On February 16, OnchainLens data shows a whale address withdrew 578 BTC (valued at approximately $39.76 million) from Binance. As of now, the whale’s total holdings stand at 581 BTC, also valued at roughly $39.76 million. Wallet address: bc1qjc0qzekcvj8n0ee0n4n6ruvcmk53625uar232p

On February 16, American top streamer Logan Paul’s PSA 10-graded Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card—widely hailed as the “Holy Grail” of Pokémon collecting—sold at Goldin Auctions early that morning for a total closing price of $16,492,000, setting multiple historical records. The card’s final hammer price was $13.3 million; after a 24% buyer’s premium, the total reached $16.492 million—more than three times the $5.275 million Paul paid when he acquired it in 2021. It also broke a Guinness World Record for the most expensive single trading card ever sold at auction, topping the previous record in the sports card category. The card traces back to a 1998 Pokémon illustration contest hosted by Japanese magazine *CoroCoro Comic*. Only 39–41 copies were awarded, and none were ever sold to the public. Hand-drawn by Pikachu’s original designer, Atsuko Nishida, and marked with the exclusive “Illustrator” inscription, Paul’s copy is the **only known PSA 10-perfect graded sample in existence

Harvard Management Company (HMC) cut its Bitcoin ETF holdings by roughly 21% in the fourth quarter of 2025 while launching its first-ever position in an Ethereum ETF, according to a February 16 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As of December 31, HMC held 5.35 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust, valued at approximately $265.8 million—down 1.48 million shares from the prior quarter (when it held 6.81 million shares, worth ~$442.8 million). Concurrently, HMC opened a 3.87 million-share position in the iShares Ethereum Trust, with a stake worth about $86.8 million—marking its first disclosed Ethereum ETF investment. In total, HMC’s combined exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum now stands at roughly $352.6 million. Even with the Bitcoin reduction, the crypto asset remains HMC’s largest disclosed single-asset holding, topping individual stocks like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. The adjustment comes amid significant crypto market volatility. I

Metaplanet Inc. revealed in its latest financial report on February 16 that it has become Japan’s largest Bitcoin holder, holding 35,102 bitcoins as of the end of 2025. That figure accounts for roughly 0.16% of the global Bitcoin supply, placing the company fourth among public companies worldwide in Bitcoin holdings. For the 2025 fiscal year, Metaplanet reported revenue of ￥8.905 billion, a 738.3% year-over-year increase. Operating profit hit ￥6.287 billion, surging 1694.5% from the prior year. Through a diversified financing strategy—including preferred stock issuances—the company has raised over ￥500 billion total to fund Bitcoin purchases. Its Class B preferred shares (MERCURY), issued via third-party placement, raised ￥21.249 billion and offer a 4.9% annual yield. Metaplanet aims to hold 1% of the global Bitcoin supply by 2027 and will continue using its “Bitcoin Yield Business” as a core driver of profit growth.

February 16th — OnchainLens data shows whale address 0x15a4 has opened a 20x-leveraged BTC short position, and also added to its ETH short position (currently holding an unrealized gain of $1.47 million). Position breakdown: - 21,000 ETH (~$41.58 million) - 50 BTC (~$3.43 million)

February 16: Per Coinglass data, if Bitcoin drops below $67,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $715 million. Conversely, should Bitcoin climb above $71,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity on those same major CEXs will reach $965 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not show the exact number or value of contracts set to be liquidated. Instead, the bars on these charts represent the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters—i.e., their "intensity." In short, the chart indicates how strongly the underlying asset’s price will react when hitting a specific level: a taller "liquidation bar" signals a more intense price response due to a liquidity cascade once that level is breached.