ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, executed its first Coinbase sale of 2026 by offloading 119,236 COIN shares worth about $17.4 million after the stock fell roughly 37% year-to-date. Around the same time, the firm bought 716,030 Bullish shares for approximately $17.8 million, reflecting a notable portfolio shift as crypto markets retreat.

Bitcoin is on track for five straight monthly declines, falling 16% so far this month after closing October, November, December, and January in the red. The broader market has weakened, with BTC sliding over 13% to $60,000 during the sell-off and spot ETFs seeing about $690 million of net outflows this month.

MicroStrategy is under pressure after Bitcoin fell below $60,000, leaving its BTC treasury below cost and its equity-NAV premium near 0.87x. The company holds around 713,500 Bitcoins at an average carrying price of about $76,000 per coin, and analysts note no immediate solvency risk, though dilution and refinancing challenges could mount if conditions persist.

Keith Grose, UK CEO of Coinbase, said tokenised collateral is moving from pilot projects into core financial infrastructure as central banks and institutions deepen real-world deployment. He noted that 62% of institutions have maintained or increased crypto exposure since October and argued that UK policy on stablecoin rewards will be key to scaling tokenisation in areas such as liquidity and collateral management.

On Friday, Intel and AMD notified Chinese customers about tightening CPU supplies, with certain Intel shipments to Beijing potentially stretching to 6 months. The constraints have been accompanied by an estimated 10% rise in server product prices in China, and shortages reportedly include Intel's 4th- and 5th‑generation Xeon processors.

The article argues that most retail traders lose money because platforms push them into making repeated, emotionally driven decisions during volatile moments. Drawing on prospect theory and the growth of algorithmic execution, it suggests AI can move human judgment to earlier, calmer stages, where users define goals and risk while automated systems handle entries, exits, and position sizing. The author notes that institutional investors have long relied on such tools and contends that broader adoption by retail platforms in 2026 could significantly limit self‑inflicted losses without removing humans from the process.

CEO Phong Le told investors on the latest earnings call that Strategy (MSTR) would only face an existential threat if Bitcoin fell to about $8,000 and stayed there for years. The comments followed a week when BTC slid more than 20%, MSTR dropped 17.12% in a single session, and then rebounded 7.19% in extended trading.

Bitcoin's drop to $60,233 before a rebound to $65,443 has pushed eight pure-play Bitcoin treasury companies close to $10 billion in combined unrealized losses on more than 850,000 BTC. Strategy, Metaplanet, and Twenty One Capital are among the hardest hit, and scenario analysis shows Strategy's paper losses could total $27.14 billion if Bitcoin falls to $38,000. Market-to-net-asset-value discounts, ETF outflows, and reflexive financing pressures are amplifying the stress across these highly leveraged balance sheets.