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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …