Crypto Market Fear Subsides Significantly, Today's Fear and Greed Index at 45

On February 15, DeFi derivatives protocol Polynomial announced it will gradually wind down its current operations. While noting the on-chain derivatives market has grown 100x in recent years and its core strategic direction is sound, the team said execution fell short of expectations. Polynomial added it has amassed 27 million transaction records, systematically identified product moats and key competitive factors, and will prioritize building long-term barriers to entry in its next phase. The team emphasized user fund security and will complete the shutdown via a standardized procedure. The protocol also stated it remains committed to its mission of driving mass adoption of on-chain derivatives. It plans to relaunch the project with its original team in the future, refine its execution strategy, and offer existing users priority access rights. As previously reported by BlockBeats, Polynomial closed a seed round of funding on May 11, 2023, with the amount undisclosed. Investor

Per Coinglass data as of February 15: Should Ethereum drop below $2,000, cumulative long liquidations across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) would hit $769 million. Conversely, a breakout above $2,200 would trigger $748 million in cumulative short liquidations on major CEXs. **BlockBeats Note**: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number or value of contracts at risk of liquidation. Instead, the bars reflect the relative significance of each liquidation cluster compared to neighboring clusters — meaning their "intensity." The chart thus signals how strongly asset prices may react when hitting specific levels: Higher bars indicate a more severe liquidity cascade reaction once prices reach those points.

February 15th update: Per AI Auntie’s monitoring, an address that previously locked in $9.94 million in WBTC swing trading profits has now taken action on its positions. Details: The address accumulated 213.11 WBTC at an average price of $77,635.8 between November 2025 and February 2026. Over the past 7 hours, it offloaded 200 WBTC at $69,785.53 each, incurring a $1.57 million loss.

As of February 15th, OnchainLens data indicates a total of 402 BTC (approximately $28.23 million) was transferred out of Binance. - Whale address 1FZAC withdrew 200 BTC (≈$14.05 million) - Whale address 19UqC withdrew 202.02 BTC (≈$14.19 million) Relevant addresses: 1FZACrSMyHV6SSiKKU5esHpsk1Y2GGLKzD 19UqCWgWeimkj8QEqMnCo2ggLw6RErFeDN

On February 15, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the electric vehicle maker (TSLA.O) will cease offering its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistance system as a one-time purchase, transitioning fully to a monthly subscription model. The change takes effect immediately after February 14. Previously, Tesla offered FSD for a one-time $8,000 fee or a $99 monthly subscription. Musk did not specify the reason for the shift, though a portion of his compensation is tied to business growth. Under a shareholder-approved November 2023 compensation plan, Tesla must hit multiple milestones—including 10 million FSD subscription users—for Musk to earn additional stock awards. Separately, the one-time purchase deadline has been extended to March 31 for Australian customers. (FX Street)

February 15th — Data from Coinglass shows that over the past 24 hours, the total net BTC inflow across centralized exchanges (CEX) hit 4,967.24 BTC. The top three CEXs by inflow volume are: - Binance: 6,103.58 BTC inflow - Kraken: 1,172.73 BTC inflow - Bitstamp: 53.69 BTC inflow Additionally, Gemini led the outflow rankings with a 1,360.61 BTC outflow.