BlockBeats News, January 19th, Kevin Hassett, White House economic adviser and director of the National Economic Council, recently stated publicly that President Trump is more likely to want him to remain in his current White House position. This statement has been interpreted by the market as essentially withdrawing from the race for the next Federal Reserve chair.Following Trump's public signal, prediction markets quickly adjusted expectations. Data from Kalshi and Polymarket show that the probability of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh becoming the next Fed chair has surged to about 60%, clearly leading; Hassett's chances have dropped to approximately 15%–16%, while current Governor Christopher Waller stands at about 13%–14%. Previously, Warsh and Hassett were nearly neck-and-neck.Analysts point out that Warsh has become the "clear frontrunner" for the first time, but Trump's historically unpredictable style on personnel matters means the final outcome remains uncertain. Other major candidates currently seen include Waller and BlackRock executive Rick Rieder.Meanwhile, a judicial investigation into the renovation project of the Federal Reserve headquarters has added uncertainty to the chair selection, reigniting market concerns about the Fed's independence. Treasury Secretary Besant downplayed the impact, noting overall stable market performance and stating that the Senate is expected to accept Trump's final nominee.The term of current Federal Reserve Chair Powell ends on May 15th. Trump has indicated he will announce a successor within this month but has not provided a specific timeline.

PANews reported on January 19 that, according to OKX market data, BTC has just fallen below $93,000 and is currently trading at $92,823.60 per coin, down 2.41% on the day.

BlockBeats news, January 19th, the important events and data preview for this week are as follows:1. Monday: Trump leads a delegation to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting; U.S. stock market closed for one day due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday;3. Wednesday: Trump delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on "How can we cooperate in an increasingly competitive world?"; the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Cook.4. Thursday: U.S. initial jobless claims, November PCE report, third-quarter real GDP final value, U.S. EIA natural gas inventory, Eurozone January consumer confidence index; the European Central Bank releases minutes of the December meeting.5. Friday: Japan December core CPI year-on-year rate; U.S. January University of Michigan consumer confidence index and one-year inflation rate expectation final value; Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision and economic outlook report, Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference. (Jin10)

BlockBeats News, January 19, according to Bitget market data, spot gold and silver surged at the open, with silver hitting a new all-time high of $93.69 per ounce, up over 4% intraday. Gold extended gains to 2%, reaching $4,690 per ounce, also setting a new record high.

PANews reported on January 17th that Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik posted a message on the X platform expressing his dissatisfaction with Coinbase Advanced's high fees, writing, "120 basis points??? Coinbase's fees are outrageous." According to the notification information shown by Alex Svanevik, his Coinbase Advanced account's fee tier has been changed to Intro 1, with a new Taker fee of 1.2% and a Maker fee of 0.6%. This fee tier is reportedly calculated based on trading activity or asset holdings over the past 30 days.

BlockBeats news, on January 17, according to Coinglass data, the total liquidation across the network in the past 24 hours was $78.7920 million, with long position liquidations at $30.3977 million and short position liquidations at $48.3943 million.In the past 24 hours, 68,643 people globally were liquidated. The largest single liquidation order occurred on Hyperliquid - xyz:AMZN-USD, valued at $1.3055 million.

BlockBeats news, January 17, trader James Wynn, who was once nearly "bankrupt," posted on social media, saying, "Ethereum looks quite strong. The 'cycle' we've been waiting for may be unfolding.Many people are still on the sidelines, many have already scattered, gone back to work, or continue living at their mom's house. This time, it might really be here. I said it before, the first quarter will be bullish. ETH, PEPE, DRB, BYTE."

BlockBeats News, January 17: A joint survey report released by Bitwise and VettaFi shows that financial advisors' allocation to crypto assets reached a record high in 2025, with approximately 32% of advisors allocating crypto assets in client accounts, a significant increase from 22% in 2024.The report also indicates that 56% of advisors hold crypto assets in their personal portfolios, the highest level since the survey began in 2018. Among client portfolios that allocate crypto assets, 64% have an allocation exceeding 2%, up from 51% in 2024. 42% of advisors stated they are able to purchase crypto assets in client accounts, a substantial increase from 35% in 2024 and 19% in 2023. Stablecoins and tokenization sectors are the most closely watched by advisors (30%), followed by digital gold (22%) and crypto-related AI investments (19%).Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, said: In 2025, advisors have embraced crypto assets like never before.

BlockBeats News, January 17 – According to CME FedWatch data, traders have reduced expectations for two U.S. interest rate cuts in 2026 due to Trump hinting he would nominate someone other than National Economic Council Director Hassett to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Powell.By the end of 2026, the probability of no rate cuts at all for the full year is 11.8%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis points rate cut is 30.3%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis points rate cut is 32.1%.Today, Trump said regarding White House National Economic Council Director Hassett, "I want him to stay in his current position, we'll see." This remark suggests that Trump may have someone else in mind as a candidate for Federal Reserve Chair.

According to Nikita Bier, X Product Lead and Solana Ecosystem Advisor, on January 15th, Deep Tide TechFlow reported that X platform is revising its developer API policy, which will no longer allow applications that reward users for posting on X. Bier stated that such applications have led to a large amount of AI-generated low-quality content and reply spam on the platform. X platform has revoked API access for these applications, and user experience is expected to improve soon. For developer accounts whose API access has been terminated, X platform indicated it will assist in transitioning their business to Threads and Bluesky platforms.