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Today — 4 February 2026crypto.news

Ark Invest snaps up crypto stocks as Bitcoin dips below key averages

4 February 2026 at 16:57
Ark Invest bought Coinbase, Block, Bullish, Circle and Bitmine as Bitcoin and Ether traded below key moving averages, with sentiment weak but long‑term theses intact. Ark Invest has purchased shares of multiple cryptocurrency-focused companies as digital asset markets continue to…

LiquidChain touts 1,965% staking rewards for cross-chain Layer 3

4 February 2026 at 16:35
LiquidChain launches a Layer 3 cross-chain platform linking Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, advertising 1,965% staking rewards and positioning itself as a bridge alternative. Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, reported $2.2 billion in adjusted revenue for 2025,…

Binance tops proof-of-reserve rankings with $155.6b in assets

4 February 2026 at 16:23
Binance led January’s proof-of-reserve rankings with $155.6b in assets, far ahead of OKX, Bybit, and smaller rivals, highlighting a tiered exchange reserve structure. Binance ranked first among major cryptocurrency exchanges in January 2026 reserve holdings with $155.6 billion in assets,…

Saylor calls Bitcoin volatility ‘Satoshi’s gift’ amid market stress

4 February 2026 at 14:34
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor frames Bitcoin’s sharp drawdowns as “Satoshi’s gift,” arguing volatility rewards long-term holders, not short-term traders. MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor addressed Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent volatility with remarks positioning price instability as an inherent characteristic of the digital asset…

Franklin Templeton plots wallet-native future for tokenized finance

4 February 2026 at 14:29
Franklin Templeton maps a wallet-native future where tokenized stocks, bonds, and funds sit in digital wallets, cutting costs and speeding collateral and settlement. Franklin Templeton executives outlined a vision for digital wallet-based finance at the Ondo Summit in New York…

Aave to wind down Family wallet, fold Avara brand into Aave Labs

4 February 2026 at 14:22
Aave will shut down its Family wallet, retire the Avara brand, and consolidate under Aave Labs after governance strife, SEC closure, and MiCA authorization. Aave (AAVE) founder Stani Kulechov announced the decentralized finance protocol will wind down its Family iOS…

Changpeng Zhao flags deepfake photos in new AI impersonation scam

4 February 2026 at 14:16
Changpeng Zhao warns of an AI-powered impersonation scam on X using fake photos from a BNB Chain Korea event, urging users to verify accounts and watch for deepfake tells. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has alerted users to a scam operation…

Bitcoin ‘full crypto winter’ call puts January 2025 as cycle peak start

4 February 2026 at 14:07
Crypto winter since Jan 2025, masked by ETF demand, now nearing late-stage exhaustion. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has characterized the current cryptocurrency market conditions as a full-scale bear market that began in January 2025, according to a recent…

Ethereum price enters high-risk zone below $2.3K as network activity surges – further decline ahead?

4 February 2026 at 12:57
Ethereum price fell toward $2,200 after another wave of selling, with rising volume and weak momentum keeping traders on the defensive. At the time of writing, Ethereum was trading at $2,264, a 2.8% decline over the previous day, further sinking…

Tether’s $500B valuation pitch faces pushback as advisors float $5B raise: report

4 February 2026 at 12:35
Tether has reportedly rolled back plans to raise as much as $20 billion in a funding round that would have positioned the stablecoin issuer as one of the most valuable private companies in the world. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino downplayed…

Here’s why Bitcoin price fell today? (Feb. 4)

4 February 2026 at 12:31
Bitcoin price dropped to new yearly lows on Tuesday, briefly falling below $73,000 for the first time since November 2024. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price touched a low of approximately $72,884 during the session, a level not…

Coinbase faces legal action in Nevada over prediction markets

4 February 2026 at 12:30
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board has filed a civil enforcement action against Coinbase over wagers on sports event contracts. According to a Feb. 3 press release from the board, Coinbase, through its prediction market products, may be offering unlicensed wagers on…

Solana price prints bearish continuation — can bulls defend psychological $100 level?

4 February 2026 at 10:59
Solana price slid deeper into the red on Feb.4, extending its recent downtrend as sellers continued to press the market. At press time, SOL was trading near $97, down 6.1% over the past 24 hours. The move leaves Solana sitting…

Will crypto market recover as Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown?

4 February 2026 at 09:34
The crypto market showed early signs of stability on Feb. 4 after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a funding bill that brought a short-lived government shutdown to an end. The move reduced immediate political uncertainty, which had unsettledfinancial markets in…

MetaMask brings 200+ tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to users via Ondo

4 February 2026 at 07:57
MetaMask has added access to more than 200 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs through a new integration with Ondo Finance, expanding users’ ability to trade traditional assets directly inside the wallet. Ondo announced the update on Feb. 3, saying its…

Yesterday — 3 February 2026crypto.news

Free Bitcoin cloud mining for beginners 2026: Start mining BTC in minutes with no equipment

3 February 2026 at 22:25
Hashbitcoin leads 2026 cloud mining, letting beginners earn Bitcoin safely with AI-powered optimization. In 2026, cloud mining has become the easiest way for beginners to earn Bitcoin without purchasing expensive equipment. With growing electricity costs and complex mining setups, owning…

Crypto market steady as top Fed official makes case for more rate cuts

3 February 2026 at 21:30
The crypto market held steady on Tuesday as investors bought the dip and as risky assets like stocks continued their recent rally. Bitcoin (BTC) price rose to $78,330, up by 5% from its lowest level this month. Other top altcoins…

Remittix investors are set for 300% gains this week, here’s how to get involved

3 February 2026 at 20:47
Remittix draws attention as investors target potential 300% gains, driven by rising demand and real-world utility. Talk about 300% gains rarely stays quiet in the crypto market, yet this week all eyes are on Remittix as investors anticipate exactly that.…

$1.5B liquidated as Bitcoin drops 13% and market liquidity, attention pull back

3 February 2026 at 20:36
Bitcoin extended its sharp weekly decline after more than $1.5 billion in leveraged long positions were liquidated, triggering a liquidity squeeze that pushed prices down over 13% and dragged institutional flows, market participation, and media attention lower across the crypto…

Crypto news today: Remittix voted the best altcoin to buy after experts predict a 500% rally this week

3 February 2026 at 18:30
Early-stage crypto interest is rising as Remittix gains traction with real-world PayFi utility and growing adoption. The cryptocurrency market is abuzz with renewed interest in early-stage tokens. There is a growing need to invest in projects that offer real-world utility,…

Vitalik Buterin calls time on ‘vibes’ governance for Ethereum

3 February 2026 at 17:41
Vitalik Buterin urges a hard reset of Ethereum governance, pushing a two-layer model that fuses prediction markets with anonymous, non-token voting. Vitalik Buterin thinks Ethereum (ETH) governance needs a hard reset, and he is done pretending it is complicated. In…

Hyperliquid price prediction bets HIP-4 can make outcome markets mainstream at a rich HYPE premium

3 February 2026 at 17:33
Hyperliquid price prediction HIP-4 expands outcome trading as HYPE trades far below its high, with rich valuations, heavy turnover, and skewed upside-downside risk. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trying to turn “the perpification of everything” into a full‑stack derivatives and prediction‑market machine,…

Cboe eyes binary options reboot to rival Polymarket’s prediction markets

3 February 2026 at 17:22
Cboe is in talks to relaunch binary options contracts for retail investors, positioning regulated alternatives to compete with crypto prediction markets like Polymarket. Cboe circles binary options reboot Cboe Global Markets is edging back into the binary‑wager business, in what…

Elon Musk’s xAI seeks crypto pro to build AI-driven market strategies but offers laughable pay

3 February 2026 at 17:12
Elon Musk’s xAI is hiring a crypto finance expert to train frontier AI trading models across DeFi, derivatives and MEV — but offers just $45–$100 per hour. xAI is quietly assembling a new kind of crypto desk — one where…

Crypto VC shrank in January — but bankrolls stilled flowed

3 February 2026 at 16:58
Crypto VC deals fell in January, but funding exploded as big checks flowed into BitGo, Fireblocks, Ripple’s RLUSD push, DeFi bets, and SOL‑backed credit. Headline shift: fewer deals, much bigger checks According to RootData, just 52 crypto VC investments were…

ING Germany opens crypto ETP trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP

3 February 2026 at 15:41
ING Germany now lets retail clients trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP crypto ETPs via securities accounts, partnering with 21Shares, VanEck and others. ING Deutschland, one of Germany’s largest retail brokerage firms, has launched cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) trading services…

Trump downplays $500M Abu Dhabi-linked stake in World Liberty Financial

3 February 2026 at 15:34
Trump says he knew nothing of a $500M Abu Dhabi-linked deal for World Liberty Financial, as critics probe conflicts of interest and ethics risks. Former President Donald Trump denied knowledge of a reported $500 million investment from an Abu Dhabi-linked…

SpaceX, xAI eye $1.25T merger to fuse AI with Starlink infrastructure

3 February 2026 at 15:03
Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are exploring a $1.25T merger to fuse Starlink’s satellite network with advanced AI, creating space-based data and compute infrastructure. SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI are engaged in early merger discussions that could result in a…

From blow‑off top to base‑building: mapping Pepe’s price prediction next big move in 2026

3 February 2026 at 14:34
PEPE trades at $0.0000043, down 29% monthly. Whales fade rallies but price holds 21-day EMA. Upside targets $0.000007–$0.000012 if liquidity returns. Pepe (PEPE) is trading in a fatigued downtrend but still primed for sharp mean‑reversion spikes if liquidity rotates back…

XRP price prediction after futures netflow jumps 749% in 4 hours

3 February 2026 at 14:12
XRP’s derivatives market just snapped back to life — and that usually means the next leg is coming, one way or another. XRP (XRP) futures netflows jump 749% after a $69M long wipeout, lifting price off $1.52 but leaving leveraged…

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys $32.7 million of Robinhood stock

3 February 2026 at 13:22
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has added over $15 million worth of Robinhood shares across two of its exchange-traded funds. According to data compiled by Ark Invest Tracker, Ark Invest bought 363,317 Robinhood shares, worth approximately $32.7 million across three of…

Hyperliquid price confirms bullish crossover as whales accumulate, can it reclaim October highs?

3 February 2026 at 11:39
Hyperliquid price rallied over 40% this week as whales showed renewed demand for the token. Can it recover back to its October highs of around $50 now that a bullish crossover has been confirmed on its charts? According to data…

Trump denies knowledge of UAE sheikh’s $500M stake in World Liberty

3 February 2026 at 11:37
United States President Donald Trump has denied any knowledge of reports that a company linked to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial. “I don’t know about it,” Trump said during a…

Zcash price tests lower Bollinger Band near $290 — is a technical bounce forming?

3 February 2026 at 11:10
Zcash price is hovering near a key technical support zone after weeks of steady losses, with traders watching closely for signs of short-term exhaustion. As of this writing, Zcash was trading at $289, down 1.7% in the past day. The…

Bitcoin price eyes rebound from oversold RSI as spot BTC ETFs see first net inflows in 5 days

3 February 2026 at 09:43
Bitcoin price edged higher on Feb. 3 after days of heavy selling, as pressure from forced liquidations faded and fresh capital returned to U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Bitcoin was trading at $78,659 at the time of writing, up 3.8%…

Crypto prices today (Feb. 3): BTC, BNB, ADA, AVAX rebound as liquidations ease

3 February 2026 at 08:29
Crypto prices today saw modest gains after a violent weekend sell-off cooled, offering the first signs of stabilization following days of forced deleveraging. Bitcoin was trading at $78,465 at press time, up 5.2% over the past 24 hours. The broader…

Hyperliquid launches ‘Outcome Trading’ testnet for prediction markets

3 February 2026 at 07:46
Hyperliquid has launched Outcome Trading testnet, introducing fully funded contracts for prediction markets and event-based trading. Hyperliquid announced on Feb. 2 that it has launched “Outcome Trading” on its testnet under Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 4. The new feature allows users…

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