ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live analyst Adam posted that there has been a large amount of bearish options block trading in the Bitcoin market, with a nominal value of $600 million traded in a single day, accounting for 25% of the total trading volume. Among them, two bearish calendar options trades that night alone reached $110 million.Currently, the short-term Skew is close to zero, while the medium to long-term Skew and IV have significantly retreated. Additionally, a large number of altcoins are set to be unlocked in the first quarter, leading to tighter market liquidity, making the February market outlook not optimistic.

According to ChainCatcher news and monitoring by Lookonchain, a certain trader initially spent only 4 BNB (2,353 USD) to buy 54 million TST. When the price of TST plummeted, they sold 27 million TST in exchange for 37 BNB (22,000 USD). They then spent another 16 BNB (9,000 USD) to buy back 13 million TST.After Zhao Changpeng released information about this test token, the trader sold 14.65 million TST for 595 BNB (350,000 USD), leaving them with 25.4 million TST (845,000 USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to Trader T's monitoring, the U.S. stock market's cryptocurrency sector is up before the market opens today:MICROSTRATEGY: +0.4%ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST: +1.4%COINBASE GLOBAL: +1.7%RIOT PLATFORMS: +1.9%CLEANSPARK: +1.9%MARA HOLDINGS: +1.3%

ChainCatcher news, in JPMorgan's electronic trading survey targeting institutional traders, over 70% of respondents indicated that they do not plan to trade cryptocurrencies this year.The survey shows that most traders do not have plans to trade cryptocurrencies. This percentage decreased from 78% in 2024 to 71% in 2025. The survey also found that 16% plan to trade cryptocurrencies this year, while 13% stated that they are already trading cryptocurrencies. Both figures are higher than in 2024.

According to OnchainDataNerd monitoring, in the past 24 hours, Flow Trader, QCP, and GSR have transferred large amounts of stablecoins to exchanges.Flow Trader transferred 12.7 million USDC to Binance, Bybit, and OKX;QCP transferred 9 million USDC to Binance;GSR transferred 35.92 million USDT to Bybit, Kucoin, and Bitget.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, BlackRock is preparing to launch a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe. This move follows the success of its $5.8 billion Bitcoin ETF in the United States.Insiders reveal that the fund may be registered in Switzerland. BlackRock could start promoting the fund as early as this month.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam released the English community daily briefing showing that Bitcoin market traders hold a cautiously bearish attitude towards the range-bound market between $95,000 and $102,000, focusing on the support level at $96,200 and the resistance level at $102,600.In terms of options trading strategies, traders tend to adopt iron condor and covered call strategies with tail protection, while also paying attention to the dynamic roll of put options. Some traders are positioning for call spreads with expiration in April and strike prices between $120,000 and $140,000, expecting that a strong spot market could yield over 100% returns.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader who previously made a profit of 10.1 million dollars on the TRUMP token and 3.4 million dollars on the MELANIA token, today bought ENRON for 1.82 million dollars and sold it for 1.11 million dollars just 30 minutes later, incurring a loss of 709,000 dollars.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst Onchain Lens tweeted that a trader purchased 108,614,413 SSE tokens on the PumpFun platform for 9.35 SOL (approximately $1,854). The trader has not sold any tokens yet, and their unrealized profit has reached $2.28 million.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital posted on the official TG channel stating that the crypto market is still experiencing rollercoaster-like volatility. With news that the U.S. will delay tariffs on Mexico and Canada by a month, suggesting possible trade mediation, BTC briefly rebounded to $100,000. However, as China retaliated with new tariffs, the BTC price fell back to $98,000, and this relief was short-lived.Additionally, China has launched an antitrust investigation against Google, indicating that China is prepared to escalate tensions by targeting major U.S. tech companies. Any resulting sanctions or restrictions could pressure earnings and pose significant risks to risk assets.As BTC climbed to $100,000 last night, the market also reacted to Trump's directive for officials to create an executive order for a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. While some see this as a potential new source of demand for Bitcoin, the details remain unclear—especially regarding how it will be funded. Currently, trade uncertainty continues to loom over the outlook, and as of March, the options market is maintaining a balance between put options and call options.

ChainCatcher news, Mechanism Capital partner Andrew Kang stated on social media that if China really starts a trade war with the U.S., Ethereum will drop back to the $2200-2400 range.Just now, the Tariff Commission of the State Council of China announced that starting from February 10, 2025, additional tariffs will be imposed on certain imported goods originating from the United States. A 15% tariff will be imposed on coal and liquefied natural gas, while a 10% tariff will be imposed on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement vehicles, and pickup trucks.

ChainCatcher news, according to an analysis by Santiment, due to a significant drop in global stock markets this week, the cryptocurrency market has also seen a decline. Public opinion seems to attribute the crash to "Trump's trade war." Whether this is the main reason or if there are other factors, the reaction from traders in the cryptocurrency community has been very negative.Currently, BTC has rebounded to the $96,000 range, and it may not be over yet. However, is this surge intended to prompt "aggressive" retail traders to sell when the local bottom is reached? Historically, the market almost always moves in the opposite direction of public expectations, and there may be buying opportunities when most traders are skeptical about cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Trader T's monitoring, the net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETF in January 2025 is $5.3 billion.BTC/USD rose from $93,300 to $102,400 (+10%); reached an all-time high of $109,358;BlackRock IBIT added 30,956 Bitcoins, holding a total of 582,874 Bitcoins, with a net inflow of $3.2 billion (accounting for 60% of last month);Fidelity FBTC net inflow of $1.2 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10 data, a company based in Delaware has applied for the DeepSeek trademark, named Delson Group Inc.Delson Group claims that it has been selling AI products under the DeepSeek brand since the beginning of 2020. Its CEO and founder is named Willie Lu. Willie Lu and DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng both graduated from Zhejiang University.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a trader (possibly an insider) spent 22.5 SOL (5,332 USD) to buy 7.75 million Meme coins GANG, and sold all GANG for 5,707 SOL, worth 1.35 million USD, making a profit of 1.35 million USD.Currently, the price of GANG tokens has dropped about 90% from its all-time high.

ChainCatcher message, according to Trader T's monitoring, the pre-market data overview for Bitcoin is as follows:BTC/USD $105,100;MICROSTRATEGY up 0.7%;ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST up 0.9%;COINBASE GLOBAL up 0.8%;RIOT PLATFORMS up 1.5%;CLEANSPARK up 1.2%;MARA HOLDINGS up 0.9%;T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF up 1.6%.

ChainCatcher news, after the Federal Reserve maintained its policy interest rate and dropped the long-mentioned term "progress" on inflation in its post-meeting statement, short-term interest rate futures pricing indicates a greater likelihood that the Fed will not cut rates before June. Following the statement, traders estimated the probability of a rate cut before June to be around 40%, down from nearly 50% in previous forecasts.Interest rate futures contracts continue to point to June as the most likely month for a rate cut to resume, with a higher probability of a second 25 basis point cut before the end of the year. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher message, Greeks.live macro researcher Adama released the English community daily briefing, revealing that the community remains cautiously optimistic ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting, with most traders expecting Bitcoin to consolidate in the range of $95,000 to $105,000. The market consensus suggests that there may be risk-averse operations after the U.S. market closes, but the long-term outlook remains positive for subsequent upward momentum.

ChainCatcher news, according to cryptonews, a new survey conducted by financial service provider Vyberu shows that over one-fifth of Russian respondents have traded or held Meme coins. The survey included 3,000 Russians aged between 18 and 60.The survey also found that 15% of respondents stated that they purchased Meme coins due to "hype." Additionally, 4% of respondents indicated that they bought Meme coins for "quick profits." Furthermore, 2% of respondents mentioned that they invested in these coins to "support the project creators."Most of those who reported having purchased Meme coins believe that Meme coins have good "growth potential," with 23% of token buyers stating they were attracted by the "cultural or ironic aspects" of Meme coins.6% of respondents were drawn to Meme coins because of their active communities and "fan groups." Moreover, a quarter of respondents believe that the issuance of Meme coins is an "effective marketing initiative." However, nearly half of the respondents consider Meme coins to be a "temporary phenomenon" and a social media trend.