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A Nevada state court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on January 31, 2026 (effective into early February), barring prediction market platform Polymarket (operated by Blockratize Inc.) from offering event contracts—including sports and other real-world outcomes—to residents of the state for an initial 14-day period. The order, granted by Judge Jason D. Woodbury in Carson City District Court, stems from …

The cryptocurrency sector recorded approximately $370.3 million in losses from exploits, hacks, and scams in January 2026, the highest monthly total in 11 months and a sharp rise from prior periods, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. The figure, detailed in CertiK’s alerts and covered by outlets like Yahoo Finance, Cointelegraph, and Coinpaper, reflects 40 confirmed incidents—a nearly fourfold increase …

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, faced unrealized losses exceeding $900 million on February 2, 2026, as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below its average acquisition cost amid a sharp market pullback. The company holds 712,647 BTC, acquired at an average price of approximately $76,037–$76,040 per coin (total cost basis around $54.19–$54.2 billion, per filings and trackers like Lookonchain, …

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, …