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According to Jinshi, U.S. interest rate futures indicate that the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting rates in June has slightly increased to 69%, up from 63% before the data was released.

According to Reuters, the underwriter Clear Street for Strategy announced the postponement of the U.S. IPO originally scheduled for Friday, citing "poor market conditions." Additionally, the company has significantly reduced its Nasdaq IPO fundraising target from an initial goal of $1.05 billion to $364 million. After the reduction, Clear Street's valuation is approximately $7.2 billion, down from the previous target valuation of $11.8 billion.In recent years, Clear Street has become one of the leading underwriters for cryptocurrency-related stock offerings, having provided underwriting services for several crypto treasury companies, including multiple stock offerings for Strategy, and also served as the underwriter for Trump Media & Technology Group.ChainCatcher previously reported that Clear Street, the underwriter behind Strategy, plans to go public as early as January next year.

According to market news, Arkham's 2026 Ethereum holdings analysis report indicates that the address holding the most ETH is the Ethereum 2 deposit contract, which has deposited over 76.3 million ETH (worth approximately $24 billion), accounting for over 60% of the total ETH supply. The exchange Binance ranks second with 4.1 million ETH (about $1.3 billion) held on behalf of clients, while ETF issuer BlackRock holds 3.4 million ETH (approximately $1.1 billion). The on-chain confirmed holdings of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine amount to 2.9 million ETH (around $900 million), with total holdings reportedly exceeding 4.1 million ETH.In terms of individual holders, Ethereum presale investor Rain Lohmus leads with 250,000 ETH (approximately $786 million), although the private key to that wallet has been lost. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin holds 240,000 ETH (about $754 million), making him the second-largest individual holder of ETH and the largest among currently accessible addresses.The U.S. government holds approximately 60,000 ETH, mainly from the asset seizures related to the Brian Krewson, Potapenko/Turogin, and Bitfinex hacking cases. The report notes that exchange addresses constitute the majority of the top 20 ETH holdings.

According to Jinshi reports, the market chief of Mizuho Bank stated that the Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates up to 3 times this year.

According to Jinshi News, U.S. President Trump stated on social media, "The employment data is excellent, far exceeding expectations! The U.S. should pay much less interest on borrowing costs (bonds!). We are once again the world's number one superpower, and therefore we should enjoy the lowest interest rates to date. This will bring at least a trillion dollars in savings on interest expenses each year------the budget can not only be balanced but also have a significant surplus. Wow! The golden age of America has arrived!!!"

The Nasdaq-listed company Addentax Group announced that it has signed memorandums of understanding with two investment institutions to issue common stock at a price of $1.50 per share to raise a total of $200 million, in order to support business growth in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency financial services.The company proposed a long-term investment and holding strategy for crypto assets last year, planning to acquire up to 12,000 bitcoins, as well as cryptocurrencies like TRUMP.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Logan stated that the current policy stance may be very close to neutral levels, with limited dampening effects on the economy.

According to market news, the South Korean listed company Parataxis Korea (288330.KQ) has increased its holdings by 50 bitcoins, now holding a total of 200 bitcoins.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.14%, the S&P 500 down 0.24%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.34%. Google's parent company Alphabet plans to raise approximately $15 billion through a dollar bond issuance, with its stock price down 0.58%. Novo Nordisk rose 4.4%, while Hims & Hers fell 22.6% after Novo Nordisk sued the latter over the Wegovy generic weight loss drug.

According to official news, Gate will launch the "Gate 2026 Spring Festival Celebration" from February 9, 20:00 to March 1, 20:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can participate in a million red envelope rain and horse racing guessing carnival activities to win GT red envelopes and USDT rewards, sharing the New Year's good fortune.This event includes two major activities:Million Red Envelope Rain Activity: During the event, from 12:00 to 15:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 (UTC+8) each day, users can enter the event page and input the red envelope password announced by the official to participate in grabbing red envelopes, sharing a total of 1,000 GT red envelopes; an additional 200 GT luck red envelopes will be given out at 0:00 on February 17 (New Year's Eve). New users who register through exclusive links from partners or agents can also unlock co-branded new user red envelope benefits.Spring Racing Grand Prix: Users can sign up and complete designated tasks to receive racing tickets, which can be used to guess the racing results of six cryptocurrency pairs: BTC, ETH, GT, XAU, SOL, and DOGE. During the event, a round of horse racing will be held every 2 days, with a single round unlocking a maximum prize pool of 10,000 USDT, and the total prize pool for the event reaching up to 100,000 USDT. The racing results will be determined by a combination of random mechanisms and market performance, and users can share the corresponding prize pool based on the number of racing tickets they invest, according to the ranking of the winning horses.In addition, the event also sets up the "Immediate Success Leaderboard," where the top 50 users can additionally share 5,000 USDT and have the chance to receive Gate Spring Festival gift cards and 100g gold rewards.

On-chain analyst Yu Jin posted on X, stating that the Yili Hua address appears to be not just deleveraging, but rather liquidating. Currently, the related address has transferred 630,400 ETH (1.294 billion USD) to Binance, leaving only 21,300 ETH (43.94 million USD) on-chain. 96% of the ETH has already been transferred to exchanges, a quantity far exceeding what would be needed for deleveraging, so it is highly likely that a complete liquidation is occurring.

Upexi, a Solana treasury company listed on NASDAQ, announced that it has reached a final agreement with an institutional investor to sell and issue 6,337,000 shares of the company's common stock and warrants at a price of $1.17 per share, raising $7.4 million. The net proceeds from this offering will be used for working capital, general corporate purposes, and to expand its SOL token investment strategy. AGP/Alliance Global Partners is acting as the sole placement agent for this common stock and warrant offering.

According to Arkham data, at 23:26, 1000.94 PAXG (worth approximately 4.852 million USD) was transferred from samurai.eth to Fluid (Instadapp).

According to Arkham data, at 21:07, 2 million XUSD (worth approximately 2 million USD) was transferred from StraitsX to an anonymous address (starting with 0x9B0B...).

According to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will launch Rainbow (RNBW) on February 6. Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha points after the Alpha trading opens. Further details will be announced separately.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Rain (RAIN) will unlock approximately 3,705,543 tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on February 12, worth about 346 million USD.

According to Phoenix Network, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that if Kevin Warsh had ever expressed a desire to raise interest rates, he would not have been nominated for the position of Federal Reserve Chairman."If he came in and said, 'I want to raise (rates),' then he wouldn't get the job, no," Trump said in an interview with NBC News on Wednesday.Trump indicated that the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts were "not much" of a suspense, as "our rates are too high," but now "we've become a wealthy nation."When asked if Warsh understood that the president wanted him to lower the benchmark interest rate, Trump responded, "I think he understands, but I think he wanted to do that anyway."Trump's remarks may be referenced during Warsh's confirmation process, and the independence of the Federal Reserve is likely to become a central issue in the confirmation process.Republican Senator Thom Tillis of the Senate Banking Committee has vowed to block any nominee from Trump to the Federal Reserve until the Department of Justice concludes its investigation into the renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters.Outgoing Chairman Jerome Powell described the investigation as a nearly unabashed attack on the Federal Reserve's ability to independently decide monetary policy. Trump administration officials have denied this, but Trump himself has pressured Powell for months to cut rates.Warsh, who previously served as a Federal Reserve governor, was known for his hawkish stance on inflation, but he has recently expressed support for interest rate cuts.

According to The Block, research institution K33 analysis points out that despite Bitcoin's decline of about 40% from last year's peak, raising concerns about a repeat of the past four-year cycle downturn, several structural factors make it unlikely for the market to experience a deep bear market similar to the 80% declines seen in 2018 or 2022.The report believes that the key difference in the current environment compared to previous cycles is the increased institutional adoption, continuous inflows into regulated products (such as spot ETFs), and a loose interest rate environment. More importantly, there has not been a forced deleveraging event that triggered a systemic market collapse like GBTC, Luna, or FTX.On the technical side, analysts view approximately $74,000 as the current key support level. If this level is breached, the downside risk may intensify, with targets potentially pointing to $69,000 or even $58,000 (near the 200-week moving average). Meanwhile, some common bottoming signals are beginning to emerge: Bitcoin recorded a high spot trading volume of over $8 billion on February 2, while the derivatives market's open interest and funding rates have also entered extreme negative territory. These signals, combined with prices still above support levels, may indicate that the market is attempting to form a bottom.