As a highly volatile asset, Bitcoin has experienced sharp declines many times in history. These events are usually triggered by market sentiment, policy changes, technical factors or external shocks.

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According to PANews, Chris Dixon, managing partner at a16z Crypto, announced on the X platform that Brian Quintenz has been with a16z Crypto for over three years. Initially serving as a senior advisor and later as the head of policy, Quintenz's expertise is considered invaluable to the cryptocurrency industry. Dixon expressed confidence in Quintenz's potential to excel as the Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Previously, it was reported that U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Quintenz to serve as the next Chairman of the CFTC.

Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market, has been struggling recently, raising concerns among investors and traders. Many fear the digital asset could drop below the $2,500 price mark as its price bleeds. Ethereum’s market recovery hinges on overall market sentiment, institutional investment, network upgrades, and on-chain activity. The Ethereum Price Surge and... source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/02/16/ethereum-reverses-gains-price-at-risk-of-falling-below-2500/

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $3.24T, up by 0.30% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $97,062 and $97,963 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $97,185, down by -0.28%. Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include GLM, ID, and ELF, up by 56%, 21%, and 14%, respectively. Top stories of the day: BNB Chain Accumulates $15 Million in Gas Fees Over 7 Days, Second Only to Solana Pro-Bitcoin and Digital Asset Policies Expand Across 30+ U.S. States in 2025: Co-Founder of SAF Strategy Eyes S&P 500 Inclusion Amid Bitcoin Valuation Changes Michael Saylor: STRK Emerges as Top Performer in Initial Trading Weeks BNB Chain Launches $4.4M Liquidity Pool Support Program for Top Memecoins – Round 1 Market movers: ETH: $2698.09 (-0.09%) XRP: $2.7504 (-1.90%) BNB: $655.6 (-0.06%) SOL: $193.01 (-1.26%) DOGE: $0.2695 (-2.97%) ADA: $0.7765 (-2.93%) TRX: $0.2392 (+2.57%) TRUMP: $18.56 (-10.94%) WBTC: $97018.31 (-0.27%) LINK: $18.98 (-1.40%) Top gainers on Binance: GLM/USDT (+56%) ID/USDT (+21%) ELF/USDT (+14%)

وسط تحسن معنويات المستثمرين والاقبال على المخاطرة وجد زوج العملات الجنيه الاسترلينى مقابل الدولار الامريكى GBP/USD الفرص قوية للتحرك لاعلى بمكاسب أمتدت الى مستوى المقاومة 1.2630 الاعلى لزوج العملات منذ شهرين قبل أن يغلق تداولات الاسبوع مستقرا حول مستوى 1.2585 وسط تحول صعودى للاتجاه ولكن الثيران فى حاجة للمزيد من الزخم للتأكيد على قوة السيطرة … The post التوقعات الاسبوعية للاسترلينى مقابل... source: https://www.tradersup.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a-%d9%84%d8%b2%d9%88%d8%ac-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%af%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b1/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%84-6/141008

According to PANews, U.S. financial markets will be closed on February 17 in observance of Presidents' Day. As a result, trading for precious metals and U.S. crude oil futures on the CME will conclude earlier than usual, ending at 03:30 UTC+8 on February 18. Additionally, stock index futures trading will close at 02:00 UTC+8 on the same day.

The top 5 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have been in consolidation mode in the past day. source: https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-btc-consolidates-at-97k-official-trump-trump-and-other-meme-coins-bleed-out-heavily-weekend-watch/

Odaily Planet Daily News: Due to the President's Day, the U.S. stock market will be closed for one day on February 17 (Monday). CME's precious metals and U.S. crude oil futures contract trading will end ahead of schedule at 03:30 on the 18th Beijing time, and stock index futures contract trading will end ahead of schedule at 02:00 on the 18th Beijing time. (Jinshi)

According to BlockBeats, data from DefiLlama indicates that the total market capitalization of stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market has reached $225.28 billion as of February 16. Over the past seven days, the market cap has increased by $1.23 billion, marking a week-on-week growth of 0.55%. Among the stablecoins, USDT holds a dominant market share of 63.22%.

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The Bitcoin analyst, PlanB, mentioned that the aim of the move is to manage Bitcoin more traditionally, the same way stocks and bonds are managed. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/bitcoin-analyst-moves-btc-holdings-etf/

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