PANews reported on February 1st that, according to CoinAnk data, the total liquidation amount for cryptocurrency futures contracts across the entire network reached $2.061 billion in the past 12 hours, including $1.958 billion in long positions and $103 million in short positions. The total liquidation amount for BTC was $671 million, and for ETH it was $884 million.

New snake oil? Etsy witches are hawking spells they claim can change the weather on your wedding day, help you with your love life, or fatten your crypto portfolio. Etsy witches have become a massive trend on social media this year — from romance spells to helping manifest fame. Did you know they can also apparently help you become a crypto millionaire? The practice of witchcraft, once punishable by death by fire (or being pushed off a cliff), has become a talking point on TikTok. Online marketplace Etsy, which allows people to sell their handmade beanies and custom dog collars, has become a hub for the spellcasters despite having a ban on “metaphysical services.” Read more

