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Cointelegraph.com - 10:56 Feb 04, 2026
Base is rolling out month-long infrastructure upgrades aimed at preventing future transaction delays and improving overall network reliability. Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base said recent slow or missing transactions were caused by a configuration error that has been fixed. Over the weekend, Base users experienced elevated transaction drops and delays in getting transactions included onchain. Despite the slowdown, blocks continued to be produced and the network remained operational, suggesting that the incident didn’t cause a full outage. In a Wednesday post on X, Base explained that a change to transaction propagation led the block builder to repeatedly fetch transactions that could not be executed as base fees climbed quickly. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:40 Feb 04, 2026
Ether risks declining toward the $1,665-$1,725 range in February, according to a confluence of bearish technical and on-chain indicators. The price of Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), risks sliding below $2,000 in February as a classic bearish setup plays out. Key takeaways: ETH breakdown keeps $1,665 downside target in focus. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:35 Feb 04, 2026
The firm addressed speculation that a multibillion-dollar client trade was motivated by concerns over Bitcoin’s resistance to future quantum computing advances. Galaxy Digital denied that a $9 billion Bitcoin sale by one of its clients was linked to quantum computing risks, countering speculation after its earnings call. Following the company’s earnings call, crypto community members pointed to a $9 billion Bitcoin (BTC) sale by one of Galaxy’s wealthy customers who was ”fairly concerned about BTC quantum resistance.” Alex Thorn, Galaxy's head of research, said in a Tuesday X post that the $9 billion trade executed on behalf of its client was not due to Bitcoin-related quantum computing concerns. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 08:31 Feb 04, 2026
Spot Bitcoin ETF AUM fell below $100 billion after $272 million in outflows, pushing year-to-date losses close to $1.3 billion. Assets in spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs slipped below $100 billion on Tuesday following a fresh $272 million in outflows. According to data from SoSoValue, the move marked the first time spot Bitcoin ETF assets under management have fallen below that level since April 2025, after peaking at about $168 billion in October. The drop came amid a broader crypto market sell-off, with Bitcoin sliding below $74,000 on Tuesday. The global cryptocurrency market capitalization fell from $3.11 trillion to $2.64 trillion over the past week, according to CoinGecko. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:00 Feb 03, 2026
Crypto traders usually view negative funding rates as a buy signal, but this week’s volatility US earnings outcome may cloud the value of the signal for ETH investors. Key takeaways: Ether dropped 28% in a week to $2,110 as investors cut risk and markets wiped out leveraged traders. Spot ETH ETF outflows reached $447 million as Ethereum network activity fell by 47%. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:39 Feb 03, 2026
The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50 US states. The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced that it had filed a civil enforcement action against Coinbase over wagers on sports event contracts. In Monday filings in the First Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Carson City, the Nevada Gaming Control Board sued Coinbase Financial Markets over allegations the company offered unlicensed wagers on sporting events. Authorities followed by requesting that the court grant a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing Coinbase from “operating a derivatives exchange and prediction market” related to sporting bets. “The Board takes seriously its obligation to operate a thriving gaming industry and to protect Nevada citizens,” said Mike Dreitzer, chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, in a Tuesday statement. “The action taken yesterday reinforces this obligation.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:24 Feb 03, 2026
Bitcoin’s volatility spiked, and its price plummeted to fresh lows as worrying US economic conditions emerged. Will credit stress data signal the next accumulation phase for BTC? Bitcoin (BTC) scratched new lows below $73,000 on Tuesday as data shows troubling macroeconomic challenges bubbling below increasingly volatile markets. New data highlights tightening credit conditions, even as the US debt and borrowing costs stay elevated, and one analyst says this gap between credit pricing and credit market stress may define Bitcoin’s price trajectory for the upcoming months. Key takeaways: The ICE BofA US Corporate Option-Adjusted Spread is at 0.75, its lowest level since 1998. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:54 Feb 03, 2026
The Nasdaq-listed insurance brokerage said an unnamed investor would contribute BTC as part of a deal that also includes an AI- and crypto-focused strategic partnership. Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: TIRX) said it has entered a strategic agreement under which an unnamed investor would contribute 15,000 Bitcoin in exchange for an equity stake in the company. At Bitcoin’s (BTC) price of about $75,000 at the time of writing, the proposed contribution would be valued at about $1.1 billion. Tian Ruixiang said the agreement also includes a strategic partnership focused on artificial intelligence and crypto initiatives, including the creation of a joint innovation lab to develop AI-powered trading and risk management tools, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized applications and products spanning layer-2 networks, DeFi and nonfungible tokens. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:57 Feb 03, 2026
The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have approved a bill that will mostly reopen the government after a four-day partial shutdown. In a Tuesday House vote of 217 to 214 in favor of the bill, the chamber approved a roughly $1.2 trillion package already passed by the Senate that will fund most of the US government through Sept. 30. The measure passed with some support from Democrats, many of whom were opposed to provisions in the bill over immigration enforcement policies. US President Donald Trump is expected to sign the legislation and reopen the government, provided there are “no changes” to the Senate bill. The legislation provides the Department of Homeland Security with funding for only two weeks before lawmakers return to negotiate changes related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:46 Feb 03, 2026
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 (BTC) tumbled to a new 2026 low of $72,945 on Tuesday as bulls failed to hold the $80,000 level as support. Year-to-date, Bitcoin trades at a 15% loss and remains nearly 45% down from its $126,267 all-time high, raising investor concerns that BTC’s cyclical bull market may have reached an end. Rocky price action in US stock markets is an alleged driver of the selling across the crypto market. Since the end of Q4 2025, investors questioned whether the costs associated with the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out and the lofty fundraising and valuations were sustainable. Investors fear that product demand and revenue may fall short of industry projections, and this souring sentiment is visible across the Magnificent 7 stocks, along with the S&P 500, DOW and NASDAQ, which are currently trading down 0.7... -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:25 Feb 03, 2026
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.“ Digital assets and AI infrastructure company Galaxy Digital reported a net loss of $241 million over 2025 and a loss of $482 million in the fourth quarter alone, citing a decline in crypto prices over the year. In its quarterly financial statements shared Tuesday, Galaxy said its losses over Q4 2025 were “driven primarily by the depreciation of digital asset prices,” while its annual losses were due in part “to lower digital asset prices and approximately $160 million of one-time costs during the year.” The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by about 20% in the fourth quarter of 2025. “You have the crypto coins — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, you name ‘em — have been in a bear market,” said Galaxy CEO Michael Novogratz in a Tuesday shareholder update call, adding: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:32 Feb 03, 2026
The NYSE-listed BTYB allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked exposure. VistaShares has launched BTYB, an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on the New York Stock Exchange that allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked price exposure. According to the Tuesday announcement, the fund allocates about 80% of its portfolio to US Treasury securities and related instruments, with the remaining 20% tied to Bitcoin (BTC) price movements through a synthetic covered call strategy. Holdings data shows the fund’s Bitcoin-linked exposure comes from call options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). In this particular context, a synthetic covered call strategy uses derivatives to create Bitcoin price exposure and sells call (buy) options against that exposure to generate income, rather than holding Bitcoin directly. As a result, BTYB does not trac... -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:48 Feb 03, 2026
Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain would implement several changes to laws impacting social media platforms starting next week, with potential criminal liability for executives. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that the country plans to ban access to social media for children under the age of 16 and require platforms to implement age verification systems in a push to impose safety measures on what he called the “digital Wild West.” Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, Sánchez said Spain would require “real barriers that work” for platforms in an attempt to restrict minors’ access. According to the world leader, Spanish authorities planned to hold platform executives criminally liable for infringements related to not removing “illegal or hateful” content. “Today, our children are exposed to a space they were never meant to navigate alone,” said Sánchez. “Space of addiction, abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence. We will no longer accept that. We will protect them from the... -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:36 Feb 03, 2026
Bitcoin failed to attack $80,000 resistance as gold sought a $5,000 reclaim, while analysis argued that "crypto winter" began in January 2025. Bitcoin (BTC) returned to range-bound moves on Tuesday as gold returned near the key $5,000 mark. Key points: Bitcoin trades sideways as gold and silver attempt to reclaim prior losses. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:01 Feb 03, 2026
World Liberty launches a $3.4-billion stablecoin and lending platform, positioning it within onchain credit, collateralized loans and DeFi markets. World Liberty Financial has entered DeFi lending with the launch of World Liberty Markets, an onchain borrowing and lending platform built around its dollar-pegged stablecoin USD1. The platform uses smart contracts to manage lending terms, replacing centralized intermediaries with transparent and automated risk controls that are visible on the blockchain. USD1 plays a central role as the primary borrowing and settlement asset, allowing users to unlock liquidity from volatile holdings such as ETH or tokenized Bitcoin without selling those assets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:18 Feb 03, 2026
Solana price technicals suggest that the recent correction to $100 was a buy-the-dip opportunity as traders look for a recovery path toward $260. Solana (SOL) price has possibly formed a bottom around $100 on multiple time frames, a setup that could help SOL price recover toward $260 in the long term. Key takeaways: Solana's rebound from its weekly support at $100 signals a potential price recovery to $260. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Feb 03, 2026
The rollout provides access to tokenized US stocks, ETFs and commodities through Ondo GM tokens for non-US users on Ethereum, excluding 30 jurisdictions at launch. MetaMask, the self-custodial crypto wallet developed by Ethereum software company Consensys, is rolling out access to tokenized US stocks, exchange-traded funds and commodities through Ondo Global Markets. Starting Tuesday, eligible MetaMask users in non-US countries will be able to access 200 tokenized US stocks, ETFs and commodities such as gold and silver on Ethereum network, the company said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. The offering allows users to acquire tokenized assets via MetaMask Swaps by swapping Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin into Ondo Global Markets (GM) tokens, which are designed to track the value of their underlying assets on a 1:1 basis. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Feb 03, 2026
Rails is betting that Stellar‑based smart contract vaults, onchain proofs and segregated collateral can make high‑speed perpetuals more palatable to institutions. Institutional crypto derivatives provider Rails announced the launch of “Institutional-Grade Vaults” on the Stellar network on Tuesday, allowing brokerages, fintechs and other intermediaries to plug into crypto perpetuals via a single backend. The company aims for options trading in Q2 2026. Satraj Bambra, CEO of Rails, told Cointelegraph that the core idea was to separate matching from money. “The critical difference is custody and verifiability,” he said. Rails runs a centralized matching engine, while client assets will sit in audited smart contract vaults on Stellar. Every 30 seconds of profit and loss (PnL), fees and liabilities are committed onchain, as Merkle roots that institutions can independently reconcile against their own records. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:30 Feb 03, 2026
The integration allows institutions to custody and settle assets on the privacy-enabled blockchain built for regulated financial markets. Crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks has added support for the Canton Network, allowing financial institutions to custody and settle assets on a privacy-enabled blockchain designed for regulated markets. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the integration enables governed settlement of Canton Coin (CC) through Fireblocks’ platform and its New York Department of Financial Services–chartered trust entity. The offering is aimed at banks, custodians and asset managers exploring tokenized securities, deposits and other regulated instruments that require private settlement and strict controls. Financial institutions can custody Canton Coin via Fireblocks and apply its existing enterprise policy controls and workflow automation when settling assets on the Canton Network. Fireblocks also operates a Super Validator on the network, giving it a direct role in transaction validat... -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Feb 03, 2026
A new report finds most crypto press releases come from high-risk projects, raising questions about disclosure, hype and market manipulation. More than six in 10 crypto press releases published between June and November 2025 came from projects flagged as “high risk” or scams, according to a new industry report. Crypto communications company Chainstory said that it analyzed a data set of 2,893 press releases, categorizing issuers by risk and scoring announcements based on tone and substance. The report found that 62.5% of the releases were linked to high-risk activity or scams, with product or feature updates and trading or listing announcements accounting for 74%. High-risk releases included unrealistic yield promises and copy-pasted websites. Read more
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