Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone compares crypto market turbulence in 2025-26 with volatility during the 1929-30 U.S. stock market crash. He argues Bitcoin is acting as a high-beta liquidity gauge as BTC trades around $76,069 with double-digit percentage losses over the past week and month.

Standard Chartered lowered its end-2026 Solana price target to $250 from $310 and reaffirmed a roadmap to $2,000 by end-2030. The bank cites a shift in DEX activity away from memecoin trading toward SOL–stablecoin pairs and a micropayments push, with stablecoin velocity reportedly two to three times Ethereum's. At press time, SOL traded at $96.93.

Good Vibes Club, an art-focused NFT collection launched in March 2025, announced a partnership with Instant IP to strengthen IP protection and support expansion into media, merchandise, gaming, and cross‑platform use. According to the project, benefits include superscript certification marks and clearer ownership rules; GVC also reports total volume above 12,500 ETH and an average floor near 0.9 ETH.

Bitcoin's RSI has slipped below 30 while price approaches the $73,000–$75,000 support band. According to the analysis, oversold readings can precede short-term rebounds, but they may also lead to consolidation or further weakness. Past references place this zone at a rally peak in early 2024 and a pullback low in April 2025.

On 4 February 2026, Binance expanded its SAFU insurance fund by purchasing 1,315 BTC valued at roughly $100.4 million, according to Arkham Intelligence. During the selloff, Bitcoin dipped below $73,000 and later hovered near $76,000, while 24-hour liquidations totaled roughly $681 million, with longs about $508 million and shorts near $173 million.

On February 4, 2026, AMD shares were down 7.12% to $224.88 in premarket trading after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that topped forecasts. AMD posted $1.53 in EPS on $10.27 billion of revenue versus $1.32 and $9.67 billion expected, but its first-quarter 2026 revenue outlook of $9.8 billion, plus or minus $300 million, fell short of some investor hopes.

From January 1 to February 4, 2026, BlackRock's net digital asset holdings declined from $78.36 billion to $68.06 billion, a drop of $10.3 billion largely tied to market weakness. Bitcoin and Ethereum accounted for most of the change, alongside a reduction of 2,930 BTC and 138,240 ETH, while recent single-day moves saw BlackRock driving the majority of U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF and Ethereum redemptions.

On February 3, Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus criticized Michael Saylor's recent comment describing Bitcoin's sharp price swings as "Satoshi's gift". Markus responded with a sarcastic post on X as Bitcoin dropped from $90,000 to an intra-day low of $73,000, while Saylor's firm Strategy continued to add BTC on the dip. Earlier, Saylor disclosed Strategy's latest 855 BTC purchase for about $75.3 million, bringing its holdings to 713,502 BTC.