✏️ According to Binance Research, markets remain in a sustained de-risking phase driven by macroeconomic factors, Fed policy uncertainty, and capital redistribution due to #AI developments, leading to #BTC falling ~52% from its October 2025 ATH. AUM for #BTC #ETFs remains generally resilient, stablecoin supply remains near all-time highs, and risk-weighted assets continue to attract capital, remaining a cycle-neutral theme.
CHAINLINK RESERVE ANNOUNCES ACCUMULATION OF $135,693.16
The Chainlink Reserve is a strategic reserve for LINK, funded by revenue from various off-chain and on-chain sources.
Today's accumulation brings the total value of the reserve to $17 million, the current total value of the $LINK reserve to $2.04 million, and the average price of LINK at the time of purchase to $15.25 per coin.
📌 Cryptologists in X have noticed a pattern: every major conviction of a crypto CEO coincides with a local BTC bottom.
• 2018: Arrest of Alexander Vinnik (BTC-e) – the exchange processed $9 billion in transactions and was used for money laundering.
• 2022-2023: Sentences of Do Kwon (Terra) and Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX) – the crypto market bottomed at $15.5k, after which it began to rise to new ATHs.
• 2024: CZ (Binance) received a 4-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to AML violations. Pardoned by Trump in October 2025.
A fresh candidate for the role of "bottom indicator":
• February 10, 2026, SafeMoon CEO Braden Caroni was sentenced to 100 months (8+ years) in prison.
• Stealed $9+ million from investors through access to a liquidity pool. Spent on mansions, an Audi R8, and custom pickup trucks.
• At its peak, SafeMoon had a market cap of $8 billion and millions of holders.
Coincidence or not, Caroni's sentence came at a time when BTC is trading around $70,000 after falling from $126,000.
👨💻Analyst: Miners withdrew almost 49,000 BTC in 2 days
🇺🇸US banking conglomerate opposed approval of new licenses for crypto banks
📈LiT price rose 10% after Lighter and Circle's $920 million deal
📊BNB Chain increased its tokenized assets to $2 billion in a quarter
🤖Lightning Network added tools for AI agents
😱Standard Chartered analysts said they expect Bitcoin to fall to $50,000 and Ethereum to $1,400.
🇬🇧The UK Treasury announced the issuance of digital government bonds (digital gilts) on the Orion blockchain, owned by HSBC, Europe's largest bank by assets.
💰The combined market capitalization of all altcoins, including Ethereum (ETH), has fallen below Tesla CEO Elon Musk's net worth.
🚀Analyst: Ethereum has several prerequisites for a rise to $3,000
💳Expert: The battle between crypto card providers Bridge and Rain is accelerating market development
💰The EU plans to protect all cryptocurrency transactions with Russia
Brussels respects that formal exchanges against several crypto-platforms do not give any significant effect. Russia, according to the European Commission, is using digital assets to circumvent sanctions and finance the war against Ukraine.
The EU wants to protect any connections with Russian suppliers of crypto assets. Exchanges can also expand on platforms for the exchange and transfer of digital currencies.