Hours after the firm's Bitcoin position briefly went below cost on Sunday, Michael Saylor posted "More Orange" on X, hinting at further accumulation. According to data released Sunday, Strategy holds 712,647 BTC at an average cost of $76,038, after price touched about $75,500. An analyst said unsecured debt and cash reserves help limit near‑term leverage risk.

On Friday, silver sank 26% and gold slid 9% in one of the sharpest single-day metal selloffs after weeks of speculative buying from China had driven prices to record highs. The move accelerated when reports surfaced that Donald Trump planned to nominate Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, lifting the dollar and ending the momentum trade. Trading volumes in silver products surged, with the iShares Silver Trust alone recording more than $40 billion in turnover as options activity and algorithmic strategies amplified the reversal.

Over the past week, Bitcoin moved toward $78K while Ethereum weakened, according to AMBCrypto. Select altcoins diverged: Hyperliquid rallied from the low $20s to test $32-$34, Canton advanced about 29%, and Stable spiked to $0.026 before easing to $0.023. Meanwhile, Solana fell ~15% and WLFI dropped ~26%.

Bitcoin traded below $79,000 as Coinbase and Glassnode reported that leverage was purged in the fourth quarter of 2025. The firms highlighted rising realized price, stable profitability, and a 1.5 MVRV ratio entering 2026.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated in Taipei that the widely cited $100 billion figure for a potential OpenAI investment was only a maximum amount the company was invited to consider, not a firm pledge. He said Nvidia will fund OpenAI step by step and indicated any current contribution will fall well short of that level, as the firm also faces questions over similar circular financing concerns tied to its fresh $2 billion commitment to CoreWeave.

FTX plans to carry out its next creditor distribution on March 31, following an announcement by creditor representative Sunil. The round is based on $9.6 billion in reconciled claims and could add a further $2 billion to creditor recoveries if the proposal is approved. A prior distribution in September 2025 totaled $1.6 billion, shaping expectations for how remaining disputed reserves may be resolved.

On 1 February 2026, Bitcoin extended its decline toward the $77,000–$78,000 support area, with technical indicators showing oversold conditions and weakening momentum. Strategy currently holds 712,647 BTC at an average cost of about $76,038, leaving the position slightly profitable near the latest trading levels around $77,600. Michael Saylor has hinted at the possibility of further accumulation as the market hovers just above the firm's cost basis after previously seeing its holdings valued above $80 billion near Bitcoin's $126,000 peak.

According to Alphractal, total crypto liquidations hit $2.59 billion in the latest sell-off, with Ethereum accounting for $1.16 billion as ETH slid near $2,300. On-chain data showed whales "7 Siblings" and "0xB7" bought a combined $57.44 million in ETH, while MFI hovered around 41 and CMF stayed negative, signaling lingering downside risk.