The percentage of BTC held on exchanges has declined to its lowest level since November 2017, according to Santiment’s tracked wallets.

The percentage of Bitcoin held on exchanges has fallen to its lowest level since November 2017, according to data from Santiment.

Mizuho, the Japanese investment bank, reported that USDC has overtaken USDT in transaction volume for the first time since 2019 as of the start of the year. cointelegraph

Grayscale's Ethereum Mini Trust has staked 57,600 ETH, valued at approximately $121.6 million.

The Bitcoin fear and greed index registers at 16, reflecting extreme fear among investors.

The Bitcoin fear and greed index remains at 16, reflecting extreme fear in the market.

Coinbase in discussions with Bybit over potential investment partnership; Bybit seeks to leverage the deal to establish a presence in the U.S. market.

AAVE Blockchain Capital transferred 216,000 AAVE tokens on Coinbase Prime. Between October 2020 and March 2023, the firm acquired a total of 233,000 AAVE at an average price of $94. In December 2024, during AAVE's peak, they sold 16,900 tokens for approximately $5 million.

Founder of PumpFun announces initiation of blockchain-based experiment involving tokenized agents, enabling automated buybacks and token burns.

The Ethereum Foundation announced it sold 5,000 ETH to Bitmine via the over-the-counter market at an average price of $2,042.96.

The SEC has dismissed its lawsuit against Nader Al-Naji, founder of BitClout and DeSo. The agency previously accused him of raising over $257 million through unregistered sales of #BTCLT.

Key Events for the Week Ahead

Monday, 16th:
Unlocks: Arbitrum (#ARB) - 0.94% ($9.38 million)
- STBL (#STBL) - 4.17% ($14.15 million)
Swan 2.0 launch
Beta version of NEURALAI launches

Tuesday, 17th:
Unlocks: Pudgy Penguins (#PENGU) - 0.79% ($5.09 million)
- Aster (#ASTER) - 0.98% ($54.78 million)
OpenVPP migrates to OpenVPP 2.0 on the Base network
Stargaze takes network snapshot for migration

Wednesday, 18th:
Unlocks: Lombard (#BARD) - 11.09% ($33 million)
Noble migration to EVM Layer 1
Xertra Play launch by STRAX
KAT Token Generation Event
GCOIN TGE
US: PPI (MoM) for February at 15:30 Moscow time
Crude Oil Inventories at 17:30 Moscow time
Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision at 21:00 Moscow time
FOMC Economic Projections at 21:00 Moscow time
FOMC Statement at 21:00 Moscow time
FOMC Press Conference at 21:30 Moscow time

Thursday, 19th:
Quai Network hard fork
Chia hosts anniversary event for mainnet launch
US: Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (March) at 15:30 Moscow time
Initial Jobless Claims at 15:30 Moscow time
New Home Sales (January) at 17:00 Moscow time

Friday, 20th:
Unlocks: Bedrock (#BR) - 13.13% ($7.95 million)
- LayerZero (#ZRO) - 2.47% ($48.42 million)

Saturday, 21st:
Fed Chair Powell speech at 17:00 Moscow time

Sunday, 22nd:
Unlocks: River (#RIVER) - 0.36% ($8.08 million)

Artemis: Cryptocurrency lending volume declines as deposits in leading protocols fall from $125 billion to $79.6 billion since October, a 36% decrease.

Artemis: Cryptocurrency lending activity declines as deposits in leading protocols fall 36%, from $125 billion in October to $79.6 billion.

The XVS Pool of the Venus protocol has been compromised in an attack.

#THE token surges 110%, tops shopping category across all centralized exchanges at 14:56 MSK, and by 15:05, leads in sales volume during peak trading hours. The Venus protocol incurred roughly $2 million in bad debt following price manipulation linked to THE.

#THE surges 110%, peaks at top spot across all CEX platforms at 14:56 MSK in shopping rankings. By 15:05, it remains the leading sales token on all centralized exchanges. The Venus protocol reports approximately $2 million in bad debt linked to THE's price manipulation.

Aave and CoW Swap have issued conflicting accounts regarding the aftermath of a $36,000 transaction involving the exchange of 50.4 million aEthUSDT for aEthAAVE. Aave cited insufficient market liquidity as the primary cause of the losses and introduced the "Aave Shield" feature, designed to automatically block swaps with a price impact exceeding 25%. CoW Swap’s analysis, however, pointed to a series of technical issues, including an outdated gas limit that rejected more favorable offers, a winning solver that failed to execute any of its proposed bids, and transaction data suggesting the trade originated from a private mempool.

Aave and CoW Swap published conflicting analyses regarding a recent DeFi transaction involving a user exchanging 50.4 million aEthUSDT for aEthAAVE valued at $36,000. Aave attributed the losses to insufficient market liquidity and announced the introduction of the "Aave Shield," a feature designed to automatically block swaps with a price impact exceeding 25%. In contrast, CoW Swap's review described a more complex scenario: an outdated gas limit rejected more favorable offers, the leading solver won two auctions but failed to execute any on-chain, and transaction data suggests it originated from a private mempool.

Weekend Summary and Upcoming Events for Tomorrow - https://t.me/bingx1/2147483647

The U.S. Energy Secretary said there is "no assurance" that oil prices will fall in the near term. Brent crude opened above $106.