Hyperliquid is expanding the scope of decentralized derivatives with the announcement of HIP-4, a major protocol upgrade that introduces outcome trading on HyperCore, unlocking prediction markets and options-like financial instruments for the first time on the platform. The new primitive, known as Outcomes, allows traders and builders to create fully collateralized contracts that settle within […]

Bitcoin Magazine The Core Issue: Letter From The Editor Bitcoin is a distributed system.  That means there is no center. To make a pun, no “core.” Bitcoin exists because of everyone participating in some way; buying and hodling, sending and receiving, running a node, mining, building some service or protocol on top of it. It […]

Bitcoin’s price experienced another leg down in the last hours, dropping from around $78,000 to $74,780 in a couple of red candles. The move resulted in approximately $20 million in liquidated derivatives positions across major exchanges, with the majority held long. Source: TradingView Over the past hour alone, BTC lost around 1.7% of its value. […]

Bitwise and ING Germany launch a partnership letting German customers trade Bitwise crypto‑ETPs with reduced or no execution fees. Bitwise Europe GmbH announced on February 2, 2026 in Frankfurt a cooperation with ING Germany enabling customers of the online broker to buy Bitwise crypto‑exchange traded products (ETPs) from €1,000 order size with no execution costs […]

The crypto company reported significant net losses to its balance sheet in 2025 due in part to “lower digital asset prices and approximately $160 million of one-time costs.“

TL;DR White House talks chaired by Patrick Witt ended without a yield deal and set an end-February 2026 deadline for a formal joint proposal. Section 404 would bar service providers from paying interest or rewards solely for holding payment stablecoins, tightening gaps left after the GENIUS Act. Stablecoins exceed $280B, USDC rewards sit near 4.1% […]

By Arjun Sethi, Kraken co-CEO Kraken was founded 15 years ago as a high-performance crypto exchange built for professional traders. From the beginning, the company focused on deep liquidity, reliable execution, and infrastructure capable of operating through extreme market volatility. That operating philosophy shaped how the business evolved from exchange to financial infrastructure. Rather than […]

360T, part of Deutsche Börse Group, has struck a partnership with Bitpanda to expand institutional access to crypto trading and wider digital asset services across Europe. The deal connects 360T’s 3DX trading platform with Bitpanda’s digital asset infrastructure, aiming to give banks and other financial institutions a ready-made route into client-facing crypto products. Announced in […]

A group of cryptocurrency investors paid $300000 to have a 15-foot-tall statue of President Trump sculpted in tribute to his outspoken support for …

Bitcoin’s on-chain fundamentals are flashing a powerful signal that hasn’t appeared since the last major bull run. Network Growth has surged to extreme levels, mirroring the same conditions seen in early 2021, just before BTC launched its historic rally toward new all-time highs. At the same time, liquidity is rapidly expanding across the market, suggesting […]

Key Takeaways: The 1 billion XRP escrow lock which was identified by Whale Alert is related to the Ripple monthly supply agenda The relocation is added amidst continued losses in XRP into February following a dismal end of January closing Unlocked tokens were re-locked on a majority, which reduced immediate supply to circulation Ripple has […]

Most family offices continue to avoid crypto, citing volatility and uncertain portfolio relevance. AI dominates future investment priorities, though portfolios lag stated ambitions. Private equity interest is rising, while traditional hedges remain underused. Family offices continue to avoid cryptocurrency exposure, even as digital assets remain a prominent market talking point, according to JPMorgan Private Bank’s […]

CrossCurve has confirmed that its cross-chain bridge is under active attack after a missing validation check allowed spoofed cross-chain messages to pass through its system. The vulnerability enabled attackers to drain funds directly from the protocol’s PortalV2 contract, with onchain data showing losses of roughly $3 million spread across multiple blockchain networks. The team publicly […]

Matt Hougan says crypto has been in a prolonged downturn since early 2025. Institutional flows masked losses, while regulatory uncertainty weighs on sentiment. Hougan believes the cycle is advanced, bringing a potential recovery closer. Crypto markets have been in a sustained downturn since January 2025, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan, despite ongoing […]

Michael Saylor has shared his rules of Bitcoin as he looks to cushion tension in a market crash.

Bitcoin fell under $73,000 as futures liquidations soared and worries over this week’s US corporate earnings triggered a stock sell-off. Will traders finally step in to buy “discounted” BTC?

Bitcoin Magazine ING Deutschland Opens Retail Access to Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products ING Deutschland, one of Germany’s largest retail banks, has begun offering retail clients access to cryptocurrency-linked exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and products, allowing customers to gain exposure to bitcoin and other crypto directly through their existing securities accounts. According to information published on ING’s website, […]

Bitcoin (BTC) has tried to recover above $78,000 after sustaining devastating losses over the weekend, but the bears took the upper hand and pushed the price back down. Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn said recent on-chain data and market structure suggest continued downside risk for BTC. The researcher cited weak momentum, macroeconomic uncertainty, and […]

Bitcoin is changing hands at $78,162 today, with a market capitalization of $1.56 trillion and 24-hour trading volume surging to $54.86 billion. It has swung between $77,642 and $79,130 over the past day—tight, yes, but deceptively charged with indecision. Bitcoin Chart Outlook Bitcoin’s daily chart reveals a market still catching its breath after its recent […]

Fubon group manager gets nod for fund buying cryptocurrency ETFs. 02 February 2026. By David Walker. Sign-in. Username (E-mail address) Password. Stay …

Bitcoin’s latest drawdown is being framed less as a technical breakdown and more as a liquidity problem, with Ki Young Ju arguing that the key inputs that sustained the rally fresh capital inflows have stalled. In that setup, he says, calls for a full-cycle, -70% style capitulation hinge on a single variable: whether Strategy turns […]

An Oregon shoe reseller orchestrated a sweeping fraud scheme that cost customers and banks more than $80,000,000, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors say 42 year-old Michael Malekzadeh, the former owner of now-defunct Zadeh Kicks LLC, abused customer funds to finance a lavish lifestyle that included luxury watches, jewelry, handbags and high-end vehicles […]

Crypto markets entered February 2026 with uneven momentum, hovering near a $2.3 trillion total valuation after weeks of sharp swings and irregular inflows. While Ethereum news highlights steady network usage and institutional accumulation, and Zcash price action remains tied to technical volatility, a new narrative is emerging. Analysts and cryptography experts are increasingly focusing on […]

The search for resilient digital assets has intensified as XRP and Dogecoin (DOGE) holders navigate a period of heightened market correction in early February 2026. This shift in sentiment has redirected significant capital toward upcoming utility-driven projects. Remittix (RTX), a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol focused on cross-border payments, has emerged as a focal point, having […]

Key Takeaways: ParaFi Capital invested in onchain finance by picking up Jupiter to the tune of $35 million It was a deal all in JupUSD at spot and they are locking up JUP tokens Starting with core DeFi on Solana The money is being poured directly into core infrastructure on Solana and not into quick-cash […]

Can the rate of SHIB fix above $0.0000070 by the end of the week?

Bitcoin Magazine Tether Launches Open-Source Bitcoin Mining Operating System Tether has open-sourced a new operating system for bitcoin mining, unveiling MiningOS (MOS) as part of a broader push to reduce the industry’s reliance on proprietary, vendor-controlled software. The stablecoin issuer announced Monday that MOS, a modular and scalable operating system designed to manage, monitor, and […]

Ether has fallen despite strong fundamentals as leverage remained absent and precious metals diverted risk appetite, according to Fundstrat’s research head.

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2026 Australian Open, defeating Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. Nexo secured high-visibility branding as the tournament’s first-ever crypto partner, with its logo prominently featured on the new on-court “coaching pods.” The partnership follows $45 million in penalties Nexo has faced since 2018, as […]

U.S. crypto ETFs kicked off February with a decisive return of capital into bitcoin products, while ether and XRP struggled to keep pace. Solana quietly extended its recovery with another day of inflows. February Opens With Bitcoin ETF Surge While Ether and XRP Slip February opened with a sharp change in tone for crypto exchange-traded […]

February 3rd, 2026 – Los Angeles, California class=”ql-align-center”>Backed by Top Consumer, Crypto and Cultural Investors, BLUFF Quickly Emerges as a Fast-Growing Betting Platform Boasting More Than 125M Bets in Beta BLUFF, the next-generation betting and entertainment platform, has raised $21 million in strategic investment led by global blockchain technology fund 1kx, with participation from Makers […]

Family offices remain cautious toward both crypto and gold despite persistent geopolitical uncertainty, according to a new survey from J.P. Morgan Private Bank. The report claims that portfolios are still heavily concentrated in traditional assets leaving crypto exposure extremely limited. “On average, approximately 75% of assets are allocated to a combination of public equities and […]