Bitcoin Plunges Over $2,000 in 5 Minutes, Breaks Below $82,000

On January 30, per monitoring data from HyperInsight (via the link https://t.me/HyperInsight), the trader dubbed "Battle King" opened a short position of 12.18 BTC with 40x leverage, entering at an average price of $82,098.5. The position is currently showing a small floating loss. To date, this address has completed 225 transactions. Of these, only 5 resulted in a total realized loss of $5,195.36. The remaining 220 transactions were all closed with realized profits, pushing the account’s total gain to $509,300.

January 30, Politico reports that Kevin Warsh’s odds of landing the coveted Federal Reserve chair role have jumped significantly. Warsh is a seasoned central banker and Wall Street veteran. As a top contender for the Fed chairmanship, he holds a natural edge: his wife hails from the famed Estée Lauder family, and his father-in-law Ronald Lauder is a close confidant and key backer of former President Trump—giving Warsh unique ties in both political and business circles. Trump biographer Tim O’Brien once noted: “For Donald Trump, any connection to someone powerful or famous counts for a lot.”

On January 30, Coinglass data shows total cryptocurrency liquidations over the past 24 hours reached $1.681 billion. Long positions accounted for $1.574 billion of the total, while short positions made up $0.107 billion. Globally, 270,001 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation event—valued at $80.5799 million—occurring in the HTX-BTC-USDT trading pair.

Binance Alpha will become the first platform to list Infinex (INX) on January 31, the exchange announced on January 30. Eligible users can visit the Alpha event page once Alpha trading goes live to claim an airdrop using Binance Alpha points. Full details will be released at a later date.

Jan. 30 — GameStop (GME.N) CEO is planning a major acquisition but has declined to name the specific potential target, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The company is targeting the consumer and retail sector, having identified a large publicly traded firm as the acquisition goal, with an aim to lift its market value to $100 billion.

On January 30th, veteran U.S. political reporter Rachael Bade reported that former President Donald Trump referenced his pick for the next Federal Reserve Chair during a Thursday interview. Speaking to reporters, he said: “He’s a great person, and it won’t surprise people. Many think this person should’ve been chosen years ago. He’s a respected, well-known figure in the financial world. I think this will be a very good choice—hope so.” When asked if the nominee was on his shortlist, Trump replied: “On my credible shortlist.” He made the comments while on the red carpet for the film *Melania*. Trump met with the two final candidates for Fed Chair on Thursday and is inclined to tap Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell. Bade noted nothing is final yet, but a source close to Trump said Warsh has essentially received Trump’s approval. While the other finalist—BlackRock’s Rick Rieder—also visited the White House Thursday, the market inferred from Trump’s remarks that Warsh is the