According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a major whale deposited 15,001 ETH, worth $34.57 million, into Binance today to repay loans. In the past two days, this whale has cumulatively deposited 121,185 ETH into Binance, with a total value of $292 million.

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service is upgrading its AI system, VISTA, to automatically detect and analyse suspicious virtual asset trading. The country’s regulators are also launching AI tools to monitor stock markets and online activity for signs of price manipulation.

On February 2, according to Jin10, Patrick Munnelly from Tickmill Group reported that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is anticipated to largely support keeping interest rates unchanged in their Thursday decision. Munnelly predicts a voting outcome of seven in favor of maintaining the rate at 3.75% and two in favor of a 25 basis point cut. Data from LSEG indicates a 97% probability that the Bank of England will keep rates steady this week.

Prediction markets saw record activity last week despite a sharp crypto market sell-off, according to data from Dune.Weekly transaction counts across major prediction platforms surged to a new all-time high of 26.39 million, underscoring resilient speculative demand even as broader market sentiment weakened.Polymarket led with 13.34 million transactions, ranking firstKalshi followed with 11.88 million transactionsOpinion ranked third with 379,300 transactionsTrading volume also remained elevated. Polymarket recorded $2 billion in weekly volume, up 18.4% week-on-week, while Kalshi posted $1.4 billion, marking an 8.5% weekly increase.

The Binance SAFU Fund has purchased 1,315 Bitcoin (BTC) worth approximately $100.7 million, according to onchain data tracked by Lookonchain.The BTC was transferred to a new receiving address (1BAuq…WQkD), which is separate from Binance’s known SAFU reserve wallet holding $1 billion in USDC (0x420e…c104).

Solana has once again outperformed all major blockchains in 7-day network revenue and decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, reinforcing its position as the most active onchain ecosystem, according to data shared by SolanaFloor.

Solana’s native token SOL slid to its lowest level since April 2025 as risk assets unraveled across crypto, technology stocks and commodities, underscoring how closely altcoins remain tied to global macro conditions.SOL briefly fell to $100.30 on Saturday, marking a 30-day decline of roughly 18%, before stabilizing above $102. The move coincided with broad weakness across altcoins and a sharp 26% crash in silver prices, which added to downside pressure across speculative markets.Macro stress weighs on risk appetiteMarket sentiment deteriorated sharply after Amazon announced 16,000 white-collar layoffs, reigniting recession fears. Risk aversion intensified further as concerns mounted over artificial intelligence profitability.Investors reacted to reports that OpenAI accounts for 45% of Microsoft Azure’s cloud backlog, raising concentration risks for Microsoft. Additional pressure followed a report that Nvidia would not proceed with a planned $100 billion investment in OpenAI, while The Information reported the AI firm could post $14 billion in net losses in 2026.Geopolitical tensions in Iran and renewed uncertainty around U.S. government funding added to the defensive tone.Leverage wiped out as SOL funding turns deeply negativeSOL’s sell-off triggered $165 million in forced liquidations of leveraged long positions. The annualized funding rate on SOL perpetual futures plunged to -17%, an extreme reading that indicates shorts are paying to maintain positions — a sign of collapsing bullish leverage demand.Such deeply negative funding levels are historically short-lived but typically reflect a market environment dominated by fear rather than conviction.Solana fundamentals diverge from price actionDespite the price weakness, Solana continues to outperform rival networks on core onchain metrics. According to Nansen, Solana network fees surged 81% above trend over the past 30 days, while active addresses climbed 62% and total transactions reached 2.29 billion.By comparison, the Ethereum ecosystem — including layer-2 networks — processed 623 million transactions, with Ethereum base-layer fees rising only 11%. Solana retained its position as the second-largest network by fees and total value locked, reinforcing its dominance in decentralized application activity.Strong onchain usage supports SOL in two ways: higher network fees boost staking yields, while sustained transaction demand creates ongoing utility-driven buying pressure.ETFs and corporate treasuries add pressureSolana spot exchange-traded funds recorded $11 million in net outflows on Friday, according to CoinGlass. Meanwhile, publicly listed companies holding SOL as a treasury asset — including Forward Industries, Upexi, and Sharps Technology — traded 20% or more below net asset value, reflecting investor skepticism toward crypto-linked balance sheets.Outlook remains macro-dependentSOL’s ability to reclaim bullish momentum will likely hinge on a broader improvement in global risk sentiment, easing geopolitical tensions and renewed confidence in economic growth. Until then, Solana’s widening gap between price and fundamentals highlights both the risks — and potential opportunity — facing investors in a macro-driven market.

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Alternative inflation metrics are pointing to a rapid cooling in U.S. price pressures, potentially reshaping expectations for Federal Reserve policy and influencing risk assets such as cryptocurrencies.Real-time data from Truflation shows U.S. inflation falling well below official government readings, even as the Federal Reserve remains cautious on interest rate cuts.As of Sunday, Truflation’s U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered 0.86% year over year, down sharply from 1.24% a day earlier. Its proxy for core personal consumption expenditures (PCE)—the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge—stood at 1.38%, comfortably below the central bank’s 2% target.By contrast, official data shows U.S. CPI at 2.7% for December and core PCE at 2.8% in November, highlighting a growing divergence between real-time and lagging inflation measures.Truflation aggregates millions of daily price points across housing, food, energy, insurance, and services, offering a faster-moving view of inflation dynamics than traditional monthly releases.Fed policy uncertainty and market impactThe data arrives shortly after the Federal Reserve paused rate cuts and signaled uncertainty around near-term easing. Some market participants now argue policymakers may be reacting too slowly to rapidly improving inflation conditions.Interest rate expectations are closely tied to U.S. dollar liquidity and global risk appetite. Historically, falling inflation and rate cuts have weakened the dollar and supported risk assets, including Bitcoin and broader crypto markets.U.S. dollar at a potential inflection pointTechnical signals suggest the U.S. dollar may already be under pressure. The U.S. Dollar Index recently closed below a long-term support level that had held for more than a decade, according to market data—raising the risk of a sustained downtrend if confirmed.Macro investors, including Real Vision founder Raoul Pal, have previously argued that a weaker dollar is structurally beneficial, easing global dollar-denominated debt burdens and supporting liquidity-driven assets.If alternative inflation data continues to diverge from official readings, pressure may build on the Federal Reserve to reassess its policy stance—an outcome that could prove increasingly supportive for crypto and other risk-sensitive markets.

Neo co-founder Erik Zhang announced that Da Hongfei has regained his posting rights on Neo's official social media accounts. According to Foresight News, Zhang stated that Hongfei will use these rights responsibly, focusing solely on official communications and refraining from sharing personal content. Zhang emphasized that this should not be seen as an 'authorization' but rather as a return and sharing of governance power that had been monopolized by one party, a power that rightfully belongs to Hongfei.

Between October 2024 and October 2025, China, India, and Brazil collectively divested approximately $183.2 billion in U.S. Treasury securities. According to NS3.AI, this move indicates a coordinated effort to reduce reliance on dollar assets. Concurrently, these nations have increased their gold reserves to over 3,350 tons, valued at around $430-450 billion, as a safeguard against dollar volatility. This strategic shift highlights growing concerns over the potential weaponization of the U.S. dollar and an accelerating trend of de-dollarization among BRICS countries.

After the "epic volatility" in gold and silver, is it time to buy the dip? According to Jinse Finance, while the long-term bull market logic remains unchanged, short-term selling pressure persists and volatility is high.

Russian authorities have placed Igor Runets, founder and CEO of BitRiver — one of the country’s largest Bitcoin mining companies — under house arrest as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion, deepening the legal and financial challenges facing the firm.

A woman claiming to be Justin Sun’s former girlfriend has accused him of using multiple Binance accounts and employees to artificially boost TRX prices before selling tokens to retail investors. She says she has evidence and is willing to cooperate with the US SEC, while Sun has only dismissed the claims as “FUD.”

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In an unprecedented escalation of its financial pressure campaign against Tehran, the United States has imposed sanctions on two cryptocurrency exchanges accused of facilitating transactions for Iranian entities under international embargo.

Revolut will triple its Singapore workforce over the next three years after already doubling headcount from 2024 to 2025, to support product development and its expansion across Asia. The move is backed by the Singapore Economic Development Board and EDBI, with Singapore set to remain Revolut’s main base for regional operations.

Forgotten Runiverse, a fantasy MMORPG on Ethereum’s Ronin network, is pausing its servers due to financial difficulties, though the team says the project is not ending. All player data will be kept safe as the developers explore options for the game’s future.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has publicly escalated his praise for U.S. President Donald Trump while criticizing former President Joe Biden’s handling of the crypto sector, a move widely interpreted as a strategic political pivot following Caroline Ellison’s release from federal custody.