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Crypto policy has shifted in Washington as Trump has lined up Kevin Warsh for Fed chair, the Senate Agriculture Committee has advanced the CLARITY Act 12–11, and the SEC has warned tokenized securities stay under law. Ripple comments and a Feb. 2 White House stablecoin meeting have added pressure.
ZORA-USD is exhibiting a potential short cover scenario. The significantly negative funding rate of -10.761% on Paradex suggests shorts are paying a premium to maintain their positions. If shorts capitulate due to these costs, a rapid price rise is possible.
The current forex data indicates a relatively strong USD. EUR/USD at 1.1919 is well above the 1.08 threshold for USD strength, but USD/JPY at 154.03 signals considerable USD strength against the Yen.
Precious metals experienced catastrophic losses as silver recorded its largest intraday drop in history at 36% and gold plunged over 12%, wiping out $15 trillion in market value following Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, while Bitcoin fell to a nine-month low of $82,000 amid accelerating ETF outflows.
COIN presents a compelling short cover scenario. Sustained negative funding rates indicate shorts are heavily incentivized to close positions. If short exhaustion occurs, we anticipate a significant upward price movement.
COIN exhibits a strong negative funding rate of -7.481% on Lighter, indicating significant pressure on short positions. Despite the high cost of holding shorts, the price hasn't risen substantially, suggesting a potential exhaustion point. A Short Cover event, triggering a Price RISE, is plausible as shorts begin to close positions.
XRP trades near $1.70 after $70M in futures liquidations. Weak sentiment and bearish charts put $1.64 and $1.60 support levels in focus.
A Chinese national received a 46-month federal prison sentence for laundering $36.9 million stolen from American victims through romance scams and fake cryptocurrency trading platforms, with stolen funds routed through Bahamas banks before conversion to Tether and distribution to Cambodia-based scam centers.
ICNT presents a compelling short cover scenario. Despite a recent 11.85% price drop, consistently negative funding rates indicate short positions are incurring substantial costs. This exhaustion could lead to shorts closing positions, potentially triggering a significant price rise.
<p>OPENWORK (OPENWORK), a token on the Base chain, has recently experienced a significant increase in trading activity. While not yet listed on major centralized exchanges like Binance or [MEXC](https