「Lightning Backhand」 Whale Goes 25x Short on 5806.6 ETH, Entry Price $2744.99

January 30th — Per HyperInsight monitoring, the "DASH Largest Short" whale (address 0x94d37) has just expanded its long position in the xyz:SILVER perpetual silver contract. As of now, the whale holds **$20.53 million worth of silver long positions** with 20x leverage, at an average entry price of $112.24. The position currently has an **unrealized loss of $1.1 million**. Notably, this address remains the **largest DASH short holder on Hyperliquid**: it holds 152,211.28 DASH short positions with 5x leverage, at an average entry price of $71.41. This short position has an **unrealized gain of $2.971 million**. [HyperInsight](https://t.me/HyperInsight) | [Hyperliquid](https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD)

January 30: Greeks.live data indicates 91,000 BTC options expire today, with a Put-Call Ratio (PCR) of 0.48, max pain at $90,000, and notional value of $7.6 billion. 435,000 ETH options also expire today: PCR 0.68, max pain $3,000, notional value $11.9 billion.

Binance is ramping up its expansion in South Korea via its subsidiary GOPAX, targeting institutional crypto adoption by 2026, according to a January 30 Korea Times report. Last year, 23% of global crypto market growth stemmed from institutional adoption, Binance’s Asia-Pacific head SB Seker told The Korea Times in a Friday video interview. “We believe if South Korea advances its regulatory framework, the growth trend will mirror that—if not be stronger,” he added. Beyond core services like spot trading and digital asset products, Binance is building infrastructure for institutional fund management and cross-border stablecoin settlements. Seker expects once regulations are clarified, South Korean firms will begin allocating crypto assets to their balance sheets and diversifying risk across exchanges. Payments are another priority. While crypto payments and remittances remain restricted for domestic South Korean users, Binance is partnering with licensed local payment service pr

**Jan. 30 – Arthur Hayes took to social media to note that U.S. dollar liquidity has contracted by roughly $300 billion over the past few weeks, driven primarily by a $200 billion jump in the U.S. Treasury General Account (TGA).** **The move likely reflects the U.S. government shoring up cash reserves to prepare for a potential shutdown and cover ongoing spending.** **Against this backdrop, Bitcoin’s recent drop comes as no surprise—its price movement has tracked the contraction in U.S. dollar liquidity closely.**

Onchain Lens monitoring indicates that as of January 30, the whale address "0xd4d" has received an additional 445,000 HYPE tokens (valued at approximately $14.48 million) via Galaxy Digital’s over-the-counter (OTC) address—these tokens are expected to be used for staking. To date, this whale has accumulated a total of 1.355 million HYPE tokens (worth around $39.72 million) from Galaxy Digital’s OTC address, of which 465,000 HYPE tokens (valued at ~$13.5 million) have already been staked.

Jan. 30 – Cryptocurrency analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated Wednesday that Bitcoin futures’ “long vs. short liquidation dominance” has hit 97%, with its 30-day moving average climbing to 31.4%. This means nearly all forced liquidations stemmed from long positions, putting buyers under systemic pressure over the past month. Extreme oscillation indicator readings typically align with peaks in forced selling and could trigger short-term stabilization. However, without additional confirming signals, this does not signal a trend reversal. A sustainable “local bottom” would require the indicator to at least fall back to zero or drop below its 30-day moving average. Adler added that despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) price crash and cascading liquidations, its funding rate remains positive — hitting an annualized 43.2% yesterday. While well below October-November peaks of 100%+, this indicates the market still has dominant demand for long exposure. Negative funding rates have only appeared briefly and