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Deep Dive 2/2/26

Executive Summary

The digital asset market has entered a period of distress, shifting from isolated crypto-native events to a systemic contagion driven by macro-economic and political shocks. The primary catalyst for the sell-off last night was a severe liquidity crisis in Asian equity markets, specifically the South Korean KOSPI, which triggered a trading halt and forced a mechanical deleveraging event across asset classes. This exogenous shock pushed Bitcoin to a local low of $74,876, breaching the critical psychological and technical support level of $75,000.

Compounding the crisis, the…

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