「Buddy」 Adds around $14,000 Margin, Far Below Previous

Feb 9: TheDataNerd’s monitoring shows a newly created wallet withdrew 10 million USDC from Coinbase this morning to accumulate WLFI, purchasing a total of 74.5 million tokens equivalent to approximately $8.45 million.

February 9th: - Bitget market data shows spot silver surged 5.00% intraday, last trading at $81.72 per ounce. - Guotai Silver LOF, an A-share commodity futures-themed fund, resumed trading today after hitting the lower limit—only to reverse course and surge, now up 6.26% at 3.293 yuan.

On February 9, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen proposed holding the confirmation hearing for Wall’s Federal Reserve nomination concurrently with the investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Earlier, Republican Senator Thom Tillis stated he intends to delay the selection of the next Fed chair until the Department of Justice (DOJ) concludes its probe into Powell. Though Tillis supports Wall’s appointment as Fed chair, as a member of the Senate Banking Committee, he has repeatedly vowed to block the nomination until the DOJ uncovers the full truth to uphold the Fed’s independence. Tillis’s vote is critical: Republicans hold 13 of the 24 seats on the Senate Banking Committee, and they could unite to confirm Wall’s nomination. But with Tillis defecting, a tie vote is possible.

Feb 9: Total assets of U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs have fallen below $100 billion, now at $99.16 billion—down ~40% from the October 2023 peak of $165.15 billion. Since their official launch in January 2024, cumulative inflows total 689,180 BTC, worth $55.01 billion. In holdings: BlackRock’s IBIT leads with 765,200 BTC, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC (198,400 BTC) and Grayscale’s GBTC (159,600 BTC).

On February 9th, Daniel, founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital), posed for a photo with SharpLink’s Chief Information Officer and Chief Development Officer, and stated: “We’re continuing to build for Ethereum alongside SharpLink, remaining confident and committed to our ongoing efforts.”

On February 9th, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy—head of the crypto market maker—weighed in on the abnormal Bitcoin and ETH spot price swings on 1-minute charts during the early hours of February 8th. He noted the anomaly was likely driven by a liquidation event involving a market maker’s trading bot, which could have resulted in tens of millions of dollars in losses. The price dip wasn’t due to malicious activity from the bot’s operator, and Wintermute itself was not involved, Gaevoy clarified. Gaevoy also pushed back on rumors of “major institutional liquidations” circulating in the market, saying even if such events occurred, they wouldn’t have a meaningful long-term impact. Unlike past collapses (e.g., Three Arrows Capital, FTX)—where liquidation news spread rapidly and clear red flags emerged (like institutions seeking bailouts)—current rumors stem mostly from anonymous accounts and lack confirmation from credible sources. This cycle’s leverage is primarily tied to perpe