Bitcoin fell over $3,000 within two hours on Jan. 19, sliding from $95,400 to below $92,000, BlockBeats reports. The largest single liquidation hit $25.83 million on Hyperliquid. Bitcoin total contract open interest reached 663,900 coins, up about 14,000 versus the prior day.

A trader expanded short positions to a notional value of $152M in ETH and BTC on Jan. 19, using $3M USDC as margin with 35x leverage, on-chain data show. The positions include a 31,093 ETH short worth $99.87M with an entry price of $3,270 and liquidation at $3,264, showing an unrealized profit of $1.8M, and a 563 BTC short worth $52.48M opened at $92,623 with liquidation at $96,057 and an unrealized loss of $280,000. The trader's ETH liquidation price is very close to the current level, highlighting tight margin on these high-leverage shorts.

Binance reduced its USD withdrawal fee via SWIFT bank transfer from $60 to $25 per transaction on Jan. 19, according to an official announcement. The updated fee structure applies to both retail and corporate users. USD deposits through SWIFT remain free of charge.

Machi Big Brother cut HYPE long positions and added 1,000 ETH longs on the afternoon of Jan. 19, HyperInsight data show. As of press time, total long exposure stood at $43.51 million, comprising a 25x ETH long worth $36.50 million and a 10x HYPE long worth $3.99 million.

Binance Australia resumed fiat on-ramp and off-ramp services via bank transfers and PayID over the past week, nearly two years after local banks cut access, Cointelegraph reports on Jan. 19. The exchange suspended these deposit and withdrawal options in 2023, leaving only bank cards and crypto-only routes. Matt Poblocki, Binance's Australia and New Zealand lead, said fiat access links traditional finance and digital assets, adding that regulatory clarity and fiat product expansion will be priorities in 2026.

Binance will launch BTC/U and LTC/USD1 trading pairs on January 20, 2026 at 08:00 UTC, according to an official announcement. The exchange will enable trading bot services for these pairs simultaneously, BlockBeats reported.

Several meme tokens posted sharp losses on Jan. 19 as Bitcoin retreated from a brief move above $97,000 on Jan. 14, GMGN data cited by BlockBeats show. Over 24 hours, PEPE fell 9.84% and trades 28% below its Jan. 4 high, BONK slid 10.42% and is 30% under its Jan. 6 peak, FLOKI dropped 8.85% and stands 27.6% below its Jan. 6 high, WhiteWhale plunged 32.3% and is 75% off its Jan. 10 top, and RALPH lost 22.1% and trades 60% under its Jan. 17 high. Fish sank 53.9% to sit 94% below its Jan. 8 peak, 「我踏马来了」 declined 8.1% and is 65% under its Jan. 10 high, 「老子」 dropped 24.4% and is down 86% from its Jan. 13 top, 「人生k线」 fell 17.8% and is 85% below its Jan. 10 high, 「安」 rose 7.26% but remains 41% under its Jan. 14 peak, and 「哭哭马」 slid 9.89% and trades 58% below its Jan. 14 high.

Binance Alpha will launch the HeyElsa (ELSA) airdrop on January 20 and the ETHGas (GWEI) airdrop on January 21, according to an official announcement. Both airdrops will be distributed on the Binance Alpha platform on consecutive days.

A whale address (0x9c89) closed a 95,000 SOL long position on Jan. 19 at 16:20 after holding it for 41 days, realizing a profit of $293,000, Hyperinsight data cited by BlockBeats show. The same trader exited a 5,000 ETH long position held for 65 days earlier the same day, locking in $581,000 in gains. Hyperinsight noted the whale mainly uses 10–20x leverage, showing an aggressive trading style while actively reallocating capital.