Cryptocurrency News

February, 2026

• 2 February

  Why Is Crypto Down Today? Market Slumps on Feb. 2, 2026

  

  The cryptocurrency market endured a sharp downturn on February 2, 2026, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) leading widespread losses amid macroeconomic pressures, policy uncertainty, and risk-off sentiment. Bitcoin traded around $76,000–$77,500 during early sessions, after dipping as low as $74,500–$74,800 over the weekend—its lowest since April 2025. This marked a roughly 5–12% decline in the past 24 hours to …
• 2 February

  Japan’s Largest Wealth Manager Cuts Crypto Exposure After Q3 Losses

  

  Japan’s largest wealth manager, Nomura Holdings, has reduced its cryptocurrency exposure following losses at its European digital asset subsidiary, Laser Digital, during the third quarter of its fiscal year (October–December 2025). In earnings released late January 2026, Nomura reported a 9.7% year-over-year drop in net income to ¥91.6 billion ($590 million), partly due to a ¥10.6 billion loss in its …
• 2 February

  Vitalik Backs Anonymous Voting to Protect Ethereum From Governance Attacks

  

  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has endorsed anonymous voting mechanisms as part of a proposed two-layer governance framework for on-chain systems, including Ethereum, to safeguard against coordinated manipulation, collusion, and capture attacks. In recent statements shared on February 2, 2026 (via posts and analyses on platforms like his blog or referenced in crypto media), Buterin outlined a dual-structure approach. The first …
• 2 February

  US Liquidity Shock Triggers $250B Crypto Crash, Analyst Rules Out ‘Broken Market’

  

  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 …
• 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

• 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 …
• 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 …
• 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 …
• 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 …
• 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 …