Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Whales Force $60K Retest; ETF Bleed Hits $6 Billion Whales dumped 81,000 BTC into a $6 billion ETF liquidity void, triggering a liquidation cascade that mirrors the FTX collapse mechanics. February 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Ethereum Pierces $2,000 as Vitalik and DeFi Founders Dump into Liquidity Void ETH slides to $1,865 as Vitalik Buterin and Aave's Stani Kulechov liquidate over $21M combined, forcing a market flush. February 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Sberbank Prepares Crypto-Backed Corporate Loans; BTC Holds $71K Russia’s largest bank confirms plans for crypto-collateralized corporate loans following a successful pilot with miner Intelion Data. February 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Bithumb ‘Fat Finger’ Glitch Airdrops 2,000 BTC; Local Price Crashes to $55K A configuration error swapped a $1.40 reward for $130M in Bitcoin, crashing Bithumb's spot price to $55k as regulators circle. February 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments
Cryptocurrencies China Closes the Offshore Loophole: PBOC Bans Unauthorized RMB Stablecoins & RWAs Regulators explicitly ban domestic firms from issuing tokens overseas and outlaw unauthorized Yuan-pegged stablecoins, sending China-linked assets tumbling. February 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Surrenders $60K as AI Tech Rout Triggers $2.5B Flush Over $2.5 billion in crypto leverage was wiped out as a global tech stock sell-off dragged Bitcoin down 13% to $60k, proving the asset class… February 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Trend Research Unwinds $1B ETH Leverage Bet; 215K+ ETH Hits Binance Hong Kong fund Trend Research has dumped over 215,000 ETH to repay Aave loans, realizing massive losses as liquidation risks loom near $1,600. February 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Tether & Circle Mint $3B as Bitcoin Breaches $60K; Exchange Outflows Signal Risk-Off Tether and Circle printed $3B in 72 hours, yet Bitcoin slumped to $60K as $4B in stablecoin capital fled exchanges. February 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments
Cryptocurrencies ARK Invest Capitulates on Coinbase: $17M Dump Ends 72-Hour Buying Spree Cathie Wood's ARK Invest flipped from buyer to seller on Feb. 5, dumping ~$17M in Coinbase stock as Nevada regulators open a new legal front. February 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments
Cryptocurrencies Gemini Exits UK, EU and Australia; Cuts 25% of Workforce Winklevoss-led exchange capitulates in Europe and Australia to focus on the US, slashing 200 jobs as compliance costs bite. February 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments