Bitcoin stabilized near $70,000 following February's volatility flush, with the current period characterized as a deleveraging phase. The cryptocurrency has maintained its position around the $70,000 level after the pronounced volatility that occurred in February.

MicroStrategy purchased an additional 1,142 BTC for approximately $90 million, bringing its total holdings to 714,644 BTC, which accounts for over 3.4% of bitcoin's fixed supply, according to a post by Jason Shubnell citing @CryptoBizzle. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said today he expects bitcoin to double or triple the S&P's performance over the next four to eight years.

Binance's SAFU fund holds 10,455 bitcoin following a purchase of approximately $300 million in BTC earlier this week, MSB Intel data show. The acquisition increased the emergency insurance fund's bitcoin holdings to the current level.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) options expanded to 7.33 million active contracts as of Feb. 10, surpassing SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) at 6.44 million in open interest and making IBIT the ninth-largest options market in the U.S., Crypto Breaking News reports. IBIT options have traded more than 284 million shares, generating over $10 billion in notional value, with a put/call ratio of 0.64 compared with gold's 0.50. Bitcoin has recently outperformed gold as global risk appetite improves, even as BNP Paribas projects gold could reach $6,000 by 2026 and JPMorgan's Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou notes Bitcoin's volatility relative to gold has fallen to a record low of 1.5. On Feb. 6, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $144.9 million in net inflows despite $20.9 million in redemptions from IBIT.

Strategy (MSTR) bought 1,142 BTC last week for roughly $90 million at an average price of $78,815 per coin, lifting its holdings to 714,644 coins purchased for about $54.35 billion with an average cost of $76,056, chairman Michael Saylor said in a CNBC interview. Saylor dismissed any pressure to sell bitcoin amid falling prices, reiterating the company plans to keep buying. Strategy reported a fourth-quarter operating loss of $17.4 billion and a net loss of $12.6 billion tied largely to noncash mark-to-market accounting, while shares fell 3% on Tuesday, taking year-to-date losses to 15% and year-over-year to 60%.

Bitcoin new investor inflows have turned negative, a CryptoQuant analyst said, noting the trend aligns with early bear-market conditions. Ongoing selloffs are not being offset by fresh capital inflows, indicating weakened demand from new BTC investors.

Bitcoin, Nasdaq and silver printed simultaneous lows on the same five-minute candle at 11:15 a.m. Asia time, Daxx (@DaxxTrader) said. The move came minutes after the crypto daily open and showed a slow grind, a flush, then an aggressive snapback, with volume spiking at the lows.

Interactive Brokers has listed nano Bitcoin and Ether futures from Coinbase Derivatives, expanding its crypto derivatives offering, The Block reports. The global brokerage, which holds over $400 billion in client equity, now offers these products with 24/7 market access and smaller contract sizes on a regulated futures venue. Crypto derivatives are increasingly being integrated into mainstream multiasset platforms beyond crypto-native exchanges, according to The Block.

Spot exchange-traded funds for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Chainlink all recorded net inflows on the same trading day, marking the first simultaneous intake in several weeks. The flows indicate institutional investors remain active in these crypto products and are adding exposure rather than reducing positions.