WBTC Whales Manipulated Markets to Make Millions via Flash Loans

February 15 — Elon Musk took to social media to announce that Grok 4.2 is set to launch next week, featuring major upgrades over version 4.1.

Update: As of February 15, Coinglass data shows the total net inflow of ETH into centralized exchanges (CEXs) over the past 24 hours was 169,800 ETH. The top three exchanges by inflow volume are: - Coinbase Pro: 67,000 ETH inflow - Binance: 58,100 ETH inflow - Kraken: 23,000 ETH inflow Additionally, KuCoin recorded an outflow of 2,197.15 ETH, ranking first among exchanges for outflows.

February 15 — SOL rebounded above $90, posting a 24-hour gain of 5.95%, per HTX Market Data.

On February 15, DeFi derivatives protocol Polynomial announced it will gradually wind down its current operations. While noting the on-chain derivatives market has grown 100x in recent years and its core strategic direction is sound, the team said execution fell short of expectations. Polynomial added it has amassed 27 million transaction records, systematically identified product moats and key competitive factors, and will prioritize building long-term barriers to entry in its next phase. The team emphasized user fund security and will complete the shutdown via a standardized procedure. The protocol also stated it remains committed to its mission of driving mass adoption of on-chain derivatives. It plans to relaunch the project with its original team in the future, refine its execution strategy, and offer existing users priority access rights. As previously reported by BlockBeats, Polynomial closed a seed round of funding on May 11, 2023, with the amount undisclosed. Investor

Per Coinglass data as of February 15: Should Ethereum drop below $2,000, cumulative long liquidations across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) would hit $769 million. Conversely, a breakout above $2,200 would trigger $748 million in cumulative short liquidations on major CEXs. **BlockBeats Note**: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number or value of contracts at risk of liquidation. Instead, the bars reflect the relative significance of each liquidation cluster compared to neighboring clusters — meaning their "intensity." The chart thus signals how strongly asset prices may react when hitting specific levels: Higher bars indicate a more severe liquidity cascade reaction once prices reach those points.

As of February 15th, OnchainLens data indicates a total of 402 BTC (approximately $28.23 million) was transferred out of Binance. - Whale address 1FZAC withdrew 200 BTC (≈$14.05 million) - Whale address 19UqC withdrew 202.02 BTC (≈$14.19 million) Relevant addresses: 1FZACrSMyHV6SSiKKU5esHpsk1Y2GGLKzD 19UqCWgWeimkj8QEqMnCo2ggLw6RErFeDN