On Feb. 3, chart analyst Crypto Patel said Dogecoin has revisited the $0.10–$0.06 demand zone, portraying it as re-accumulation and a cycle reset after a steep retrace. He outlined upside targets at $0.50, $1.50 and $4.00 with invalidation on a weekly close below $0.06. Patel also cited prior bursts of +17,000% in 2021 and +600% in 2024; DOGE was at $0.09857 at press time.

On Thursday, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) set a $10 billion daily trading record as Bitcoin fell 12% in the past 24 hours. The ETF dropped 13%, its second-worst day since launch, and saw $373.4 million in net outflows on Wednesday. Bitcoin traded near $64,000 after an intraday low of $60,300.

On February 6, 2026, reports said Binance and Bybit temporarily paused withdrawals during a sharp market sell-off. Bitcoin fell over 13% to below $64,000, and a Binance outage earlier in the week lasted about 20 minutes before services were restored. Binance emphasized liquidity strength as He Yi and Changpeng Zhao addressed social media-driven withdrawal calls.

On February 6, 2026 (UTC), reports said Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao resigned and revoked her cryptographic signing key. The reports added that her departure does not affect Bitcoin’s consensus rules, network security, or transaction processing, and noted she began contributing in 2019–2020 and was not part of the 2015 MIT DCI funding period.

On February 6 2026 Bitwise disclosed an SEC filing to launch an exchange-traded fund focused on Uniswap's UNI token, aiming to provide exposure through conventional brokerage accounts. The proposed ETF would hold UNI as its primary asset without staking, use Coinbase Custody Trust Company as custodian if approved, and arrives amid growing U.S. interest in crypto ETFs and ongoing market volatility.

Retail credit withdrawals on NEXO fell from $136.63 million in January 2025 to $22.04 million by November, then stabilized near $23.957 million in December 2025 and $23.965 million in January 2026. According to CryptoQuant/X, Aave's ETH borrowing peaked near 1.2 million in mid-2025 before easing toward 300,000 by early 2026, while NEXO broke below $0.901–$0.947.

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.

The crypto market has come under heavy selling, with Bitcoin sliding below the $70,000 mark and wiping out months of consolidation gains. Shiba Inu has so far stayed above key support, while Ethereum is nearing the crucial $2,000 area after breaking several technical levels. Further downside in Bitcoin could keep pressure on major altcoins if risk-off sentiment and liquidations persist.