Outflows from digital asset investment products slowed to $187 million last week, CoinShares said in a Feb. 9 report. Assets under management fell to $129.8 billion, the lowest since March 2025. Bitcoin posted $264 million in outflows, while XRP, Solana and Ethereum drew inflows of $63.1 million, $8.2 million and $5.3 million respectively.

Binance will launch trading for ASTER/U, PAXG/USD1, SUI/U and XRP/U pairs at 08:30 UTC on February 10, 2026, the exchange announced on February 9. The four spot trading pairs will become available once trading begins at the scheduled time.

Binance's SAFU fund holds 10,455 BTC valued at $741.39M as of Feb. 9, generating an unrealized gain of roughly 1% or $7.3M against its total acquisition cost of $734.09M, BlockBeats reports. The fund added Bitcoin in four recent transfers to its SAFU address. On Jan. 30, Binance announced it would gradually convert its then-$1B stablecoin reserve into Bitcoin within 30 days, and would replenish BTC holdings to restore the reserve to $1B if market volatility pushed its value below $800M.

Bitcoin experienced approximately $93.14 million in liquidations within a four-hour period on Feb. 9, according to data from HyperInsight and CoinGlass. This significant market event was triggered by a brief price surge to $72,300, with short positions comprising 81.4% of the total wiped-out capital. A substantial portion, around 60%, of these liquidations occurred on the Hyperliquid platform. Notably, address 0x5dc on Hyperliquid saw 201 BTC short positions, valued at roughly $14.49 million, forcibly closed. This included a single, substantial $11.63 million liquidation that fully depleted the account. Another Hyperliquid position with a notional value exceeding $18 million was also liquidated during the same volatile period.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb mistakenly distributed approximately 2,000 BTC, worth over $140 million, to users due to a reward distribution error, temporarily pushing the platform’s bitcoin price down to about $55,000, The Block reported. According to the report, the exchange corrected the mistake shortly after it occurred.

Bitcoin rose to about $72,000 as Japan’s Nikkei index reached a record level of around 56,000 points, according to CoinDesk. The publication attributed the Nikkei’s advance to what it described as positive political developments in Japan. CoinDesk also reported that gold prices moved above $5,000 during the same period. These price moves followed a phase of recent volatility in the bitcoin market.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his ambitious forecast on February 9, stating his expectation for the Dow Jones Industrial Average to reach 100,000 points before his current presidential term concludes. This projection, initially made on February 7, was shared via a Truth Social post, underscoring his continued focus on economic indicators. The announcement followed a notable market performance on Friday, February 9, when the Dow Jones index surpassed 50,000 points. This marked the index's most substantial single-day gain since May of the previous year, providing a backdrop to Trump's reaffirmed economic outlook and highlighting his consistent messaging regarding market potential.

An address linked to the Infini exploit transferred 9,154 ETH worth approximately $19.33 million through Tornado Cash on February 9, Onchain Lens data show. The funds were routed through the privacy mixer in a single transaction.