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LITECOIN Fans Eye Rally from Familiar $51 Support Level

Trading around $54 after a 10% weekly dip tied to Bitcoin's slide below $67,000, Litecoin mirrors 2022 patterns where it bounced from $50-55 lows to climb higher. Fans spotlight its perfect 100% uptime since 2011, faster 2.5-minute blocks, and steady transaction growth as proof of battle-tested strength. Created by Charlie Lee as digital silver to Bitcoin's gold, holders see the current pullback—down 60% from peaks—as a chance to stack undervalued coins, betting history repeats if $51 holds.

Bitcoin Whale Pulls $245 Million from Binance Amid Market Dip

The transfers hit a new wallet tracked by Arkham Intelligence, with four inflows from Binance including a standout 2,156 BTC move flagged by Whale Alert. This came as Bitcoin fell below $66,000 to near $60,000 before rebounding above $70,000, with the Fear & Greed Index at a low 7 signaling extreme fear. Many see it as whales buying the dip against smaller holders selling, though some wonder if it's just exchange rebalancing; similar Ethereum moves added to the smart money talk. Bitcoin now hovers near $70,000 with high volume, hinting at lower selling pressure from self-custody shifts.

InterLink Labs Builds Quantum-Resistant Blockchain with Top Cryptographers

InterLink Labs announced plans to gather top cryptographers for quantum-resistant tech in its token systems, aligning with NIST post-quantum standards to protect against future supercomputing risks to assets like Bitcoin. The project runs a human-verified network where users become 'Human Nodes' via AI biometrics to mine ITLG tokens, with its face recognition model ranking around 51st on NIST's leaderboard alongside giants like Samsung. Growth surges with 6 million registered users, a new Visa card partnership via HPX LLC, and community meetups like the recent one in Gwangju, South Korea.

Sberbank pursues cryptocurrency-backed lending

Russia’s largest bank announced it is moving toward offering loans secured by cryptocurrency and prepared to coordinate with the country’s central bank on necessary regulatory frameworks.

The lender successfully tested the model in January by issuing the country’s first Bitcoin-backed loan to major mining operation IntelionData.

China implements comprehensive crypto restrictions

The central bank joined nine other regulators in issuing Friday a joint notice banning unapproved yuan-linked stablecoin issuance while classifying most real-world asset tokenization as illegal activity.

This crackdown locks in China’s restrictive approach to cryptocurrency-related activities.

Trump distances himself from World Liberty investment

President Donald Trump denied knowledge of reports that a company linked to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial during a recent media appearance.

Trump stated “I don’t know about it. I know that crypto is a big thing,” adding that “my sons are handling that, my family is handling it. I guess they get investments from different people.”

Prețul Polygon a atins funduri duble, pe măsură ce plățile Tazapay, Revolut, Paxos și Moonpay cresc

Polygon (POL), al cărui simbol era cunoscut anterior ca MATIC, se tranzacționa la 0,095 USD, în scădere bruscă față de maximul anului de 0,1853 USD. Rămâne mult sub maximul său istoric.

Prăbușirea prețului POL a coincis cu declinul continuu al pieței cripto care a afectat Bitcoin și majoritatea altcoin-urilor. A avut loc și în momentul în care Vitalik Buterin a criticat rețeaua layer-2. El crede că aceste rețele vor avea probabil dificultăți în viitor, deoarece Ethereum a rezolvat în mare măsură unele dintre provocările de scalare pe care le-a avut în trecut.

Buterin crede că rețelele layer-2 care vor supraviețui sunt cele care vor rezolva provocările cheie și se vor concentra pe nișe cheie. Polygon a reușit în mare măsură acest lucru prin concentrarea pe industria plăților.

De exemplu, datele arată că are al doilea cel mai mare număr de adrese USDC lunare după Solana. Volumul transferurilor sale P2P în stablecoin a sărit la peste 39 de miliarde de dolari. Principalele entități care folosesc lanțul său sunt Tazapay, care a gestionat peste 687 de milioane de dolari în ianuarie.

Crypto Could fall further, says Hogan

According to Matt Hougan, Bitwise’s chief investment officer, crypto Market could dip further.

While the market’s current drawdown of 54% from its peak seems severe, Hougan cautions that it could go lower.

Previous downturns have been much larger—Bitcoin fell 86% in 2014, 84% in 2018, and 77% in 2022.

CZ lists a number of non-dollar stablecoins as Binance backs national currencies

CZ says Binance is working with governments to launch local-currency stablecoins, widening stablecoin options beyond dollar-pegged tokens.

Summary

CZ says Binance is working with “more countries” on stablecoins pegged to national currencies via X post.

Shift aims to move beyond USDT- and USDC-style dollar dominance toward a multi-fiat stablecoin landscape on-chain.

Analysts say local stablecoins could reshape regulation and payments as banks, fintechs, and exchanges join these projects.

Marathon Digital moves $87m in BTC as crypto markets slide

Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies, has recently executed a significant on-chain movement of Bitcoin worth roughly $87 million amid a broader sell-off in crypto markets.

Summary

Marathon Digital moved 1,318 BTC worth about $87 million over a 10-hour period, with funds sent to institutional counterparties, custodial wallets, and a newly created address, according to Arkham data.

The transfers came amid a sharp pullback in Bitcoin prices, which briefly dipped toward $60,000, increasing pressure on bitcoin miners.

The on-chain activity coincided with a nearly 19% drop in MARA shares in a single Nasdaq session, adding to investor unease across the mining sector.

RWA Perps heat up as gold, silver whipsaw; ONDO, PAXG, MKR, LINK lead RWA trade

RWA perps volume explodes above $15B as gold and silver crash, Binance cements dominance, and ONDO, PAXG, MKR, LINK front-run the real‑world assets trade.

Summary

CoinMarketCap says RWA perps are “carving out an interesting niche” by letting traders speculate on gold and silver via crypto derivatives, with “genuine momentum” in early 2026.​

Binance controls 68.37% of YTD RWA perps volume, with OKX at 14.63% and MEXC at 9.25%, concentrating liquidity and potential liquidation cascades on a handful of venues.​

On Jan. 30, RWA perps volume hit $15.57B as gold futures plunged 11% and silver crashed 28%, while spot RWA tokens ONDO, PAXG, MKR, and LINK anchor the tokenization narrative.

Criptomonedele AI de top scad peste 20% pe măsură ce cheltuielile Big Tech în AI stârnesc îngrijorări

Criptomonedele axate pe AI, precum TAO, NEAR, ICP și RENDER, au înregistrat pierderi ce depășesc 20% pe măsură ce cererea investitorilor în acest sector a scăzut în contextul îngrijorărilor legate de pariurile tot mai mari ale Big Tech pe infrastructura AI.

Sumar

Capitalizarea de piață combinată a tuturor criptomonedelor AI a scăzut cu peste 40% vineri.

Îngrijorările legate de cheltuielile masive în domeniul AI ale companiilor Big Tech i-au speriat pe investitori.

Conform datelor de la CoinGecko, Bittensor, cea mai mare criptomonedă axată pe AI cu o capitalizare de piață de 1,58 miliarde USD, a scăzut cu 23% în ultimele 7 zile, schimbând mâinile la 164 USD la momentul redactării. Near Protocol a scăzut cu 25,4%, în timp ce Internet Computer și Render au înregistrat pierderi similare pe parcursul săptămânii.

Întreaga piață de criptomonede AI nu a arătat semne de recuperare sau stabilizare, înregistrând pierderi de peste 42% doar în ultimele 24 de ore, în timp ce evaluarea totală a scăzut la aproximativ 12 miliarde USD.

TAO și alte criptomonede de top AI au scăzut pe măsură ce investitorii rămân îngrijorați după ce rapoartele de la giganții Big Tech, precum Alphabet și Amazon, au dezvăluit o creștere masivă a investițiilor în AI pentru 2026, care ar putea ajunge până la 500 miliarde USD, conform estimărilor recente.

Trader SMXKX Shorting Gold and Silver Makes Over $12.28 Million Profit

On February 8, on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that Binance account SMXKX has been shorting silver (XAG) since late January, with a peak unrealized loss exceeding $1 million. The account also shorted gold at a short-term high on January 29, ultimately hitting a peak profit of $12.38 million by February 5. This performance from shorting gold and silver secured it the top spot on Binance’s Contract Smart Money 30-day leaderboard.

Bitcoin Cycle Killed by Grifters, Tesla Investor Gerber Says

Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, has slammed the cryptocurrency market, but he is not abandoning Bitcoin (BTC).
Ross Gerber, the CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, has pinned the blame for the recent market crash on internal "grift" that has poisoned the cycle. Gerber has argued that the Bitcoin downturn was inevitable due to a flood of speculative "scam" projects that siphoned capital away from quality assets, burning retail investors and killing the market's momentum. The 'grifter' cycle theory According to Gerber, the mechanics of this crash are rooted in a recurring pattern seen in every positive Bitcoin cycle. As the price of the market leader rises, it attracts bad actors looking to capitalize on the hype.

The current mainstream CEX, DEX funding rate display shows that the market is still predominantly bearish, with multiple exchanges showing a negative BTC funding rate.

**Bitcoin Tops $70k Again, But Funding Rates
Signal Broad Bearishness**

February 8 — Per Coinglass data, Bitcoin has rebounded above $70,000, but funding rate metrics point to an overall bearish market. Several exchanges report negative BTC funding rates, meaning short traders are paying longs to maintain their positions. Most platforms show positive ETH funding rates, but they remain below the 0.005% threshold—signaling more bearish sentiment than Bitcoin. **BlockBeats Note** Funding rates are a fee mechanism (not charged by exchanges) for perpetual contracts, designed to keep contract prices aligned with underlying assets. Long and short traders exchange funds to adjust holding costs or profits, with no exchange fee involved. **Funding Rate Benchmarks** - 0.01% = Baseline - Above 0.01% = Bullish - Below 0.005% = Bearish

Bithumb to write off $9 million in Bitcoin losses after giveaway gaffe

The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it will cover $9 million worth of losses with its own funds after a botched promotional event saw it hand out $40 billion worth of Bitcoin to its domestic customers on Friday.

But financial regulators are taking a dim view of the so-called fat finger error, and have launched an on-site inspection, South Korean newspaper Kookmin Ilbo reported. Their ire has been stoked by the fact that Bithumb was reportedly on the verge of implementing a system that would have prevented the gaffe — but instead chose to prioritise other matters.

The exchange’s promotions team had intended to send a total of $423 in Korean won to 249 customers who took part in a lucky draw-type giveaway. However, the team erroneously selected Bitcoin as the unit type when sending the rewards to this group of customers. As a result, each of the customers received thousands or millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin instead.

While Bithumb was able to freeze trading shortly after and convince the vast majority of the recipients to return the Bitcoin, a small number of customers liquidated their coins or traded them for other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum.

Starlink fuels SpaceX growth with potential phone, more internet services

With a SpaceX IPO expected this year, the company has plans for its revenue-generating Starlink business that could expand its reach into new markets, including a Starlink phone, direct-to-device internet and a space-tracking service, sources familiar with the matter said.

The star of Elon Musk's empire, SpaceX is ​quickly expanding on the momentum with its speedy satellite production line with Starlink and its reusable rockets. Those two forces would help realize Musk's plans to build data ‌centers that orbit Earth, a costly bet underpinning SpaceX's recently announced merger with xAI.

The plans include making a mobile device connected to its Starlink satellite internet constellation that could rival smartphones, according to three people familiar with the plans.

Specifics ‌on the device's design or when Musk plans to develop the product are unclear. Starlink in recent years has worked with T-Mobile to bring Starlink internet directly into mobile phones on that network, a different effort than SpaceX producing a phone itself.

STARLINK DRIVES SPACEX REVENUE

Starlink is ‌a vital profit generator for SpaceX. Last year, the company generated about $8 billion in profit on $15 billion to $16 billion of revenue, two people familiar with the company's results said, with Starlink as the main revenue driver, accounting for about 50% to 80% of the total.

Trump says Dow could hit 100K by end of his term

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