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Hong Kong’s central bank plans to issue its first stablecoin licenses in March 2026 under the Stablecoins Ordinance, with only a limited number expected after rigorous review of use cases, reserve backing, risk management, AML controls, and regulatory compliance. The post Hong Kong Set to Approve First Stablecoin Licenses in March — Who’s In? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto wrench attacks soared by 75% year-on-year, with France at the epicenter of the crime wave, according to a new report from CertiK.

BitMine has disclosed holdings: 4,285,125 ETH, 193 BTC and $586M in cash, plus equity “moonshots,” as it accelerates toward a 5% Ethereum supply target. The firm says 2.897M ETH is staked near $6.7B, with rewards projected at $374M a year ahead of MAVAN in 2026. Lee calls ETH dip nonfundamental now. The post BitMine Reports 4.285M ETH Holdings, Expands Staked Position With Massive Reward Outlook appeared first on Cryptonews.

Warsh’s nomination as the new Fed chair has ignited US liquidity drought concerns, but his interest rate policy may hold the silver lining for risk asset recovery, according to market analysts. US President Donald Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to lead the US central bank, a move that has sent mixed signals for cryptocurrency markets and US dollar liquidity, according to market analysts. Trump nominated Bitcoin-friendly Warsh on Friday, and he is set to replace Jerome Powell when his term ends in May, assuming the Senate approves him. Warsh's nomination could mean the Fed will continue its interest rate cut trajectory. But according to Thomas Perfumo, a global economist at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, it also signals that broader market liquidity is expected to “stabilize rather than meaningfully expand.” Read more

These could be the most important updates for millions struggling with Pi Network's controversial KYC process.

Latest filings show Strategy bought 855 Bitcoin at about $88,000 each last week, as BTC briefly fell below its average cost for the first time since 2023. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, disclosed fresh BTC purchases for the week as the prices briefly dropped below $75,000. Strategy acquired 855 Bitcoin (BTC) for $75.3 million last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The acquisitions were made at an average price of $87,974 per BTC, with Bitcoin starting the week above $87,700 and reaching $90,000 before briefly plummeting below $75,000 on Sunday, according to CoinGecko. Read more

BitRiver, Russia's largest Bitcoin mining operation controlling over 50% of the national market, is spiraling toward bankruptcy following a court-ordered observation proceeding against its parent company over a $9.2 million debt claim, compounded by regional mining bans, energy disputes, and the recent detention of CEO Igor Runets on tax evasion charges. The post Russia’s Largest Bitcoin Miner BitRiver Faces Bankruptcy Crisis – What Went Wrong? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Financial Supervisory Service said automated models now scan crypto trading activity across timeframes, reducing reliance on manual investigations. South Korea’s financial watchdog has expanded the use of artificial intelligence to monitor digital asset markets, signaling a shift toward automated, data-driven enforcement as trading activity grows more complex.  On Monday, the country’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it has upgraded its Virtual Assets Intelligence System for Trading Analysis (VISTA), a model used to investigate unfair crypto trading. An automated detection algorithm has been added, the FSS said, which can spot potential price-manipulation periods without manual intervention. Read more

Bitcoin’s slide below $80,000 has pushed a significant portion of US spot BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF) buyers into $7 billion in paper losses. According to CryptoSlate's data, the world’s largest digital asset fell to as low as $74,609 over the weekend amid liquidity concerns and a risk-off tone in global markets. BTC has recovered to approximately $77,649 as […] The post Bitcoin triggers $7B loss for ETF holders as price could drop to $65,000 while Strategy (MSTR) sits on billion dollar cushion appeared first on CryptoSlate.

It was a relatively small purchase for the company, which now holds 713,502 bitcoin purchased at an average price of $76,052 each versus the current price of about $77,000.

Saylor hinted about the purchase in a Sunday tweet.

XRP is below the average buy price of the past year, putting many holders in the red and increasing downside risk in the near term. XRP (XRP) mirrored a 50% crash scenario from 2022 as it underwent its sharpest weekly selloff since October 2025. Key takeaways: XRP risks an extended downside if it breaks below $1.48 as whale selling persists. Read more

The sell-off spread across multiple assets, with natural gas down 15.5%, silver off 8%, and gold dropping 5.5%.

Nomura CEO Hiroyuki Moriuchi said that the company introduced stricter position management to reduce risk exposure and limit earnings fluctuations from crypto market swings.

A sharp drop in the bitcoin price while CME was shut leaves bitcoin futures trading well below Friday’s close.

Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said only a very few stablecoin licenses would be issued initially.

Popular opinion is missing the sea change in the UK’s crypto operating environment. Beneath regulatory criticism, the UK is accelerating its crypto evolution Opinion by: Daniel Taylor, head of policy at Zumo We’re approaching five years since we first heard about the “global crypto hub UK,” and the United Kingdom has drawn its fair share of flak regarding its crypto strategy.  Amid a perpetually delayed regulatory framework, vanishing company approval rates and increasingly loud public criticism of overzealous and nannying “positive frictions,” UK consumers have been left out in the cold both in product access and product choice when compared to international counterparts. Read more

Binance kicked off its $1 billion SAFU conversion into Bitcoin with a $100 million purchase, shifting its user protection fund out of stablecoins and into BTC. Crypto exchange Binance bought its first 1,315 Bitcoin as part of its conversion plan for the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU). The Bitcoin (BTC), worth $101 million, was bought for an average price of $77,409.89 per coin, according to data from Blockchain.com. Binance said it expects to shift the rest of SAFU’s $1B from stablecoins to Bitcoin within the next 27 days. A Binance spokesperson told Cointelegraph on Friday that the SAFU fund will continue to be used as a backstop for users in the event of extreme incidents or losses. Read more

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 2, 2026

Jim Cramer sounds the alarm on bitcoin’s "unreliability" as a short-term currency after a sharp weekend drop.