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Odaily Planet Daily reports that Du Jun posted on the X platform stating that Li Lin will not sell Bitcoin to exchange for Ethereum. His family office, Avenir Group, is still the largest holder of IBIT under BlackRock in Asia. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 13F report is updated quarterly. Regarding Ethereum holdings, approximately 80% have been staked and held long-term. According to Du Jun, 95% of Li Lin's funds are managed by the family office team, with no external institutions or individuals entrusted with management.

BlockBeats News, February 8 — Scam Sniffer released the January 2026 security report. In January, a user lost $12.25 million due to copying transaction records with an incorrect address. In December last year, another victim lost $50 million for the same reason. Additionally, January saw a surge in signature-based phishing attacks, with a total of 4,741 victims losing a combined $6.27 million, a 207% increase compared to December last year.

PANews February 8 News, according to the Pentagon Pizza Watch account tracking the Pizza Index from Jinshi, there has been a surge in activity around pizza shops near the Pentagon. The activity at District Pizza Palace, 1.0 miles from the U.S. Pentagon, skyrocketed by 250%; We, The Pizza, at the same distance, followed with a 149% increase; at 0.5 miles, Extreme

According to tracking data from RootData, over the past 7 days, the Flap project has become the project with the most new X Top followers, including crypto KOLs like Sha Po Lang. Additionally, Chiliz has also performed notably in follower growth.

According to data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, in the past 7 days, the Solana-based AMM DEX HumidiFi has been unfollowed the most on X (Twitter), with influential figures including Ansem, Inversebrah, and 0xSun. At the same time, Warden Protocol, Zama, and Almanak have also been unfollowed frequently.

PANews February 8 News, Arthur Hayes tweeted that Bitcoin derivatives do not trigger price volatility; they only amplify two-way fluctuations. The crypto market crash is not due to any secret conspiracy. Fortunately, there was no government bailout, allowing for the quick clearing of over-leveraged investors and the restoration of the upward trend.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform stating that BTC derivatives do not cause price volatility; they only amplify fluctuations in both directions. There is no secret conspiracy in the cryptocurrency market to cause a crash. Without government bailouts, the market can quickly clear over-leveraged investors and restore an upward trend.

Gate News bot message, Trend Research sold another 20,770 ETH valued at $43.57 million in the past 20 minutes, with only 10,303 ETH ($21.5 million) remaining in holdings.
According to Lookonchain, Trend Research has nearly liquidated all of its ETH position. The entity previously withdrew 792,532 E

Arweave ecosystem members stated that their block explorer displays outdated data due to local caching, misleading users into thinking the chain has stopped producing blocks. In reality, the Arweave team responsible for normal transactions and block generation is working on resolving the issue.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin.com News posted on the X platform that Illinois introduced the "Community Bitcoin Reserve Act" earlier this week. The bill aims to establish a state-operated program that holds Bitcoin through multi-signature cold storage, with the Altgeld Bitcoin Reserve being the first to be set up. According to the bill, the reserved Bitcoin can only be traded or sold if authorized by new legislation.

Gold and silver prices rose to $4,965.51 and $77.840 respectively, with significant increases; the volatility index slightly increased, the USD to RMB exchange rate dipped slightly, while USD to JPY slightly rose. WTI and Brent crude oil also increased.

South African Reserve Bank Governor Kganyago warned that the proliferation of stablecoins could lead to a "split" in crypto assets, challenging the central bank's responsibility to maintain monetary unity and public accessibility. He also mentioned that the lack of regulation for stablecoins could become a new risk to the financial system, while emphasizing the importance of diverse financial models.

BlockBeats News, February 8th, Sushi General Manager Alex announced that SushiSwap has partnered with Jupiter and will soon be integrated into the Solana chain, supporting on-chain transactions on Solana and cross-chain exchanges between Sol and EVM networks, enabling users to trade Meme on the Solana chain using SushiSwap.

Foresight News reports that, according to Alternative.me data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index rose to 7 today (yesterday the index was 6 "Extreme Fear"), indicating that the market is in a state of "Extreme Fear."

Two California teenagers have been charged with a felony for allegedly breaking into a home targeting $66 million in cryptocurrency. The suspects disguised themselves as delivery drivers, entered the residence, locked the homeowner inside, and assaulted them. Police believe they were extorting the victim and involved in the crime, and they were arrested after fleeing the scene.

PANews February 8 News, according to market sources, BTC and ETH experienced abnormal price fluctuations within the first ten minutes starting at 00:05, with trading volumes on multiple exchanges unusually amplified. The market speculates that this may be related to abnormal trading by some market makers.