Ethereum

On February 1, 2026, Arkham Intelligence said the trader known as the Hyperunit whale emptied its ETH treasury into Hyperliquid, with estimated losses near $250 million. The account had earlier made roughly $200 million by shorting Bitcoin and Ether ahead of Donald Trump’s 100% tariff announcement in October. CoinMarketCap showed ETH at $2,418.31, down 10.31% over 24 hours.

On Jan. 30, Lido Finance said ETH staking set an all-time high, with 36.6 million ETH staked, equal to 30.13% of supply. On Jan. 29, Lookonchain reported Tom Lee's Bitmine added 250,912 ETH, bringing its staked total to 2,582,963 ETH, while ETH traded at $2,633, down 3.86% in 24 hours and 11% weekly.

The trader known as the "Hyperunit whale" has closed their entire leveraged ether position on Hyperliquid, booking about $250 million in losses and leaving only $53 in the account. The reversal follows an October 2025 haul of roughly $200 million from shorting bitcoin and ether ahead of a tariff announcement, with identity links previously disputed.

On 31 January 2026 at 21:09, Bitcoin slid to about $77,900, a 7.36% daily decline that coincided with forced unwinds across major tokens. The total crypto market value fell to roughly $2.62 trillion, down 7.48% and erasing over $200 billion, while liquidations topped $2.53 billion, mostly from long positions as Ethereum and Solana underperformed.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, a publicly listed crypto treasury linked to Tom Lee, faces over $6 billion in unrealized losses on its Ether holdings. According to Dropstab, after adding 40,302 ETH last week to push its total above 4.24 million, the stash is worth roughly $9.6 billion, down from about $13.9 billion in October.

A single wallet lost 4,556 ETH, worth about $12.25 million, in an address poisoning incident. Attackers crafted lookalike vanity addresses that appeared in the user’s transaction history, leading to a misdirected transfer. The case adds to a recent spate of large crypto thefts, including an almost $50 million loss in December 2025.

A broad selloff on Saturday drove Ethereum below $2,400 for the first time since July 2, marking a seven‑month low and leaving it down more than 10% on the day and 18% for the week. Over $550 million in ETH longs were liquidated in the past 24 hours, exceeding BTC wipeouts of $475 million.

Ethereum has dropped about 15% over the past week and is now trading below its former ascending structure, testing a demand area near $2.5K while staying under the $3K psychological barrier. Price action on both the daily and 4-hour charts points to a dominant bearish bias, with any rebounds toward $2.7K–$3K likely facing renewed selling. A dense cluster of liquidations is building around and below $2.5K, making this zone pivotal for whether ETH stabilizes or extends its decline.

On Saturday, Ethereum, XRP and the wider crypto market saw a sharp pullback, wiping roughly $100 billion from total market value while Bitcoin declined more moderately. The move coincided with reports of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and unfolded in thin weekend liquidity, with Ethereum leading liquidations and altcoins generally underperforming BTC. By 3:41 pm UTC on Jan. 31, 2026, Ethereum traded at $2,539.70, down 6.22% over 24 hours, as total crypto market capitalization hovered around $2.73 trillion.

According to the publication, ZKP Crypto is running a $5,000,000 giveaway with 10 winners receiving $500,000 each, alongside daily on-chain auctions releasing 190 million tokens every 24 hours. On January 18, 2026, Hyperliquid's foundation donated 10,000 HYPE to ZachXBT, while Ethereum's price action has drifted toward the mid-$2,600 area with downside levels cited at $2,550 and $2,400.