**January 31, Friday: U.S. Dollar Rallies Sharply (Largest Daily Gain Since July) Amid Gold/Silver Plunge** The U.S. dollar surged sharply on Friday, notching its biggest single-day gain since July—driven by a historic drop in silver and the steepest gold decline since the early 1980s, which dragged down currencies from the Australian dollar to the Swiss franc. The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) finished the volatile month up roughly 0.9%, but still posted a 1.4% loss for January—its worst monthly performance since August. The index swung widely throughout the month amid volatility tied to Trump’s policies. Friday’s dollar rebound was supported by falling precious metal prices and Trump’s nomination of Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair. “Overall, market sentiment remains tense,” said Catherine Brooks, Research Director at XTB. “The dollar weakening trade has been paused for now, but that doesn’t mean it’s over.” Among G10 currencies, the Australian dollar, Swiss franc, and Sw

January 31—A political fundraising group founded by cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss raised more than $22 million in the final five months of 2025, but those Bitcoin-backed donations could shrink significantly amid market volatility, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange operators transferred 188.4547 Bitcoin to their super PAC, Digital Freedom Fund, in August. At the time, Bitcoin was trading around $114,000, but the super PAC did not immediately cash out the crypto. As of December 31, the committee still held those Bitcoin, but the token had fallen roughly 23% to under $88,000 by then—erasing nearly $5 million from the donation’s market value.

**January 31st Update** On Jan. 30 local time, the U.S. Senate passed a spending bill funding most federal agencies and sent it to the House for review. Since House lawmakers are out of Washington and won’t return until Monday, Feb. 2, the Senate vote won’t prevent a partial government shutdown starting early on the 31st. House Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans during a private call later that day that the chamber’s most likely path to pass the bill is a quick vote Monday evening.

On Jan 31st, Onchain Lens monitoring shows that over the past 24 hours, a whale has spent $8.02 million to acquire 1,585 XAUT. Currently, the whale holds a total of 2,563.77 XAUT, with an aggregate purchase cost of $13 million and an average entry price of $5,069 per XAUT.

January 31 — Coinbase announced via official sources that it’s launching spot trading for Infinex (INX) today. If liquidity conditions are met, the INX-USD trading pair will go live later today in supported regions.

Official sources confirm Binance launched the INXUSDT perpetual contract at 3:00 AM Beijing time on January 31, offering up to 50x leverage.