XRP rebounded after a more than 30% drop from early January highs, briefly hitting $1.11 during the February 5 sell-off. It remains capped below $1.50–$1.65 resistance as analysts flag oversold RSI, heavy capitulation volume on Coinbase, and roughly $45 million in positive ETF inflows last week.

Ether reclaimed the $2,100–$2,150 range after a nine‑day 43% slump that bottomed near $1,750 on Friday. According to laevitas.ch, ETH monthly futures carried a 3% premium on Monday, below the 5% neutral mark, while TradingView data shows ETH has lagged total crypto market cap by 9% in 2026.

Hyperliquid’s perpetuals market logged $3.76 billion in trading volume, $4.05 billion in open interest, and $122.96 million in liquidations, pointing to heavy leveraged positioning under volatile conditions. In contrast, Aster and Lighter reported multi-billion dollar volumes but only $7.2 million and $3.34 million in liquidations respectively, suggesting that much of their activity may be driven by incentives or internal flows rather than genuine risk-taking.

In January, one crypto user lost $12.25 million after copying an incorrect wallet address, and another user lost $50 million in a similar incident in December. Signature phishing attacks in January stole $6.27 million from 4,741 victims, a 207% rise from the previous month, while a separate address poisoning case in November led to a loss of about $3.08 million in PYTH tokens. Non-custodial wallet Safe has warned of a coordinated campaign using thousands of lookalike multisig addresses, and says it has flagged around 5,000 malicious addresses in its interface.

BitMine Immersion Technologies has become the largest publicly disclosed holder of Ethereum, building a treasury of about 4.33 million ETH, or roughly 3.6% of supply. Over the past 30 days it added more than 180,000 ETH as prices hovered near $2,100, with about two thirds reportedly staked and the position valued at over $9 billion.

Shiba Inu's exchange netflow has swung sharply bullish as its price rebounds and both retail and institutional interest pick up. XRP holders and builders are preparing for XRP Community Day 2026 on February 11–12, which will highlight upcoming XRPL features and adoption themes. Bitcoin has recorded a 7,132% liquidation imbalance with $59.11 million in shorts cleared over four hours, underscoring heavy bearish mispositioning.

In a recent exchange on X, Elon Musk rejected allegations that U.S. government support underpins Tesla and SpaceX, asserting such assistance represents about 1% of their value. He responded to a user who alleged subsidies and contracts drive his success, as SpaceX also referenced $739 million in Pentagon launch awards and a potential mid‑2026 IPO.

CME Group has launched LINK futures on its CFTC-regulated exchange, adding Chainlink to its crypto derivatives roster. The contracts come in two sizes: a 5,000 LINK standard and a 250 LINK micro, both cleared through CME Clearing. LINK joins ADA and XLM, giving traders regulated tools for hedging and price discovery.