This is absolutely insane:
On October 6th, crypto markets hit a record high market cap of $4.3 trillion.
Today, the crypto market is worth just $2.3 trillion, losing -$2 TRILLION worth of market cap in 4 months.
In other words, ~46% of crypto's entire value has been wiped out since October 6th.
Bear markets arrive when markets least expect it.

BREAKING: Crypto markets have now erased -$1 TRILLION in market cap since January 14th.
That's -$1 trillion in market cap in 22 days, or -$45 billion per day.
There has never been more noise in capital markets than now.
Eliminate the noise.  x.com/XCreators/stat…

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Author | Jeff Park (Chief Information Officer, Bitwise)
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Translator | Dingdang (@XiaMiPP)
Editor's Note: On February 5th, the cryptocurrency market experienced another sharp drop, with over $2.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours. Bitcoin briefly plummeted to $60,000, but the market seems to lack a clear consensus on the causes of this decline. Jeff Park, CIO of Bitwise, offers a new analytical framework from the perspective of options and hedging mechanisms. [...]

The Black Swan Event Was Actually This: The Real Reason for the Recent Bitcoin Crash

Author | Jeff Park (Chief Information Officer, Bitwise)
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Translator | Dingdang (@XiaMiPP)
Editor's Note: On February 5th, the cryptocurrency market experienced another crash, with over $2.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours. Bitcoin briefly plummeted to $60,000, but the market seems to lack a clear consensus on the causes of this decline. Bitwise CIO Jeff Park offers a new analytical framework from the perspective of options and hedging mechanisms.
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The release of this new regulation marks a historic leap in the attitude of Chinese regulators towards virtual assets, shifting from a "complete ban" to a "combination of restriction and guidance."

Article Author & Source: Guofeng Law Firm On February 6, 2026, the "Notice on Further Preventing and Handling Risks Related to Virtual Currencies" (Yinfa [2026] No. 42, hereinafter referred to as "Document No. 42"), jointly issued by eight ministries led by the People's Bank of China, and the "Regulatory Guidelines on the Issuance of Asset-Backed Securities Tokens Overseas by Domestic Assets" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guidelines") simultaneously issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, have triggered significant reactions in the legal and financial circles...

Breaking News! The Year of China's RWA: A Compliant Channel Opens for Trillions of Yuan in Domestic Assets to Go Global

I hosted this Bitcoin women’s dinner on exactly 10/6 🤔

Big number, real pain — but “noise” is exactly what leverage + correlated risk-off always looks like.