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📉 Market Shift: Thiel Steps Away from ETHZilla Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has officially closed his position in ETHZilla, offloading his entire stake. The exit signals a strategic pivot, highlighting changing sentiment around Ethereum-treasury exposure as capital continues rotating across the crypto landscape. 🔄

📊 Crypto Fear & Greed Update Market sentiment remains in Extreme Fear (8), per Alternative.me data. Fear is deepening (10 → 8) — panic still dominant, but historically such zones often appear near late-stage selloffs / early accumulation. 👀

🔥 Ethereum Staking Reaches New High Over 50% of total ETH supply is now locked in staking for the first time ever, data from Santiment shows. A powerful structural signal — shrinking liquid supply, stronger holder conviction, and deeper long-term commitment to the Ethereum network.

📊 US Spot Crypto ETFs — Flow Snapshot (17 Feb 2026) 🔴 Bitcoin: −1,520 BTC (−$104.9M) — heavy outflow day 🟢 Ethereum: +24.3K ETH (+$25.7M) — steady accumulation 🟢 Solana: +25.4K SOL (+$2.2M) — mild inflow 🟢 LINK: +71K (+$0.63M) 🟢 AVAX: +465K (+$4.26M) ⚪ XRP, DOGE, LTC, HBAR: No flows Net Total Flow: ≈ −$72M (overall negative) Institutional Moves: • BlackRock → Sold BTC, rotated into ETH • Fidelity → Small BTC buy + strong ETH add • Grayscale → Mixed buy (BTC + ETH) ⚠️ Note: One-day BTC selling ≈ 3 days of mining supply — short-term pressure, liquidity shifting toward alt exposure.

📊 Crypto Fear & Greed Index Update 🧭 Index Value: 10 😱 Sentiment: Extreme Fear 💰 Bitcoin Price: $68,887 Market sentiment remains deeply fearful — historically a zone where volatility spikes and opportunities emerge.

🚨 JUST IN — PUBLIC FUND BOOSTS BITCOIN EXPOSURE The North Carolina State Treasury added more shares of Strategy ($MSTR), strengthening its Bitcoin-linked position 📈 • Bought 9,117 additional shares • Total holdings: 168,688 shares • Position value: ~$22.6M Another U.S. public institution quietly increasing exposure through a Bitcoin proxy — institutional adoption trend continues.

🇺🇸 WEEK 7, 2026 — US SPOT CRYPTO ETFs FLOW Crypto ETFs faced heavy pressure last week with $497.63M net outflows 📉 • BlackRock sold 3,481 BTC & 55,820 ETH • Fidelity sold 1,863 BTC & 22,122 ETH • Grayscale bought 412 BTC & 11,010 ETH Flows Breakdown 🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$359.91M 🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$161.15M 📊 ETFs dumped 5,482 BTC (~12 days mining supply) and 83,070 ETH last week — institutional pressure remains strong, liquidity tightening.

📊 Global Assets — 3-Month Snapshot Quick pulse check across key markets: 📈 Equities – Holding firm as earnings stay resilient and rate-cut hopes slowly build. 🟡 Gold – Firm tone, supported by falling real yields and persistent macro uncertainty. 💵 U.S. Dollar – Volatile, adjusting to shifting rate expectations and policy signals. ₿ Bitcoin – Liquidity cycles and institutional flows continue to shape direction. 🛢️ Oil – Balancing tight supply against uneven global demand. 🔎 Capital rotation remains active — markets are positioning, not panicking.

SOL/USDT SOL is trading around 85, sitting exactly at the intersection of descending resistance and mid-range support. Price is compressing inside a narrowing structure after the recent push toward 90. Lower highs still valid (macro downtrend intact) Short-term higher lows forming from 77.5 base Volatility contracting → breakout likely soon Support: 83.5 Major Support: 77.5–78 Resistance: 87–88 Breakout Level: 90+ Strong reclaim above 88–90 → opens room toward 95 and potentially 105 if momentum accelerates. Rejection here → move back toward 80 and possibly a sweep of 77.5 liquidity before any bounce. Momentum shift only confirmed above 90. ⚠️ This is a decision zone — next 1–2 candles could define direction.

Fear & Greed Inde Current Reading: 8 – Extreme Fear 🔻 Yesterday: 11 (Extreme Fear) 🔻 Last Week: 12 (Extreme Fear) 🔻 Last Month: 26 (Fear) Sentiment remains deeply negative and near panic levels. The drop from 11 to 8 shows fear is intensifying again. ⚠️ Emotional markets create opportunity — but patience and risk control are key.

USDT.D is breaking down from the triangle structure. Clean rejection from descending resistance Lost rising trendline support Now trading around 7.69%, sitting on horizontal support Support: 7.65–7.70% If breakdown continues → 7.50% next Reclaiming above 7.95% would neutralize the downside Falling USDT dominance = capital rotating back into crypto. This supports short-term strength in BTC & Altcoins if the breakdown confirms. Bearish dominance → Bullish crypto (while below 7.95%). ⚠️ Watch 7.65% closely — reaction here will define next move. https://www.tradingview.com/chart/USDT.D/KKZyGTl1-USDT-DOMINANCE-CHART-ANALIYSIS/

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📊 Fear & Greed Index The Alternative.me index stays at 9 (Extreme Fear) — sentiment remains deeply negative. Panic is still dominating the market, suggesting continued volatility. Historically, such low levels often appear near accumulation zones, but downside risk can persist until confidence returns.

⚡ Ethereum Foundation — Leadership Update Ethereum Foundation sees another leadership shift. • Tomasz Stańczak steps down as Co-Executive Director (end Feb 2026) • Bastian Aue joins as interim Co-Executive Director • Hsiao-Wei Wang continues in leadership • Stańczak stays on as core developer — tech influence remains Why it matters: Smooth transition, clear succession, and scaling vision intact. Ethereum stays locked on upgrades, speed, and ecosystem growth through 2026. 🚀

Crypto Market Snapshot Selling pressure continues across the market. • Market Cap: $2.29T • BTC Dominance: 57.88% 🪙 Top Movers • BTC: $66,494 ▼1.55% • ETH: $1,952 ▼0.91% • BNB: $607 ▼1.65% • SOL: $78 ▼2.16% • RIVER: $20.97 ▲27.69% 🚀 Market tone remains mixed — big caps weak while a few altcoins show strong momentum. Stay cautious. 📊

Crypto Lending Platform Blockfills Suspends Customer Withdrawals as Markets Plunge Blockfills, a platform that provides liquidity and credit to crypto traders, said it suspended customer actions last week as the market plummeted. Due to "recent market and financial conditions, and to further the protection of clients and the firm, BlockFills took the action last week of temporarily suspending client deposits and withdrawals," Blockfills said in a statement on 11 Feb. The lender, which primarily serves institutional investors and lists over 2,000 clients, says it facilitated over $61bn in trading volume in 2025. The Chicago-headquartered firm raised $37mn in 2022 and counts the venture arm of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Susquehanna Capital as backers. Bitcoin was trading at around $67,150 as of 07:40UTC, with the broader market showing a muted reaction to the announcement.

Crypto Lending Platform Blockfills Suspends Customer Withdrawals as Markets Plunge Blockfills, a platform that provides liquidity and credit to crypto traders, said it suspended customer actions last week as the market plummeted. Due to "recent market and financial conditions, and to further the protection of clients and the firm, BlockFills took the action last week of temporarily suspending client deposits and withdrawals," Blockfills said in a statement on 11 Feb. The lender, which primarily serves institutional investors and lists over 2,000 clients, says it facilitated over $61bn in trading volume in 2025. The Chicago-headquartered firm raised $37mn in 2022 and counts the venture arm of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Susquehanna Capital as backers. Bitcoin was trading at around $67,150 as of 07:40UTC, with the broader market showing a muted reaction to the announcement.

Strategy CEO Says Preferred Shares Will Take Larger Role in Bitcoin Funding Strategy’s CEO said the company plans to source more of its Bitcoin funding from perpetual preferred shares, even though recent purchases have been financed mostly through common stock sales. The company's CEO Phong Le expects Strategy's preferred shares to become a larger funding source over time, arguing the product is still gaining investor traction. "We will start to transition from equity capital to preferred capital,” Phong said during an 11 Feb interview with Bloomberg. He pointed to roughly $7bn raised through perpetual preferred offerings last year, noting that it represented about one-third of total preferred issuance across the broader market during that period.