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On-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported on January 30th that two on-chain whales were liquidated for a combined $146 million during the recent flash crash—accounting for 8.4% of the 24-hour total liquidation volume. Breakdown of the liquidations: - A $65.14 million ETH long position on Hyperliquid was liquidated; - An $80.58 million BTC long position on HTX was liquidated.

January 30 – Binance founder CZ said this isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last. From the start, he’s been constantly targeted by panic-mongering attacks. Tonight’s AMA will tackle this topic, digging into the reasons behind it and how to address them. Even as self-proclaimed “competitors” keep an eye on us, we’re still growing and getting stronger. CZ had previously announced that another English-language Binance live AMA is set for today at 12:00 a.m. Beijing time. Viewers will be semi-randomly invited to join the stage—word has it the platform has been updated with new features (including tipping and sorting functionality) to test during the stream. Key AMA guidelines: ? One question per person; keep it concise ? Suggestions and feedback are encouraged ? Best suggestions could earn rewards post-broadcast ? All tips go to Giggle Academy (last stream raised $28k total)

January 30 According to people familiar with the matter, former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh—current leading candidate for the new Fed chair—met with Trump at the White House on Thursday. After Trump announced he would reveal the final Fed chair nominee tonight Beijing time, the candidates’ nomination probabilities reversed sharply: Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of BlackRock Global Income and the previous frontrunner, saw his odds plummet from a peak of over 60% to 11%, while Warsh’s surged to 81%.

January 30th: Per Coinglass data, if Bitcoin dips below $80,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major mainstream CEXs will hit $286 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $85,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity across major mainstream CEXs will reach $698 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number of contracts at risk of liquidation or their precise value. Instead, the bars represent how each liquidation cluster ranks in importance relative to nearby clusters—this metric is called “intensity.” In short, the chart illustrates how impactful hitting a specific price level will be. A taller bar signals that reaching that price will spark a more intense reaction from a liquidity cascade.

As of January 30, Coinglass data shows total forced liquidations across the crypto network hit $776 million in the past hour—with long positions accounting for $766 million of that total. Over the past 24 hours, 274,884 global traders have faced liquidation, totaling $1.742 billion in value. The largest single liquidation was a $80.58 million HTX BTC-USDT trade.

On January 30, per HTX market data, Ethereum fell below $2,700, posting a 24-hour drop of more than 9.2%.