The speech will be about the company Trend Research, which sold Ethereum for $1.8 billion in the last week. During the sale, the company also recorded a loss on Ethereum of $750 million, as the forced sale price was much lower than the average purchase price. The thing is, the company, like the Bitcoin OG whale, was holding long positions on Ethereum, but all of this was done through loans.
Record liquidations in the crypto market this weekend:
A trader alone lost 220 million dollars worth of ETH Cryptocurrency traders will long remember this difficult weekend. On Saturday, January 31, 2026, Bitcoin fell below 80,000 dollars, even nearing 76,000. Altcoins obviously followed, especially Ethereum, for which the drop was even steeper. At the time of writing, the price of Bitcoin has lost 11.16% in 5 days, and Ethereum 21.18%. A very steep drop for the second most popular crypto, which is partly due to the liquidation of a well-known whale in the crypto community: known by the pseudonyms Garrett Jin, BTC whale 11.10 or HL Whale, this trader capitulated after holding the largest long position ever recorded on Hyperliquid.
📊 General Facts 1. Trading is not quick money. Sustainable profit requires time, experience, and discipline. 2. Most beginners lose money. Estimates suggest 70–90% of new traders are in the red within their first year. 3. The market cannot be predicted precisely. Even professionals work with probabilities, not certainty. 4. Risk is the foundation of trading. Without risk control, even a profitable strategy leads to account blowout.
🧠 Psychology 5. Emotions are the trader's biggest enemy. Fear, greed, and excitement harm more than lack of knowledge. 6. Discipline is more important than talent. Strict adherence to a strategy matters more than 'gut feeling'. 7. Losses are normal. Even good traders close 40–60% of trades in the red.
📈 Strategies and Approaches 8. There is no 'perfect' strategy. Any strategy only works under specific market conditions. 9. Past profitability does not guarantee future results. Markets change. 10. Fewer trades are often better. Shifting focus from quantity to quality improves outcomes.
⚠️ Myths 14. ❌ 'You can consistently earn every day' 15. ❌ 'There are 100% reliable signals' 16. ❌ 'Bots trade without losses'
Bitcoin closed February with a drawdown of 17.4%, Ethereum - 32%
The monthly drawdown of Bitcoin's price in February 2025 was 17.39%, according to CoinGlass data. As for the price of Ethereum, it fell by 31.95%. Bitcoin closed last month with a significant price drop compared to January's result, when the increase was 9.29%. Historically, February has been a period of growth for the first cryptocurrency. Over the past 13 years, the asset has only finished this month in the 'red zone' three times, including in 2025.
The influx of new money into the cryptocurrency market has halved!
Against the backdrop of Trump's inauguration, from January 14 to 17, whales actively accumulated Bitcoin. During this short period, their BTC holdings increased by 2.25%. At the same time, the total capital inflow since December 10 has decreased by 63% – from $134 billion to $43 billion. @VXLI
Solana on the Moon? Standard Chartered Sees SOL Exploding in Bitcoin’s Wake
Solana, the Next ATH? As Bitcoin hit a new inflation-adjusted all-time high, surpassing $80,000, analysts at Standard Chartered are seeing even higher expectations for the king of cryptos. They even predict that Solana (SOL) could be the next major crypto to hit a new high. Bitcoin at $125,000
According to Geoff Kendrick, an analyst at Standard Chartered, Bitcoin could reach $125,000 by the end of 2024, or even before Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Kendrick had previously predicted that Bitcoin would reach $80,000 before the US presidential election, and he remains optimistic that this bullish trend will continue.
How long has the BTC price fluctuated in different ranges: • $1 – $10: 412 days • $10 - $100: 352 days • $100 – $1,000: 1356 days •$1,000 – $10,000: 1115 days • $10 000 – $100 000: ? $BTC $ETH $SOL @VXLI
Historically, September has been considered the worst month for Bitcoin, but this year the fears were not justified - it became the best September ever and showed growth of 7%. Now let's see what October will be like, because this month is traditionally one of the most successful for Bitcoin.
💰 FTX clients will lose up to 90% of their investments!
Most FTX customers will only be able to get back 10-25% of their crypto assets, although they were initially promised up to 118% compensation. Payments will be made in fiat at the exchange rate on November 10, 2022, when Bitcoin was worth about $16,000, Ethereum - $1,100, and Solana - $17. Preferred shareholders will receive an additional 18% of the confiscated funds, but not more than $230 million.
📊 Popular projects and the most active developers!
Ethereum is the clear leader both in terms of the number of protocols, with around 3,000 developers, and the number of commits, with over 40,000, confirming its dominance in the blockchain ecosystem. Algorand is a significant player with high activity of over 17,000 commits despite having a smaller number of developers.
Ukrainian Anatoly Yakovenko creates the fastest blockchain in the world.
Ukrainian Anatoliy Yakovenko founded the blockchain startup Solana in 2017. His technology works faster than Ethereum, one of the most popular blockchain platforms in the world. In five years, the startup has sold hundreds of millions of tokens, on which investors have earned about $1 billion, multiplying the initial investment by thousands of times, The Information reports. Why they believed in the Ukrainian's idea
The history of the $SOL token began in 2017, when its founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, presented a white paper describing the concept of Proof of History. Anatoly, a former Qualcomm engineer, saw the need to create a blockchain that could handle high loads without compromising decentralization and security. Together with co-founders Greg Fitzgerald and Stephen Acridge, they founded Solana Labs, a company that would develop and launch Solana. In 2020, the platform was officially launched, and since then it has attracted many projects and investors, becoming one of the leading blockchain platforms on the market.
DOGS cryptocurrency is rapidly gaining popularity among investors and blockchain enthusiasts. Its success is due to its bright concept, friendly community and original symbols that evoke positive associations. The creators of DOGS developed the project with the aim of drawing attention to the potential of decentralized assets, while focusing on simplicity and accessibility.
How to avoid fraudulent memecoins and how to check them?
To avoid getting caught by scam memecoins, it is important to thoroughly check the projects and follow a number of steps to minimize the risks. Here is how to do it: 1. Verification of contract and token code - Code Publicity: Smart contract code must be publicly available. If the code is closed, it is a warning sign.