If Bitcoin breaks through $86,000, the mainstream CEX aggregate short liquidation intensity will reach 9.12 billion

**Crypto Collapse: Chinese Vet Eryi Hua Loses $700M in a Week, Dumps 440k ETH – Tencent Finance** A Feb. 9 article from Tencent Finance’s "DeepTech" reports that Chinese crypto veteran Eryi Hua—targeted in the latest market plunge—lost $700 million in just one week. Initially, he considered holding on: In the first four days of February, he sold only ~190,000 Ethereum (ETH) and paused selling on Feb. 5, still holding 460,000 ETH. On Feb. 4, he posted, "I’m bullish on this bull market—now’s the best time to buy spot." Three days later, he abandoned that stance. On Feb. 6, he reportedly decided to stop resisting, dumping his remaining 440,000 ETH in one go—nearly 60,000 of which sold between 9pm and midnight that night. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted near Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on Feb. 6, staying until ~10pm with no unusual behavior, while his team executed accelerated liquidations. Sources add a Hong Kong-based fund began bottom-fishing on Feb. 6 (exact size unknown). Mo

On February 9, data from Coinbob Popular Address Monitor reveals that the on-chain HYPE whale holding the largest long position—identified as "Hyperliquid early contributor Loracle"—has netted approximately $11.5 million in profit over the past week. The strategy driving these gains combines **continuous HYPE longs** with **intraday swing trades of BTC and ETH**. In less than a month, the account’s balance has surged from under $7 million to roughly $41.1 million (a nearly 6x increase), with only one large $7.44 million capital inflow during this period. ### Key Details: - **Current Positions**: The address is both the largest HYPE long and largest BTC short on Hyperliquid. Its playbook: long-term HYPE holdings + swing trading BTC/ETH. - **Recent Trades**: Last weekend, 4 swing trades in 2 days: 1. $6.37 million profit from BTC/ETH shorts; 2. Reversed to longs, adding $3.82 million more gains. Overnight and this morning, it opened new BTC/ETH shorts to continue th

Feb 9: TheDataNerd’s monitoring shows a newly created wallet withdrew 10 million USDC from Coinbase this morning to accumulate WLFI, purchasing a total of 74.5 million tokens equivalent to approximately $8.45 million.

February 9th: - Bitget market data shows spot silver surged 5.00% intraday, last trading at $81.72 per ounce. - Guotai Silver LOF, an A-share commodity futures-themed fund, resumed trading today after hitting the lower limit—only to reverse course and surge, now up 6.26% at 3.293 yuan.

On February 9, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen proposed holding the confirmation hearing for Wall’s Federal Reserve nomination concurrently with the investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Earlier, Republican Senator Thom Tillis stated he intends to delay the selection of the next Fed chair until the Department of Justice (DOJ) concludes its probe into Powell. Though Tillis supports Wall’s appointment as Fed chair, as a member of the Senate Banking Committee, he has repeatedly vowed to block the nomination until the DOJ uncovers the full truth to uphold the Fed’s independence. Tillis’s vote is critical: Republicans hold 13 of the 24 seats on the Senate Banking Committee, and they could unite to confirm Wall’s nomination. But with Tillis defecting, a tie vote is possible.

Feb 9: Total assets of U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs have fallen below $100 billion, now at $99.16 billion—down ~40% from the October 2023 peak of $165.15 billion. Since their official launch in January 2024, cumulative inflows total 689,180 BTC, worth $55.01 billion. In holdings: BlackRock’s IBIT leads with 765,200 BTC, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC (198,400 BTC) and Grayscale’s GBTC (159,600 BTC).