The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

As of February 4, CME’s FedWatch Tool shows the Federal Reserve has a 9% probability of cutting rates by 25 basis points (bps) in March, with a 91% chance of keeping rates unchanged. ### Notes on American English conventions used: 1. **Date format**: "February 4" (omits "th" in casual/concise contexts, common in news briefs) 2. **Terminology**: "FedWatch Tool" (standard name for CME’s rate-probability tracker, not "data") 3. **Abbreviation**: "bps" (widely used shorthand for basis points in financial news) 4. **Flow**: Alternates "probability" and "chance" to avoid repetition; uses "shows" (direct, active verb) instead of passive "according to...data" 5. **Clarity**: Specifies "Federal Reserve" first then shortens to "Fed" (optional, but retains familiarity for readers) This version is concise, aligns with U.S. financial news tone, and retains all original data.

On February 4th, per Onchain Lens monitoring, the "BTC OG Insider Whale" has just deposited 20,000 ETH into Binance, with the deposit valued at roughly $44.96 million.

On February 4th, per Coinglass data, total liquidations across the network hit $285 million over the past 24 hours—$177 million from long positions and $108 million from short positions.

**Feb 4 Update: Bitcoin Liquidation Intensity (Coinglass Data)** Per Coinglass data, if Bitcoin dips below $75k, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will reach $498 million. Conversely, a breakout above $79k would trigger $637 million in cumulative short liquidation intensity for the same CEXs. **BlockBeats Note**: Liquidation charts do not show exact contract counts or values. Bars instead reflect how important each liquidation cluster is relative to adjacent ones (i.e., "intensity"). This means the chart signals the impact of hitting a price level: higher bars mean a more intense price reaction due to a liquidity cascade.

On February 4th, HyperInsight monitoring (via https://t.me/HyperInsight) shows the "Long-Term BTC Bear" whale (address 0x5d2f4) has placed new BTC limit orders. The order book currently reflects: - A 100 BTC buy order triggered if BTC falls to $64,967 - A 200 BTC buy order triggered if BTC falls to $59,138 Previously, the whale opened a 20x leveraged short position of 499.91 BTC at $111,499.3. As of now, the short position has been reduced to 109.91 BTC, with $3.686 million in remaining profit and $10.0011 million collected in funding fees via settlement.

On February 4th, LookOnChain tracking data shows a crypto whale deposited 4 million USDC into Hyperliquid (https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD) once more to buy HYPE—marking a return after a 2-month hiatus. The whale currently holds 591,470 HYPE (valued at roughly $20.17 million), with an additional 2.43 million USDC earmarked for further HYPE purchases.