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Cointelegraph.com - 19:48 Feb 02, 2026
The blockchain security auditor said violence against wallet holders was a ”core threat vector in the crypto ecosystem,” reporting a significant increase from 2024 to 2025. Physically targeting crypto users or their relatives, colloquially known as “wrench attacks,” significantly increased in the last year, according to blockchain security auditor CertiK. In a report on wrench attacks released on Sunday, CertiK said there had been 72 verified cases worldwide in 2025 in which crypto users had been subject to physical attacks. According to the platform, such attacks were “no longer edge cases,” given that physical assaults and kidnappings had increased by about 75% over incidents in 2024. “Beyond direct losses, the psychological and reputational fallout is reshaping behavior across the industry, pushing founders and high-net-worth individuals toward operational anonymity and geographical relocation,” said CertiK. “2025 marks a clear inflection point: physical violence is now a core threat vector in the crypto ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:28 Feb 02, 2026
Jupiter said the deal marks its first outside capital and was structured as a market-priced token purchase with extended lockups. Jupiter said it has secured a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital, marking the first time the Solana-based onchain trading and liquidity aggregation protocol has taken outside capital after years of bootstrapped, profitable growth. The transaction involved token purchases at market prices with no discount and an extended lockup period and was settled entirely in Jupiter’s JupUSD stablecoin, the companies said. Financial terms beyond the $35 million investment were not disclosed. The investment comes as Jupiter has processed more than $1 trillion in trading volume over the past year and expanded beyond swap routing into perpetuals, lending and stablecoins, according to the company. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:54 Feb 02, 2026
Bullish traders finally showed up to buy the dip in Bitcoin and altcoins as they fell to new 2026 lows, but selling at the intraday range highs may prove that the market correction is far from over. Key points: Bitcoin has started a relief rally, which is expected to face selling near $84,000. Several major altcoins are at risk of breaking below their support levels if the bulls fail to clear the overhead resistance levels. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:05 Feb 02, 2026
The retailer plans to build a platform for tokenized real-world assets, expanding beyond e-commerce after its 2023 bankruptcy. Bed Bath & Beyond has signed an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of a push into real estate finance and tokenized real-world assets, combining traditional financial products with blockchain-based infrastructure. According to a company announcement on Monday, Tokens.com, a blockchain-focused financial infrastructure company, will be used to develop a platform focused on real estate finance, tokenized securities and other real-world assets (RWAs), integrating blockchain systems with regulated financial services. Bed Bath & Beyond already owns or holds strategic stakes in blockchain businesses, including tZERO and GrainChain. Tokens.com will become a wholly owned subsidiary and is expected to rely on existing regulatory and operational infrastructure across the company’s blockchain businesses. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:37 Feb 02, 2026
Five New York officials reportedly said Tether and Circle had been incentivized to not work with law enforcement, allowing them to profit off crimes involving stablecoins. Several New York district attorneys have reportedly warned about the US federal stablecoin law, the GENIUS Act, claiming it fails to adequately address fraud. According to a Monday CNN report, New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys signed onto a letter saying that the GENIUS Act will “provide legal cover” for stablecoin issuers to potentially participate in fraud. The letter reportedly pointed a finger at issuers Tether and Circle, claiming that the companies have profited off crimes in stablecoin markets, specifically accusing Tether of only freezing some suspicious transactions in USDt (USDT). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:39 Feb 02, 2026
India is exploring cross-border use of the e-rupee to reduce payment costs, improve trade settlement efficiency and expand the rupee’s global role. India’s e-rupee has evolved from a domestic digital payment experiment into a strategic instrument aimed at influencing cross-border trade, remittances and tourism flows. The e-rupee represents sovereign digital money, enabling direct and final settlement without relying on multiple intermediaries for international payments. India views cross-border CBDC use as a way to address long-standing inefficiencies in global payments, including high costs and slow settlement times. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:29 Feb 02, 2026
Some crypto executives are explaining the nature of the business relationships with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Alongside many of the world’s rich and powerful, some prominent leaders in the crypto industry are explaining their connections, however tenuous, with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released millions of new files on Saturday, among which appeared the names of several prominent crypto figures. The connections vary from passing mentions to possible investments and business ties with the disgraced former financier who was found dead in his prison cell in August 2019. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:26 Feb 02, 2026
Bitcoin printed its fourth red monthly candle in a row as BTC price dropped below $80,000, with traders dismissing the bull market returning. Bitcoin (BTC) fought to avoid a fresh price dive at Monday’s Wall Street open as traders increasingly gave up on the bull market. Key points: Many Bitcoin market commentators no longer see the return of the bull market. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:56 Feb 02, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:44 Feb 02, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Feb 02, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:57 Feb 02, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:30 Feb 02, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:19 Feb 02, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:44 Feb 02, 2026
Ether treasury firms are pressured by the crypto market downturn, as Trend Research was forced to sell $77 million in Ether at a loss, while others are holding through paper losses. Corporate Ether treasury companies are facing significant paper losses on their holdings after the latest market correction pulled many underwater. BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate Ether (ETH) holder, is sitting on $6.95 billion in unrealized losses. Its Ether holdings were acquired at an average price of $3,883 per token, significantly higher than the current $2,240 ETH price. SharpLink Gaming, the second-largest Ether treasury firm, is facing $1.09 billion in paper losses, after Ether’s price fell below its average cost basis of $3,609, according to the company’s dashboard. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:40 Feb 02, 2026
Crypto ETPs posted two consecutive weeks of outflows, totaling $3.43 billion and driving $1 billion in year-to-date losses, according to CoinShares. Crypto investment products continued their sell-off last week as investor sentiment weakened, marking two consecutive weeks of outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.7 billion in outflows during the week, the European crypto investment company CoinShares reported on Monday. The outflows were slightly below $1.73 billion in the week prior, totaling $3.43 billion in the past two weeks. This has turned year-to-date flows negative, with $1 billion withdrawn. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:18 Feb 02, 2026
Bitcoin price action headed toward the 2021 bull market highs as crypto traders warned over a future sub-$50,000 BTC price bottom. Bitcoin (BTC) started the first week of February near 16-month lows, with traders expecting further downside. BTC price weakness compounds after a grim weekend, with BTC/USD reaching levels not seen since November 2024. RSI values form the main basis for expecting a market rebound. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:17 Feb 02, 2026
Hong Kong's monetary authority said only a small number of stablecoin issuers will be approved initially, as application reviews near completion. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong's financial regulator, is preparing to grant its first stablecoin issuer licenses in March, according to a Reuters report. During a Legislative Council meeting on Monday, HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue reportedly said the regulator’s review of stablecoin license applications was nearing completion. Yue added that the initial approvals will be limited, with only a “very small number” of licenses expected to be issued in the first batch. At a subsequent media briefing, the regulator said the assessments were focused on use cases, risk management, anti-money laundering (AML) controls and the quality of backing assets. Licensed issuers are also expected to comply with Hong Kong’s cross-border activity rules. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:11 Feb 02, 2026
Bitcoin bets on Polymarket show elevated downside risk in 2026 as analysts point to bearish trends and tight US liquidity conditions. Prediction markets have turned more bearish on Bitcoin after a weekend sell-off briefly pushed prices below $75,000 on Monday. On Polymarket, the odds of Bitcoin (BTC) falling below $65,000 in 2026 climbed to 72% on Monday, with almost $1 million in volume. Other large wagers included bets on BTC dropping below $55,000 and reclaiming $100,000 by year-end, with implied probabilities of 61% and 54%, respectively. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:35 Feb 02, 2026
Nomura's CFO, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, reportedly reaffirmed the company's long-term commitment to digital assets but said it had to manage short-term risks. Japanese banking giant Nomura will reportedly reduce its exposure to crypto, citing the current tough market climate and a dip in profits from overseas in the third quarter. Nomura chief financial officer Hiroyuki Moriuchi said that the firm would look to reduce its risk exposure at its European digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital Holdings, after it posted losses in the quarter ending Dec. 31, Bloomberg Japan reported on Friday. Moriuchi said that while its subsidiary took a hit amid the crypto market turbulence, the firm will manage its stability through stringent position management over the next few months. Read more
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