Fenwick Agrees to Settle Lawsuit over Law Firm’s Alleged Role in FTX Fraud
Fenwick & West reached a proposed settlement with FTX users over a lawsuit alleging the firm helped facilitate the crypto exchange's fraud. The parties will file the settlement with a Florida federal court on Feb. 27, though the terms remain confidential. The lawsuit, part of a multidistrict class action, claims Fenwick advised FTX on structuring to avoid money‑transmitter registration and had visibility into fund commingling. The court denied Fenwick’s motion to dismiss, allowing the amended complaint to proceed.
Here Is Why Ethereum's ‘Brutal Stumble’ Looks Exactly Like the Start of the Last Bull Run: Asia Morning Briefing
Ethereum’s price relative to Bitcoin has entered a pattern reminiscent of the pre‑bull‑run phase seen in 2022. The ETH‑BTC ratio fell about 31% after hitting a low roughly nine months before gold peaked, matching the historical drawdown that preceded a...
ISM Manufacturing PMI at 40-Month High: Analysts Say BTC Could Benefit
The Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing PMI jumped to 52.6 in January, its strongest reading since August 2022 and ending a 26‑month contraction streak. The expansion signal, well above the 50‑point threshold, caught investors’ attention as a gauge of U.S. economic...
Crypto Coin Minute for February 3rd, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
Bitcoin traded at $78,289, up 0.53% while Ethereum slipped 0.40% on February 3, 2026. Market sentiment turned sharply negative, with crypto fear indices spiking and spot volumes falling to 2024‑level lows. Prominent investor Cathie Wood publicly questioned Bitcoin’s traditional four‑year...
Crypto Markets Edge Higher as Bitcoin, Ether Gain Despite Heavy Liquidations
Crypto markets rose on Monday after a stronger‑than‑expected U.S. manufacturing PMI boosted risk sentiment. Bitcoin climbed to about $78,338, up 2.1%, while Ether reached $2,338, gaining 1.5%. Total market cap hit $2.72 trillion, with 24‑hour volume around $223.3 billion, despite $729 million in...
NymCard and Visa Launch Stablecoin Settlement in GCC Region
NymCard and Visa have launched USDC stablecoin settlement for Visa‑card transactions across the Gulf Cooperation Council, enabling 24/7, near‑instant processing. The model promises lower operational costs, reduced collateral and prefunding needs, and a foundation for multicurrency settlement. Visa disclosed a...
Where BVNK, Polygon Labs Think Stablecoin Payments Will Happen
BVNK has partnered with Visa to route stablecoin transfers through Visa Direct, targeting cross‑border B2B payments. Polygon Labs, after spending $250 million on CoinMe and Sequence, is building an Open Money Stack to support global stablecoin transactions. Both firms view stablecoins...
Family Offices Shun Crypto Despite Hype, with 89% Holding No Digital Assets: JPMorgan Private Bank
JPMorgan Private Bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report finds that 89% of surveyed family offices hold no cryptocurrency and 72% lack gold exposure, underscoring a cautious stance toward traditional and emerging hedges. Only 17% of wealthy families say digital assets...
STABLE Hits All-Time High Ahead of Mainnet Upgrade
Stable, the Bitfinex‑backed Layer‑1 blockchain, saw its native token surge 43% this week, reaching an all‑time high of $0.03. The rally lifted its fully diluted valuation past $3 billion and market cap to $540 million, positioning it as the top stablechain by...
Epstein Files Reveal Bitcoin’s Secret War as Ripple Insiders Expose a Decade of Explosive Hidden Industry Sabotage
A 2014 email from Blockstream’s former CEO Austin Hill, uncovered in the DOJ’s Epstein Files, warned that Ripple and Stellar were “bad for the ecosystem.” The correspondence resurfaced, reigniting debate over whether early Bitcoin insiders tried to suppress rival payment...
GameStop's Ryan Cohen Appears to Be Moving on From Bitcoin, Eyes 'Consumer Megadeal'
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen announced plans to acquire a large publicly traded consumer company, aiming to transform the retailer’s valuation into the hundreds of billions. The move follows the recent transfer of the firm’s 4,710 bitcoin holdings to Coinbase Prime,...
From Speculation to Structure: Rebuilding Trust in Web3 Communities
The article argues that early Web3 social platforms failed to earn trust because of clunky onboarding, speculative incentives, weak governance, and regulatory blind spots. As users migrate to smaller, more authentic spaces, the author proposes a seven‑layer framework that prioritizes...
Opera Stock Jumps 15% After Announcing Expanded Support for Tether Tokens
Opera (OPRA) shares jumped more than 15% after the company announced expanded support for Tether's USDT stablecoin and gold‑backed XAUT token in its MiniPay self‑custodial wallet. MiniPay, which now boasts 12.6 million activated wallets, processed over $153 million in stablecoin transactions in...
NY Prosecutors Raise Alarm over GENIUS Act on Fraud: Report
New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys sent a letter warning that the federal GENIUS Act, signed by former President Donald Trump, fails to curb stablecoin fraud and could give issuers like Tether and Circle legal cover...
Cboe Is Looking to Make Trading as Simple as a ‘Yes or No’ Rivalling Prediction Markets
Cboe Global Markets is in early discussions to launch a binary‑style, all‑or‑none options product that pays a fixed amount if a specified event occurs. The offering would mirror prediction‑market platforms such as Polymarket, Kalshi and Coinbase, using a traditional options...
Blockchain Analytics Platform Dune Integrates X Layer
Dune has added full support for X Layer, the high‑performance Ethereum Layer 2 built by OKX, making every transaction, contract deployment and bridge movement queryable on its platform. X Layer boasts up to 5,000 TPS, one‑second block times and near‑zero gas fees, offering developers...
Long-Term Investors Accumulate This $0.04 New Altcoin, Analysts See 10x Upside Potential
Long‑term crypto investors are flocking to Mutuum Finance (MUTM) as its Phase 7 presale trades at $0.04 with over 835 million tokens sold. The protocol has launched a V1 testnet on Sepolia, offering peer‑to‑contract and peer‑to‑peer lending for ETH, USDT, LINK and...
Everestex Review: Platform Features for Digital Asset Traders
Everestex Exchange positions itself as a web‑based, multi‑asset trading platform that combines cryptocurrency, Forex and CFD markets in a single interface. The broker offers over 100 tradable assets, a copy‑trading feature, and a distinctive Pool Trading format that can deliver...
Grow California: Crypto Advocates Look to Support Moderates, Some Republican Politicians in California
Grow California, a 501(c)(4) advocacy group co‑founded by crypto investors Tim Draper and Ripple co‑founder Chris Larsen, has raised $50 million to back moderate and some Republican politicians in the state. The group aims to curb California’s high‑tax trajectory, promote entrepreneurship,...
Why India Wants the E-Rupee to Move Beyond Borders
India’s central bank digital currency, the e‑rupee, is transitioning from a domestic pilot to a strategic tool for cross‑border payments. The RBI is exploring bilateral and multilateral CBDC corridors, especially with BRICS partners, to enable direct settlement of trade, tourism...
Bed Bath & Beyond’s Latest Move: Buying Blockchain Platform Tokens.com
Bed Bath & Beyond announced the acquisition of blockchain investing platform Tokens.com, aiming to launch a unified investment and personal‑finance hub for homeowners by July 1, 2026. The move aligns with CEO Marcus Lemonis’s strategy to create an integrated home ecosystem that...
Earnings Season Gathers Steam, U.S. Jobs: Crypto Week Ahead
The week of Feb 2 2026 sees a surge in crypto earnings as Strategy (MSTR) and Galaxy Digital (GLXY) release results, while Bullish (BLSH) follows. Central banks in Europe will announce interest‑rate decisions on Thursday, and the U.S. jobs report, including non‑farm...
Atomic Settlement Swaps One Risk for Another, and Banks Aren't Ready
Tokenisation is driving a shift from batch to atomic settlement, eliminating the time buffer that banks have relied on for liquidity management. Atomic settlement means every leg of a trade must settle simultaneously, turning funding sufficiency into a real‑time constraint....
Singapore Gulf Bank Adds Stablecoin Settlement for Institutional Clients
Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has upgraded its real‑time clearing network, SGB Net, to settle stablecoins alongside fiat currencies for institutional clients. The platform now supports USDC and USDT on Ethereum, Arbitrum and Solana, allowing corporate users to trade, mint, convert, hold...
Deubull Updates Market on Ongoing Development of Advanced Trading Tools and Analytics Capabilities
Deubull announced ongoing development of its trading tools and market analytics, emphasizing incremental enhancements rather than rapid feature launches. The roadmap targets improved functionality, responsiveness, and integration with core infrastructure to maintain platform stability and low latency. New tools are...
Crypto Crime Is Getting Violent: ‘Wrench Attacks’ Jumped 75% in 2026
Crypto‑related “wrench attacks” surged 75 % in 2026, reaching 72 confirmed incidents worldwide, while physical assaults tied to cryptocurrency theft rose 250 %. Europe now accounts for over 40 % of these violent crimes, with France leading at 19 reported cases—more than double...
DeepSnitch AI vs Pepeto: When Markets Shake, Where Should Smart Investors Be Buying in February 2026?
The TechBullion piece contrasts DeepSnitch AI, an AI‑driven analytics promise, with Pepeto ($PEPETO), a meme‑utility platform already delivering a zero‑fee cross‑chain bridge. It argues that seasoned crypto investors favor projects that provide verifiable functionality during market quiet‑times rather than speculative hype....
Galidix Reinforces Platform Stability to Sustain Performance During Heightened Market Volatility
Galidix announced a suite of reliability upgrades aimed at sustaining platform performance during periods of heightened market volatility. The initiative focuses on strengthening backend transaction processing, improving load‑balancing, and tightening data synchronization to prevent latency and pricing errors. Continuous monitoring...
22 Ventures Group Outlines Strategic Direction for Innovation, Capital Allocation, and Platform-Led Growth
22 Ventures Group unveiled a refined strategic roadmap that places execution discipline at the core of its innovation, capital allocation, and growth initiatives. The firm will channel funds toward digital‑trading platforms that demonstrate operational readiness, transparent governance, and scalable infrastructure....
eurosecurity.net Strengthens Crypto Asset Recovery Standards With Enhanced Transparency and Client Safeguards
Eurosecurity.net has upgraded its cryptocurrency asset recovery framework to emphasize transparency, structured investigation, and client protection. The new model introduces documented workflows, case‑specific analysis, and standardized communication to reduce speculation and clarify technical limits. By providing clear explanations of findings...
MBB Finance Signals Sustained Expansion in Global Trading Participation Across Equity and Digital Asset Markets
MBB Finance reports sustained expansion in global trading participation, covering both equity and cryptocurrency markets. The growth spans multiple regions, reflecting traders' preference for a unified, transparent platform that delivers consistent performance. Infrastructure upgrades and incremental optimization ensure scalability without...
Nansen Launches Web Version of AI Agent to Improve Onchain Analysis and Trading
Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has launched its AI Agent on a web platform, extending the mobile‑first tool to desktop users. The conversational interface lets traders and analysts query on‑chain data, generate smart alerts, and even prepare swaps, with manual confirmation...
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Remains Focused on Enhancing Web3 Infrastructure
CertiK, a blockchain security leader valued at over $2 billion, is positioning itself as the trust backbone for the rapidly maturing Web3 ecosystem. Highlighted at the 2026 World Economic Forum, the firm is adopting public‑company practices to boost accountability and durability....
Checkout.com Acquires Blue EMI for Euro Stablecoin Issuance Capabilities
Checkout.com announced the acquisition of Blue EMI, a firm specializing in euro‑denominated stablecoin issuance, to broaden its crypto‑payment offerings. The deal gives Checkout.com immediate access to Blue EMI's technology stack and regulatory licences for issuing digital euros. Simultaneously, Checkout.com will...
South Korean Watchdog Expands AI Systems to Track Crypto Manipulation
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service upgraded its Virtual Assets Intelligence System for Trading Analysis (VISTA) with an automated detection algorithm that can identify price‑manipulation windows without human input. The new sliding‑window grid search scans every sub‑period in trading data, reproducing...
Futures Price Gap on CME Offers Bitcoin Bulls a Glimmer of Hope
CME bitcoin futures reopened Sunday at $77,385, creating a sizable gap from Friday's $84,445 close after a steep spot decline to $75,000. The gap represents a 7‑8% divergence between futures and spot, with current futures near $78,230 versus spot $77,800....
No, the UK Hasn’t Completely Flopped on Crypto
Despite years of criticism, the United Kingdom remains Western Europe's largest crypto economy, with active retail participation and Coinbase ranking it second only to the United States. Recent policy shifts—such as the re‑introduction of crypto exchange‑traded products, accelerated regulator approvals,...
Jim Cramer Questions Where the Bitcoin Bulls Are as the Crypto Price Slides to $74,000
Jim Cramer highlighted Bitcoin’s sharp decline to roughly $74,000, its lowest point since April 2025, and questioned where the asset’s most vocal supporters were. He identified a potential support zone near $73,000 and argued that a rebound would need to...
How On-Chain Signals And Token Economics Shape Early Crypto Breakouts
The article explains how on‑chain activity serves as a forward‑looking demand signal, showing capital movements before price changes. It links these signals to token economics, highlighting how deflationary models, fee burns, and staking incentives align usage with scarcity. Liquidity depth...
Ripple Secures Full EU E-Money License in Luxembourg
Ripple announced it has secured full approval of an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg’s regulator CSSF, after receiving preliminary approval last month. The license allows Ripple to offer regulated payment services across the European Union, supporting its Ripple...
Hong Kong to Grant First Stablecoin Issuer Licenses in March: Report
Hong Kong’s monetary regulator, the HKMA, announced it will grant its first stablecoin issuer licences in March, marking the first approvals under the Stablecoin Ordinance that took effect in August 2025. The regulator said only a very small number of...
Justin Sun Swoops to Buy $100 Million of Bitcoin as Rest of the Market Bleeds
Tron founder Justin Sun announced plans to acquire between $50 million and $100 million of Bitcoin, entering the market as prices have slumped to a six‑month low. Bitcoin has fallen 21% since mid‑January, contrasting sharply with digital‑asset‑treasury firms that bought at peak...
The Trade-Off Era Might Be Over: How Zero Knowledge Proofs Will Deliver Web3’s Next Major Innovation
KalqiX is launching a zero‑knowledge‑powered decentralized exchange that combines off‑chain order matching with on‑chain ZK‑verified settlement. The platform delivers sub‑10 millisecond latency, a central limit order book interface, and full custody for users. By proving correct execution without revealing data, KalqiX...
Bitcoin ETF Holders, Sitting on Paper Losses, May Throw in the Towel
Bitcoin’s spot price slipped to $76,540, leaving spot ETF investors with an average paper loss of roughly 15%, or about $13,400 per BTC. Since their U.S. debut two years ago, investors have paid around $90,200 per coin, creating a sizable...
Binance Commits to Gigantic Bitcoin Purchase as an Implicit Apology for October Liquidation Meltdown
Binance announced it will convert its $1 billion SAFU stablecoin reserve into Bitcoin within 30 days, pledging to keep the fund’s value above an $800 million floor. The move follows intense scrutiny after the October liquidation cascade that erased roughly $19 billion in leveraged...
BitGo Celebrates Federal Bank Charter
BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) announced it is the first publicly traded company to receive a federal charter as a national trust bank, following its IPO on Jan. 22, 2026. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the charter, allowing BitGo to...
Mastercard Roundtable: Stablecoins Graduate From Crypto Curiosity to Bank-Grade Infrastructure
At a Mastercard‑hosted roundtable in Dubai, senior executives from banks, fintechs and regulators declared that stablecoins have moved beyond speculative hype to become a regulated, bank‑grade payment infrastructure. The discussion highlighted Circle’s USDC pilot with Mastercard to settle acquirer transactions...
Crypto Stolen Hit $370M in January, Quadrupling Year on Year: CertiK
Crypto theft surged to $370.3 million in January 2026, a near‑four‑fold rise from a year earlier, according to security firm CertiK. A single phishing scam accounted for $284 million of the loss, while phishing overall stole $311.3 million. The month’s biggest individual hacks...
India's 2026 Budget Keeps 30% Crypto Tax, Adds $545 Penalty for Missed Reports
India’s 2026‑27 Union Budget retained the 30 percent crypto gains tax and the 1 percent tax deducted at source, while introducing a new penalty framework for reporting failures. From April 1 2026, entities that miss crypto‑asset statements face a daily fine of ₹200 and...
Buterin Pitches DAOs, Prediction Markets to Reward Content Creators
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a creator‑token model that merges decentralized autonomous organizations with prediction‑market mechanics to reward high‑quality content. Creators would apply to curated DAOs that vote on admission, and accepted tokens could be burned to create scarcity, raising their...