🗽 Grayscale has filed an S-1 with the SEC for an AAVE ETF. #regulation
🕵️ 1,014.59 #BTC ($69,702,584)
aggregated inflows to Coinbase Pro link
aggregated inflows to Coinbase Pro link
😱 Crypto vs Stocks: Fear is Not the Same
The current sentiment reveals a clear divergence between the crypto market and the traditional market.
Crypto Fear and Greed Index: 9 — Extreme Fear
Stocks Fear and Greed Index: 36 — Fear
While the stock market remains in moderate fear, the crypto market has entered extreme fear territory. Historically, these moments represent phases of emotional exhaustion, where weaker participants exit the market, increasing the probability of structural reversals.
This divergence suggests that the emotional cycle is not synchronized between the two markets, often occurring during macro transition periods where capital is repositioning across different asset classes. Extreme sentiment reflects positioning, liquidity, and collective psychology.
Alphractal.com #macro
The current sentiment reveals a clear divergence between the crypto market and the traditional market.
Crypto Fear and Greed Index: 9 — Extreme Fear
Stocks Fear and Greed Index: 36 — Fear
While the stock market remains in moderate fear, the crypto market has entered extreme fear territory. Historically, these moments represent phases of emotional exhaustion, where weaker participants exit the market, increasing the probability of structural reversals.
This divergence suggests that the emotional cycle is not synchronized between the two markets, often occurring during macro transition periods where capital is repositioning across different asset classes. Extreme sentiment reflects positioning, liquidity, and collective psychology.
Alphractal.com #macro
🇺🇸🏦 White House Crypto Adviser Patrick Witt Says Banks Shouldn’t Fear Stablecoin Yield
Witt Urges Compromise as CLARITY Act Talks Face Midterm Pressure. #stablecoin link
Witt Urges Compromise as CLARITY Act Talks Face Midterm Pressure. #stablecoin link
📈 Kevin O'Leary wins $2.8 million defamation lawsuit against crypto influencer Ben Armstrong aka 'Bitboy.' #regulation
📊 Publicly traded blockchain lender Figure confirmed a customer data breach following a social engineering attack on an employee. The hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen and published approximately 2.5GB of data, potentially including customer names, addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. Figure stated it has blocked access, initiated a forensic investigation, and is offering free credit monitoring. The incident may be connected to firms utilizing Okta SSO. #hack link
🇨🇳🤔 The Chinese government has proposed introducing technologies like blockchain for full-chain certification of green electricity production and consumption. This initiative aims to enhance the traceability of green electricity consumption and explore ways to integrate green certificates into carbon emission accounting. link
🇨🇳👮 Chainalysis reported that crypto flows to services suspected of being linked to human trafficking rose 85% year over year in 2025, reaching hundreds of millions of dollars. Most activity was concentrated in Southeast Asia, with Telegram-based “international escort” and “labor brokerage” services closely coordinated with Chinese-language money laundering networks (CMLN) and escrow/guarantee platforms, indicating a highly organized pattern, with stablecoins as the primary payment method. #stablecoin link
💸 CryptoQuant stated that Bitcoin has not yet demonstrated a “full capitulation” bottom, as several key on-chain indicators remain in a “bear phase” rather than the “extreme bear phase” typically observed at historic cycle lows. While Bitcoin's February 5 sell-off resulted in approximately $5.4 billion in realized losses in one day, monthly cumulative realized losses are still significantly lower than those seen at previous bear-market bottoms. CryptoQuant indicated that its “ultimate bear-market bottom” is currently around $55,000, noting that bottoms generally take months to establish. link
💸 CryptoQuant stated that Bitcoin has not yet demonstrated a “full capitulation” bottom, as several key on-chain indicators remain in a “bear phase” rather than the “extreme bear phase” typically observed at historic cycle lows. While Bitcoin's February 5 sell-off resulted in approximately $5.4 billion in realized losses in one day, monthly cumulative realized losses are still significantly lower than those seen at previous bear-market bottoms. CryptoQuant indicated that its “ultimate bear-market bottom” is currently around $55,000, noting that bottoms generally take months to establish. link
📊 Figure confirmed a data breach, stating that an employee fell victim to a social engineering attack. The stolen files allegedly contain names, addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. #hack link
🇺🇸🏆 On Feb. 13 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $15.20 million. Fidelity’s FBTC saw the largest single-day net inflow among Bitcoin spot ETFs at $11.99 million.
Spot Ethereum ETFs posted total net inflows of $10.26 million, while the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF ETH recorded the largest single-day net inflow at $14.51 million. #etf link
Spot Ethereum ETFs posted total net inflows of $10.26 million, while the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF ETH recorded the largest single-day net inflow at $14.51 million. #etf link