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The cryptocurrency market suffered a sharp correction in early February 2026, with total market capitalization dropping by approximately $250 billion over the weekend and recent days, driven primarily by a U.S. dollar liquidity squeeze rather than inherent flaws in digital assets. Analysts, including macro investor Raoul Pal, attributed the plunge to tightening dollar liquidity and reduced risk appetite spilling over …
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February, 2026
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2 February
Crypto Market in Freefall: ETH Crashes 7%+, Bitcoin Slides Below $75K
The cryptocurrency market experienced significant downward pressure on February 2, 2026, with major assets extending recent losses amid broader risk aversion and macroeconomic concerns. Bitcoin (BTC) traded in the mid-$70,000 range during Asian and early U.S. sessions, briefly dipping as low as around $74,500–$74,800 before recovering somewhat to stabilize near $76,000–$77,600 (depending on exchange data from sources like Yahoo Finance, …
January, 2026
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30 January
Crypto Market Wavers as Fear Index Hits Lowest Since December
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing heightened fear on January 30, 2026, with the **Crypto Fear & Greed Index** (alternative.me) plunging to **16** (Extreme Fear)—its lowest level since December 19, 2025 (also 16). Other trackers show slight variations: CoinMarketCap/Binance at **28** (Fear), CoinStats at **28** (Fear), reflecting a sharp sentiment deterioration amid a broad sell-off. **Bitcoin** has dropped ~6% in the …
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30 January
Binance Launches $90M GOFi Fund Targeting Korea Payments — What’s Next?
Binance has disclosed a **$90.52 million** cryptocurrency fund (approximately 130 billion KRW) dedicated to compensating victims of **GoFi**, the now-defunct DeFi lending service operated by South Korean exchange **GOPAX**. Announced around January 29–30, 2026, the fund—held in a third-party custody wallet containing assets like 775.11 BTC and 5,766.62 ETH—aims to fully repay affected users in equivalent cryptocurrency by the end …
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30 January
Canadian Hacker Steals $65M and Vanishes from Custody — Full Story
Nearly a decade after the infamous 2016 DAO hack—which drained ~$50M in ETH and triggered Ethereum’s contentious hard fork—unclaimed recovery funds are being repurposed into a major security endowment. Announced January 29, 2026, by Ethereum OG Griff Green (a former DAO curator and White Hat Group member), the initiative revives “TheDAO” as the **DAO Security Fund**, valued at approximately $220 …
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30 January
Ethereum’s $100M Ghost Fund Emerges From 2016 DAO Collapse — Is This Time Different?
Nearly a decade after the infamous 2016 DAO hack—which drained ~$50M in ETH and triggered Ethereum’s contentious hard fork—unclaimed recovery funds are being repurposed into a major security endowment. Announced January 29, 2026, by Ethereum OG Griff Green (a former DAO curator and White Hat Group member), the initiative revives “TheDAO” as the **DAO Security Fund**, valued at approximately $220 …
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30 January
Circle Targets Banks with New Enterprise Blockchain — Can It Succeed?
Circle, the issuer of USDC (the world’s second-largest regulated stablecoin), is aggressively targeting traditional banks and financial institutions with Arc, its enterprise-grade Layer-1 blockchain launched in public testnet on October 28, 2025. Positioned as an “Economic Operating System” for global finance, Arc aims to bridge legacy banking with digital assets, leveraging USDC as its native gas token for predictable, low-cost …
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30 January
Bitcoin Stalled by Liquidity, Not Interest Rates: Kraken Economist Explains
Bitcoin’s recent price stagnation—hovering around $82,000–$84,000 on January 30, 2026, after a sharp ~6% drop—has frustrated investors expecting rallies amid falling or stable interest rates. Kraken’s Global Economist, Thomas Perfumo, attributes this primarily to **tight global liquidity**, not interest rates alone. In recent commentary (echoed in reports from Yahoo Finance, Cryptonews, and Kraken’s own 2026 outlook), Perfumo emphasized: “Despite rate …
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30 January
Market Alert: Why Cryptocurrency Prices Are Down Today
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a significant downturn today (January 30, 2026), with Bitcoin (BTC) dropping sharply to around $82,000–$83,000 levels—a decline of approximately 6% in the last 24 hours. The broader market cap has fallen, with Ethereum (ETH) and many altcoins also down 6–7%, amid heavy liquidations exceeding $1.7 billion and widespread risk-off sentiment. Key Reasons for Today’s Dip …
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29 January
बजट 2026: CEA की इकोनॉमिक सर्वे ब्रीफिंग की 8 बड़ी बातें, पूरी लिस्ट देखें
वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण द्वारा 29 जनवरी, 2026 को संसद में पेश किया गया और मुख्य आर्थिक सलाहकार वी. अनंत नागेश्वरन की देखरेख में तैयार किया गया **आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण 2025-26**, वैश्विक अस्थिरता, भू-राजनीतिक तनाव, व्यापार विखंडन और नीतिगत अनिश्चितता के बीच भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था की एक मजबूत तस्वीर पेश करता है। यह सावधानी बरतने की सलाह देते हुए संरचनात्मक सुधारों, …