Walrus quietly doing something important.
I was reading their update on the Sui Archival System — and honestly, this is one of those infrastructure moves people ignore until it becomes critical.
Blockchains execute transactions fast… but history doesn’t always stay easy to access. Nodes prune data, providers disappear, and verification gets messy.
Walrus is tackling that by making 30TB of Sui’s checkpoint history publicly verifiable — no single operator, no closed databases.
What caught my eye even more? They’re framing this as chain-agnostic — a pattern any network can use for governance, risk systems, settlements, even AI that depends on clean historical data.
Quiet build. Long-term impact. @WalrusProtocol #walrus $WAL
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Dusk is building the kind of privacy that real finance actually needs, not the hide everything kind, the selective disclosure kind. A public Layer 1 where transactions and smart contracts can stay confidential, while regulated assets can still be verified when required. That is the whole edge.
Phoenix is the transaction model pushing privacy into transfers and contract execution, and Zedger is the hybrid layer built for security tokens where compliance, auditability, and confidentiality must coexist. This is why Dusk keeps leaning into XSC and the regulated infrastructure angle instead of chasing noisy narratives.
What caught my attention recently is the way they handled risk. On January 17, 2026 they published a bridge incident notice, paused bridge services, recycled addresses tied to bridge operations, and shipped wallet side mitigations. They stated it was not a protocol level issue on DuskDS and the network kept running. That is what serious infrastructure looks like when something feels off.
Token wise, DUSK is built around securing the network and sustaining participation. Initial supply is 500 million with long term emissions bringing max supply to 1 billion, and migration to native DUSK is part of the design.
In the last 24 hours the market has been volatile and on Ethereum the ERC20 contract you shared remains the reference address for that representation.
My takeaway: if the bridge reopening plan lands clean and the next rollout keeps shipping, Dusk stops being a privacy story and starts looking like a real settlement layer for regulated assets.
#Dusk @Dusk_Foundation $DUSK
Hey fam — quick check-in on DUSK, because a lot has been quietly coming together and it feels like the foundation is moving with real intent lately.
What stands out most is the steady focus on infrastructure. The network keeps getting smoother with ongoing improvements to performance and reliability, which is exactly what you want when privacy-focused smart contracts are the core vision. Developer-facing updates have been rolling out to make building on Dusk more predictable and easier to work with — and that matters if the goal is attracting serious teams shipping real products, not just experiments.
On the protocol side, progress around confidential smart contracts and compliant privacy continues. This is where Dusk really separates itself. It’s not privacy for privacy’s sake — it’s privacy that can function within real-world regulatory environments. That narrative is getting sharper and more mature, and you can feel the long-term positioning behind it.
Community-wise, activity has been picking up again. More discussion, more builders testing things, and clearer direction from the foundation. No loud hype — just consistent progress.
This is still a patience play, but the pieces are lining up. If you’ve been here for the vision, nothing about the recent direction should disappoint. Stay locked in and keep watching the builders — that’s where the real signal is.
@Dusk_Foundation #dusk $DUSK
Three major on-chain liquidation zones on $ETH.
Trend Research holds 356,150 $ETH($671M), with liquidation prices between $1,562 and $1,698.
Joseph Lubin and two unknown whales hold 293,302 $ETH($553M), with liquidation prices between $1,329 and $1,368.
7 Siblings holds 286,733 $ETH($541M), with liquidation prices at $1,075 and $1,029.
$BTC Range Failure Breakdown
Entry Zone: 64,800 – 65,400
Bearish Below: 65,600
TP1: 63,200
TP2: 61,800
TP3: 60,000
Stop Loss: 67,200
#JPMorganSaysBTCOverGold #RiskAssetsMarketShock #MarketCorrection
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Three major on-chain liquidation zones on $ETH.
Trend Research holds 356,150 $ETH($671M), with liquidation prices between $1,562 and $1,698.
Joseph Lubin and two unknown whales hold 293,302 $ETH($553M), with liquidation prices between $1,329 and $1,368.
7 Siblings holds 286,733 $ETH($541M), with liquidation prices at $1,075 and $1,029.
$BTC just dumped to $60K, and the debate is louder than ever:
👉 Is this the early start of the classic 4-year cycle?
👉 Or has Bitcoin completely outgrown it?
Here’s the REAL breakdown traders need in 2026 👇
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$DCR
⏳ The Old Playbook (4-Year Cycle) — Quick Recap
Historically:
• Halving → supply shock
• Gradual rise → euphoric bubble
• Then a brutal ~80% crash
That model worked… until it didn’t.
⚠️ 2025 BROKE THE SCRIPT
For the first time ever, the year after a halving finished in the red. That alone signals something has fundamentally changed.
Here’s what’s different now:
🏦 1. Institutions Run the Game Now
Bitcoin isn’t just retail anymore.
U.S. spot ETFs opened the door in 2024, and now:
• Pension funds
• Asset managers
• Corporations (holding over 8% of supply)
These players don’t panic sell like retail — they smooth out volatility. That weakens the old boom-bust cycle.
🌍 2. Macro > Halving
With 94% of BTC already mined, the halving matters less.
Now BTC moves more with:
• Fed policy
• Global liquidity
• Interest rates
• S&P 500 risk sentiment
If stocks sell off, Bitcoin follows — cycle or not.
💰 3. The Trillion-Dollar Problem
At a $1.5T+ market cap, Bitcoin doesn’t move like a small asset anymore. Some analysts think the “4-year cycle” is stretching into a 5-year wave instead.
📉 So why the crash to $60K?
• Fear & Greed Index near extreme fear
• Stronger U.S. dollar
• Hawkish Fed expectations
• Massive ETF outflows
• Over $2B in long liquidations
• Key support levels breaking
This looks less like “cycle timing” and more like macro + liquidity +
🎯 Key Levels to Watch
• $70K — critical near-term level
• $58K (200-week MA) — historic cycle support
• $56K (realized price) — possible deeper test
💬 Your call:
Is the 4-year cycle starting early… or is it officially broken?
Are you trading macro or holding through the noise?
#BTC #RiskAssetsMarketShock #MarketCorrection #WhenWillBTCRebound
Walrus and the Practical Limits of Decentralized Data
Most systems are designed as if growth is permanent and failures are rare. In reality, markets slow down, providers leave, and attention moves on. Storage does not disappear with the cycle. Data still needs to exist, be retrievable, and be paid for long after the hype fades. That is where many decentralized systems quietly struggle.
Walrus approaches storage as ongoing infrastructure, not a one time write. Data is spread across multiple providers, and costs are tied to actual usage, much like paying for utilities rather than betting on inflation. This makes systems calmer, cheaper to maintain, and better suited for real world use. Designs that plan for maintenance, not momentum, are the ones that tend to survive when cycles end.@WalrusProtocol #walrus $WAL
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😱🚨LEVERAGE APOCALYPSE IN CRYPTO
$2.6B LIQUIDATED IN 24 HOURS — BIGGEST WIPEOUT SINCE FTX🚨
Crypto markets rocked by a massive liquidation wave
As Bitcoin plunged over 10% on the day, more than $2.6B in leveraged positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours — one of the largest wipeouts since #FTX .
🔥 577,000+ traders got wiped out.
🔴 $2.13B from long positions
🟢 Only $468M from shorts
→ The market was heavily crowded to the upside.
💥 $BTC dropping toward $60,000 triggered cascading liquidations across futures markets.
📊 Top liquidated assets:
Bitcoin
Ethereum
$XRP , $SOL , HYPE
🏦 Liquidations by exchange:
Bybit: $671M
Hyperliquid: $632M
Binance: $406M
⚠️ This move wasn’t just spot selling — it was the unwinding of excessive leverage, amplifying volatility.
👀 $58K–$60K
A critical zone that may decide Bitcoin’s next move.
#RiskAssetsMarketShock #WhenWillBTCRebound #MarketCorrection
Trend Research ETH 多头巨亏 7.63 亿美元,上轮牛市利润全部吐回
据链上分析师余烬监测,Trend Research 本轮 ETH 做多已累计亏损 7.63 亿美元,不仅回吐了上一轮从低位做多、在高位止盈获得的 3.15 亿美元利润,还额外亏损约 4.48 亿美元本金。
链上数据显示,自 2 月 1 日下午至今的 5 天内,Trend Research 以 均价约 2,168 美元 止损卖出 25.55 万枚 ETH,套现约 5.54 亿美元,并从 Binance 提回 4.83 亿 USDT 用于还款、降低杠杆。
目前其多个 ETH 借贷仓位的 清算价格已下移至 1,509–1,708 美元区间,核心清算压力集中在 1,560 美元附近。
截至目前:
• 仍持有 ETH: 39.6 万枚(约 7.54 亿美元)
• 持仓成本均价: 3,180 美元
• 累计亏损: 7.63 亿美元
• 已实现亏损:2.58 亿美元
• 未实现亏损:5.05 亿美元
• 剩余杠杆借款: 5.26 亿 USDT
#ETH #以太坊 #TrendResearch
XPL sits at the core of how Plasma functions.
It secures the network, incentivizes validators, and supports governance—aligning participants around real usage rather than short-term noise.
With deep liquidity in stable assets like USDT and pBTC, payments remain smooth and reliable, while access to DeFi becomes more practical. As Plasma is used for real-world activity—payments, remittances, and tokenized assets—usage drives liquidity, liquidity reinforces incentives, and the network strengthens over time.
That feedback loop is how adoption translates into lasting value.
@Plasma #plasma $XPL