Analysis: Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio Falls to Lowest Level Since March 2023, Market Reversal Imminent
On February 9, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost noted that Bitcoin’s Sharpe Ratio — a metric measuring risk-adjusted return — has turned negative, a sign aligning with late-stage bear market characteristics. This does not mean the bear market is over, but rather that the risk-return profile is approaching extreme levels. Currently, Bitcoin’s Sharpe Ratio stands at -10, its lowest reading since March 2023.
Historical data shows Bitcoin’s Sharpe Ratio hit troughs in late 2022 to early 2023 and late 2018 to early 2019 — both coinciding with prior bear market bottoms. The ratio last fell to zero in November 2025, when Bitcoin’s price touched a local low of $82,000. The analyst added that a negative Sharpe Ratio typically signals an imminent market reversal.
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French Police Arrest Six Suspects in Cryptocurrency Robbery Case
February 9 — French police have arrested six suspects, including a minor, in a cryptocurrency robbery case, per Decrypt.
The group is accused of kidnapping a 35-year-old female judge and her 67-year-old mother, demanding a cryptocurrency ransom.
The abduction occurred between Wednesday and Thursday night last week.
Suspects sent ransom messages and photos to the victims’ partner, threatening harm to the pair if payment was not made promptly.
A neighbor intervened after hearing commotion, helping both victims escape safely.
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SBF's God-tier Move stands as the biggest regret, perhaps in another timeline FTX didn't rug.
**February 9 –**
In 2021, former OpenAI executive Dario Amodei co-founded AI startup Anthropic, directly competing with ChatGPT. The following April (2022), FTX—led by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)—announced it was leading Anthropic’s $5.8 billion funding round, contributing $5 billion. At the time, Anthropic was valued at roughly $25 billion, giving FTX an ~13.56% equity stake. Later, FTX’s share was diluted to around 8%—a move SBF funded using client money, aligning with his long-termist views on AI risk.
The 2022 bear market delivered the final blow to FTX, triggering its November collapse and bankruptcy. SBF was arrested and later sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Fast-forward to 2024: FTX’s bankruptcy team secured court approval to sell its Anthropic shares to repay creditors. Initially, two-thirds of the stake sold to buyers including the Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund, netting ~$8.84 billion. After full liquidation, FTX recouped a total of ~$13–14 billion from its Anthropic i
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ETH Long Whale Forced to Liquidate After Holding for Two Months, $120 Million Position Ends in $9.63 Million Loss
On February 9th, on-chain data from HyperInsight (tracked via
its Telegram channel) shows an Ethereum (ETH) whale (address 0xa5b…) closed a ~2-month long position, incurring a loss of ~$9.63 million.
The position was opened late last year with 60,040 ETH (peak value ~$125M, average entry ~$2,500). Despite multiple dollar-cost averaging (DCA) attempts, the address faced a floating loss of over $24M on Feb 6—nearing its liquidation threshold.
With the recent market rebound, the whale opted to close temporarily to cut losses. Post-closure, it re-entered with a new 15x-leveraged ETH short position (average entry ~$2,086, current size ~$28.6M). As of press time, the whale is still ramping up the position, with ~$34.8M in remaining account collateral.
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Tencent Finance: Yiren Hua appeared in Causeway Bay on the 6th with no abnormalities, and on the same day a certain Hong Kong fund entered the market to buy the dip
**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
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Loracle profited $11.5 million in a week and multiplied assets by six in a month, now holding the title of both the largest on-chain HYPE long and the largest BTC short.
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
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