Falcon-backed Stablecoin USDf Pegs to $0.9944

January 29th — Per GMGN’s monitoring, the meme coin BULLA on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) has seen a sharp surge since 11:00 a.m. local time today. Its market cap jumped from a low of roughly $31 million to a peak of $74 million. At press time, the token’s market cap stands at approximately $62.6 million, with a current price of ~$0.062. It has posted a 96% 24-hour gain, with total trading volume hitting ~$18.3 million over the period. BlockBeats advises users that meme coin trading carries extreme volatility, is heavily tied to market sentiment and speculative hype, and lacks inherent value or practical use cases. Investors are urged to exercise caution amid these risks.

January 29 – Per monitoring from HyperInsight’s Telegram channel (@HyperInsight), the address “20 Million Bandit” (0x880a) has been expanding its gold long positions and XMR short positions over the past hour. Currently, the address uses 10x leverage to short $7.23 million worth of the Gold Token (GOLD) at an average entry price of $5,287.54, with an unrealized loss of $318,000. For XMR, it holds a short position of 21,399.447 tokens (5x leverage) at an average entry of $523.02, posting an unrealized gain of $1.032 million. This address follows an aggressive trading style and is now the largest XMR short holder on Hyperliquid (https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD). Specializing in short-term trades with high leverage, it has accumulated total profits of $92.27 million across its trading history.

On January 29th, per monitoring from HyperInsight (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), a whale opened a short position of 2,200 ETH at 16:49 using 25x leverage, with an average entry price of $2,950.69. The position is currently slightly in the red. This address has recently been active in large fund transfers, maintains short holding periods, and has generated a monthly profit of $2.64 million.

Jan 29 – The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has dropped 10% over the past year, but Bitcoin has failed to follow its typical pattern of rising alongside a weaker dollar, instead falling 13% in the same period. Strategists at JPMorgan Private Bank note current dollar weakness stems primarily from short-term capital flows and market sentiment—not shifts in growth or monetary policy outlooks. U.S. dollar interest rate spreads have actually supported the greenback since the start of the year, keeping Bitcoin from acting as a typical dollar hedge. JPMorgan analysts add that since markets don’t view the current dollar decline as a lasting macro shift, Bitcoin remains a liquidity-sensitive risk asset rather than a reliable store of value. By contrast, gold and emerging market assets have emerged as more direct beneficiaries of dollar diversification.

January 29 — Associated Press (AP) — Hong Kong-listed OSL Group (HKEX:0863) announced it has secured $200 million in equity financing to speed up expansion of its global stablecoin and payments business. The net proceeds are earmarked for: - Strategic acquisitions - Expanding global operations (including stablecoin and payments segments) - Product and technology infrastructure development - General working capital ### Notes on American English adaptation: 1. **Structure**: Led with time + source (standard for U.S. business briefs) to prioritize clarity. 2. **Tone**: Concise, active voice ("secured" instead of passive framing; "speed up" for conversational urgency). 3. **Terminology**: - Used "HKEX:0863" (U.S. markets prefer exchange prefixes over ".HK" for clarity). - "Earmarked for" (common in U.S. finance to denote dedicated funds, more precise than "used for"). - "Payments segments" (plural "payments" aligns with U.S. industry jargon; "segments" r

January 29 — Per HyperInsight monitoring data (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), "Pal" Huang Lizheng fully closed a prior BTC long position worth ~$1.8477 million in the past half-hour, then reallocated those funds into an ETH long position, adding roughly 1,200 ETH (≈$3.1 million). Post-reallocation, his 25x-leveraged ETH long position swelled to ~$28.8786 million, with an average entry price of $2,977. It currently faces an unrealized loss of ~$300,300. He also holds a 10x-leveraged HYPE long position valued at ~$1.09 million.