Matrixport-Linked Whale Adds to ETH Long Position, Bringing Holdings to 115,000 Coins, Currently Facing Unrealized Loss of Over $15.5 Million

On February 23, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed enhancing the user experience and security of Ethereum wallets and smart contracts through features like "transaction simulation." Users would first specify their on-chain operation intent, then select "confirm" or "cancel" after reviewing simulation results. Additionally, he suggested introducing mechanisms such as spending limits and multi-signature authorization to ensure alignment between user intent, expected outcomes, and risk mitigation—lowering the chance of high-risk operations. He also noted, however, that defining user intent is extremely complex and "perfect security" is unattainable, urging multi-method intent verification to strengthen system security. Security is one of blockchain’s "impossible trilemma" alongside decentralization and scalability, all core challenges. In recent years, the Ethereum ecosystem has prioritized decentralization and scalability—particularly the latter.

**February 23rd Market Brief** ### Precious Metals Gain on Risk Aversion Gold and silver rose in Asia’s morning session amid risk-off sentiment. Per Bitget data: - Spot gold: +1.00% intraday, last trading at $1,158.75/oz - Spot silver: +2.72% intraday, last trading at $87.01/oz ### U.S. Equity Futures Fall - S&P 500 futures: -0.67% - Nasdaq futures: -0.87% - Dow futures: -0.56% ### Crypto Market Tumbles Broadly HTX data shows sharp declines: - Bitcoin: Dropped below $65,000 (-5%+ 24h) - Ethereum: Fell under $1,900 (-6%+ 24h) - SOL: Slid below $80 (-8%+ 24h) *1-hour liquidations: $340M total, with $332M from long positions* ### Trump’s Tariff Announcement (Feb 22) Former President Trump tweeted: “Yesterday’s Supreme Court tariff ruling is ridiculous and botched. As U.S. President, I will immediately raise the 10% global tariff on many countries to a fully legal, tested 15%.”

On February 23rd, Bitcoin fell below $65,000, down 5.05% over the past 24 hours, per HTX market data.

**February 23 – U.S. Macro Update: Sticky Inflation, Extended High Rates Take Center Stage** ### Key Data & Events This Week - **Tuesday 11:00 PM ET**: U.S. December monthly wholesale sales; February Conference Board U.S. Consumer Confidence Index; Richmond Fed February Manufacturing Index - **Wednesday After-Hours**: Nvidia earnings release - **Thursday 9:30 PM ET**: U.S. initial jobless claims (Feb 21 week) - **Friday 10:45 PM ET**: U.S. February Chicago PMI ### Economic Data Recap U.S. Q4 2025 GDP growth missed expectations, but core GDP posted a 2.4% year-over-year gain—signaling ongoing economic resilience. December core PCE rose 0.4% month-over-month (biggest jump in nearly a year) and hit 3% year-over-year, while supercore PCE stood at 3.3%—reinforcing sticky inflation signals. ### Rate Market Shift Traders have largely scrapped expectations for first-half 2025 rate cuts. LSEG data shows markets now fully price in **two 25-basis-point cuts in 2026**, with

On February 23, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that an address holding ETH for over two years panic-sold 3,313 ETH 15 minutes prior—narrowing its profit to $338,000. This address had a peak unrealized gain of over $19.96 million in August last year but did not reduce its position then. Between September 2023 and February 2024, the address accumulated 6,569.27 ETH at an average price of $1,792.1 (total cost: $11.77 million) and has since staked the holdings. The remaining half of its position remains near its cost basis.

On February 23, Coinglass data shows total network liquidations hit $238 million over the past hour—with long positions accounting for $232 million in liquidations and short positions just $5.54 million.