The whale "0xFB7" increases its holdings by 10,000 ETH, surpassing a total of 120,000 ETH.
According to OnchainLens monitoring, the whale address "0xFB7" purchased 10,000 ETH from WinterMute, valued at approximately 26.36 million USD. After this increase, the total holdings of this whale reached 120,169 ETH, with a staking value of up to 294.79 million USD.
The return rates of Bitcoin and Ethereum in January 2026 have significantly declined, reaching a new low in several years.
Coinglass latest data shows that the return rate of Bitcoin in January 2026 is -10.17%, setting a record for the fifth lowest since 2013, significantly lower than the average return rate of 2.81% and the median of 0.29% for January; the return rate of Ethereum during the same period is -17.52%, the third lowest since 2017, far below the average return rate of 16.81% and the median of 15.90% for January.
The U.S. SEC is operating with only a small number of staff due to the government shutdown.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated on the X platform that due to the expiration of government funding and partial shutdown, they are currently operating according to the shutdown plan. From January 31, 2026, until further notice, only a very small number of staff will continue to perform their duties.
Binance: Sovereign countries recognize the advantages of Bitcoin's technological system.
According to market news, Binance, valued at $60 billion, stated that sovereign countries generally believe Bitcoin is a more advantageous technology system.
Ethereum has fallen out of the top 50 global assets by market capitalization, trailing Coca-Cola.
8MarketCap latest data shows that due to price declines, Ethereum's global asset market capitalization ranking has dropped by 7 places, now falling out of the top 50 to the 56th position, trailing companies like Coca-Cola. Currently, Ethereum's market capitalization is about $304.06 billion, with a 24-hour decline of 8.62% and a 7-day decline of 14.71%.
Bitcoin OG's long positions fully liquidated, with a single loss exceeding $220 million.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Bitcoin OG's long positions in BTC, ETH, and SOL have been completely liquidated, with a single loss reaching $221.07 million, and currently, their wallet only has $54.58 left, with a cumulative loss of $128.87 million.
Cathie Wood suggests diversifying investments in BTC, ETH, SOL, stating that Bitcoin's correlation with gold is low.
ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood stated on the X platform that contrary to mainstream views, BTC, ETH, SOL, and hyperliquid are better diversification investment choices. Since early 2020, Bitcoin's correlation with gold prices has only been 0.14, and gold has led the rise in both of the last two Bitcoin bull markets.
DCG founder: Market decline clears out bubbles, large-scale capital rotation is imminent.
February 1 news, in response to the current decline in the cryptocurrency market, DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert stated that the market downturn is a "gift from the cryptocurrency gods," which can clear leverage and junk tokens, and a large-scale capital rotation is about to begin. He clearly stated that he would choose BTC, ETH, SOL, ZEC, TAO, and Bittensor subnet tokens as investment targets.
ETH whale incurs a loss of $3.769 million, while another whale deposits $8.42 million in ETH to exchanges.
According to on-chain analysts' monitoring, ETH whale nemorino.eth has fully liquidated all 7107.08 WETH at an average price of $2514.85 each in the past 9 hours, with a cost basis of $3045.24 each, resulting in a loss exceeding $3.769 million. Additionally, another whale has deposited a total of 3500 ETH to multiple exchanges in the past 6 hours, valued at about $8.42 million, with an average deposit price of $2406 each.
Citi: Half of the risks supporting gold may dissipate later this year.
Citi stated on Friday that current demand for gold investment is supported by geopolitical and economic risks, but about half of these risks may dissipate later this year. Citi pointed out that core factors supporting gold prices, such as U.S. government debt concerns and AI uncertainties, will largely not manifest in 2026 and may be difficult to sustain beyond 2026. Additionally, the Trump administration's plan to achieve "American-style gold stability" before the midterm elections in 2026, the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the easing of the situation in Iran will all reduce market risks; if the nomination of Waller is approved, it will further confirm the political independence of the Federal Reserve, which will be a medium-term negative for gold prices.
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