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❗️ US on the brink of another shutdown
According to Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, even if the Senate reaches a budget compromise up to 78% of federal agencies could still be forced to halt operations
The House is unlikely to approve the changes before the deadline, making a temporary government shutdown almost unavoidable
Politics moves slower than Ethereum mainnet 🐢
🇸🇻 El Salvador adds gold to reserves
The Central Bank of El Salvador purchased $50 million worth of gold. The government also continues accumulating Bitcoin and now holds 7,547 BTC
Hard assets only, vibes unchanged 🤡
🎧 Gate turning metals, stocks, and streams into one big trading loop:
🔼Gold & silver ATHs - Gate TradFi makes metals tradable like memecoins
🔼Gate Live mining beta - streamers earn up to 30% commission, content now yield-bearing
🔼Points Airdrop #152 - claim 0.45 / 1 / 2 GT, muscle memory still intact
🔼2026 Lunar New Year Gala - on-chain festival mode, rewards everywhere
🔼Metal futures depth - Gate now sits near the top of TradFi liquidity tables
🔼XAUT perps volume - $195M in 24h, #2 globally, gold officially degen-friendly
🔼Stock perps incoming - MSFT, IBM, INTC, MCD, CSCO, ASML, LLY, MRVL, UNH, ARM
🔼Earnings season pop - tech stocks push trading activity higher
🔼Futures Points Airdrop #74 - ~$29 per user, faucet remains civil
🔼Convert x Auto-Invest season - 37.5K USDT shared, passive clicking unlocked
🔼Research take - ETH downside unresolved, capital hiding in long vol plays
Markets keep moving 🥂
😮 Has Bitcoin already found its bottom
Investor Dan Tapiero says BTC has likely bottomed pointing to a weaker dollar rising gold and silver Fed rate cut expectations and new Nasdaq highs
Everyone agrees on one thing the debate is just getting started 🤔
☺️ Coinbase joins TrumpAccounts program
Coinbase joined the TrumpAccounts initiative aimed at boosting financial literacy for kids with government matched contributions. The company says eligible employees’ children could receive a $1,000 match and Brian Armstrong hopes it can be paid in Bitcoin
Start them young before inflation does 🤡
💸 Bitcoin mining meets luxury watches
Jacob & Co teamed up with GoMining to launch the Epic X GoMining watch priced at $40,000, bundled with a digital BTC miner delivering 1000 TH/s via GoMining infrastructure. Only 100 units will be produced with the debut set for February 10 to 12 in Hong Kong
Time really is money now ⏱️
📈 Silver hits a new all time high at $120
Over the past 29 days silver has delivered returns four times higher than the S&P 500 achieved during all of 2025
Boomers accidentally front running the cycle 🥈
🔫 Crypto kidnappings on the rise
Just 27 days into 2026, at least 9 “wrench attacks” on crypto holders have already been reported. France leads the list, with Belgium and the Philippines also involved.One attack every three days - and many cases likely never go public
Crypto wealth is becoming a physical risk, not just a digital one 😓
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🗡 Ethereum over Solana for institutions
SharpLink CEO Joe Shalom says Solana wins on speed and fees but Ethereum still leads on security liquidity and asset protection. That is why 65% of stablecoins and most tokenized funds remain on Ethereum
Cheap is nice safe is non negotiable 🛡️
🥇 Top Crypto Gainers & Losers: Wednesday, January 28
📈 Top Gainers
BankrCoin (BNKR) +58.7%
Moonbirds (BIRD) +58.1%
pippin (PIPPIN) +48.9%
📉 Top Losers
would (WOULD) −35.3%
AB (AB) −26.5%
Yei Finance (CLO) −20.6%
🤪 60% of top 25 US banks are ready to adopt Bitcoin, according to River analysts
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed this after Davos, saying most bank executives are now pro-crypto. Some are still hesitant, but many already see digital assets as a top strategic priority
Quietly bullish - TradFi is warming up while the market sleeps 🤳
🚬 Steak ’n Shake reports +18% sales growth
The restaurant chain says revenue jumped 18%, crediting strong customer loyalty and its “Bitcoin champions.” Last week, Steak ’n Shake announced hourly BTC bonus payments for employees and earlier began accepting Bitcoin payments
Turns out Bitcoin works better as marketing than as a paycheck 😁
😏 $1.7B liquidated in 24 hours
Market correction pushed total crypto liquidations above $1.7 billion. Hyperliquid accounted for roughly 35% of all liquidations across the market
DEX season but with leverage 😵💫
🗽 US DOJ completes $400M Bitcoin seizure linked to Helix
The US Department of Justice finalized the confiscation of $400 million in BTC connected to the Helix crypto mixer. Between 2014 and 2017 Helix processed at least 354,468 BTC
Mixers mix until they don’t 🧼
🥇 Top Crypto Gainers & Losers: Thursday, January 29
📈 Top Gainers
Purple Frog (PF) +4602.2%
The White Whale (WHITEWHALE) +47.7%
Sentient (SENT) +38.7%
📉 Top Losers
pippin (PIPPIN) −33.4%
would (WOULD) −32.3%
Resolv (RESOLV) −28.9%
📢 3 FRESH DROPS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS
💳 Tria
Season 1 farming ends on Jan 30
Register your card on the Tria app
Coinbase is expected to list TRIA soon
🌈 Rainbow
Activity snapshot is already taken
Airdrop distribution starts on Feb 5
Drop will appear directly in the mobile wallet
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Season 2 of 0G Starboard is live
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Stay active to earn Starboard rewards
⚠️ We’re just sharing alpha. Always DYOR 🧠
⛹️♂️ Scottie Pippen says Satoshi visited him again
Scottie Pippen claims he dreamed about Satoshi Nakamoto just like he did in 2024 right before the legendary bull run
Dream indicators flashing green 💤
💎 Gold hits a new all time high at $5,600
Gold pushed to a fresh record as demand for hard assets keeps accelerating
Digital gold taking notes quietly 👀
⚰️ Top meme shitcoins are down ~95% from ATHs, with no signs of recovery
Liquidity left. Attention moved on. Memes don’t die slowly - they get abandoned 🚶♀
🏦 Stablecoins could drain bank deposits
Standard Chartered warns that faster stablecoin adoption could trigger major deposit outflows from banks in developed economies, with up to $500 billion potentially moving into digital assets by 2028. Stablecoin supply has already grown about 40% year over year, surpassed $300 billion, and may accelerate further as crypto regulation matures
Banks watching liquidity walk out the door 💸
😊 CZ backlash is growing
Traders are questioning why CZ is getting more hate lately. Critics point out that almost everything Binance has touched since his release has dropped hard - many listings down 80%+ on average - while insiders were selling and still talking about a “supercycle”
Narratives are cheap. Drawdowns aren’t 👉
🥂 Gate going full macro while CT keeps being active:
🔼TradFi volume > $10B - gold at new ATH, Gate turning macro into a trading button
🔼Research take - metals, FX, indices, stock CFDs all wired into one TradFi stack
🔼Gate Ventures - macro uncertainty rising, risk sentiment turns cautious again
🔼$27.5M net inflows (24h) - Gate ranks #2 globally, liquidity still choosing sides
🔼SOL staking ATH - 513,970+ SOL, 16% APR, yield hunters migrate fast
🔼Gate US expands to 44 states - compliance grind continues, footprint grows quietly
🔼Volatility indices incoming - BVIX & EVIX perps, volatility itself becomes the asset
🔼DEX BountyDrop x CarbonEx - another airdrop side quest unlocked
🔼Dr. Han in Forbes - transparency + compliance as long-term edge, not marketing fluff
🔼TradFi new-user campaign - 150K USDT to onboard the macro-curious
🔼CrossEx upgrade + competition - cross-exchange trading, now with incentives
🔼Metals Trading Season - 20K USDT prize pool, boomers and degens finally aligned
Gate builds the macro gateway. CT trades everything. Volatility stays employed 🔍
☔ Rekt Capital: the bull cycle is over
The analyst points to a classic weekly EMA crossover on Bitcoin. A similar setup in 2022 marked the transition into a prolonged downtrend that lasted until year-end
Charts don’t predict the future - but they do remind markets how cycles usually end 😢
🤖 AI trader blew up a portfolio
Kevin Xu gave an AI (Clawdbot) full control of his portfolio with one goal: turn it into $1M.25 strategies, 3,000+ reports, nonstop trading - it analyzed everything.It lost everything
Turns out “don’t make mistakes” is still a human-only feature 🚬
🇺🇸 Trump on his impact
President Trump said “I’ve made a lot of people rich” while commenting on recent market moves and business outcomes
The charts seem to agree at least sometimes 💸