Crypto market liquidations totaled $2.5615 billion on Jan. 31, the highest single-day figure since the Oct. 11 crash, Coinglass data show. Long positions accounted for $2.4068 billion of the liquidations, while short positions totaled $154.7 million.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said on Feb. 1 that Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and HYPE may serve as diversification options for investors weighing portfolio allocations following a pullback in gold, BlockBeats reports. Wood said the relationship between Bitcoin and gold prices has remained persistently low since early 2020, citing a price correlation of 0.14 over that period as evidence the two assets have not closely tracked each other in recent years. She also said that in the past two Bitcoin bull cycles, gold led Bitcoin's rise, with gains in the metal preceding subsequent advances in the cryptocurrency. Wood emphasized her stance diverges from prevailing market consensus and presented the remarks as her personal view in response to investor questions.

Trend Research deposited 10,000 ETH into Binance on Feb. 1, on-chain analyst Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) reports. Five minutes later on the same day, it withdrew 6,411 ETH ($15.41 million) from Binance.

Trend Research transferred 10,000 ETH worth approximately $24.35 million to Binance on February 1, OnchainLens data show. The transfer may be linked to a sale intended to repay loans.

Whale address nemorino.eth sold all its WETH over the past 9 hours at an average price of $2,514.85 for 7,107.08 WETH, realizing a loss of more than $3.769 million compared with its entry cost of $3,045.24 per WETH, monitoring by AI 姨 cited by BlockBeats shows. Separately, another whale who previously profited $14.26 million from WBTC trades deposited 3,500 ETH worth $8.42 million to multiple trading platforms at an average price of $2,406 over the past 6 hours, the same source reports.

Trend Research reduced its leveraged ETH borrowing from $1.12 billion to $1.01 billion on Feb. 1, EmberCN data show. The firm withdrew 109.1 million USDT from Binance to repay on-chain debt, lowering its leverage ratio from 2.4x to 2.2x. It currently holds 651,500 ETH worth approximately $1.83 billion.

Trend Research holds 651,500 ETH with an average entry cost of about $3,180, EmberCN reported on Feb. 1. The position shows an unrealized loss of $475 million, with a liquidation threshold around $1,880—roughly $570 below the current ETH price.

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell to 14 on Feb. 1, down from 20 the previous day, Alternative data show. Last week's average stood at 25. The index, which ranges from 0 to 100, combines six weighted metrics: volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media sentiment (15%), market surveys (15%), Bitcoin dominance (10%), and Google Trends (10%). The market has remained in extreme fear territory for multiple consecutive days, Alternative reports.

Crypto liquidations totaled $2.566 billion in the 24 hours through Feb. 1, with long positions accounting for $2.407 billion and short positions $159 million, Coinglass data cited by BlockBeats show. A total of 424,317 traders were liquidated globally during the period. The largest single liquidation occurred on Hyperliquid in the ETH-USD market, valued at $222 million.