February 5th, according to on-chain data analyst Ember's monitoring, a whale address completed a full liquidation 4 hours ago.The address liquidated the entire position in 4 days, selling 96,585 ETH (approximately $2.14 billion) and 334,000 SOL (approximately $31.51 million), resulting in a staggering loss of $141 million.The ETH was purchased at an average price of $3,363 in July last year and sold at an average price of $2,222 these days, resulting in a $110 million loss. The SOL was bought at an average price of $186 in October last year and sold at an average price of $94 these days, resulting in a $30.78 million loss. After clearing the liquidation and repaying the debt, the address only has $58.34 million USDC left.

February 5th, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the market fell, a whale address holding a 25x leveraged ETH short position has realized a profit of $17.05 million and made a $6.83 million profit from the funding rate. The entry price for this address was $3,116.

February 5th, IG Group has completed the acquisition of the cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve. The transaction was approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. According to Foresight News, IG Group had previously acquired a majority stake in Independent Reserve for $72 million in September last year. IG initially acquired 70% of Independent Reserve's shares and had the option to purchase the remaining 30% based on future performance. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in early 2026, with a total value of 178 million Australian dollars (117.6 million US dollars).

February 5th, according to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, the "ETH Whales Profit $99.22 Million Smart Money Address" has accumulated another 2500 cbBTC in the past 8 hours, worth $182 million.Since February 2nd, the address has withdrawn a total of 4000 cbBTC from Coinbase, with an average withdrawal price of $74,003.9, currently unrealized loss of $2.995 million; however, the address has not increased its ETH holdings again in the past 2 days.

February 5th, U.S. President Trump stated that if Kevin Warsh had expressed a willingness to raise interest rates, he would not have chosen Warsh as his nominee for Federal Reserve Chair.“If he came in and said, ‘I want to raise rates,’ he wouldn’t have this job, absolutely he wouldn’t,” Trump said in an interview with NBC News on Wednesday.He stated that there is “no question” that the Fed will cut rates because “our rates are too high,” but now “we are a rich country again.” When asked if Warsh understood that Trump wanted him to lower the benchmark interest rate, the president responded, “I think he understands, but I think he wanted to do anyway.”Furthermore, Trump is currently trying to legally dismiss Fed Governor Lael Brainard for alleged involvement in mortgage fraud, a case currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing that he believes the Fed is an independent institution, but the president has the right to intervene in Fed decisions.

February 5th, according to on-chain data analyst Yujin Monitoring, starting from the afternoon of February 1st, Trend Research has cumulatively liquidated 188,500 ETH at an average stop-loss price of $2,263 in nearly four days, repaying $385 million USDT to reduce leverage.Currently, the liquidation prices of its multiple ETH leverage positions have dropped to the $1,576 to $1,682 range, mainly concentrated around $1,640.Current Position: 463,000 ETH (approximately $998 million), average cost price $3,180Loss: $647 million (Realized loss $173 million, Unrealized loss $474 million)Leveraged Borrowing: $625 million

February 5th, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has sold a total of 2,779 ETH in the past 3 days at a price of $2,238, receiving approximately $6.22 million.

February 5th, Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani announced on social media that he has decided to step down from Multicoin Capital and will continue to serve as Chairman of Forward Industries (the largest SOL treasury company). As part of the redemption request planned to be submitted to the main Multicoin fund by March 31, 2026, the request will be made for a physical redemption in the form of FWDI stock and warrants, rather than US dollars, subject to Multicoin's subsequent decisions, legal and regulatory approvals, and independent consent from Forward.Kyle stated that he has mixed feelings about saying goodbye, as his time at Multicoin has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding experiences of his life. Nevertheless, he looks forward to taking a temporary break and exploring new directions in the tech space.Kyle also mentioned that his goal is to increase his personal holdings of FWDI (and thus indirectly SOL), which is the core intent of this adjustment. He remains extremely bullish on SOL, extremely bullish on the crypto industry, and will continue to actively participate in it both as an individual and in his capacity as Chairman of Forward.Kyle Samani is one of the most influential investors in the cryptocurrency space. Since its founding in 2017, Multicoin has become one of the most successful crypto-focused funds, managing assets in the billions of dollars. Multicoin is one of Solana's most prominent early institutional investors, heavily investing in the seed/early stages and steadfastly holding during Solana's extreme drop of over 90% after the FTX collapse. Kyle is one of the crypto industry's most prolific writers, and the "three mega theses" proposed by him and the Multicoin team have influenced a generation of industry professionals' understanding of native crypto value.In September 2025, Forward Industries underwent a complete shift to the crypto sector through a $1.65 billion PIPE (private investment in public equity) round, led by crypto giants such as Multicoin Capital, Jump Crypto, Galaxy Digital, and with a personal $25 million addition by Kyle Samani, who also assumed the role of Chairman. According to the latest report, the US-listed Solana treasury company Forward Industries held a total of 6,979,967.46 SOL as of January 15, 2026, far surpassing other competitors. Since establishing the Solana treasury, almost all SOL has been staked, and 133,450 SOL staking rewards have been obtained.

February 5th, according to onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet deposited 4 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a short position for SOL with 3x leverage.

February 5th, according to Alternative data, today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index dropped to 12 (from 14 yesterday), pushing the market further into "extreme fear."Note: The Fear Index has a range of 0-100 and includes the following indicators: Volatility (25%) + Market Volume (25%) + Social Media Hype (15%) + Market Surveys (15%) + Bitcoin Dominance (10%) + Google Trends (10%).

February 5th, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Easy Rihua's subsidiary Trend Research transferred a total of 25,000 ETH to Binance again 6/7 hours ago.So far, Trend Research has cumulatively deposited 188,588 ETH to Binance (worth approximately $426.87 million) for sale and loan repayment.

February 5th, according to official sources, Coinbase's listing roadmap has added Rainbow (RNBW), RaveDAO (RAVE), Aztec (AZTEC), and Espresso (ESP).

Bitbaby has officially listed the RAP/USDT trading pair. RAP is the core token of the Rappi Pool ecosystem, which integrates Computing Power RWA, Super App Scenarios, and Financial Services. Leveraging the massive traffic of the Latin American Super App "Rappi," the project aims to anchor physical computing power via RWA technology, creating a closed-loop ecosystem spanning from digital assets to real-world consumption.

February 3rd, JPMorgan Chase stated that investors should not sell gold. Following Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, the price of gold plummeted last Friday. It continued to experience significant volatility on Monday and saw a slight rebound on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase believes that this was just a stumble for gold on its way to a higher year-end target.The investment bank has updated its 2026 gold price target to $6,300 per ounce, representing a roughly 34% increase from around $4,700 on Monday night. Given the events of last Friday, this forecast may seem overly optimistic, but JPMorgan's Gregory Shearer insists that a rebound is imminent. However, according to Shearer, investors need not worry about a further pullback in gold price. In the report, he emphasized that gold demand remains strong, exceeding their team's expectations.

February 3rd, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Vitalik swapped 211 ETH for 491,721 Aave ecosystem stablecoin GHO. He has sold a total of 704 ETH, worth $1.65 million.