🚀 Bybit Hack, SEC Drops Lawsuit, and BTC Stuck at $96K - Where to Next?

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This week was straight warfare - $1.5B stolen from Bybit, ETF inflows hitting all-time highs, and the SEC suddenly acting friendly? Something’s brewing, and if you’re still trading based on Twitter hype, you’re exit liquidity for the big players.

🔥 What’s in Today’s CryptoNerd Daily?
✅ Bybit Security Breach – $1.5B stolen, solvency intact, but what’s next?
✅ SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Coinbase – A regulatory pivot?
✅ Bitcoin Stuck at $96K – Accumulation or trap?
✅ Institutional ETF Flows – ETH leading, BTC lagging?
✅ FTX to Start Customer Repayments – A new chapter?
✅ 🚀 AI + Crypto: What’s Next? (Take the CryptoNerd 2025 Survey!)
✅ Upcoming Crypto Events – Where the smart money will be in March & April

👊 Let’s break it all down.

📈 Market Snapshot – Where Do We Go from Here?

• Bitcoin (BTC): $96,541 (+0.12%) ⬆️

• Ethereum (ETH): $2,820.59 (+4.86%) ⬆️

• BNB: $668.12 (+1.98%) ⬆️

• Cardano (ADA): $0.7846 (+2.50%) ⬆️

• Solana (SOL): $172.81 (+0.42%) ⬆️

💥 Major Headlines – Crypto’s Wild Week Recap

📢 🚨 Bybit Hack – $1.5 Billion in Ethereum Stolen
🔹 Hackers manipulated transaction interfaces to siphon funds from cold wallets.
🔹 Bybit CEO Ben Zhou assures all funds are backed—but trust is shaken.
🔹 Impact: Security fears creeping back in, but market stability remains intact.

📢 🚨 SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Coinbase
🔹 Bullish or just optics? The SEC suddenly reverses course, signaling potential regulatory softening.
🔹 New SEC Chair Paul Atkins is crypto-friendly - expect policy shifts in 2025.
🔹 Impact: Institutional adoption just got a boost.

📢 🚨 Institutional ETF Flows – Ethereum Eating Bitcoin’s Lunch?
🔹 ETH-based ETFs saw $393M in inflows in February, outpacing Bitcoin’s ETF growth.
🔹 BTC ETFs still up 175% YoY - but losing dominance.
🔹 Why? ETH Spot ETF approvals could be coming sooner than expected.

📢 🚨 FTX to Start Customer Repayments in Early 2025
🔹 FTX will begin payouts in March, prioritizing small claim holders under $50K.
🔹 It’s been over two years - will this finally close the chapter?

📢 🚨 Bitcoin’s $400K Prediction – Hype or Reality?
🔹 Analysts predict BTC could hit $400K this year, fueled by favorable U.S. policies post-election.
🔹 Since the November 2024 election, BTC has already surged 50% to hit $100K at its peak.

🐋 Whale Moves – Who’s Accumulating & Who’s Dumping?

🔹 A Bitcoin whale withdrew 3,200 BTC (~$315M) from Coinbase to cold storage - bullish long-term signal.
🔹 Ethereum whales moving funds off exchanges - $150M net outflows in 48 hours.
🔹 DEX activity surging - big players avoiding centralized exchange traps.

🚀 Upcoming Crypto Events – Stay Ahead of the Game

📢 Crypto Expo Europe – March 2-3, 2025 | Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴
🔹 DeFi, NFTs, and investment trends - key players in one place.

📢 Paris Blockchain Week 2025 – April 23-25, 2025 | Paris, France 🇫🇷
🔹 Industry leaders discussing blockchain's future - must attend for serious investors.

🚀 AI + Crypto: What’s Next? (Take the CryptoNerd 2025 Survey!)

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🚀 Final Word – Don’t Be Exit Liquidity

📌 The market is setting up for a major move—don’t get caught on the wrong side.
👊 Trade smart. Follow the money. Protect your capital.

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