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Yesterday — 6 February 2026Main stream

CryptoQuant CEO warns of cascading institutional BTC sell-off risk

6 February 2026 at 17:56
CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju warns that absent a near-term Bitcoin rebound, forced liquidations and cascading institutional selling could hit ETFs, miners, and trust. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju stated that the risk of institutional selling in cryptocurrency markets could increase…

Perp DEX traders face Hyperliquid, Aster, edgeX, Lighter volume surge

6 February 2026 at 17:41
Perpetual DEXs processed over $70B on Feb. 5, their second‑biggest day ever, as Hyperliquid, Aster, edgeX and Lighter absorbed a sharp BTC, ETH, SOL‑led deleveraging. Perpetual DEXs just printed their second-biggest day on record, turning a brutal sell-off into a…

China formalizes sweeping ban on crypto trading and RWA tokenization

6 February 2026 at 17:18
China has moved to lock down virtually all crypto and real‑world asset (RWA) tokenization activity, issuing a new notice that declares such operations illegal financial activity and extends liability across the entire service stack. Core of the new notice The…

Bitcoin traders face possible 70% drawdown with $38k target in play

6 February 2026 at 15:51
An analyst warns Bitcoin could revisit ~$38k if past 70% drawdown patterns repeat, while others argue deeper institutional flows may cap the correction nearer 55%–60%. Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade under bearish pressure as analysts debate the potential depth of…

Bitcoin Core maintainers face shake-up as Gloria Zhao revokes PGP key

6 February 2026 at 15:43
Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao has revoked her signing PGP key and stepped down, ending a six-year run of mempool-focused work that reshaped transaction policy. Gloria Zhao has revoked her signing PGP key for Bitcoin Core, confirming her departure from…

Bitcoin investors face ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ quantum threat

6 February 2026 at 15:39
IBIT’s heavy Bitcoin flows and rising institutional demand collide with growing “harvest now, decrypt later” fears and BMIC’s push for post-quantum wallet security. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded substantial daily trading volume, according to Nasdaq data, as digital asset security…

RWA Perps heat up as gold, silver whipsaw; ONDO, PAXG, MKR, LINK lead RWA trade

6 February 2026 at 15:20
RWA perps volume explodes above $15B as gold and silver crash, Binance cements dominance, and ONDO, PAXG, MKR, LINK front-run the real‑world assets trade. The RWA perpetuals market is suddenly where the adrenaline is. As CoinMarketCap put it, “the RWA…

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network clears record $1M transfer to Kraken

6 February 2026 at 14:08
Secure Digital Markets sent $1M in Bitcoin to Kraken over Lightning, showcasing near-instant, low-fee settlement for institutional-size payments. Secure Digital Markets (SDM) completed a $1 million Bitcoin transaction via the Lightning Network on January 28 in a pilot project with…

CZ lists a number of non-dollar stablecoins as Binance backs national currencies

6 February 2026 at 13:56
CZ says Binance is working with governments to launch local-currency stablecoins, widening stablecoin options beyond dollar-pegged tokens. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao announced the cryptocurrency exchange is collaborating with multiple countries on issuing stablecoins pegged to local currencies, according to a…

Before yesterdayMain stream

Brazil lawmakers move to outlaw algorithmic stablecoins like USDe, Frax

5 February 2026 at 18:14
Brazil advances a bill to ban algorithmic stablecoins and force all domestic issuers to fully collateralize tokens, tightening rules in a market where stablecoins drive 90% of crypto flows. Brazil’s Congress has fired a clear warning shot at uncollateralized stablecoins,…

Payward’s Kraken posts $2.2b year as non-trading revenue tops 50%

5 February 2026 at 18:05
Payward’s Kraken unit posted $2.2b in 2025 adjusted revenue and $2t in trading volume, while LiquidChain launched a cross-chain Layer 3 touting 1,965% staking rewards. Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, reported $2.2 billion in adjusted revenue…

SBI, Startale launch Strium blockchain to power tokenized securities

5 February 2026 at 18:00
SBI and Startale launched Strium, a Layer 1 for 24/7 tokenized securities trading, with a yen stablecoin and testnet slated for 2026 to plug into Asia’s capital markets. SBI Holdings and Startale Group announced the launch of Strium, a Layer…

U.S. Treasury chief says Washington can’t bail out Bitcoin or order banks to buy it

5 February 2026 at 17:50
Congress hears that Treasury can’t bail out Bitcoin or force banks to buy it, even as Trump’s strategic reserve keeps seized BTC that has swelled from $500m to $15b. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress on Wednesday that the…

A16Z says AI agents will need crypto rails for identity and payments

5 February 2026 at 17:27
AI agents will increasingly transact and interact on-chain, with blockchains providing identity, payments, and contract rails to prevent impersonation and automate tasks. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) stated that blockchain technology may serve a critical function in verifying artificial…

SoFi stock jumps as fintech hits record $1B quarter, leans into crypto

5 February 2026 at 17:19
SoFi posts record quarter with $1B revenue, stronger crypto and payments push, and 2026 growth outlook as shares climb over 6% on guidance. SoFi Technologies Inc. reported its first billion-dollar revenue quarter and net income of $173.5 million in the…

Tron extends USDT lead over Ethereum as TRX price decouples from network boom

5 February 2026 at 16:05
Tron tightens its USDT lead over Ethereum as network activity and BTC reserve plans climb, yet TRX price lags, retracing into a multi‑month consolidation range. The Tron network has surpassed Ethereum in stablecoin supply, marking a shift in the competitive…

Are large Bitcoin ETF outflows crushing retail and putting downward pressure on price?

5 February 2026 at 13:41
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs log $545M in daily outflows as BTC, ETH, and SOL slip, exposing how concentrated ETF ownership can amplify downside in a risk-off tape. U.S. spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs just logged another sharp outflow day, underscoring how…

Ethereum price crash: What can investors expect in February 2026?

5 February 2026 at 13:00
Ethereum’s price crash leaves ETH stuck in a firm downtrend, with negative flows and weak momentum making a sustained reclaim of $3,000 in February increasingly unlikely. Ethereum’s (ETH) price and latest selloff has left investors nursing losses and staring down…

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