According to CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju, the average cost price of Strategy's current bitcoin holdings is $65,033.
"When you try to make money fast, you tend to lose everything. When you open the purse generously, you gain more." I donated 150 BNB (about $100,000) to a college student who put in $50,000 of his own money to help Libra victims. (It looks like the student made a lot of money on BNB.) Now, the address has received more BNB than I donated, and more tokens. I will not keep a shred of it. I will continue...
Santiment said in a post on X that the average fee for Ethereum transfers is currently only $0.41, compared to a high of $15.21 in the past two years. When Ethereum transaction fees are low, it usually means the network is not overcrowded. When users transfer ETH or tokens without paying high fees, this is usually a good sign for the medium- and long-term price outlook...
"The second phase of STRK staking will begin in a few months [in the second quarter of 2025]," Starknet said in a post on the X platform. "The main goal of the second phase is to allow validators to take an active role in staking and to evaluate their active level before they take on the formal role of consensus. The third phase is planned to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025. To achieve this goal, Starknet proposes to introduce validator block proofs and possibly include a commission increase...
"Games are games," wrote Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, in a post on social media. "Obviously, I think meme is a net gain, but if you are a politician and turn your back on your supporters, there may be no consequences in the crypto world, but your political career may suffer. Whether it is worth it depends on whether you value your supporters."
On February 18, ZhuSu, co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, issued a document saying that he had gone long on SOL at $170.5.
Negentropic, co-founder of Glassnode, wrote that bitcoin volatility was low and prices were stable on Monday due to the market closure for the US Presidents Day holiday. However, he cautioned investors to watch the movement of the risk index, which shows that the risk of a potential price correction is rising. Key price concerns are $92,000 and $94,000.
pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen wrote on X: "I am disgusted by the events surrounding LIBRA over the past few days. The people behind this project have gained considerable personal benefits at the expense of many users, the ecosystem and even the entire country. I hope those responsible will be punished. I understand that the situation is still evolving, so if you are aware of any inappropriate behavior by any player in the ecosystem, regardless of the situation.
YouTube reporter Coffeezilla (@coffeebreak_YT) posted on X: "In this LIBRA interview, its team admitted to sniping its own token."
According to Zhu Su, co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, "Blaming the Libra incident on Solana or Jupiter platforms is as unreasonable as blaming Ethereum or Uniswap for the decentralized financial DeFi hack or NFT problem." Zhu Su pointed out that the main mistake of the Libra team was to withdraw from the Meteora liquidity pool and conduct short-term arbitrage operations, otherwise it is similar to the Trump token operation.
Shaw, founder of ai16z, wrote on the X platform: "I still don't know why the X account was hacked. I have 2FA, password manager, strong passwords, etc. It is obviously a well-designed and targeted attack. Apologies to everyone who lost money. To be honest, this industry is too tired."
On-chain analyst Ali Yu wrote that Bitcoin Whale has been unusually quiet for the past week, with no significant buying or selling activity.
Matt Hougan, chief investment officer of Bitwise, said in a post that more money will be seen flowing into ETFs this year, and companies, countries, wealth managers, and traditional Financial Institutions Groups will also increase their holdings of bitcoin. Regulators, on the other hand, create productive transparency; the world (geopolitics, monetary policy, etc.) is increasingly in an environment that drives demand for bitcoin. "This will be a watershed year."
Jupiter co-founder Siong posted on social media, "Jupiter has not joined forces with LIBRA, ENRON and other projects to do evil, and we have no direct financial interest in these projects at all.