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Igor Runets, founder and CEO of BitRiver—Russia’s largest cryptocurrency mining infrastructure provider—has been placed under house arrest on charges of tax evasion, according to court documents from Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court and reports from Bloomberg, TASS, RBC, Kommersant, and other outlets on February 2, 2026. Runets, 39, was reportedly detained on January 30 (Friday) and formally charged the following day …

A UAE-linked investment firm quietly acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency venture tied to the Trump family, for $500 million just days before Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and other outlets. The deal has ignited debates over potential conflicts of interest, transparency, and geopolitical implications, …

CrossCurve, a cross-chain liquidity protocol (formerly known as EYWA), confirmed a smart contract exploit on its bridge infrastructure late February 1 into February 2, 2026, resulting in approximately $3 million in losses across multiple blockchain networks. The protocol announced via X that its bridge was “under attack” due to a vulnerability in one of its smart contracts—specifically the ReceiverAxelar contract—which …

Solana (SOL) dipped below the $100 mark on February 2, 2026, amid a broader crypto market downturn and fallout from a $30 million treasury hack at Step Finance, a prominent Solana-based DeFi portfolio management and analytics platform. The breach, disclosed late January 31 into February 1, 2026, involved attackers compromising multiple treasury and fee wallets, leading to the unstaking and …

Asian markets opened cautiously on February 3, 2026 (corresponding to late February 2 sessions in some time zones), as risk sentiment deteriorated amid macroeconomic headwinds, with Bitcoin dipping toward the $75,000 level during early Asian trading before partial recovery. Bitcoin extended its weekend losses, briefly approaching or testing around $75,000 in thin liquidity conditions (with reported lows near $74,500–$74,800 over …