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Company maintains no-sell position despite paper losses as debt structure prevents forced liquidation

 

Flows and on-chain data signaled defensive positioning, as crypto investment products logged $1.7 billion in weekly outflows.

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BitMine Immersion chairman Tom Lee has pushed back against growing criticism over the companys mounting paper losses, arguing that the drawdown is a natural outcome of its long-term ethereum treasury strategy rather than a failure in execution. In recent posts on X, Lee emphasized that BitMine is designed to track the price of ether over a full market cycle and ultimately outperform it, positioning the firm more like an index-style investment vehicle than a short-term trading operation.

 

Bitmine chair Tom Lee brushed off criticism of its ETH treasury, saying unrealized losses are part of tracking Ethereum through market cycles.

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The crypto correlation with precious metals has created what Michael Burry calls as “sickening scenarios” that have now come within reach.

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BTC Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week) : $79,300 • Medium-term forecast (1 month) : $82,000-$85,000 range • Bullish breakout level : $82,244 • Critical support : $

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is urging Layer 2 networks to rethink their strategy. He points to a major decline in L2 users—from 58.4 million to about 30 million—even as Ethereum's base network more than doubled its own active addresses.

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The XRP Ledger (XRPL) will activate Permissioned Domains on February 4, 2026, after more than 91% of validators backed the XLS-80 amendment.

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Tokenized silver futures logged one of the largest wipeouts across crypto markets, overtaking the usual leaders bitcoin and ether.

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XRP has entered a critical phase after losing the $1.80 level and sliding toward the $1.60 zone, where price is now attempting to find short-term support. The move comes amid broader weakness across the crypto market, but XRP's structure shows an additional layer of stress that goes beyond spot price action.

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Ethereum just hit rock bottom. The world's second-biggest cryptocurrency plunged to its lowest level since June 23, trading around $1,200 as panic selling gripped digital asset markets on February 3.

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Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY) CEO Mike Novogratz on Tuesday called quantum uncertainty a “big excuse” for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whales and long-term holders selling off their positions, even though he downplayed its long-term industry impact. Quantum Computing Fears: Overblown Or Justified?

 

Analysis of 227 million USDC and USDT balance updates found that 43% were dust transfers under $1, said Coin Metrics.

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The firm said unrealized losses are expected in a downturn, arguing its ethereum-heavy balance sheet is designed to track and outperform ETH over a full market cycle.

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BNB is struggling to hold $750, and a bear pennant on the chart keeps a 15% drop toward the mid-$650s in play.

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XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.5320. The price is now attempting to recover but faces hurdles near $1.6250 and $1.650.

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Cardano's ADA token has slipped out of the crypto top 10 by market capitalization, a symbolic shift as newer platforms attract attention and capital.

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Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim the $80,000 level after several days of sustained selling pressure and heightened market uncertainty. Price action remains fragile, with each rebound attempt failing to attract strong follow-through, reinforcing concerns that the market is still digesting a broader structural shift rather than a short-term correction.

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Fragile momentum and macro uncertainty are keeping Bitcoin and the broader crypto market at risk of further declines, analysts say.

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Ethereum price extended its decline below $2,220 and $2,200. ETH is now attempting to recover from $2,000 but faces many hurdles near $2,250.

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Investor Michael Burry issued a stern warning regarding the systemic consequences of the recent Bitcoin crash. Through his Substack, Burry stated that the pioneering cryptocurrency has failed as a hedge against currency debasement, revealing itself as a purely speculative asset.

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Bitcoin fell 3% to $76,000 as a tech-driven Wall Street sell-off set a risk-off tone for Asia and pushed investors toward more cyclical stocks.

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SkyBridge Capital CEO and vocal cryptocurrency advocate Anthony Scaramucci advised steady accumulation rather than speculative trading for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Tuesday amid the apex cryptocurrency's ongoing decline. Scaramucci Wants Investors To Buy BTC's Dip Scaramucci endorsed Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) co-founder Michael Saylor's HODL mantra, saying, “Accumulate, don't speculate.

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Bitcoin price prediction goes parabolic as Binance eyes a 1 billion dollar BTC buy. Follow the smart money before the next 100K supply shock.

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Solana stabilizes as buyers return, but trend resistance continues to define the recovery.