Trump crypto move sparks speculation a new coin as Polymarket prices 27% odds and ethics alarms grow. Summary Polymarket assigns 27% odds Trump launches a new tradable crypto by year-end, hinging on TMTG’s Digital Token Initiative disclosures. Trump Media’s “non-transferable” Truth Social tokens don’t yet qualify as a coin, but signal deeper blockchain integration into…
Amid a $1T crypto crash and historic BTC drawdown, Monero, BNB, Sui, AVAX and Chainlink quietly decouple as utility‑driven altcoins outperform majors. Summary Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana suffered historic early‑February drawdowns but are stabilizing as liquidity cautiously returns. Monero, BNB, Sui, Avalanche and Chainlink have outperformed over 30 days, backed by privacy, exchange revenue and…
A public feud between two high-profile crypto investors has turned into a proposed six-month price wager. Summary Hayes offered a six-month bet on HYPE’s performance against large-cap altcoins. The challenge followed sharp criticism from Multicoin’s Kyle Samani. The wager highlights growing debate over Hyperliquid’s structure and value. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has challenged Multicoin Capital…
China has moved to lock down virtually all crypto and real‑world asset (RWA) tokenization activity, issuing a new notice that declares such operations illegal financial activity and extends liability across the entire service stack. Summary A joint PBoC notice declares Bitcoin, Ether, Tether and similar tokens lack legal tender status and brands all virtual‑currency business…
Binance has bought another 3,600 BTC for its SAFU fund, lifting the stash to 6,230 BTC as it races to convert roughly $1B in user‑protection reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days. Summary Binance says it “completed the purchase of 3600 BTC for the SAFU Fund, amounting to 250M USD stablecoins,” and that its SAFU BTC…
Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao has revoked her signing PGP key and stepped down, ending a six-year run of mempool-focused work that reshaped transaction policy. Summary Zhao confirmed on GitHub on Feb. 5 that she revoked her maintainer PGP key, formally ending her role signing Bitcoin Core releases. She became the first known woman Bitcoin…
RWA perps volume explodes above $15B as gold and silver crash, Binance cements dominance, and ONDO, PAXG, MKR, LINK front-run the real‑world assets trade. Summary CoinMarketCap says RWA perps are “carving out an interesting niche” by letting traders speculate on gold and silver via crypto derivatives, with “genuine momentum” in early 2026. Binance controls 68.37%…
CZ says Binance is working with governments to launch local-currency stablecoins, widening stablecoin options beyond dollar-pegged tokens. Summary CZ says Binance is working with “more countries” on stablecoins pegged to national currencies via X post. Shift aims to move beyond USDT- and USDC-style dollar dominance toward a multi-fiat stablecoin landscape on-chain. Analysts say local stablecoins…
Secure Digital Markets sent $1M in Bitcoin to Kraken over Lightning, showcasing near-instant, low-fee settlement for institutional-size payments. Summary Secure Digital Markets completed a $1M Bitcoin transaction to Kraken via Lightning on Jan. 28, the largest publicly reported Lightning payment so far. The pilot, powered by Voltage’s enterprise Lightning infrastructure, aimed to test high-value settlement…
Bitwise Asset Management has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot Uniswap ETF, marking a major step toward a regulated exchange-traded product tied directly to the UNI token. Summary Bitwise has filed for a spot Uniswap ETF, seeking to offer regulated exposure to the UNI…
