An address previously recognized as the largest kPEPE long on Hyperliquid opened a 5x leveraged position of 6,776.62 ETH at $3,006.63 on January 22, HyperInsight data show. The address holds an unrealized profit of $47,000 on the position. It had previously booked $963,600 in profit from its kPEPE long before closing an ETH long position yesterday with a $223,900 loss.

On Jan. 22, crypto trader 0x880a expanded short positions in Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Monero (XMR), generating $12.33 million in unrealized gains, according to HyperInsight. Known for aggressive, high-leverage trading, the address has logged $107.9 million in total realized profits, with the latest moves signaling continued near-term bearish conviction on these assets.

Binance will delist 20 spot trading pairs on Jan. 23, 2026 at 03:00 UTC, including AI/BTC, ALLO/BNB, APE/BTC, AUCTION/BTC, BOME/FDUSD, DYDX/FDUSD, ENA/BNB, FIL/ETH, ID/BTC, KITE/BNB, LDO/BTC, LRC/ETH, NMR/BTC, PENGU/FDUSD, PNUT/BTC, PYR/BTC, STRK/FDUSD, XVG/ETH, YFI/BTC and ZIL/ETH, BlockBeats reports. The delisting will not affect the availability of the underlying tokens on Binance's spot market. Users can continue trading the base and quote assets through other available pairs on the exchange.

On Jan. 22, a major Hyperliquid short seller (address 0xd83, known as “空军总司令”) suffered $199 million in liquidations after Bitcoin rose 2.3% and Ethereum jumped nearly 5%, triggering a broad squeeze. Data from HyperInsight and Coinglass shows the trader had built nearly $500 million in short exposure across ETH, XRP, and other tokens. Despite using cross margin, the account was hit by successive liquidations around 3:30 a.m. UTC, including a single $40.22 million event.

On Jan. 22, Coinglass data cited by BlockBeats showed key Bitcoin liquidation zones on major exchanges: a move above $91,000 could trigger about $717 million in short liquidations, while a drop below $89,000 may force roughly $317 million in longs. The heatmap reflects relative liquidation intensity rather than exact values, highlighting these levels as potential volatility flashpoints.

X rolled out six product updates over 10 days under product lead Nikita Bier, BlockBeats reports. On Jan. 11, Bier said crypto-related posts had been downranked on X, drawing community pushback; on Jan. 19 he clarified that creator revenues are calculated only from Home timeline impressions, with replies excluded. X announced it is developing Smart Asset Labels to let users trade financial assets directly on the platform, stating a V1 would roll out within the next month; Bier added the API will handle near-real-time on-chain mints and query small-cap crypto assets not yet listed on major exchanges without switching to DEX. On Jan. 15, Bier said X will revise its developer API policy to prohibit apps that reward users for posting (so-called "InfoFi"), citing a surge of low-quality AI content and reply spam, with Kaito and Cookie seeing brief price drops and project direction changes; on Jan. 21, X introduced a "Starter Pack" to help newcomers discover top accounts across industries and regions, including CZ, Vitalik and Justin Sun, and the "Global Trends" page added a meme category.

As of Jan. 22, the “BTC OG” whale (address 0xb31) cut unrealized losses on long positions to $31 million, despite $8.18 million in funding fee losses and a $95 million weekly drawdown, Coinbob data cited by BlockBeats shows. The wallet holds about $830 million in open positions, making it the largest on-chain long holder of ETH and SOL, including a $673 million 5x ETH long. The whale transferred $230 million from Binance to Hyperliquid in December and last adjusted its portfolio on Dec. 28 by reducing SOL leverage, with BlockBeats noting a history of trading in line with U.S. policy shifts and a prior $100 million gain from BTC shorts.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and French central bank governor François Villeroy de Galhau debated stablecoin yields and Bitcoin, BlockBeats and CoinDesk reported. Armstrong argued that yield-bearing stablecoins boost consumer returns and U.S. competitiveness, while Villeroy warned they could pose systemic banking risks and said the digital euro should not compete on yield. The exchange also covered the CLARITY Act, banking lobbying, and Bitcoin’s role, with Armstrong emphasizing decentralization and Villeroy raising sovereignty concerns.

Donald Trump said on Jan. 22 he wants the next Federal Reserve chair to resemble Alan Greenspan, who led the U.S. central bank for an extended period in the 1990s, BlockBeats reports. Trump argued that strong economic growth does not necessarily trigger inflation or require rate hikes, and criticized what he described as excessive market reactions. Greenspan cut rates early in his tenure, later tightened policy, and allowed high-risk assets to rise; his approach was credited with fueling a tech-stock bubble and broader economic expansion while also being linked to conditions preceding the 2000 internet crash and the low-rate environment tied to the 2008 housing crisis.