them, express strong support for DOGE. A total of 1,507,496 people participated in this vote. Musk expressed satisfaction with the results and stated that this represents widespread public support for DOGE.

According to a report by Galaxy Digital, almost half of all venture capital funding in Q4 2024 went to cryptocurrency startups based in the US, with Hong Kong coming in second at 16%. The US also led in the number of venture capital deals, with 36% of all deals involving a US-based company. The report suggests that the incoming pro-crypto administration could further increase the dominance of the US in the crypto industry. Industry experts predict that the US government may become the most pro-crypto in history, leading to a potential surge in crypto venture capitalist activity.

the crypto KOL Ansem posted on social media, stating, "If the market does indeed enter a prolonged downturn, this may be the best period for cryptocurrency builders ever: upcoming favorable regulatory environment, easier access to early liquidity from retail and venture capital funds with excess capital, and almost no competition from existing projects other than DeFi."

According to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, Hyperliquid 50x leverage profit whale only took 40 minutes yesterday to go long on ETH 50x and made a profit of 2.15 million. After that, he bought 1867 ETH (3.96 million USD) at an average price of 2119 USD through Cowswap, currently floating at a loss of 14,700 USD.

the overnight index swap on Friday showed that the probability of the Bank of Japan taking action at the January 23-24 meeting was as high as 99%, a significant increase from Wednesday's 71%. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reinforced market expectations on Wednesday, and his comments pushed the yen higher. He said that the central bank will make a decision on raising interest rates next week and expressed confidence in wage growth.

Citigroup analysts said that South Korea's GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 may slow down slightly, which could pave the way for the South Korean central bank to cut interest rates again next month. Citigroup expects that after the third quarter GDP increased by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter and 1.5% year-on-year, the fourth quarter GDP is expected to increase by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter and 1.3% year-on-year. Citigroup pointed out that the fourth quarter GDP data to be released next week may show weak consumer, service, and construction data, but strong export and manufacturing data. Citigroup expects that after the dovish pause in rate cuts in January, the South Korean central bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points again in February. (Jinshi)