Weekly Recap: Bitcoin Craters to $60,000

Happy weekend, Defiers!

The crypto selloff accelerated this week, with Bitcoin plunging to $60K on Thursday evening before recovering some losses. ETH and SOL traded as low as $1,750 and $68, respectively.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that the Layer 2 model for scalability no longer makes sense due to successful scaling efforts on mainnet.

Crypto traders are trying to make sense of Bitcoin’s vicious downturn, with some speculating that the selloff may have been exacerbated by leveraged hedge funds being forced to unwind their positions.

Meanwhile, Hyperliquid is getting into the prediction market game with outcome trading.

Finally, MegaETH is set to launch its mainnet on Monday.

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Top Stories This Week

Ethereum Falls Below $2,000 as Crypto Sell-Off Deepens

ETH plunged as low as $1,750 on Thursday for the first time since April 2025, amid a broader sell-off across crypto markets.

As prices fall, losses at crypto treasury companies are approaching $20 billion.

Vitalik Says Ethereum’s Layer 2 Vision ‘No Longer Makes Sense’

After years of Layer 2 networks popping up in an attempt to scale Ethereum and claim market share, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that the L2 model for scalability no longer makes sense due to the Layer 1’s scaling efforts.

Bitcoin Selloff Sparks Hedge Fund Speculation Around BlackRock ETF

Unusual trading in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF has led traders to speculate that this week’s sharp Bitcoin drop may have been triggered by one or more Hong Kong–based hedge funds blowing up.

Meanwhile, a JP Morgan strategist says Bitcoin is undervalued and looks “even more attractive compared to gold.”

Hyperliquid to Launch Prediction Market Outcome Trading

Hyperliquid announced the upcoming launch of HIP-4 markets, enabling prediction-market-like outcome trading.

MegaETH Unveils Token Buyback and TGE Plan

MegaETH, the real-time blockchain and Ethereum Layer 2, is launching its mainnet on Feb. 9, but its TGE will be dependent on network performance milestones.

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