On February 9, 2026, Binance said it completed a 4,225 BTC purchase for its Secure Asset Fund for Users, funded with approximately $300 million in stablecoins. The update put SAFU's Bitcoin balance at 10,455 BTC and outlined a 30-day rebalancing plan, with further purchases expected as progress is disclosed.

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.

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.

On February 7, 2026, gold traded around $4,966 while Bitcoin hovered just below $70,000. The two assets have shown low correlation since 2019, and major gold rallies have often preceded Bitcoin advances. GLD holdings rose to roughly 34.9 million troy ounces alongside strong precious‑metal ETF inflows in January.

Bitcoin has fallen back below $70,000 after a sharp move between $60,000 and $72,000 earlier in the week. Analysts highlight $65,000 as a key support area, warning that a breakdown could open the way toward the $55,700–$58,200 range as forced liquidations and negative ETF flows weigh on the market.

On 7 February 2026, the European Union outlined its 20th sanctions package aimed at blocking Russia’s remaining financial channels by focusing on payment systems rather than only trade. The plan includes full transaction bans for additional Russian banks, a prohibition on the digital ruble within the EU, and restrictions on Russian-linked crypto services, alongside new measures on oil shipping, exports and individuals tied to the war in Ukraine.

On 6 February 2026, Ethereum climbed back above $2,000 after a sharp market-wide rebound that followed Bitcoin's move toward $70,000. Over the preceding 24 hours, crypto liquidations neared $2 billion, with Ethereum alone seeing more than $418 million in positions cleared and its 30-day average of active addresses rising to about 693,000. Despite the intraday recovery, ETH remained roughly 26% lower over the week, even as trading volumes and on-chain usage signaled strong network engagement.

On 6 February 2026, Strategy reported a Q4 2025 net loss of $12.4 billion, largely tied to a $17.4 billion unrealized fair-value charge on bitcoin. The firm held 713,502 BTC at a $54.26 billion cost basis, around $76,052 per BTC, and said shares fell about 17% as bitcoin traded in the $62,000–$65,000 range.