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ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced the seizure of over $61 million worth of USDT. These funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses associated with “pig butchering” cryptocurrency investment scams. Investigations revealed that criminals typically gain victims’ trust by pretending to establish romantic relationships, then claim to possess professional expertise for earning high profits through cryptocurrency trading, guiding victims to use fake trading platforms that imitate legitimate ones. These platforms display fictitious high-return investment portfolios to lure victims into increasing their investments. When victims attempt to withdraw funds, the scammers further extort money under the pretext of requiring “taxes” or “fees.”

BlockBeats News, February 25th, CryptoQuant data shows that the average size of whale sell orders on an exchange has dropped from around 2,250 ETH in early January to around 1,350 ETH recently. Calculated based on 15 to 35 whale-level trades per day, the cumulative sell-off volume since January 8 is estimated to be around 1.8 million to 2 million ETH. Calculated at an average price of $2,400, this corresponds to a large volume transaction of around $4.3 billion to $4.8 billion. Analyst Darkfost stated that the decrease in the average order size indicates that "large participants are gradually exiting," while small-scale traders continue to maintain steady trading volume, and large players are reducing direct interaction with the order book. This shift has temporarily weakened market depth, reducing the ETH market's ability to cope with short-term price imbalances. Meanwhile, ETH accumulation addresses increased their holdings by over 2.5 million ETH during a 20% price drop in February, with total holdings rising from 22 million at the beginning of the year to 26.7 million, demonstrating stable demand beneath the surface. Futures market liquidation data shows that there is over $2 billion in short positions clustered around $2,000, forming a dense liquidity area that may serve as a short-term attraction zone for ETH prices. If ETH drops to $1,600, approximately $682 million in long positions will face risks.

According to Odaily, in January 2026, China's gold reserves reached a record high of $369.6 billion, marking the 15th consecutive month that the People's Bank of China increased its gold holdings.