A Violent Reset for Risk Assets - 02.02.2026 What triggered the liquidation cascade across gold, crypto, and beyond

On Monday’s deep dive we trace the weekend’s market carnage to President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, a hawkish signal that strengthened the dollar and erased the fear premium propelling gold, silver and crypto. The episode also explores the human cost — a leveraged trader wiped out over $220 million in 48 hours — and weighs short-term macro risks against long-term institutional developments to ask whether this is the bottom or just the beginning. Subscribe to our daily Free Crypto Newsletter: https://crypto.report.