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Deutsche Börse Group’s FX and digital assets unit 360T has announced a partnership with Austrian crypto platform Bitpanda aimed at expanding institutional access to crypto trading across Europe. The post Deutsche Börse’s 360T Partners With Bitpanda to Expand MiCA-Regulated Crypto Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase tells Australia that bank opacity on crypto account closures has created "a crisis of confidence" in the financial system.

Permissioned blockchains and centralized layer 2s rebuild intermediaries for tokenized assets. Based rollups inherit Ethereum security while enabling compliance. Opinion by: Joaquin Mendes, chief operating officer of Taiko ​For centuries, value moved between hands: gold for grain, livestock for land. No intermediary decided on arbitrary values; the price was determined directly between the parties. No intermediary decided how much a cow was worth, whether the deal was fair or whether someone was qualified to make the trade or not. The exchange was simple: One party had something the other wanted, they agreed on terms, and the transaction was concluded. ​These exchanges have grown more complex. Banks hold funds, brokers trade assets, and custodians verify ownership. This has erased the relationship between buyer and seller, and diminished agency. Today, institutions set asset values, control access and define conditions. Read more

Last year marked the second-worst annual performance since Strategy adopted its bitcoin treasury strategy.

Xapo Bank’s Digital Wealth Report says borrowers are keeping Bitcoin-backed loans open longer during the product’s first year of activity. Bitcoin-backed borrowing at the Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank is increasingly being used for long-term financial planning rather than short-term liquidity, according to the bank’s 2025 Digital Wealth Report. Shared with Cointelegraph, the report says 52% of the Bitcoin-backed loans issued by Xapo in 2025 carried a 365-day term, with many of those loans remaining open even as new loan creation slowed later in the year. The bank, which primarily caters to high-net-worth individuals and private clients, said the trend reflects members using Bitcoin as collateral to unlock liquidity while preserving long-term exposure, rather than tapping loans for temporary cash needs. Read more

Bitcoin battles $78,400 as Binance launches a massive $1 billion SAFU reserve shift into BTC. Discover the technical "Warsh Shock" levels and how Binance's programmatic $100M-per-batch buying strategy is creating a new structural floor for the 2026 bull case. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Binance Just Bought $100M in BTC – And They’re About to Drop $1 Billion More appeared first on Cryptonews.

A Nevada judge has temporarily barred prediction market Polymarket from offering event contracts in the state, pushing back against claims that only the CFTC can police those markets. A Nevada state judge has temporarily forced onchain prediction market Polymarket to halt business in the state, with a ruling that challenges the industry’s argument that federal commodities law preempts state gambling rules.  In a Thursday order seen by Cointelegraph, the court granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board a 14‑day temporary restraining order (TRO) against Polymarket operator Blockratize. The order bans Polymarket from offering event‑based contracts to Nevada residents while the case develops. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for Feb. 11. The order leans on Nevada gambling statutes, finding at this early stage that Polymarket’s sports and other event markets constitute unlicensed wagering rather than regulated financial products.  Read more

Bitcoin price correlation with PMI sparked disagreement among analysts after the latter spiked above 50 for the first time since 2022. Bitcoin (BTC) may be set to gain from new macro tailwinds as US macro data sets up a “reflation” trade. Key points: US ISM PMI data for January breaks nearly three years of contraction. Read more

Germany's ING Deutschland just made crypto exposure feel like buying an index fund, indicating the path Europe is taking in crypto adoption. Starting Feb. 2, the bank's 3.2 million brokerage customers can purchase crypto exchange-traded notes with zero order fees above €1,000 and set up automatic savings plans. According to the announcement, there are no […] The post Major German bank opens free crypto access as MiCA ends the legality debate and sparks a bank rush appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Jeffrey Epstein may have made a $3.2 million investment in Coinbase in 2014 and sold some of it for $15 million in 2018, according to the latest batch of released emails. Newly released US Justice Department emails suggest Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, gained exposure to early cryptocurrency venture investments through intermediaries, including a reported stake in Coinbase. Epstein may have invested $3.25 million into cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase back in 2014, according to files released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The emails suggest an entity linked to Epstein acquired 195,910 Series C shares for a total of $3.25 million when Coinbase was valued at $400 million.  Read more

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy alleged “brazen, open corruption” over the UAE’s $500m investment in Trump-linked crypto ventures.

The return of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows could fuel a Bitcoin price recovery, as signs of a potential rebound to $80,000 and $85,000 emerge. Bitcoin (BTC) traded 5.5% above its nine-month low of $74,500 reached on Monday amid hopes of a rebound toward $85,000. Key takeaways: A “squeeze” toward $85,000 is in play as Bitcoin rebounds from multimonth lows. Read more

Spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $562 million in inflows Monday, partially offsetting $1.5 billion outflows last week, while Ether ETFs remained in the red. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) experienced another recovery on Monday amid a challenging market environment for BTC and broader digital assets. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs drew about $562 million of inflows, breaking a four-day outflow streak. $1.5 billion of outflows were recorded last week, according to SoSoValue data. Despite the uptick, analysts cautioned that ETFs and broader markets are likely to face continued pressure from institutional selling and macro uncertainty, with near-term support potentially sticking around ETF cost basis levels of $84,000. Read more

HYPE continues to defy the overall market crash, posting another substantial increase over the past 24 hours.

Elon Musk’s xAI is recruiting a crypto specialist to train its models in onchain data, market structure and real-world trading behavior. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is hiring a crypto specialist to help train its AI systems on digital asset markets. According to a newly posted job listing, the company is recruiting a remote “Finance Expert – Crypto” to help teach xAI’s models how professional crypto traders analyze onchain data, evaluate token economics and manage risk in volatile, always-on markets. “This includes generating high-quality data in text, voice, and video formats: detailed annotations, model output critiques, step-by-step reasoning traces, audio explanations of strategies, and occasional structured video sessions,” the job description reads. Read more

BitMine added 41,788 ETH last week as Tom Lee called the pullback attractive amid growing on-chain activity.

China seeks to make the renminbi a true reserve currency, but the numbers reveal a story in which Beijing's capital controls create conditions for Bitcoin and dollar stablecoins to thrive as workarounds rather than competitors. The International Monetary Fund's latest reserve data shows the renminbi holding just 1.93% of global foreign exchange reserves in the […] The post China targets global reserve currency status but capital controls push traders toward USDT and Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Almost 89% of the family offices polled by JPMorgan report zero crypto exposure, with average allocations to digital assets and Bitcoin remaining well below 1%. Artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant investment theme for the world’s largest family offices, while cryptocurrencies continue to attract limited interest, according to a new report from JPMorgan Private Bank. The bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report polled 333 single-family offices across 30 countries between May and July 2025. It shows that 65% of respondents, or 216 offices, are prioritizing artificial intelligence-related investments either now or in the future. By contrast, just 17% (56 offices) view crypto and digital assets as a key investment theme. Crypto remained largely absent from family office portfolios. According to the report, 89% of family offices currently have no exposure to cryptocurrencies, while the average global allocation to crypto and digital assets sits at just 0.4%. Exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) is even smaller...

ING Germany expands crypto access with Bitwise ETPs and VanEck ETNs covering Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and other major digital assets. ING Germany, the retail banking unit of Dutch multinational ING Group, is expanding crypto investment access through new partnerships with US asset managers Bitwise and VanEck. The German bank is rolling out crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) from Bitwise and crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from VanEck, the companies announced separately on Monday. The new offerings join ING-listed investment vehicles from 21Shares, WisdomTree and BlackRock’s iShares. Read more

Spot crypto trading volumes have fallen by half since October as liquidity dried up and investor engagement weakened. Spot crypto trading volumes on major exchanges have fallen from around $2 trillion in October to $1 trillion at the end of January, indicating “clear disengagement from investors” and weaker demand, according to analysts.  Bitcoin (BTC) is currently down 37.5% from its October peak amid a liquidity drought and a major bout of risk aversion, causing volumes to contract.   “Spot demand is drying up,” said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost on Monday, adding that the correction “has been largely driven by the Oct. 10 liquidation event.”  Read more