Arthur Hayes: I bet that Bitcoin will surpass $110,000 before retracing to $76,500

January 31st — Per GMGN market data, Base ecosystem meme coin MOLT spiked sharply in market capitalization this morning, briefly topping $1.2 billion to hit an all-time high. It currently holds a market cap of $91.96 million, with a 24-hour gain of 3,240% and 24-hour trading volume of $100 million. BlockBeats Note: Meme coins are highly volatile, often fueled by market sentiment and hype, and lack underlying value or real-world use cases. Investors should exercise caution regarding associated risks.

As of January 31, data from Alternative Data shows the Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 20 today—up from 16 yesterday—indicating the market remains in the "extreme fear" zone. Note: The index ranges from 0 to 100, with components including: Volatility (25%), Market Volume (25%), Social Media Hype (15%), Market Surveys (15%), Bitcoin Dominance (10%), and Google Trends Analysis (10%).

**U.S. Dollar Posts July-High Single-Day Gain on Gold/Silver Plunge; DXY Ends January Mixed** The U.S. dollar surged sharply on Friday, Jan. 31 — its biggest single-day gain since July — as collapsing gold and silver prices pressured currencies from the Australian dollar to the Swiss franc. The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) closed out the volatile month with a roughly 0.9% gain. The index swung wildly throughout January amid Trump administration policies. Friday’s rebound was supported by sliding precious metals and Trump’s pick of Wash as Federal Reserve (Fed) chair. Still, the DXY finished January down ~1.4% — its worst monthly performance since August. “Overall market sentiment is quite tense,” said Catherine Brooks, research director at XTB. “The dollar depreciation trade has been put on hold for now, but that doesn’t mean it’s over.” Among G10 currencies, the Australian dollar, Swiss franc and Swedish krona (tied to precious metal moves) led declines. Silver posted its largest

**Crypto Flash Crash on 10/11/2025: Binance Blames Macro, Liquidity—Not Platform Failure** As of January 31, 2025, official updates confirm the crypto market suffered a sharp flash crash on October 11, 2025. Binance issued a statement attributing the turmoil to **macro economic impacts, concentrated high-leverage liquidations, liquidity contraction from market maker risk controls, and Ethereum network congestion**—not a platform-wide system outage. Key details from Binance: - Core systems (matching engine, risk checks, clearing) operated without crashes or interruptions during extreme conditions. - Cascading liquidations stemmed from initial macro shocks, with high-leverage positions unwound amid rapidly shrinking liquidity. - **Macro context**: Global financial markets fell broadly that day; U.S. stocks lost ~$1.5 trillion in value. Crypto had a months-long uptrend with all-time high derivative open interest, making it vulnerable to shocks. Extreme volatility triggered mar

Per Bitget market data, spot gold rallied back to $4,900 an ounce on January 31, climbing more than $200 from its daily low.

Jan. 31 — InvestingLive analyst Adam Button says the precious metals rally is over, and it’s arguably a once-in-a-lifetime event. On gold: He finds it hard to picture the metal dropping below $4,000. If it hits that level, he thinks major investors would step in to buy—but he won’t make any rash claims until then. For holders: It’s a tricky call. The market could quickly reverse or swing wildly, and panicking to make moves in Friday’s late trading isn’t wise. Could we see more sell-offs like a “Black Monday”? Personally, I don’t think that’s likely—unless there’s a trigger beyond the Iran deal. (FXStreet)