Important news from last night and this morning (January 18-January 19)

The "255 BTC whale" suffered a loss of $16.14 million before reversing course and opening a long position.

According to Onchain Lens, the whale that previously sold 255 BTC has liquidated its long positions in ETH, BTC, and SOL, incurring a total loss of $16.14 million. The whale has now switched to a long position, opening 15x long positions in ETH and 20x long positions in BTC, while also holding 10x long positions in DOGE and 5x short positions in DASH, with a current total portfolio value of approximately $60 million.

Aster has implemented an automatic buyback mechanism, using 20%-40% of its daily revenue to buy back $ASTER.

According to an Aster announcement, the platform has launched the Strategic Buyback Reserve mechanism. Based on the fifth phase of the buyback plan announced last month, 20%-40% of the platform's revenue will be automatically used daily to buy back $ASTER tokens. The initial on-chain buyback has already been executed through address 0x5E4969C41ca9F9831468B98328A370b7AbD5a397, aiming to dynamically respond to the market, reduce circulating supply, and strengthen the confidence of long-term holders.

Trump may drop Hassett nomination; Kevin Warsh leads predictions for the next Federal Reserve Chairman.

White House economic advisor Hassett has hinted at a greater likelihood of remaining in his current position, essentially exiting the race for Federal Reserve chairman. Data from Kalshi and Polymarket shows that former governor Kevin Warsh's probability of being elected has risen to approximately 60%, ahead of Hassett (15%–16%) and current governor Waller (13%–14%). Powell's term expires on May 15, and Trump is expected to announce his successor this month.

Over $600 million in liquidations across the internet in the past hour, primarily long positions were liquidated.

According to CoinAnk data, in the past hour, the total liquidation amount for cryptocurrency futures contracts across the entire network reached $609 million, including $592 million in long positions and $17.0135 million in short positions. The total liquidation amount for BTC was $152 million, and the total liquidation amount for ETH was $78.8187 million.

ETH fell below $3,200, down 4.09% on the day.

According to OKX market data, ETH has just fallen below $3,200 and is currently trading at $3,197.54 per coin, down 4.09% on the day.

Spot gold and silver hit new highs

Spot gold and silver prices surged in early trading, with silver hitting a new all-time high of $93.69 per ounce, up more than 4% on the day. Gold's gains extended to 2%, reaching $4,690 per ounce, also a new record high.

BTC fell below $92,000, down 3.33% on the day.

According to OKX market data, BTC has just fallen below $92,000 and is currently trading at $91,948.90 per coin, down 3.33% on the day.

BTC fell below $93,000, down 2.41% on the day.

Arthur Hayes received 132,730 ETHFI from Anchorage Digital

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Arthur Hayes received 132,730 ETHFI from Anchorage Digital, worth $97,500.

US stock markets will be closed on January 19.

According to Jinshi News, due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the US stock market will be closed on January 19. Trading of CME precious metals and US crude oil futures contracts will end early at 03:30 Beijing time on January 20, while trading of US Treasury bonds and stock index futures contracts will end early at 02:00 Beijing time on January 20. Trading of agricultural products on ICE and CBOT will also be closed for the day. Investors are advised to take note.

US Treasury Secretary Bessant: The Senate will be satisfied with the current four candidates for Federal Reserve Chair.

According to Jinshi News, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant stated that Trump is committed to ensuring the independence of the Federal Reserve. "We have four excellent candidates for Federal Reserve Chair. I believe the Senate would be satisfied with the election of any of these four candidates."

US Treasury Secretary Bessant: Unlikely chance of the Supreme Court overturning Trump's tariffs

According to Jinshi News, US Treasury Secretary Bessant stated that the Supreme Court is unlikely to overturn Trump's tariffs, as a trade agreement with the EU has not yet been finalized. Trump possesses emergency powers to invoke tariffs.

CZ responded to Binance's high fiat withdrawal fees: Increased usage will drive down fees, possibly related to banks.

CZ responded to Binance's high fiat withdrawal fees in a post on the X platform, stating, "It's a new product; the more people use it, the lower the liquidity becomes. Although I understand that the fee is from the bank, the more people use the product, the lower the fee will be." Previously, some community users reported that their chosen fee was a fixed $25, with a one-day arrival time, suitable for large withdrawals. The larger the withdrawal amount, the lower the relative fee loss. Some community users also claimed that the fee may have been reduced recently.

The crypto industry is divided on the market structure bill: Kraken, Ripple, a16z, and others hold opposing views to Coinbase.

According to The Verge, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong had previously indicated his intention to withdraw support for the Crypto Markets Structure Act (CLARITY), stating that he would "rather have no bill than a bad one." However, several major industry players hold opposing views. Kraken CEO Arjun Sethi stated that legacy issues should be resolved through negotiations rather than abandoning years of bipartisan cooperation. Chris Dixon, Managing Partner of a16z, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, and David Sacks, White House Special Advisor on AI and Cryptocurrency, also expressed similar views, urging all parties to resolve their differences by the end of the month. Seth Hertlein, Global Head of Policy at Ledger, pointed out that it's difficult to imagine a future environment as favorable as the current one. The industry generally feels that if legislation isn't completed now, it will either be impossible to achieve in the future or will proceed under very unfavorable conditions. The crypto industry does not want software availability or content distribution rights to change with each change of administration.

Michael Saylor has released another Bitcoin Tracker update; he may disclose his accumulating data next week.

Michael Saylor has released Bitcoin Tracker information again. Based on previous experience, Strategy may disclose its increased holdings next week.

The Trump Token team deposited 381,000 Trump tokens, worth $2 million, into Binance.

According to Onchain Lens, the Trump Token team deposited 381,000 Trump tokens, worth $2 million, into Binance.

FTX creditor representative: The next round of FTX compensation payments is underway, and some users have reported a significant increase in KYC requirements.

Sunil, a representative of FTX creditors, stated on the X platform that some users have reported passing the KYC verification for the next batch of FTX payouts, but are required to provide information such as their work experience over the past 10 years, trading strategies, trading history, and initial investment capital. Other users are still awaiting KYC verification approval. According to previous reports, registration for the next batch of FTX payouts must be completed by February 14th. Users need to complete KYC verification, submit a W-8 BEN form, and select and confirm a payout distribution agent.

Data: ZRO, RIVER, PLUME and other tokens will see large-scale unlocking, with ZRO unlocking value estimated at approximately $44.5 million.

According to Token Unlocks data, ZRO, RIVER, PLUME, and other tokens will see large-scale unlocks next week. Specifically: LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on January 20th, representing 6.36% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $44.5 million; River (RIVER) will unlock approximately 1.5 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 22nd, representing 4.32% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $36 million; Plume (PLUME) will unlock approximately 1.37 billion tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 21st, representing 39.75% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $22.3 million; and Humanity (H) will unlock approximately 105 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 25th, representing 4.57% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $19.3 million. Plasma (XPL) will unlock approximately 88.89 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on January 25th, representing 4.33% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $12.4 million; MBG By Multibank Group (MBG) will unlock approximately 24.73 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on January 22nd, representing 12.13% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $9.7 million; SOON (SOON) will unlock approximately 21.88 million tokens at 4:30 PM Beijing time on January 23rd, representing 5.63% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $7.4 million; SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 13.33 million tokens at 5 PM Beijing time on January 24th, representing 5.00% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $7.4 million; Animecoin (ANIME) will unlock approximately 835 million tokens at 9 PM Beijing time on January 23rd, representing 13.84% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $6.3 million.

A whale that sold 225 BTC opened a 5x leveraged short position in DASH and a 10x leveraged long position in DOGE.

According to Onchain Lens, the whale that "sold 225 BTC" opened a 5x leveraged short position in DASH and a 10x leveraged long position in DOGE. The whale still holds long positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and SOL, currently valued at $457 million, with a floating loss of $3.3 million.

Binance Alpha will launch on Acurast (ACU) on January 20th.

According to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will list Acurast (ACU) on January 20th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha Events page after trading opens. More details will be announced soon.

Anthropic plans to raise $25 billion or more, with Sequoia Capital participating in the financing round.

According to a report by the Financial Times, cited by Jinshi, Sequoia Capital plans to make a significant investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Anthropic is seeking funding at a valuation of $350 billion, aiming to raise a total of $25 billion or more. Microsoft and Nvidia have already pledged to invest a total of up to $15 billion in the company.

Michael Saylor: Strategy's official website has added a "BTC Rating" indicator.

Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, announced on the X platform that the company has added a "BTC Rating" metric to its website. According to Chaitanya Jain, head of Bitcoin product strategy at Strategy, the "BTC Rating" metric is calculated as: (Bitcoin reserves - Debt - Preferred stock + USD reserves) / Market capitalization, which is the ratio of net Bitcoin reserves to the company's market capitalization.