As the market seeks its lowest point, #CLANKER has skyrocketed by 70% since yesterday, fueled by increased buyouts (https://www.dune.com/clanker_protection_team/clanker-lp-protocol-fees) from the team and substantial purchases. At 07:20 Moscow time yesterday, CLANKER led the purchase charts across all CEXs, and shortly after, it also saw a significant rise in open interest. However, this morning, open interest has started to decline sharply, and the token price has entered a correction phase.
$BTC UPDATE - $USDT Bitcoin needs to hold around $80K - $82K price level over the next few days and create a potential bottom, otherwise there’ll be a weekly close above this resistance on the $USDT.D chart which is an absolute red line for any bullish scenario to playout. I have said thing in some of my previous update that this level on $USDT.D acts like a gateway to the bear market. Close above and I am definitely expecting atleast $50K. Also in my YouTube stream yesterday, I explained this negative correlation between metals and bitcoin which is reaching it’s March 2020 negative levels and is a very dangerous sign because the same thing happened in 2020, 2018 and 2016 and at all three occasions, we had a 40-50% pullback on the bitcoin chart. So, not expecting something as brutal as October 10th but there is going to be one similar liquidation event in near future.
#BTC In its annual financial report, WisdomTree announced that it has $2.24 billion in crypto assets under management. WisdomTree CEO: “What were once seen as new initiatives—like models, tokenized assets, and private markets—have now matured into legitimate businesses that are contributing to the industry, despite still being in their early growth phases.” $BTC
U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'frolic' The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking previous policy efforts. The U.S. government is formally reversing its previous stance on banning certain activities at prediction market firms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig moving Wednesday to withdraw a proposed event-contracts rule from 2024 and scrapping an earlier advisory he said confused the industry. In 2024, the derivatives regulator proposed a rule that would have banned contracts based on the outcome of political events, legally equating them with illicit contracts on war, terrorism and assassination and calling them "contrary to the public interest." That rule never advanced to a final stage before President Donald Trump returned to the White House and appointed new CFTC leadership. The CFTC had allowed prediction markets based on political events to launch after losing a court fight over Kalshi's intended offering that same year. The recently confirmed chairman of the agency, Selig, has now cleared the decks of that and a minor advisory issued in September on certain contract markets.
“The 2024 event contracts proposal reflected the prior administration’s frolic into merit regulation with an outright prohibition on political contracts ahead of the 2024 presidential election," Selig said in a statement. "The Commission is withdrawing that proposal and will advance a new rulemaking grounded in a rational and coherent interpretation of the Commodity Exchange Act that promotes responsible innovation in our derivatives markets in line with Congressional intent.”
Selig's action is unsurprising, following closely on the heels of his remarks last week that signaled it was coming. He said he'd "directed CFTC staff to move forward with drafting an event contracts rulemaking."
LiquidChain touts 1,965% staking rewards for cross-chain Layer 3
LiquidChain launches a Layer 3 cross-chain platform linking Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, advertising 1,965% staking rewards and positioning itself as a bridge alternative.Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, reported $2.2 billion in adjusted revenue for 2025, representing a 33% increase from the previous year, according to financial results released February 3, 2026. LiquidChain volume reaches new peaks The company’s trading volume reached $2 trillion, a 34% increase year-over-year. Non-trading services including custody, payments, and financing accounted for 53% of total revenue, according to the financial report. The platform reported 5.7 million funded accounts as of the reporting period. LiquidChain, a blockchain project, announced the launch of its cross-chain platform designed to facilitate transactions across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana networks. The project describes itself as a Layer 3 infrastructure that connects multiple blockchain networks.The platform utilizes what the company terms a “Parallel Execution Engine,” which the project states enables simultaneous settlement of trades across multiple blockchain networks. The technology aims to reduce transaction time typically associated with cross-chain asset transfers, according to project documentation. LiquidChain’s staking protocol currently offers rewards calculated at 1,965%, according to the project’s published materials. The rate is designed to attract liquidity providers to the platform, the company stated. The project’s token allocation designates 35% for an Infrastructure Fund intended to maintain cross-chain validators, while 32.5% is allocated to Global Outreach and Labs for development purposes, according to the tokenomics structure outlined by the project. LiquidChain has announced plans for a token generation event, though specific dates were not provided. The project positions its platform as an alternative to traditional blockchain bridges for cross-chain asset movement.
Crypto wasn’t spared from the tech risk-off mood. Bitcoin slid 2.5% to around $73,000 — its lowest level since early November 2024 — officially giving back the entire post-Trump election rally, no receipt required.
Crypto crash coincided with stock market weakness The ongoing crypto crash coincided with the selling of risky assets. For example, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index continued its strong downward spiral, with top companies like AMD, AppLovin, and Palantir falling by over 10%. These technology companies declined as investors remained concerned about the AI industry and its impact on key sectors such as software. Indeed, most software companies, including ServiceNow, Adobe, Intuit, and Salesforce, have plunged by over 50% from their all-time highs. In addition, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF fell for a seventh straight session and retreated to levels last seen when President Trump unveiled his tariff plans in April 2025.
The crypto crash is also happening as investors remain concerned about the Middle East, where Donald Trump has sent an armada, whose aim is to attack Iran. While talks between the two sides are set to happen in Turkey on Friday, most geopolitical analysts believe that Trump will ultimately attack. The Trump administration has made demands that Iran will not accept, including ending its civilian nuclear energy and reducing its ballistic missiles. Commodity prices have also priced in an attack happening soon. Gold, often seen as a safe-haven, has jumped back to over $5,000, while crude oil prices have soared to nearly $70.
Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slumped All these factors have pushed more investors on the sidelines, with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index moving to the extreme fear zone of 14. Cryptocurrencies often drop when investors are fearful.
BTC is bouncing from the trendline support. If this bounce continues, the market can turn positive again. But if the trendline breaks, a deeper correction is possible.