CSL Ltd shares fell 5% in early trade to A$171.39, extending a multi‑year drawdown of 39% from early 2025 highs as traders position for half‑year FY26 earnings. The A$150B plasma and vaccine group faces concerns over potential revenue and EPS shortfalls, weaker US flu vaccine demand and reimbursement issues for new immunoglobulin products, while options and volume data point to expectations of further downside.

BitMine Immersion Technologies said it bought 40,613 ETH for $82 million at about $2,020 per token via FalconX, lifting its holdings to 4.3 million ETH. BMNR traded 5% lower to $19.40 before the open after a $20.45 close, as the company navigates a sharp ETH drawdown and recent leadership changes.

According to Coinpaper, Strategy's MSTR fell 5% to $128 in pre‑market trade today as Michael Saylor's team disclosed a 1,142 BTC purchase worth $78 million at an average $68,300 per coin. The move lifts reported holdings to 715,000 BTC, while dilution concerns tied to at‑the‑market equity issuance weighed on sentiment.

Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16% to 125.86 T at block height 935,429 after a January US winter storm disrupted power across 34 states. Foundry USA’s hashrate briefly dropped from nearly 400 EH/s to around 198 EH/s before rebounding to 354 EH/s, and the next adjustment on February 20 could lift difficulty about 5.63% to 132.96 T.

In its Q4 2025 results, Bitcoin‑focused treasury firm Strategy Inc reported a net loss of about 12.4–12.6 billion USD as BTC fell over 20% from its October high to below 88,500 USD by year‑end, dragging its 713,502 BTC stash roughly 17.4 billion USD into unrealized loss territory. The company's shares dropped 17% in after‑hours trading and are down more than 30% from late‑2025 peaks, while a 2.25 billion USD cash reserve is intended to cover around 2.5 years of dividends and interest without liquidating Bitcoin.

Ethereum is trading around $2,100–$2,200 after a sharp market pullback, with derivatives data pointing to more than $1 billion in ETH liquidations as key supports gave way. According to recent estimates, roughly $200 billion was erased from crypto markets in the past two weeks, while negative Coinbase Premium and whale inflows to exchanges signaled risk-off sentiment.

On February 3, the crypto market saw a sharp sell-off as Bitcoin briefly fell to the $72,000 area before rebounding to around $77,000–$78,000. Over $2.5 billion in positions were liquidated within 48 hours, with more than $700 million wiped out in a single day and most losses hitting overleveraged longs. Ethereum dropped toward the $3,600–$3,800 range, while major altcoins like Solana and BNB recorded double-digit intraday declines amid heavy spot selling and extreme fear in sentiment indicators.

On January 31, forced liquidations across crypto derivatives exceeded $2 billion within 24 hours, as prices broke below key supports. Bitcoin saw about $700 million in wiped positions, while Ethereum lost roughly $300 million after falling under $2,500 and moving toward $2,400. Market capitalization fell more than 7% intraday before stabilizing.

Ethereum dropped from $2,700 to roughly $2,400 on January 31 after losing multiple support levels. Analysts caution that failing to regain those zones could open a deeper drawdown toward $1,435.