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According to the latest report from BestBrokers, the U.S. spot Ethereum ETF is experiencing a significant outflow of funds. ETF holdings have decreased from over 6.1 million ETH at the end of January to about 5.8 million ETH on February 23, and the total asset size has shrunk from $18.6 billion to approximately $11.9 billion.In terms of market concentration, BlackRock holds about 57% of the U.S. ETH ETF share, far exceeding Grayscale and Fidelity. The ETH price has fallen approximately 35% over the past month and nearly 40% over the past three months.

Bitcoin fell over 19% in February, marking its worst monthly performance since 2022, due to concerns related to global tariffs.

The digital asset trading platform Gate released its transparency report for January 2026, disclosing its phased progress in multi-asset trading and platform structure. The data shows that Gate continues to expand its influence in the derivatives sector, with a market share of derivatives rising to 11%; the trading volume of perpetual contracts grew from $911.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025 to $2.42 trillion in the third quarter, maintaining a high level of $1.93 trillion in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Gate TradFi has covered metals, foreign exchange, indices, commodities, and some stocks, with trading volume exceeding $20 billion since its launch.In terms of products and infrastructure, Gate is simultaneously advancing intelligent and on-chain capability construction. GateAI launched in January, focusing on market analysis and asset interpretation, with a user satisfaction rate of approximately 88% in the first month. After the upgrade, Perp DEX's monthly trading volume exceeded $5.5 billion, and the number of on-chain addresses for Gate Layer surpassed 100 million. In asset management, the on-chain earning TVL reached $1.301 billion, and the ETH staking scale hit a record high. In January, the overall reserve coverage ratio increased to 125%, with major assets maintaining excess reserves.Overall, Gate is continuously solidifying its long-term development foundation as a comprehensive digital asset platform through multi-asset coverage, expansion of trading scale, and upgrades in technological capabilities.

According to Jinshi, the U.S. December PPI monthly rate was 0.5%, higher than the market expectation of 0.2%, with the previous value also at 0.2%.

According to Jinshi reports, the U.S. December core PPI month-on-month rate is 0.7%, significantly higher than the market expectation of 0.2%, with the previous value being 0%.

According to data from Greeks.live, 91,000 BTC options will expire today, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.48, a maximum pain point of $90,000, and a notional value of $7.6 billion. 435,000 ETH options will expire today, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.68, a maximum pain point of $3,000, and a notional value of $1.19 billion.

The KOSPI index in South Korea rose 24% in January, marking the largest monthly increase since December 1998.

The multi-chain stablecoin abstraction platform River's native token RIVER has surged 1,900% in the past month, skyrocketing from about $5 last December to a recent $82, with a market capitalization of $1.6 billion, ranking 67th in cryptocurrency market value. The platform aims to eliminate the demand for cross-chain bridging of stablecoins, supported by BitMex founder Arthur Hayes and TRON founder Justin Sun.Hayes called for exchanges to list the token as early as January 6, and Justin Sun invested $8 million last week to support TRON's integration with the River ecosystem. However, blockchain analytics firm CoinGlass warned that the RIVER price may be subject to funding rate manipulation: first driving down the price to create a deeply negative funding rate, concentrating short positions, and then enticing traders to go long. The River protocol's TVL is approximately $161 million, significantly down from its peak of $605 million last October; its over-collateralized stablecoin satUSD has a market capitalization of $159 million, ranking as the 40th largest stablecoin.

The FBI has arrested former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding in Mexico City. The U.S. accuses him of orchestrating a transnational drug trafficking organization and extensively using cryptocurrencies and stablecoins for drug-related transactions and money laundering.FBI Director Kash Patel stated that Wedding will be extradited to the United States, facing multiple charges including cocaine trafficking and murder. Wedding has been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since 2025, with a reward of up to $15 million. U.S. prosecutors claim that this criminal network, in collaboration with the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, transported hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and California to the United States and Canada.The U.S. Treasury previously noted that the organization moved funds through multiple blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and BNB Chain, involving stablecoin payments and exhibiting multi-chain money laundering characteristics. In 2024, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Wedding, his associates, and shell companies, freezing multiple sets of cryptocurrency addresses. Prosecutors also accused him of having directed the murder of informants and orchestrated several violent retaliation actions related to drug trafficking.

Farcaster founder Dan Romero stated the following clarifications regarding market rumors:Farcaster is not planning to shut down. The protocol is currently running smoothly and will continue to operate stably in the future. Last December, its monthly active users reached 250,000, and the number of funded wallets exceeded 100,000. The acquirer Neynar is a venture-backed startup that plans to shift Farcaster towards a more developer-focused direction.Regarding the Merkle project, we plan to return the entire $180 million raised to the investors. Over the past five years, we have consistently aimed to prudently manage investors' funds.Lastly, I would like to clarify that the funds I used to purchase property came from the proceeds of Coinbase's initial public offering (IPO).

According to AmbCrypto, data from blockchain analysis firm Artemis shows that the monthly transaction volume of cryptocurrency card payments has exceeded $15 billion, while the monthly transaction volume of peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers is around $11 billion.Cryptocurrency cards have become the main driver of on-chain stablecoin activity. Among them, Visa accounts for over 80% of the stablecoin card transaction volume tracked in the report; Mastercard has a smaller but growing share, while the contribution from regional card programs is negligible.

According to Coingecko, 53.2% of cryptocurrencies on the GeckoTerminal platform have gone to zero, with the vast majority occurring in 2025. In 2025 alone, 11.6 million tokens went to zero, accounting for 86.3% of the total tokens that went to zero between 2021 and 2025, with 7.7 million tokens collapsing in the fourth quarter, representing 34.9% of all recorded project failures.It is reported that the convenience of launching tokens on issuance platforms has led to a surge of low-cost "meme coins" and projects flooding the market. Data shows that the total number of cryptocurrency projects skyrocketed from 428,000 in 2021 to nearly 20.2 million in 2025.

Gate's December transparency report shows that several core indicators continued to rise at the end of the year. Gate's global market share in the spot market remains in the top three, with a derivatives market share of about 11%, leading the industry in annual growth. Gate Launchpool, HODLer Airdrop, CandyDrop, and Launchpad launched nearly 30 projects in a single month, with a cumulative prize pool exceeding 3.5 million USD. In the same month, the number of on-chain addresses on Gate Layer surpassed 100 million. This series of data collectively outlines the steadily increasing ecological activity of Gate.At the same time, Gate continues to deepen its global compliance layout and brand influence. Gate Technology FZE, a subsidiary of Gate Group, has officially launched operations. As the official sponsor of the F1 Red Bull Racing team, Gate held a VIP viewing event during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, witnessing the team's victory at this event.These achievements have earned Gate multiple international awards. The platform was recognized as the "Outstanding Benchmark in the Crypto Industry" at the 2025 Entrepreneur Middle East Leadership Awards, topped BeInCrypto's list of the best spot exchanges in 2025, was awarded "Best High Liquidity Spot Exchange," and received the "Best Centralized Exchange" and "Best Brand of the Year" at the inaugural BeInCrypto 100 Awards. Gate is consolidating its core competitiveness in the global crypto asset trading market through a multi-dimensional approach in products, compliance, and branding.

According to Jin10, the U.S. November PPI monthly rate is 0.2%, expected to be 0.2%.

According to Jinshi reports, market analyst Chris Anstey stated that considering the previously low data for October and November due to suspected measurement errors, a price rebound was originally expected in December. Therefore, the 0.2% core CPI month-on-month rate appears much milder. Among 73 economists, only 11 predicted that the core CPI month-on-month rate would record a level of 0.2%, a result that surprised the vast majority of economists.

Gold advocate and economist Peter Schiff tweeted in response to "VanEck analyst predicts Bitcoin price could exceed $2.9 million by 2050," stating, "It's utter nonsense; these people are paid to be bullish on Bitcoin, and their analysis is worthless."

Cryptanalysis expert Lennaert Snyder stated that the BTC price has fallen to around $91,000, while also breaking below the support level of approximately $92,155 on the 4-hour chart, confirming the downward momentum. The analyst himself is looking for shorting opportunities, with a final target price of around $87,600, which is the monthly opening price (with two take-profit points set during the process of reaching the low).Additionally, there is support for BTC price around $90,500. If a strong rebound and reversal occur at this level, it will close the short positions. If BTC successfully breaks through around $96,500, it will turn bullish.

According to GoPlus monitoring, a user lost $230,000 worth of aArbWETH and aEthLBTC to a phishing attack after signing a malicious permit and increaseAllowance transaction.

CryptoQuant data shows that over the past few months, the average monthly inflow per transaction of Bitcoin on the Binance exchange has increased to about 29.7 BTC, nearly 34 times higher than at the beginning of 2021, reflecting a significant increase in the activity of large holders (whales) on the platform.This metric represents the average amount of Bitcoin per inflow transaction, suggesting that institutional or large funds are accelerating their entry into the exchange.

According to Scam Sniffer monitoring, a user lost 12 Aave Ethereum LBTC (aEthLBTC) due to signing a malicious license signature, resulting in a loss of approximately $1.08 million.Slow Mist Yu Xian stated that the phishing gang behind this attack is not mainstream and quickly converted the phishing proceeds into ETH, laundering it through Tornado Cash.