The crypto industry has reportedly proposed sharing stablecoin reserves with community lenders as it steps up efforts to win over skeptical banks. The move aims to preserve the stalled crypto market structure bill that could significantly alter the financial system. Deposit Fears and the Search For Compromise A Bloomberg report revealed that crypto firms have […]

Crypto news digest: Shiba Inu skyrocketed 1,546% in spot flows; XRP futures volume on Bitmex surged 5,419%; CZ pushed back on BTC manipulation claims.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Plunges Toward $60,000 as $1 Billion in Liquidations Hit in 24 Hours Bitcoin price is experiencing one of the most dramatic selloffs in its history Thursday, sliding sharply through key support levels and sparking massive liquidations in the derivatives market.  According to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data, the world’s largest cryptocurrency crashed […]

Bitcoin’s price is in free fall as a cascade of liquidations hammer leveraged traders. BTC has dropped from $74,300 to a low of $66,800 in the last 24 hours, triggering a whopping $1.42 billion in liquidations, according to CoinGlass. Traders going long are suffering the most, recording $1.24 billion in liquidations. Most of the liquidations […]

An elderly Wells Fargo customer suffering from multiple health issues says he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after falling victim to a bank fraud scheme. Ninety-year-old Irving Rosenberg says he lost $814,000 to scammers who forged his signature on checks to drain his savings account, reports ABC7 Los Angeles. [adinserter block=”1″] But Rosenberg says […]

Lately, veteran trader Peter Brandt has been flashing a bearish read on bitcoin, leaning on old-school chart work, familiar technical formations in recent price action, and the kind of market scar tissue that only decades of trading can provide. On Thursday, when bitcoin sank awfully close to the $60,000 handle, Brandt cautioned that the move […]

BitMine chairman Tom Lee defended $6 billion in unrealised losses as a deliberate strategy to track Ethereum’s long-term cycle rather than timing the market. The firm holds 4.24 million ETH and recently purchased 40,000 more tokens despite Ethereum sitting 57% below its all-time high. BitMine remains committed to its staking and accumulation model, even as […]

House lawmakers confronted Scott Bessent over Treasury oversight and conflicts linked to a Trump-backed crypto firm. Democrats called for a pause on WLFI’s bank charter following revelations of a major foreign stake. Bessent rejected claims the Treasury can support Bitcoin markets or deploy taxpayer funds. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced heated questioning during a […]

Pantera Capital's CEO Dan Morehead compares the cryptocurrency industry's relationship with U.S. regulators to having "Stockholm Syndrome," …

Bitcoin (BTC) extended its sharp sell‑off on Thursday, briefly falling below the $67,000 level and marking its lowest price since November 2024.  The renewed pressure follows commentary from market analyst Hugo Crypto, who pointed to a recent report from investment bank Stifel outlining a notably bearish outlook for Bitcoin.  Deeper Bitcoin Drawdown Ahead? According to […]

Ripple Prime has taken a major step toward unifying decentralized finance and traditional institutional trading by integrating the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid into its prime brokerage platform. The move gives institutional clients direct access to on-chain derivatives liquidity while allowing them to manage risk, margin, and exposures across both DeFi and traditional markets under one […]

As the price of SOL and the Ripple price keep going down and the market gets worse, people are paying close attention to projects that show clear signs of strength. One of them appears to be Digitap ($TAP) – a crypto presale star that is now 80% sold in its third round. It has already […]

The new facility allows institutions to redeem tokenized real-world assets into stablecoins instantly, addressing a key liquidity bottleneck in onchain markets.

Ripple’s cross-border token has not been spared in the past 24 hours (or the last week or so), and has actually become the poorest performer from the larger-cap alts. The asset has slumped by over 10% daily as it dumped to $1.42 minutes ago, which became the lowest price tag since late November 2024. XRPUSD […]

Legendary tech investor explains why Bitcoin will win in the long run.

TL;DR A16Z stated that blockchains enable the verification of AI agents and limit impersonation by raising the cost of creating multiple fake identities at scale. On-chain identity and proof-of-personhood systems ensure the uniqueness of human users, prevent fake accounts, and reduce large-scale impersonation across social networks. AI agents can operate as native on-chain users, with […]

Bitcoin plunged below $70,000 for the first time since November as the broad selloff dragged total crypto capitalization to $2.47 trillion. Some experts warn of deeper corrections toward $67,000, while others frame the drop as a healthy reset, predicting eventual new highs in 2026 amid volatility. Broad Market Retreat and Reduced Leverage Bitcoin’s ongoing freefall […]

Secure Digital Markets (SDM) has completed a $1 million Bitcoin transaction over the Lightning Network in a pilot settlement with cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, marking what the firms say is the largest publicly reported Lightning payment to date. The transaction, executed on Jan. 28 and valued at $1 million at the time, reportedly settled nearly instantly […]

Multiple cryptocurrency-focused strategic investment institutions have committed a total of $40 million in assets to Jiuzi Holdings, …

XRP is back at a level traders remember all too well. The cryptocurrency suffered a sharp flash crash on October 10 that sent the price crashing down from $2.82 to $1.58 before an equally fast rebound toward $2.36. Months later, that same zone is back in play, but this time without the volatility spike or […]

A public session of the UK’s House of Lords Wednesday heard criticism of stablecoins including that they’re virtually useless outside of on- and off- ramping between fiat and crypto. Financial Times economics writer, Chris Giles, argued that stablecoins are unlikely to have much impact on the broader UK financial system and suggested they’re heavily used […]

Bitcoin risks a deeper slide as miners and US spot ETFs cut BTC exposure, adding supply pressure during a fragile downtrend.

Fidelity Digital Assets has officially entered the stablecoin market with the launch of FIDD, a U.S. dollar-backed digital currency designed to serve both institutional and retail users. This launch reinforces Fidelity’s ongoing commitment to digital asset innovation while bridging traditional finance with on-chain markets. The new stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, allows investors […]

Bitcoin’s not panicking; it is following orders. Legendary trader Brandt spots a cold, surgical sell-off unfolding, and $63,800 BTC is marked as the next destination if this scenario goes on.

Bitcoin Magazine UBS to Build Digital-Asset Infrastructure, Eyes Bitcoin Services for Individuals UBS Group AG is exploring ways to offer bitcoin and crypto access to individual clients, CEO Sergio Ermotti said during the bank’s earnings call on Wednesday. Ermotti said the Zurich-based lender is building the core infrastructure needed for digital-asset services while evaluating targeted […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, February 4th, 2026] BNB Chain today announced its support for ERC-8004, a new on-chain identity standard designed to give autonomous AI agents verifiable, portable identity across platforms. The development represents an important step toward an open and scalable agent economy, where software can operate independently with persistent reputation, accountability, and […]

XRP holders are gaining new ways to unlock yield and credit as Flare introduces permissionless modular lending, expanding XRPFi with institution-grade DeFi infrastructure that keeps XRP exposure intact while enabling composable onchain strategies. XRP DeFi Accelerates With Morpho-Powered Lending on Flare A new development highlights expanding decentralized finance ( DeFi) options for XRP holders. Flare, […]

February 4th, 2026 – New Jersey, United States class=”ql-align-center”>Fireblocks and Stacks Bring Institutional Access to Bitcoin DeFi New integration enables Fireblocks’ 2,400+ institutional clients to deploy Bitcoin capital in Bitcoin-native DeFi applications on Stacks. Stacks, the leading Bitcoin L2 enabling Bitcoin-native DeFi has today announced that Fireblocks, the enterprise platform securing more than $5 trillion […]

BuySellVoucher is a global marketplace built for users who want flexibility and better value when purchasing digital gift cards. By supporting cryptocurrency payments and multiple transaction networks, the platform allows users to reduce unnecessary costs and gain more control over their digital spending. For gamers and digital consumers alike, crypto is increasingly becoming a tool […]

At Kraken, transparency isn’t a slogan – it’s a standard. Our latest Proof of Reserves (PoR), attested as of December 31, 2025, once again verifies that client assets held on our platform are backed 1:1 and beyond. The process covers major cryptoassets, including BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, XRP and ADA. We don’t expect blind […]

The cryptocurrency had been in the green on Monday but had seen four consecutive red days before that. The recent four-day slide was triggered by news …

PEPE has pushed deeper into its corrective phase in early February after a sharp selloff wiped out nearly half of its value in just two weeks. The meme coin is now trading around its yearly low zone following a 48% decline that unfolded in line with a technical outlook shared by an analyst on X.  […]