「Yolo Long Ranger」 Liquidates FARTCOIN Short, Loses $40,000

On January 19th, per HyperInsight monitoring, trader "Huang Licheng" (wallet address 0x020c...) executed a rug pull on his HYPE long position, offloading 50,000 HYPE tokens valued at approximately $1.21 million. Post-operation, the position still holds roughly $4.78 million in HYPE long positions—but current floating losses stand at $329,000 (a 68.87% drawdown), with a liquidation price of $18.22. The trader previously netted profits from blue-chip NFT trading, but since reactivating this year, he’s faced massive drawdowns starting in October: his account balance has shrunk from over $100 million to the hundred-thousand-dollar range.

January 19: Analysts noted U.S. President Trump’s consideration of tariffs on European countries over the Greenland issue has amplified U.S. policy uncertainty, exerting fresh downward pressure on the dollar. David Forrest, an analyst at Fornow Credit, said Trump’s tariff threats have reignited “sell the U.S.” sentiment. Markets are also watching the “TACO deal” (a reference to Trump’s last-minute reversals) — as the president may use tariff threats as a negotiation tactic — which could provide some support for the dollar. By 2026, with geopolitical risks escalating during Trump’s term, the euro is expected to be one of the biggest losers. Tariffs could worsen the eurozone’s economically unfavorable cyclical factors and further reduce Europe’s pressure on Russia over the Ukraine issue, Xinhua reported.

January 19th: Per GMGN monitoring (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), most meme coins on the BSC network continued to pull back in line with the broader market today. In contrast, the meme coin “1” rebounded sharply: around 10 a.m., its market cap was roughly $4.5 million, surging to a peak of $9.7 million at one point before trimming gains slightly. It’s currently valued at $9 million, with a price of about $0.009—representing a ~100% gain from its intraday low and fully reversing today’s earlier losses. Note that multiple meme coins share the same name in the current market. The token contract with the highest liquidity as of now is: “1”: 0xff5d99a5c16cf2ffb4e7da1d7c42a791e70e4444 BlockBeats reminds users: Meme coin trading is extremely volatile, largely driven by market sentiment and hype, with no underlying value or real-world use case. Investors should be fully aware of the risks.

On January 19, WalletConnect CEO Jess Houlgrave announced a partnership with Ingenico to launch stablecoin payment functionality on point-of-sale (POS) terminals. The first phase will allow acquiring institutions and payment service providers (PSPs) to use WalletConnect Pay on Ingenico terminals starting in January 2026. The first batch of merchants is expected to gradually onboard in Europe during Q1 and Q2 2026 as PSPs roll out the service across their merchant networks, with further expansion planned thereafter. The service enables "on-chain direct payments" that bypass traditional banking and credit card networks. It integrates into existing POS systems as an additional tag or application: users scan a code, select a blockchain (e.g., SOL, ETH) in wallets like MetaMask, and complete a signature to finalize the on-chain transaction. While some view this as a major breakthrough for bringing on-chain assets to offline consumption scenarios, the current workflow still relies h

**January 19th** A trader closed out a 3,280.34 ZEC short position (held for 26 days) at 13:05, realizing a $186,000 profit, per HyperInsight monitoring (via https://t.me/HyperInsight). The account is currently flat with no open positions. The associated address recently saw a significant capital inflow via a 695,698 USDC deposit, signaling the operator is actively positioning in the market.

January 19, per HyperInsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), the wallet address identified as the "Lightning Reversal" whale (0x50b3...) has once again adjusted its BTC long position—adding 6.09 BTC (valued at ~$523,600) via a liquidation-related move. Post-adjustment, the average entry price of its BTC long position dropped from $95,504.10 to $95,014.10, with a total position size of ~$1.9205 million. The position is currently in a floating loss of ~$48,600, representing a 50.59% drawdown.