🔮 Giannis Antetokounmpo announced his shareholder status in prediction market Kalshi Sports after the NBA trade deadline. While Kalshi is regulated as a financial exchange, the NBA allows players to hold less than 1% passive stakes in betting firms. However, Giannis's ability to profit from speculation on his own career, such as trade rumors, raises regulatory challenges for the league. #regulation link

🇹🇷👮 Tether assisted Turkish authorities in freezing $544M (approx. €460M) in crypto assets linked to illegal betting as part of a money laundering investigation. Additionally, Tether revealed it has aided law enforcement in over 1,800 cases across 62 countries, freezing a total of $3.4B in illicit $USDT. #regulation link

💵 250,000,000 #USDC (250,075,500 USD) minted at USDC Treasury link

📈 Public company DDC Enterprise $DDC buys an additional 105 Bitcoin and now holds a total of 1,888 BTC.

Bitcoin 100 Ranking: 35🪜 link

🏦 Coinbase CEO stated that banks are attempting to undermine the president's crypto agenda.

⚠️ #BTC CEO Wintermute: The likelihood of recent rumors about "bankruptcy of institutional players" is extremely low. Currently, the crypto market is more orderly and risks are manageable. link

⚠️ #BTC CEO Wintermute: The likelihood of recent rumors about "bankruptcy of institutional players" is extremely low. Currently, the crypto market is more orderly and risks are manageable. link

💵 250,000,000 #USDC (250,051,625 USD) minted at USDC Treasury link

🗣 Coindesk’s David Lavalle discusses a potential “next leg of adoption” for Bitcoin link

🇺🇸😱 Jim Cramer claims that President Trump purchased Bitcoin for the US strategic reserve during this week's market crash. He stated, "I heard at $60k he's gonna fill the Bitcoin Reserve."

😱 #BTC Google searches for Bitcoin formed a 12-month high before suddenly crashing.

⚠️ Every maxi this past week: "I cannot afford to lose." link

📊 February 5th was the most IBIT options volume ever traded in its history. link

📌 Top 5 News for 24 Hour:

1. $90M Bitcoin & Ethereum shorts liquidated in 30 minutes. → Read full
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2. Trend Research sent large amounts of ETH recently. → Read full
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3. Jim Cramer claims Trump bought Bitcoin for US reserve. → Read full
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4. Whale 0x3952 switches from profit to loss, sells $ETH. → Read full
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5. Dormant wallet withdraws $68.78M ETH from Binance. → Read full
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🗣 Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas suggests that those who cannot handle the volatility of Bitcoin should consider buying bonds instead. link

📊 #BTC #ETF Despite starting and ending the week well, the BTC ETFs experienced a weekly net outflow of over $358 million.

📊 Data from multiple major exchanges show abnormal price fluctuations in #BTC and #ETH between 00:05 and 00:17 today, with peak-to-trough moves of approximately 1%–5%. The market speculates that the move may be related to irregular grid-trading activity by some market makers. link

📊 Bitcoin – Short-Term Holders Update

The supply held by Short-Term Holders is declining.

At the same time, the 90-day net position change shows a clear lack of interest from new addresses to accumulate at these levels.

This signals weak marginal demand and reinforces a market environment where continuation is unlikely without a reset in price or sentiment.

On-chain data remains very clear.

🕵️ FYI: Publicly traded Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark $CLSK increased its holdings by 414.37 BTC and now holds a total of 13,513 BTC.

Bitcoin 100 Ranking: 10🪜 link

🕵️ FYI: Publicly traded Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark $CLSK increased its holdings by 414.37 BTC and now holds a total of 13,513 BTC.

Bitcoin 100 Ranking: 10🪜 link

📊 The market is stacked with shorts. Long exposure is thin.