Initial Jobless Claims in the U.S. for the Week Ending came in at 209K, compared to the expected 205K.

As of January 29, Yihui's Trend Research held 651,300 Ethereum (ETH), valued at $1.92 billion with an average cost of approximately $3,180 per ETH. Given the current secondary market price of $2,850 per ETH, the firm’s unrealized loss has reached $214.9 million.

On January 29, Lookonchain monitoring data reveals that the crypto trader linked to address 0x20c2—nicknamed the "ETH Super Bear"—has amassed over $80.9 million in profits from shorting ETH. Since 2024, this trader has consistently shorted ETH on the Hyperliquid exchange, always using the maximum available leverage (previously 50x, now 25x). As of press time, they still hold a short position of 30,582 ETH, valued at roughly $88.9 million based on current market prices.

On January 29, BNB dropped below $880, per HTX market data, with a 2.53% decline over the past 24 hours.

On January 29, Ethereum dropped below $2,900, per HTX market data, notching a 3.85% 24-hour decline.

As of Jan. 29, Lookonchain data shows whale address **0x8709ac3CeaAe2a7A70c1D8e39DF9804def7cAC54** has been accumulating spot gold, while also taking long positions in silver and gold, and shorting NVIDIA (NVDA). Key operations: - Spent 5.6M USDC to buy 1,066 XAUT at an average price of $5,261; - Deposited 3.5M USDC into Hyperliquid to open long positions: - 53,528 silver units (~$6.48M); - 158.36 gold units (~$876k); - Shorted 4,229 NVDA shares (~$809k). Address: 0x8709ac3CeaAe2a7A70c1D8e39DF9804def7cAC54

**U.S. Equities Trade Mixed at Open on January 29** U.S. stocks opened mixed on January 29: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 0.14%, the S&P 500 gained 0.18%, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.13%. Meta Platforms Inc. (META.O) jumped ~10% after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, first-quarter guidance, and full-year capital expenditure (capex) that beat forecasts. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) slid over 8% as slowing cloud business growth and record-high capex stoked investor concerns. Among crypto-related stocks: - MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) fell 3.89% - Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) dropped 3.97% - Crypto.com Coin (CRCL) declined 4.02% - Sports Betting & Gaming Inc. (SBET) was down 1.30% - Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (BMNR) lost 3.98%