On 8 February 2026 at 21:05, reports on social platforms said a long-dormant address tied by some trackers to early Bitcoin mining transferred 2,565 BTC after roughly 15 years of inactivity. On-chain data shows the large move and revived speculation about Satoshi Nakamoto, but there is no verified link to Satoshi or evidence of exchange deposits.

Cardano's ADA has bounced from the $0.267 support after CME was reported to list ADA futures from Monday, 09 February, alongside Chainlink and Stellar. Despite this relief rally, the weekly chart remains bearish after losing the $0.53 support, and a bullish RSI divergence toward the $0.287 level appears close to completion. Key supports sit near $0.246 and the $0.22-$0.27 long-term demand zone, raising questions over how long the current upswing can hold.

During a week of sharp cryptocurrency market losses, on-chain data shows newly created whale wallets withdrawing roughly 3,500 BTC and 30,000 ETH from Binance. These large outflows, recorded on February 8, 2026, coincide with Bitcoin recovering toward $71,000 and Ethereum trading above $2,000, hinting at renewed accumulation by large holders. The concentration of assets in self-custody wallets is reducing exchange reserves and may be contributing to stabilizing prices after the recent capitulation.

Global Google search interest for the term "crypto" is hovering near its 12‑month low while the digital asset market cap has dropped from over $4.2 trillion to about $2.4 trillion. At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index recently hit an all‑time low of 5, indicating extreme fear comparable to the sentiment seen after the 2022 Terra ecosystem collapse.

On February 6 and 7, 2026, Coinbase and Sui announced an infrastructure-level integration that embeds the Sui Token Standard across wallets, custody, and backend services. The link to Bitwise's proposed SUI ETF names Coinbase Custody as asset custodian, and SUI rose roughly 3%–14%, trading near $1.00 despite a $65 million unlock on February 1, 2026.

On 8 February 2026, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance opened consultations on a draft circular proposing a 0.1% tax on each cryptocurrency transfer executed via licensed platforms. The plan would tax transaction value rather than profit, introduce a 20% corporate income tax on net crypto trading gains for domestic firms, and operate within a broader push to formally regulate and recognize digital assets as property.

The week saw mixed performance across tokens: M rebounded about 23% to near $1.58 and MYX advanced roughly 18% around $6.44. On the downside, BNB fell toward $600 for a ~15% drawdown and ZEC hit close to $200, off just over 30% at its worst.

Over six trading days, retail investors committed $430 million to SLV, the largest silver ETF, while silver prices plunged from a January high of $121 per ounce to $64 before recovering to $78. On January 30, silver dropped 27% in its biggest-ever one-day loss, yet data showed small investors continued buying aggressively as institutional players pulled back.