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Hyperliquid, the high-performance decentralized perpetuals exchange built on its own Layer-1 blockchain, unveiled Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 4 (HIP-4) on February 2, 2026, proposing the introduction of “outcome trading” to enable prediction markets and bounded options-style derivatives. Announced via an official X post and detailed in community channels, HIP-4 would add support for fully collateralized “outcome” contracts on HyperCore—the platform’s core …

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, restored full withdrawal services on February 3, 2026, following a brief technical disruption that lasted approximately 20 minutes earlier in the day (around UTC morning hours, aligning with Asian/European trading sessions). The exchange initially alerted users via X (formerly Twitter) on February 3, stating: “We are aware of some technical difficulties …

US President Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2026, that he was unaware of a reported $500 million investment from an Abu Dhabi royal into World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency platform associated with his family, amid growing scrutiny over foreign funding and potential conflicts of interest. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “I don’t know about …

A newly released batch of documents from the U.S. Department of Justice, part of an ongoing release of millions of pages related to Jeffrey Epstein’s files (initiated under congressional mandate and advanced in late January 2026), has revealed that the late financier invested $3 million in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in December 2014. Emails and asset listings unsealed in recent days …

A group of former FTX customers has reached a proposed settlement with Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West in a class-action lawsuit alleging the firm’s role in facilitating or enabling the fraud that led to the cryptocurrency exchange’s 2022 collapse. Announced via a joint filing on January 30, 2026 (reported widely on February 2–3), in the U.S. District Court …