February 5th, Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani announced on social media that he has decided to step down from Multicoin Capital and will continue to serve as Chairman of Forward Industries (the largest SOL treasury company). As part of the redemption request planned to be submitted to the main Multicoin fund by March 31, 2026, the request will be made for a physical redemption in the form of FWDI stock and warrants, rather than US dollars, subject to Multicoin's subsequent decisions, legal and regulatory approvals, and independent consent from Forward.Kyle stated that he has mixed feelings about saying goodbye, as his time at Multicoin has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding experiences of his life. Nevertheless, he looks forward to taking a temporary break and exploring new directions in the tech space.Kyle also mentioned that his goal is to increase his personal holdings of FWDI (and thus indirectly SOL), which is the core intent of this adjustment. He remains extremely bullish on SOL, extremely bullish on the crypto industry, and will continue to actively participate in it both as an individual and in his capacity as Chairman of Forward.Kyle Samani is one of the most influential investors in the cryptocurrency space. Since its founding in 2017, Multicoin has become one of the most successful crypto-focused funds, managing assets in the billions of dollars. Multicoin is one of Solana's most prominent early institutional investors, heavily investing in the seed/early stages and steadfastly holding during Solana's extreme drop of over 90% after the FTX collapse. Kyle is one of the crypto industry's most prolific writers, and the "three mega theses" proposed by him and the Multicoin team have influenced a generation of industry professionals' understanding of native crypto value.In September 2025, Forward Industries underwent a complete shift to the crypto sector through a $1.65 billion PIPE (private investment in public equity) round, led by crypto giants such as Multicoin Capital, Jump Crypto, Galaxy Digital, and with a personal $25 million addition by Kyle Samani, who also assumed the role of Chairman. According to the latest report, the US-listed Solana treasury company Forward Industries held a total of 6,979,967.46 SOL as of January 15, 2026, far surpassing other competitors. Since establishing the Solana treasury, almost all SOL has been staked, and 133,450 SOL staking rewards have been obtained.

February 5th, according to onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet deposited 4 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a short position for SOL with 3x leverage.

February 5th, according to Alternative data, today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index dropped to 12 (from 14 yesterday), pushing the market further into "extreme fear."Note: The Fear Index has a range of 0-100 and includes the following indicators: Volatility (25%) + Market Volume (25%) + Social Media Hype (15%) + Market Surveys (15%) + Bitcoin Dominance (10%) + Google Trends (10%).

February 5th, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Easy Rihua's subsidiary Trend Research transferred a total of 25,000 ETH to Binance again 6/7 hours ago.So far, Trend Research has cumulatively deposited 188,588 ETH to Binance (worth approximately $426.87 million) for sale and loan repayment.

February 5th, according to official sources, Coinbase's listing roadmap has added Rainbow (RNBW), RaveDAO (RAVE), Aztec (AZTEC), and Espresso (ESP).

Bitbaby has officially listed the RAP/USDT trading pair. RAP is the core token of the Rappi Pool ecosystem, which integrates Computing Power RWA, Super App Scenarios, and Financial Services. Leveraging the massive traffic of the Latin American Super App "Rappi," the project aims to anchor physical computing power via RWA technology, creating a closed-loop ecosystem spanning from digital assets to real-world consumption.

February 3rd, JPMorgan Chase stated that investors should not sell gold. Following Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, the price of gold plummeted last Friday. It continued to experience significant volatility on Monday and saw a slight rebound on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase believes that this was just a stumble for gold on its way to a higher year-end target.The investment bank has updated its 2026 gold price target to $6,300 per ounce, representing a roughly 34% increase from around $4,700 on Monday night. Given the events of last Friday, this forecast may seem overly optimistic, but JPMorgan's Gregory Shearer insists that a rebound is imminent. However, according to Shearer, investors need not worry about a further pullback in gold price. In the report, he emphasized that gold demand remains strong, exceeding their team's expectations.

February 3rd, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Vitalik swapped 211 ETH for 491,721 Aave ecosystem stablecoin GHO. He has sold a total of 704 ETH, worth $1.65 million.

February 3rd, during a White House press briefing, former US President Trump stated, "I'm a big crypto person, I'm the one that probably helped crypto more than anybody. Because I believe in it. I believe in it because if we don't develop the cryptocurrency, others will. It's like artificial intelligence, we are leading in the AI field."Prior to this, in response to the news that "the Abu Dhabi royal family has invested $500 million in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project supported by his family," Trump stated, "I don't know about this, many people like cryptocurrency, this is something my sons are dealing with. I think they would get investments from different people."

February 3rd, according to Coinbob Popular Address Monitor, the former largest long whale on XPL on Hyperliquid (0x152) ambushed ASTER in the spot market 5 days ago and added to the position last night to go leveraged long. Its current 2x leveraged ASTER long position has increased to $5.55 million with an average price of $0.65, unrealized loss of $630,000 (-22%), liquidation price of $0.29, now the largest long on ASTER on Hyperliquid.According to Arkham on-chain monitoring, the whale's on-chain domain is "neoyokio.eth", and its associated sub-address (0xfb5...) also synchronized to add to the position today, currently holding a 3x leveraged ASTER long position of approximately $1.85 million, with an average price of $0.56, liquidation price of $0.361, and the position has realized a slight floating profit. This sub-address has close fund flows with the main address, frequently engaging in swing trading on XPL and HYPE, with a historical win rate of over 80%.The whale entered the scene on September 24th, averaging a 1x leveraged long position on XPL at $0.69 before a significant surge, with holdings reaching $20 million at one point, becoming the largest long on-chain during the main XPL uptrend, and later took profit by closing the position near $1.3, realizing a profit of approximately $16 million, at one time suspected of possessing insider XPL information. In addition, this address is also active in the Polymarket prediction market, currently holding positions in three markets.

February 3rd, Morgan Stanley stated that the Fed led by Kevin Warsh may exacerbate volatility in the U.S. Treasury market due to a reduction in its policy transparency.Warsh, nominated by Trump to succeed Powell as chairman in May, served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011. A review by Morgan Stanley of minutes from a past Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting showed that Warsh wanted investors to form their own views on economic growth, inflation, and monetary policy.At Morgan Stanley, Hornbach and Tauber believe that this former governor prefers a "smaller balance sheet size," which could push up long-term Treasury yields relative to short-term yields, a phenomenon known as a steeper yield curve.However, the bank believes that the Fed under Warsh's leadership may change its communication style, which could increase investor uncertainty, a key point. This includes a reduction in Fed officials' interactions with the media, especially before FOMC meetings, and possibly the elimination of the "dot plot" forecast or economic projections summary (FXStreet).

February 3rd, the major retail bank ING Deutschland has opened up to retail clients a channel for investing in cryptocurrency-related Exchange Traded Notes (ETN/ETP) through its Direct Depot platform, allowing investment in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.ING stated that the mentioned products are physically backed instruments issued by institutions such as 21Shares, Bitwise, and VanEck, traded on regulated exchanges, allowing clients to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies without needing to manage wallets or private keys themselves.ING also cautioned that such products still face factors such as price volatility, issuer risk, liquidity, and regulatory uncertainty. The bank pointed out that in Germany, the tax treatment of these ETNs is similar to directly holding cryptocurrencies, and holding for over a year may qualify for a capital gains tax exemption. (The Block)

February 3rd, according to an official announcement, Binance Leveraged Tokens will be delisted on February 6th at 14:00 UTC for the following trading pairs. Cross Margin Leveraged Pairs: KNC/BTC, COTI/BTC, BAT/BTC, DUSK/BTC, RLC/BTC, GRT/ETH, GLM/BTC, KAVA/BTC; Isolated Margin Leveraged Pairs: KNC/BTC, COTI/BTC, BAT/BTC, DUSK/BTC, JST/BTC, RLC/BTC, GRT/ETH, GLM/BTC, KAVA/BTC, CTK/BTC.

February 3rd: According to official sources, MGBX will launch the Rainbow (RNBW) early trading pair on February 3, 2026, at 17:00 (SGT).Deposit Open Time: To be announced; Trading Open Time: February 3, 2026, at 17:00 (SGT); Withdrawal Open Time: To be announced;Rainbow is a mobile wallet application that enables users to interact with decentralized applications on the Ethereum blockchain.

February 3rd. According to official sources, the ANTFUN team achieved first place in the ICM track (Internet Capital Market) at the Vibe Coding Hackathon development competition jointly held by the Solana Foundation and Trends.fun. The award-winning work agar.io by the ANTFUN team combines AI multimodal video generation technology with real-time transaction information to create interactive and entertaining videos. This competition is part of the ANTFUN team's many explorations in the field of AI.This week, ANTFUN will launch a feature that allows direct order trading through an AI assistant in group chats. In the future, the ANTFUN product will be further AI-driven, targeting the general public to create a trading product similar to bean pods and ingots experiences.