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📈 Gold or stocks: which is more profitable over 25 years

If you had invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 in 2000, you would now have $77,495.

But if you had invested the same $10,000 in gold, your capital would have grown to $126,596.

Despite crises, inflation, and wars, it is gold that preserved and multiplied capital more than 12 times.

#BTC #GOLD

🫠 1 Bitcoin fee

Someone wanted to transfer 1 BTC to the Kraken exchange, but ended up with 0.0001 BTC ($10) because the fee was 0.99 BTC ($105k).

Consider that you locked in a profit, just not the way you wanted 😁

#BTC #bitcoin #USGovShutdownEnd? #StrategyBTCPurchase

📊 Manipulation on the air

Yesterday, something strange happened on the $ETH futures chart: in just 15 minutes, about $32 billion in volume was traded.

🤔 The main version: one of the market makers' trading bots crashed, which is why we saw this abnormal surge.

Someone ended up getting screwed and lost money - according to rumors, one market maker suffered a loss of up to $100 million. And someone, on the contrary, managed to orient themselves in time and make a profit from this chaos.

#ETH | #Ethereum

⚡️ Cardano price stuck in bearish structure as open interest drops 79%

Cardano price is under pressure near $0.27 as falling open interest and weak technical structure continue to limit recovery attempts.

Cardano traded slightly lower on Feb. 9, changing hands at $0.2705 at the time of writing. The token has lost about 31% over the past month and continues to sit near levels last seen in mid-2023.

Earlier in February, Cardano (ADA) briefly slipped toward a multi-year low around $0.22 before buyers stepped in. Since then, price action has stayed compressed, with the past seven days confined to a $0.2441–$0.3034 range.

As the selloff continues, market activity has slowed. Cardano’s 24-hour trading volume dropped 33% to about $768 million. With traders displaying little urgency on either side, the decline suggests waning participation rather than panic selling.

🔸 Open interest drop reflects exit by large traders

The derivatives market tells a similar story. Data shared on Feb. 9 by Alpharactal co-founder Joao Wedson shows Cardano’s open interest shrinking sharply, falling from $1.6 billion to about $334 million. The move suggests leveraged positions have been closed in size, rather than rolled into new bets.

💬 $ADA Open Interest has collapsed from $1.6B to $334M. But there’s a detail very few are noticing.
Major players have closed their ADA positions aggressively.
The key insight lies in where open interest is now concentrated.
Back in 2023, Binance controlled over 80%

Wedson also highlighted a shift in where that open interest now sits. In 2023, Binance accounted for more than 80% of ADA’s open interest, with the rest spread thinly across other exchanges. That picture has changed. Binance’s share has dropped to 22%, while Gate now holds the largest slice at 31%.

According to Wedson, this change matters. He pointed to Solana (SOL) as a reference, noting that its strongest rally phase coincided with rising Binance dominance in derivatives. Once that dominance faded, price strength cooled as well.

#ADA | #Cardano

🪙 What Lies Ahead for XRP in the Coming Days? Analysis Firm Reveals Its Predictions

Cryptocurrency analysis company MakroVision has shared its new assessment of the $XRP chart. While noting the recovery following the recent sharp sell-off, the company stated that the downtrend is not yet over in the medium term.

According to MacroVision, XRP recently experienced a rapid sell-off, forming a new “lower low.” The analysis notes that such strong movements are typically seen in the final stages of major corrections and often coincide with investor capitulation.

Following this low point, XRP attempted a short-term recovery. The price rising by over 30% in a short period was considered the first strong rebound after the sell-off. According to the company, such sharp reversals are typical initial reactions following a strong decline.

MacroVision stated that despite a short-term recovery, $XRP  is still in a downtrend in the medium term. Specifically, they indicated that the overall outlook remains bearish unless the “resistance cluster” formed by the falling red trendline and the main resistance zone around $2.20 is broken.

According to the analysis, it is too early to talk about a trend reversal as long as the lower peaks pattern continues.

According to the company, regaining the $1.80-$1.85 range is seen as a strong technical signal. A sustained break above this area could increase the likelihood of a continued recovery. However, the liquidity zone extending to $1.35 remains a critical support area in the short term.

MacroVision also noted that deep and sudden pullbacks during the recovery process could be a warning signal against a sustainable uptrend. In the past, similar patterns have often resulted in the formation of new lows.

#XRP | #Ripple

📊 212,479,300,000 $SHIB : Key Shiba Inu Metric Says Demand Is Back

After multiple days of flashing consistent bearish signals, the Shiba Inu exchange flow is finally seeing demand return to the market as the price makes a massive comeback.

Following the recent volatility faced with the broad crypto market that saw leading cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and meme coins like Shiba Inu, plunge significantly in their trading prices, the market has finally regained momentum as Shiba Inu has made a huge comeback in its trading price.

The massive increase in the Shiba Inu price has been accompanied with strong demand from retail and institutional investors as the asset’s exchange movements show that traders are more willing to buy the assets than dump them.

As of Saturday, Feb. 7, data from on-chain analytics platform shows that Shiba Inu’s netflow across all supported cryptocurrency exchanges is currently sitting at -212,479,300,000 SHIB.

This means that the amount of SHIB scooped out of exchanges for buying purposes amid the growing demand is massively larger than the amount of tokens returned to exchanges for sales over the last day by over 212 billion tokens.

Thus, this suggests that investors have regained interest and optimism for SHIB and they are willing to buy more assets as broader sentiment turns bullish.

🔸 Shiba Inu cools after rapid resurgence

Following the massive price resurgence seen over the last two-three days when Shiba Inu saw daily price increases of over 15%, it appears that the asset is cooling.

While it has maintained trading in the green territory, Shiba Inu has now cooled from recent insane price surges as it is now showing a decent price gain of 0.85% over the last 24 hours.

Regardless of the cooling momentum, its current exchange movements show that demand remains incredibly high, suggesting that the asset would soon resume its price recovery and reclaim previous highs.

#SHIB | #Shibainu

🔥 Ethereum Price Prediction: $2,625 Break Sparks $4K Run?

Friedrich said ETH needs a weekly close above $2,625 to reopen a $4,000 path. Meanwhile, Ted Pillows said ETH must clear $2,100 next after reclaiming $2,000.

🔸 ETH chart flags $2,625 weekly reclaim as next pivot

Crypto trader Friedrich said Ethereum's next move depends on reclaiming the $2,625 level on the weekly time frame. In a post on X, Friedrich wrote that one weekly close above $2,625 would set up a move toward $4,000, adding, “Reclaim 2625 on Weekly TF. (One close above) And 4K next.”

ETH sat below the marked $2,623 line after a sharp selloff, with the latest large red candle pushing down from the high-$2,000s into the low-$2,000s.

The same chart also highlighted two nearby zones that traders often watch for reactions. A green demand area sat around the $1,900 region, and the most recent wick dipped into that band before price bounced back above it. Meanwhile, a red supply area remained overhead in the low-to-mid $4,000s, which aligned with Friedrich’s $4,000 target zone if ETH first flips $2,625 back into support.

🔸 ETH reclaims $2,000 as traders watch $2,100 resistance

Crypto analyst Ted Pillows said Ethereum has reclaimed the $2,000 level for now, marking the first sign of a local bottom forming in the short term. In a post on X, he added that further upside depends on price breaking back above $2,100, a level that acted as support in the second quarter of 2025 and later flipped into resistance.

The daily ETHUSDT chart on Binance showed price near $2,025 at the time of the snapshot, after a sharp selloff into the low-$2,000s. The latest downside move pushed ETH through prior support bands near $2,600 and $2,400 before stabilizing around the $2,000 area.

The chart also marked lower demand zones below current price. Green bands sat near the $1,870 region and further down around the $1,690 area. As a result, the structure placed $2,100 as the nearest overhead barrier.

#ETH | #Ethereum | $ETH

📣 Will Bitcoin Crash Again as ‘Trump Insider’ Whale Dumps 6,599 BTC

The Bitcoin price climbed above $70,000 yesterday, just a day after crashing to as low as $60,000. Amid this BTC rebound, experts continue to share their opinions about whether the bottom is in or if there is likely to be another Bitcoin crash. Meanwhile, the ‘Trump insider whale’ is dumping his BTC holdings, a move which could further put selling pressure on the leading crypto.

#BTC | #Bitcoin | $BTC

📌 Top 4 Reasons Why the Crypto Crash is Temporary

🔸 1. Institutional "Diamond Hands" are Holding Steady

Unlike the retail-driven crashes of 2017 or 2021, the 2026 landscape is dominated by institutional players. Despite the price volatility, spot Bitcoin ETF flows have shown resilience. While short-term "tactical" capital has exited, the long-term holdings of giants like BlackRock and Fidelity remain largely intact. According to recent data from Bloomberg, ETF trading volumes hit record highs during the dip, suggesting that while some are selling, large-scale buyers are using the liquidity to enter at a discount.

🔸 2. The "Warsh Shock" is a Macro Re-Pricing, Not a Crypto Failure

A significant catalyst for the current dip was the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman. His hawkish reputation caused a global re-pricing of risk assets as markets adjusted to expectations of higher interest rates. This is a "macro" event affecting tech stocks and gold alike, not a fundamental flaw in blockchain technology. As the market absorbs this new monetary reality, the decoupling of crypto from traditional equities typically follows, allowing for a localized recovery.

🔸 3. On-Chain Fundamentals Remain Record-Breaking

While the $BTC price may look grim on a daily chart, on-chain metrics tell a different story. Stablecoin supply has only decreased by 2%, and active users on networks like Ethereum and Solana continue to hit all-time highs. Tether (USDT) recently reported record user growth, adding 35 million new users in the last quarter. This indicates that the "plumbing" of the crypto economy is more active than ever, even if the "storefront" prices are currently discounted.

🔸 4. The Leverage Flush is a Market Necessity

Market cycles require "cleansing" events. The run-up to $120,000 was fueled by massive leverage, with some traders using 50x to 100x. This crash has effectively wiped out $817 million in long positions in a single day. By removing this "froth," the market establishes a solid floor.

#Crypto

🦊 Shiba Inu Shows Signs of Potential Reversal After Extended Decline

Shiba Inu appears to be forming a bullish pattern after weeks of downward movement. The meme coin has shown technical signals suggesting a possible trend reversal may be underway.

Recent price action shows SHIB holding above critical support levels while other major cryptocurrencies struggled. The token has formed a rejection candle on the daily chart with a long lower wick. This formation indicates buyers stepped in aggressively near local lows. At the time of writing, Shiba Inu trades at around $0.0000000001179.

The pattern typically emerges when selling pressure begins to fade. Demand starts absorbing available supply at lower price points. Traders view this structure as a potential signal that bears are losing momentum.

🔸 Technical Formation Points to Shift in Market Dynamics

The cryptocurrency broke down from a narrowing wedge pattern in recent sessions. However, buying interest quickly overwhelmed the initial selling pressure. This type of false breakdown often traps late sellers who entered positions expecting further declines.

When false breakdowns occur, they can trigger sharp reversals. Short sellers rush to close positions while value buyers enter at perceived discount levels. The combination creates upward pressure that can fuel rallies.

SHIB's price structure remained relatively intact during Bitcoin's recent breakdown below major support zones. While Bitcoin plunged through historically significant levels, Shiba Inu did not experience a proportional collapse. The token maintained its broader range instead of cascading lower.

This divergence suggests SHIB may have exhausted its downside potential. Assets that demonstrate relative strength during market-wide selling often lead recovery phases. The performance indicates accumulation may be occurring even as broader sentiment remains negative.

#SHIB | #ShibaInu | $SHIB

🔵 Ethereum Crashes 29% in a Week, but Reversal Signals Start to Appear

Ethereum has suffered a sharp correction, with price falling nearly 29% over the past week and slipping below the $2,000 mark. ETH is now trading at levels last seen nine months ago, reflecting severe weakness across the market.

Diminishing buyer support has worsened conditions, with on-chain data confirming growing stress among Ethereum holders.

🔸 Ethereum Holders Move Back To Selling

Ethereum holders have increasingly resorted to panic selling as broader market conditions deteriorated. On-chain data from the Realized Profit/Loss indicator shows investors selling despite being underwater. Realized losses surged past $1.2 billion within 24 hours, highlighting widespread capitulation as holders prioritize risk reduction over recovery.

Such elevated realized losses often extend declines by reinforcing negative momentum. As more ETH is sold at a loss, the price faces additional downward pressure. This behavior suggests confidence remains fragile, limiting the ability of Ethereum to stabilize until selling activity meaningfully subsides across the network.

🔸 ETH Long-Term Investors Change Stance

Long-term holder behavior reflects similar stress. The HODLer Net Position Change has declined, with bars flipping red, signaling net outflows from long-term wallets. This shift is notable because long-term holders are typically considered the backbone of Ethereum’s market structure and price stability.

When long-term holders distribute rather than accumulate, it often signals deep concern. Their decision to sell amid mounting losses indicates rising panic even among conviction-driven investors. This development adds macro-level pressure and increases the risk that Ethereum’s decline could deepen before a meaningful recovery begins.

#ETH | #Ethereum | $ETH

🫨 Analyst Who Predicted $XRP ’s 600% Rally Forecasts The Bottom And A Target Of $10

XRP’s current pullback has diverted attention away from short-term volatility and back toward the bigger picture on the chart. The cryptocurrency is now down by over 60% from its July all-time high, and the decline is showing signs of more downside.

🔸 Analyst Points To A New Accumulation Phase

XRP’s recent price action has seen many analysts projecting a bottom where the decline might end. However, a technical analysis of XRP’s price action on the 2-week candlestick timeframe chart, which was posted on the social media platform X, frames the current XRP price action as an entry into an accumulation zone.

According to the analysis, XRP has now corrected roughly 58% from its recent peak, placing it directly inside what he calls the first accumulation zone between $1.50 and $1.30. The outlook by Crypto Patel is that this area is not about catching an exact bottom but about building exposure gradually as the price stabilizes. Based on this, the analyst predicted that XRP’s decline will bottom somewhere between $1.5 and $1.3, and this is a great time to start buying slowly at these levels.

However, Patel’s outlook also accounts for a deeper drawdown scenario. Should XRP lose the $1.30 region, then the next focus is in a secondary accumulation band between $0.90 and $0.70. Nonetheless, a move into that lower range would still not invalidate the bullish thesis.

🔸 The $10 Target Is Still In Play

$XRP ’s current price action is a far stretch from reaching $10, and that target seems out of reach at the moment. However, despite adopting a near-term caution, many analysts have not changed their long-term projections.

Patel, for example, noted that his long-term target is $10. Although the $10 target remains the same, the analyst noted that buying at $3 or $2 is not ideal since there are opportunities for entries at $1.50-$1 during hard dips for much bigger returns.

#XRP | #Ripple | $XRP

📈 Bitcoin reclaims $70K in relief rally as crypto, stocks and metals bounce

Bitcoin reclaimed the $70,000 level today after surging more than 11% by midday Friday, recovering from its steepest single-day drop since the FTX collapse. The leading crypto asset had plunged below $60,000 on Thursday before rebounding sharply.

Ethereum climbed back above $2,000 after falling to $1,750, while Solana recovered to $86 from a low of $65. XRP rallied 22% to $1.50 after dipping below $1.14, with the broader crypto market retracing most of its losses from the previous session.

Crypto-exposed equities also snapped back. Strategy shares surged over 21% to $130 after nearing a breakdown below $100 in Thursday’s after-hours trading, following the firm’s $12.4 billion quarterly loss announcement.

Coinbase gained 10%, Galaxy rose 17%, and mining stocks Marathon and Cipher jumped 20% and 13%, respectively.

Traditional markets staged a recovery from levels not seen since mid-December. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were both up around 1.5% by midday.

In commodities, gold climbed nearly 4% toward the $5,000 mark, while silver surged 8% to $76. Both remain well below last week’s record highs.

Despite the broad bounce, some analysts warned this could be a short-lived relief rally, citing persistent macroeconomic headwinds and advising caution ahead of next week’s open.

#BTC | #Bitcoin | $BTC | #Crypto

Apple wins without doing anything 🎉

Apple's market capitalization has once again reached $4 trillion - the company has regained its second place among the most valuable corporations in the world.

While the market is in turmoil due to fears about the AI bubble, Apple has stayed on the sidelines. The company is allocating just $18 billion to AI investments, while Meta is spending $115 billion, Google - $175 billion, and Amazon - around $200 billion 🤑

The same logic applies to products. Instead of making grandiose promises about Siri, Tim Cook simply partnered with Google, which unexpectedly had a positive impact on iPhone sales.

#Stocks

🗣️ @CZ Makes Mysterious Bitcoin Post – Last Time He Shared This, a Record Followed

Bitcoin’s price plummeted sharply below $67,000 today, prompting a humorous post from Changpeng Zhao (CZ) referencing the market.

The Binance founder, jokingly saying “I’m poor again,” recalled that he last made a similar comment when Bitcoin dropped from $67,000 to the $30,000 range, and added that “it didn’t end up too badly” for BTC, alluding to the subsequent massive bull market.

💬 Poor again. 😂
(last time I posted this was when bitcoin dropped from $67k to $30k ish. Did alright in the end. — CZ (@CZ ) February 5, 2026

Selling pressure in the cryptocurrency market deepened as the weekly decline accelerated. Bitcoin tested below $67,000 with a loss exceeding 9% during the day, a level that caused losses for many investors who bought during the recent rally. This pullback began to test both Wall Street’s recently increased confidence in crypto and the resilience of new individual investors who entered the market at near-peak levels.

Forced liquidations of leveraged positions are playing a significant role in the sharp market movements. According to Coinglass data, over $3 billion in liquidations have occurred in the Bitcoin market in the last eight days. As of this morning, more than 59,000 investors worldwide have been liquidated, resulting in an additional $730 million in forced sales. Glassnode analysts stated that the futures market has entered a “forced delegitimization” phase, and large waves of long liquidations are increasing volatility and fueling the decline.

Despite ongoing selling pressure, a strong buying base has yet to emerge in the market. A significant portion of the large buyers who supported Bitcoin’s rise last year have withdrawn, and inflows from ETFs and corporate earnings have also slowed. Glassnode notes that this situation has deprived the market of the “stable buying support” seen in previous rallies.

#CZ #ChangpengZhao

📉 $XRP Exposed to Deeper Correction After Realized Price Break

XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the $XRP  Ledger, witnessed a massive sell-off of over 20% on Thursday, to currently trade at $1.88. The selling pressure was initiated with recent comment from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he clarified that he does not have the authority to bailout crypto. However, the bearish momentum accelerated as Bitcoin lost $70,000 floor and the derivative market witnessed cascading liquidation.

🔸 Realized Price Breakdown Highlights Rising Risk in XRP Market

The cryptocurrency market is currently enduring one of its worst weeks since the 2022 FTX collapse. As of early February 2026, the crypto participants witnessed significant sell-off, erasing nearly $500 billion in total value in less than a week.

$XRP ’s market value has just fallen below a key threshold known as the Realized Price. Upward trend investors tried to hold this level but the breach shows supremacy of those wanting lower prices.

This indicator computes the average purchase cost of all tokens that are active, depending on the value recorded in the last transfer of the token using the blockchain network.

Such a measure is influential in measuring holder sentiment. Prices remaining higher than this average often result in the widespread gains among the participants encouraging stability and reluctance to sell. On the flip side of the coin, there is a drop below it that indicates collective unrealized losses which can increase uncertainty, more liquidations, and greater susceptibility to prolonged slumps.

From a wider angle, this Realized Price is a measure of the health of the market as a whole in terms of cryptocurrencies. It aggregates data on a chain to reflect the point where supply and demand pressures shift noticeably. Historical patterns indicate that crossing below this line is often associated with trading environment transitions, where previous zones of support break down and new directions of downtrends appear.

#XRP | #Ripple

🤯 Bitcoin Price Dips To $60,000, Erasing Trump Election Gains

On February 6, the crypto market saw a sharp crash as Bitcoin plunged nearly 15%, wiping out around $350 billion in total market value in a single day. Bitcoin’s price fell to $60,030, erasing gains made since its October peak near $126,000.

This drop also wiped out the entire “Trump bump” rally from November 2024, as selling pressure increased from miners, profit-taking, deleveraging, and global market fears.

🔸 Bitcoin Price Drop Linked to Miner Selling Pressure

One of the biggest pressures is coming from Bitcoin miners. Data shows that the average cost to mine one Bitcoin has now risen above $87,000. With Bitcoin currently trading near $65,000, many miners are operating at a loss. To cover expenses, they are being forced to sell their holdings.

Bitcoin miner Reserves have fallen consistently over the past months and now stand near 1.806 million $BTC . This indicates that miners are selling more coins than they are keeping, adding to market supply.

🔸 Bitcoin ETFs Record Heavy Outflows

At the same time, institutional demand has weakened sharply. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw heavy outflows again. On February 5, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $258.8 million in net withdrawals.

Although this was lower than the $544.9 million outflow seen a day earlier, the total outflows for the week have already crossed $1.07 billion.

🔸 Liquidations Add More Pressure on #BTC Price

Liquidations also played a major role in pushing prices lower. In just 24 hours, more than $2.65 billion worth of leveraged crypto positions were wiped out. Around 82% of these liquidations came from long traders who were betting on higher prices.

The single largest liquidation happened on Binance, where a BTCUSDT position worth $12 million was forcibly closed.

🔸 Michael Saylor’s Strategy In Big Losses

Even major corporate Bitcoin holders felt the pain. Michael Saylor’s Strategy reported an unrealized loss of about $9 billion, equal to 16% of its massive Bitcoin holdings.

#Bitcoin

📉 I would like to draw your attention that we have just dropped below the maximum of the last cycle, which was around $69,000.

#BTC #Bitcoin $BTC

🇨🇦 Canadian Investment Regulator Announces New Rules for Crypto Assets! Here Are the Details

The Investment Regulatory Authority of Canada (CIRO), one of Canada’s top regulatory bodies in the investment sector, has announced new rules for cryptocurrency custody services.

The newly published “Digital Asset Custody Framework” sets clear standards for how member brokerage firms operating cryptocurrency trading platforms (CTPs) should protect client assets.

CIRO stated that the new framework aims to prevent losses resulting from hacking attacks, fraud, and inadequate corporate governance. The rules will be implemented through membership terms as a temporary measure until permanent regulations are finalized. This is intended to allow for a faster response to emerging risks.

At the heart of the regulation is a risk-based system that categorizes crypto custody institutions into four tiers. These tiers, determined by criteria such as capital strength, regulatory oversight, insurance coverage, and operational resilience, will determine how much of a client’s assets custodians are allowed to hold.

Custodians with the highest security level can hold 100% of client assets, while this rate drops to 40% for the lowest level, Tier 4. In-house custody by brokerage firms is limited to a maximum of 20% of the value of client assets.

The framework also mandates strong governance policies in areas such as key management, cybersecurity, incident response, and third-party risks, as well as compulsory insurance, independent audits, security reports, and regular penetration testing. It will also be mandatory to clearly define liability for losses due to negligence in custody agreements.

CIRO emphasized that this step aims to strengthen investor protection while also supporting innovation. The organization stated that lessons learned from the past QuadrigaCX case guided this framework.

#BTC | #Bitcoin