In January 2026, about 81% of crypto trading volume came from derivatives, with Binance leading overall at over $2 trillion in combined volume, while MEXC and Gate climbed to 2nd and 3rd in spot trading; OKX saw a drop in spot but still hit $670B in derivatives—showing derivatives drive the real size, liquidity, and price discovery over spot narratives.@Binance Square Official #Binance $BNB
**Institutional momentum in Bitcoin remains robust amid recent volatility:** Citrea (a Founders Fund- and Galaxy Ventures-backed Bitcoin ZK-rollup) just launched its mainnet, enabling BTC-collateralized lending, structured products, and trading with the new Treasury-backed ctUSD stablecoin for on-chain USD settlement; BlackRock filed for its iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, an actively managed covered-call strategy on IBIT to generate yield from option premiums; Nomura's Laser Digital rolled out a tokenized Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund targeting over **5%** excess returns above BTC performance via arbitrage, lending, and options; a River report shows ~**60%** of the top 25 U.S. banks now offer or plan Bitcoin custody, trading, or related services; and a recent Coinbase institutional survey (Q1 2026) found **71%** view BTC as undervalued between **$85K–$95K**, with **80%** saying they'd hold or buy more on a further **10%** drop—signaling deep conviction in Bitcoin's long-term role despite short-term pressure.#CryptoUpdate $BTC
Bitcoin plunged to a nine-month low of around **$77,000–$76,000** on February 1, 2026—its deepest drop since April 2025—breaching the critical **$80,500** True Market Mean for the first time in over 30 months and triggering a ferocious **$2.5–$2.6 billion** liquidation cascade (mostly long positions, with ~$2.4B in longs wiped out), as exhausted buyer liquidity, flatlined realized cap, thin weekend trading, and macro/geopolitical pressures fueled a violent deleveraging event; with short-term holder cost basis at **$95,400** and active investor mean near **$87,300**, the market now grapples with massive unrealized losses and signals a potential shift to mid-term bear consolidation until fresh capital or a new floor emerges.#BTC $BTC @Binance Square Official
**In a dramatic reversal amid the ongoing crypto crash, the infamous "Hyperunit Whale"—a highly leveraged trader linked to former BitForex executive Garrett Jin—fully exited his massive Ethereum long position on Hyperliquid, crystallizing realized losses of approximately $250 million and leaving just $53 in the account, according to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence; this wipeout erased much of his prior ~$200 million windfall from shorting BTC and ETH during last October's tariff-driven plunge, underscoring the extreme risks of aggressive leverage in volatile markets. #Whale.Alert $ETH
Crypto markets suffered a brutal weekend crash on Saturday, February 1, 2026, wiping out roughly **$200 billion** in total market cap down to around **$2.7 trillion**, as Bitcoin plunged to just over **$75,000**—its lowest since April 2025—amid cascading liquidations exceeding **$2.5 billion**, geopolitical tensions (US Navy near Iran), Fed policy fallout, and thin weekend liquidity; Ethereum cratered from ~$2,800 to **$2,250+** (down double digits), XRP hit a 14-month low near **$1.50**, and most altcoins bled heavily, while rare green performers like HYPE bucked the trend in a classic risk-off bloodbath.$BNB $BTC $HYPE #Write2Earn @Binance Square Official
Ghana's Bank of Ghana has launched the National Virtual Assets Literacy Initiative (NaVALI) following the enactment of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154), to educate nearly 3 million active crypto users on identifying licensed providers, understanding risks like volatility and scams, and engaging safely in a formalized digital asset market—prioritizing consumer protection, informed adoption, and responsible innovation over unchecked growth.#Ghana🇬🇭 @Binance South Africa Official $BTC
LTC/USDT remains in a clear downtrend on the 1H chart, with persistent lower highs, unrelenting sell pressure, and price hugging intraday lows—classic signs of controlled distribution rather than any real strength.
**Bias: Firmly short 🔻** — no falling-knife heroics here.
**Entry:** Short on a feeble bounce into the 63.20–63.80 resistance zone (wait for the retrace; avoid impulsive entries).
**Invalidation:** A decisive breakout and sustained hold above 64.90 flips the script.
**Targets:** TP1 at 62.00, TP2 at 61.20, with extension to 60.00 on accelerating downside momentum.
If higher lows form with visible absorption around 62.40, exit and stand aside—discipline beats ego every time. This is pure momentum continuation, not reversal hunting. Patience wins: let the setup come to you. ✦#LTC $LTC
**RVER/USDT (15m) remains firmly bearish** after a decisive breakdown, followed by a weak relief bounce into overhead supply/resistance—sellers are aggressively defending, confirming this is continuation, not reversal.
**Bias: Strongly short 🔻**
**Entry zone: 31.5–29.6** — wait for clear rejection at resistance; avoid chasing.
**Stop loss: Above 32.2** — invalidates the setup on a clean reclaim.
**Targets:** TP1 at 28.5, TP2 at 27.0, runner toward 26.0 on strong momentum.
Risk-reward heavily skewed to the downside if sellers regain control—react to price action, never predict; trade small and stay disciplined. ♟️#Write2Earn $RIVER
Put demand now dominates crypto options after the sharp selloff, as the put/call volume ratio surged from 0.6 to 1.4—reflecting heavy protective buying of puts with no meaningful return of call interest yet, meaning the market isn't pricing in any sustained rebound.#BTC $BTC #BinancevibeswithBossy
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on Avalanche exploded nearly 950% in 2025, surging to $1.33 billion in total value locked by year-end, fueled by massive institutional adoption—including BlackRock's $500 million BUIDL tokenized fund launch on the network.#Avalanche $AVAX
**President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair, and analysts expect him to be much more crypto-friendly than current Chair Jerome Powell.**#WhoIsNextFedChair $BNB
The Ethereum Foundation is entering a 5-year period of mild austerity to balance an aggressive scaling roadmap with long-term sustainability, while Vitalik Buterin personally withdrew 16,384 ETH (worth ~$43-45M) to fund open-source, secure, verifiable software/hardware projects for privacy, self-sovereignty, and protection in areas like finance, communication, hardware, biotech, and more—prioritizing real autonomy over corporate adoption.#ETH $ETH @Binance BiBi
Silver had a huge, fast rally like crypto, but it just crashed hard with a big bearish candle breaking support. This looks like the end of an overexcited "blow-off top." Unless it quickly climbs back above the low $90s, silver could drop sharply to the $40s–$70s range.#Silver @Binance Labs
Bitcoin options markets have turned sharply bearish, with the delta skew hitting its highest level in over a year at around 17%, signaling extreme trader fear and expectations of further downside as BTC tests support near $80,000–$84,000.
BTC dropped about 10% in recent days, falling to lows around $81,000–$83,000 (briefly flirting below $85K earlier), its weakest since late 2025, amid heavy ETF outflows—U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw massive redemptions like $818 million in one day and over $1 billion weekly in late January 2026—plus broader risk-off sentiment from macro factors, tech selloffs, and uncertainty.
This purge flushed out leveraged longs, with $860 million+ in BTC futures liquidations and open interest dropping, but some see it as healthy: excessive leverage is gone, leaving the market cleaner for potential recovery.
Adding to anxiety is the quantum computing threat—Coinbase formed an independent advisory board in January 2026 to study risks to blockchain cryptography and plans public research by early 2027—though experts like Adam Back argue no material threat exists for the next decade, and the issue remains distant.
While bearish sentiment dominates short-term (watch $80K support, dollar strength, and real yields), this looks like a correction after overextension rather than a full trend reversal—industrial demand, ETF flows stabilizing, and historical patterns suggest cautious optimism for bulls if key levels hold. Volatility stays high, so expect swings either way in the near term.#BTC $BTC #Binance #BinancevibeswithBossy
Silver prices crashed hard on January 30-31, 2026, marking one of the steepest single-day drops in decades—down as much as 30-31% in futures trading, with spot silver falling from recent highs around $120+ per ounce to levels near $80-99.
The main trigger was President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, which eased fears of Fed independence loss, strengthened the U.S. dollar sharply, and reduced appeal for precious metals as inflation hedges or safe havens.
This sparked massive profit-taking after silver's parabolic rally (up over 200-300% in the prior year or so), with crowded leveraged long positions getting squeezed by margin calls, higher requirements, and a rush to exit—described by analysts like Michael Brown from Pepperstone as a "mass exodus" where speculators piled out fast.
Overextended speculative positioning amplified the severity: when momentum flipped, stops cascaded, accelerating the plunge alongside gold and other commodities.
While violent, this looks more like a sharp correction in an overbought market than the end of the bull run—industrial demand (tech, green energy) stays strong, physical buying may pick up on dips, and history shows metals often correct hard after big runs before resuming trends.
Watch dollar strength, real yields, Fed policy shifts, and key support levels for the next moves; volatility could swing either way, but cautious optimism remains for longer-term bulls if fundamentals hold.#Silver $BTC
The day gas fees stopped being the main problem in crypto might have arrived quietly with **Plasma**.
I remember friends struggling just to send USDT—needing to buy volatile native tokens for gas, adding unnecessary friction and doubt to simple transfers.
Plasma flips that script. It treats stablecoins like real money people already use for budgeting and settling, not speculation tools or temporary holds.
So it lets you pay fees in stablecoins themselves—or even makes simple USDT transfers completely gasless through a built-in paymaster—removing the need for a second token model that feels outdated.
This isn't about vanishing fees entirely; it's about making them logical and predictable, especially for payments, remittances, or thin-margin businesses where volatility hurts.
By anchoring security to Bitcoin instead of chasing novelty, Plasma borrows proven neutrality and credibility—practical for anyone who values reliability over hype.
It quietly signals who it's built for: everyday users and real-world flows, not yield chasers or gamblers.
Of course, nothing is guaranteed. Stablecoins face regulatory shifts, issuer risks, and the need for actual apps to drive usage—Plasma must earn adoption the hard way, through consistent performance.
But here's what stands out after looking at it: Plasma isn't begging crypto natives to adapt. It's preparing for the broader crowd to arrive, refusing to force them into clunky habits.
If crypto's future shifts toward reliable replacement of old systems rather than endless experiments, this kind of infrastructure won't look revolutionary later—it'll just look obvious.
Those turns rarely make headlines on day one, but they often matter most in the long run. Keep an eye on it.#plasma $XPL @Plasma
Walrus reframes decentralized storage as a practical engineering challenge rather than an ideological debate.
Built on Sui, it separates execution from data through blob storage and advanced erasure coding (like the RedStuff 2D scheme), keeping replication low at 4-5x while ensuring high availability, fast recovery, and predictable low costs—even for large files like media, AI datasets, or app blobs.
This design prepares for real scale without choking the chain, unlike many systems that struggle when data volumes grow.
It doesn't fix every incentive or governance issue overnight, but early adoption by builders shows clear value for dApps, AI agents, and verifiable data markets.
If blockchains want serious applications beyond speculation, reliable storage layers like Walrus will likely do heavier lifting than just faster transactions ever could.#walrus $WAL @Walrus 🦭/acc