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ChainCatcher message: According to Web3 asset data platform RootData's token unlock data, INFINIT (IN) will unlock approximately 35.73 million tokens, worth about $2.17 million, at 17:00 Beijing time on February 7.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo instructing agencies set to expire at midnight to prepare for a government shutdown involving multiple departments. The Senate has passed a funding bill, but the House has not reviewed it in time, and a shutdown is expected to begin on the 31st. It is hoped that the shutdown will not last long.

Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy stated that public figures should speak carefully, believing that the market volatility on October 10 was caused by macro news triggering a liquidity crunch with high leverage flash crash, rather than a software malfunction. He pointed out that looking for a scapegoat is not honest.

PANews January 31 News, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, address 0x54d...e6029 bought 3667.51 ETH at an average price of $2725.67 twelve hours ago, worth $9.996 million; currently, this address holds more than $220 million worth of ETH.

Gate News bot message, Bitcoin OG (10/11) is currently experiencing a floating loss of $109 million on long positions in $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL in the current bearish market. The overall loss has now surpassed $25 million.

PANews January 31 News, according to Scam Sniffer disclosure, 10 hours ago, a victim lost 4,556 ETH (worth $12.25 million) due to copying the incorrect address from a contaminated transaction record.

Citibank stated that although geopolitical and economic risks support gold demand, about half of the risks are expected to diminish later this year. The main influencing factors include US debt and AI uncertainties. In the long term, many risks may not materialize or their impact may weaken by 2026.

According to Coinglass data, the whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $5.338 billion, with short positions accounting for 51.1% and long positions for 48.9%. The mega whale address 0xb317..ae is holding a 5x full position long on ETH, currently with an unrealized loss of $96.031 million.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 09:51, 540.55 BTC (worth approximately $45.35 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 1MSa7...) to another anonymous address (starting with 1KbDE...). Subsequently, this address transferred some BTC (138 coins) to Wintermute.

Nomura Holdings turned to losses due to the impact of the digital asset market on its European business. The CFO stated that risk controls for cryptocurrency operations have been strengthened, and although virtual currency holdings have been reduced, the company remains committed to long-term development.

Foresight News: Jupiter's "CatLumpurr 2026" event officially opened today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event will include major product updates, DeFi educational workshops, ecosystem-wide announcements, in-depth technical analysis, team meet-and-greets, and informal community gatherings. The event will run until February 2.

Trump fires the Bureau of Labor Statistics director, believing the agency's data is inaccurate and misleading businesses and families, and nominates Brett Sampson to succeed, calling him an excellent economist who will address the bureau's long-standing issues.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, the total liquidation across the entire network in the past 24 hours was $1.382 billion, with long positions liquidated at $1.226 billion and short positions at $157 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions liquidated at $420 million, Bitcoin short positions at $72.4425 million, Ethereum long positions at $353 million, and Ethereum short positions at $32.8282 million.

JPMorgan analysts point out that Bitcoin futures are oversold, while gold and silver futures are overbought. Despite short-term risks, analysts are optimistic about the long-term prospects of gold, expecting the allocation ratio of private investors to rise, and the theoretical price range of gold could reach $8,000 to $8,500 per ounce.

CryptoQuant data shows that the ratio of Bitcoin price to miner profitability has dropped to a 14-month low, with the Miner Profitability Index at 21. Bitcoin prices have plummeted, and mining difficulty has increased, leading to extremely low miner income. The network hash rate is also at its lowest since September 2025. Additionally, recent winter storms have severely impacted miners.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the current cryptocurrency market is in the late stage of the bear market bottom, and Bitcoin is expected to trade sideways between $75,000 and $100,000 in the first half of 2023. Hougan believes that Bitcoin has the potential to reach $6.5 million in the next 20 years, attributed to global debt growth and currency devaluation.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if BTC drops below $79,995, the total long liquidation strength of mainstream CEXs will reach $1.834 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks through $87,912, the total short liquidation strength of mainstream CEXs will reach $1.2 billion.