- 1. Bitmine buys $84 million in ETH as Tom Lee calls the pullback an "attractive" entry point — https://www.theblock.co/post/389149/bitmine-buys-84-million-eth?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 2. Bitcoin miner Cango sells 4,451 BTC for about $305 million to repay a loan and back an AI infrastructure push — https://www.theblock.co/post/389022/bitcoin-miner-cango-sells-4451-btc-to-strengthen-balance-sheet-back-ai-push-with-305-million-proceeds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 3. Artemis data shows Hyperliquid overtaking Coinbase in notional trading volume — https://beincrypto.com/hyperliquid-doubles-coinbase-trading-volume/

- 4. South Korea launches a probe into Bithumb after a reported $43 billion fat-finger incident — https://www.theblock.co/post/389160/south-korea-launches-probe-bithumb?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 5. Backpack is reportedly in talks to raise $50 million at a $1 billion valuation on a tokenization push — https://www.theblock.co/post/389141/backpack-exchange-1-billion-unicorn-valuation-tokenization-push-axios?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. Bloomberg reports Jump Trading may market-make for Kalshi and Polymarket in exchange for a stake — https://www.theblock.co/post/389086/jump-trading-to-serve-as-polymarket-and-kalshi-market-maker-in-exchange-for-stake-bloomberg?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. Trend Research exits Ethereum after moving 651,757 ETH to Binance and locking in roughly $747 million in losses. — https://beincrypto.com/trend-research-sells-ethereum-at-loss-market-bottom/

- 2. Bithumb says it recovered 99.7% of 620,000 BTC mistakenly credited in a promo error, after a brief platform-only flash crash. — https://nulltx.com/bithumb-recovers-nearly-all-bitcoin-from-40-billion-error/

- 3. CoinShares reports weekly global crypto ETP outflows slowed to $187 million, signaling early market stabilization. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388996/weekly-global-crypto-etp-outflows-slow-to-187-million-amid-early-stabilization-signals-coinshares?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek bought AI.com for $70 million in crypto and plans a Super Bowl debut. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388975/crypto-com-ceo-kris-marszalek-bought-ai-com-for-70-million-in-crypto-plans-super-bowl-debut?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 5. Tether plans to add 150 employees over the next 18 months, according to the Financial Times. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388984/tether-to-add-staff?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. Bloomberg reports Block may cut up to 10% of its workforce ahead of its February 26 earnings report. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388971/jack-dorseys-block-reportedly-cutting-up-to-10-of-workforce-in-latest-efficiency-push-bloomberg?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. TRM Labs hits a $1 billion valuation after closing a $70 million funding round. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388456/crypto-analytics-firm-trm-labs-reaches-unicorn-status-following-70m-blockchain-capital-led-series-c?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 2. Fidelity rolls out its FIDD stablecoin for retail and institutional investors. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388496/fidelity-stablecoin-fidd-goes-live?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 3. Tether reports record USDT user growth in Q4 and says reserves climbed to $192.9 billion. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388592/tether-usdt-record-user-growth-q4?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. Ripple Prime adds access to Hyperliquid as Hyperliquid expands into new futures markets. — https://decrypt.co/356923/ripple-broadens-institutional-defi-access-hyperliquid-integration

- 5. Bhutan moves $22.4 million in Bitcoin out of sovereign wallets as its crypto portfolio drops to about $412 million. — https://beincrypto.com/bhutan-bitcoin-transfers-portfolio-decline/

- 6. US spot bitcoin ETFs post $544.94 million in outflows for a second consecutive day. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388609/spot-bitcoin-etfs-second-day-outflows-545-million?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum's L2 decentralization has progressed far slower, prompting a fresh look at the rollup-centric roadmap. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388285/vitalik-buterin-reevaluates-rollup-centric-roadmap-arguing-l2s-decentralized-far-slower-while-ethereum-base-layer-advanced?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 2. Tether launches MiningOS, an open-source bitcoin mining operating system aimed at proprietary software. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388176/tether-launches-open-source-bitcoin-mining-os-to-challenge-proprietary-software?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 3. Galaxy Digital reports a $482 million loss, even as its cash and stablecoin reserves rose 36% quarter over quarter. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388236/novogratzs-galaxy-digital-posts-482-million-loss-as-cash-pile-swells?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. Stablecoin volume topped $10 trillion in January, led by USDC at more than $8.4 trillion, as Circle's stock stayed sharply lower from its peak. — https://beincrypto.com/usdc-stablecoin-growth-circle-stock-drop/

- 5. Y Combinator will offer startup funding in USDC starting Spring 2026 across Ethereum, Base, and Solana. — https://www.theblock.co/post/388230/y-combinator-stablecoin-funding?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. SCRYPT and Gauntlet team up to bring Swiss-licensed, risk-managed DeFi strategies to institutions at scale. — https://beincrypto.com/scrypt-gauntlet-institutional-defi-access/

- 1. Crypto funds post about $1.7 billion in weekly outflows as investors rotate defensive, with short Bitcoin and tokenized metals drawing inflows. — https://beincrypto.com/crypto-fund-flows-negative-1-7b-outflows/

- 2. Ethereum whale Trend Research nears liquidation thresholds as ETH slides, while the firm deposits 20,000 ETH to Binance and repays Aave debt. — https://beincrypto.com/not-tom-lees-bitmine-trend-research-eth-liquidation/

- 3. Ripple secures full Luxembourg EMI approval, completing a licensing process that began with preliminary authorization last month. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387959/ripple-secures-full-emi-license-luxembourg?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. CrossCurve bridge exploited for about $3 million across multiple chains after attackers spoofed cross-chain messages. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387939/crosscurve-bridge-exploited-for-approximately-3-million-across-multiple-chains-via-spoofed-messages?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 5. US sanctions target crypto exchanges alongside Iranian officials in a Trump administration Iran crackdown, a first for Iran-related actions. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387935/crypto-exchanges-sanctioned-alongside-iranian-officials-in-trump-administrations-iran-crackdown?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. OpenClaw, an open-source autonomous AI agent platform, gains traction as it begins executing on-chain actions and raises fresh concerns about risk and accountability. — https://beincrypto.com/openclaw-ai-agents-enter-crypto-markets/

- 1. Precious metals suffer a historic rout as more than $7 trillion is wiped out in 36 hours. — https://nulltx.com/the-largest-crash-in-decades-over-7-trillion-wiped-from-precious-metals-in-36-hours/

- 2. Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair after prediction market odds surge. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387819/trump-names-crypto-friendly-kevin-warsh-as-pick-for-fed-chair?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 3. Binance faces renewed backlash over October's crash, platform disruptions, and compensation claims. — https://beincrypto.com/crypto-twitter-cz-binance-scam-allegations/

- 4. Tether reports over $10 billion in 2025 net profit and more than $50 billion in new USDT issuance. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387908/tether-rakes-10-billion-net-profit-2025-excess-reserves-6-3-billion?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 5. Lido rolls out stVaults on mainnet, with Linea and Nansen among Day 1 users. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387769/lido-stvaults-mainnet?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. Kraken-backed KRAKacquisition Corp completes a $345 million upsized IPO and starts trading on Nasdaq. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387831/kraken-backed-krakacquisition-corp-completes-345-million-upsized-ipo-begins-nasdaq-trading?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. Coinbase launches Kalshi-powered prediction markets across the United States. — https://decrypt.co/356236/coinbase-rolls-out-kalshi-powered-prediction-markets-across-united-states

- 2. Fidelity says it will enter stablecoins with an Ethereum-based Digital Dollar called FIDD. — https://decrypt.co/356165/fidelity-enters-stablecoin-market-ethereum-digital-dollar

- 3. A UAE central bank-sanctioned U.S. dollar stablecoin launches to boost digital-asset settlement. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387501/uae-central-bank-sanctioned-us-dollar-stablecoin-launches-digital-asset-settlement?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. Tether says it will keep adding to a $24 billion gold stash stored in a former Swiss nuclear bunker. — https://decrypt.co/356188/tether-keep-adding-24-billion-gold-stash-former-nuclear-bunker-ceo

- 5. Crypto PAC Fairshake reports more than $193 million in cash ahead of the 2026 midterms. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387514/crypto-pac-fairshake-amasses-war-chest-ahead-november-midterms?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. The SEC clarifies rules for tokenized securities, putting the category under federal securities laws. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387534/sec-clarifies-rules-tokenized-securities?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. Tether launches USAT stablecoin, with Bo Hines set to help oversee the rollout. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387210/tether-officially-launches-made-in-america-usat-stablecoin-as-mass-tradfi-adoption-looms?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 2. Ripple debuts Ripple Treasury, a platform combining cash and digital asset management. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387357/ripple-introduces-treasury-platform?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 3. Mesh hits unicorn status after a $75 million Series C led by Dragonfly. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387241/crypto-payments-network-mesh-reaches-unicorn-status-after-75-million-series-c-led-by-dragonfly?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. Morgan Stanley expands crypto access and names Amy Oldenburg Head of Digital Asset Strategy. — https://beincrypto.com/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-etf-crypto-adoption/

- 5. Bitwise registers a Uniswap ETF Trust in an early step toward a potential filing. — https://decrypt.co/356125/bitwise-uniswap-etf-trust-early-step-potential-filing

- 6. Standard Chartered warns stablecoins could drain up to $500 billion from U.S. bank deposits by 2028. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387211/standard-chartered-warns-stablecoins-could-drain-500-billion-from-u-s-bank-deposits-by-2028?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. BitMine ramps up Ethereum buying and staking as validator demand hits a record queue. — https://beincrypto.com/bitmine-accelerates-eth-accumulation-and-staking/

- 2. Circle launches StableFX to bring always-on stablecoin settlement to global foreign exchange. — https://beincrypto.com/circle-stablefx-instant-fx-settlement/

- 3. Coinbase, Ethereum, and Optimism map out post-quantum plans as Bitcoin faces a coordination challenge. — https://beincrypto.com/coinbase-ethereum-quantum-security-bitcoin-challenge/

- 4. VanEck launches the first US Avalanche ETF tracking AVAX and staking rewards. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387048/first-avalanche-etf-hits-us-markets-as-vaneck-launches-avax-fund?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 5. Russia effectively bans crypto exchange WhiteBIT over Ukraine ties. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387157/russia-bans-whitebit-ukraine?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. Snow in Washington delays Senate Agriculture Committee action on a sweeping crypto bill. — https://www.theblock.co/post/387053/snowstorm-delays-senate-agriculture-committees-crypto-bill-markup-to-later-in-the-week?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 1. CoinShares data shows $1.73 billion in weekly crypto fund outflows, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum. — https://beincrypto.com/crypto-funds-weekly-outflows-january-2026/

- 2. Metaplanet posted $680 million in unrealized Bitcoin losses in 2025 but raised its earnings projection. — https://www.theblock.co/post/386997/metaplanet-680-million-bitcoin-loss?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 3. a16z-backed custody startup Entropy is winding down and returning capital after failing to find a scalable model. — https://www.theblock.co/post/386942/entropy-a16z-backed-decentralized-custody-startup-is-winding-down-and-returning-capital-to-investors?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 4. A report says South Korea's Coinone is selling major stakeholder shares and talking with potential buyers. — https://www.theblock.co/post/386967/south-koreas-coinone-selling-shares?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 5. Matcha Meta disclosed a SwapNet incident, with PeckShield estimating $16.8 million drained. — https://www.theblock.co/post/386986/matcha-meta-swapnet-incident?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. MoonPay signed an eight-figure title sponsorship deal for an upcoming X Games league. — https://decrypt.co/355809/moonpay-8-figure-sponsorship-deal-x-games-league