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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 …

XRP extended its recent decline on February 2, 2026, slipping to around $1.59–$1.61 amid intensified selling pressure across the cryptocurrency market. The token traded in this range during Asian and early U.S. sessions, down approximately 3–7% over the past 24 hours and reflecting 12–16% losses over the prior week (per data from Yahoo Finance, Investing.com, Kraken, and reports on BingX …

The cryptocurrency market faced intensified selling pressure on February 2, 2026, as Bitcoin (BTC) extended its decline below the $80,000 level following President Donald Trump’s January 30 nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair. Warsh, a former Fed governor (2006–2011) viewed as hawkish on inflation in his past tenure but aligned with calls for lower rates under …