Bets on bitcoin slide below $75,000 are now as hot as those $100,000 plays
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Bets on bitcoin slide below $75,000 are now as hot as those $100,000 plays

This surge in demand for lower-strike puts contrasts with the post-Trump-election pattern of enthusiasm for high-strike ...

2026/02/01
Michael Saylor signals another bitcoin buy as BTC price slumps to $78,000
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Michael Saylor signals another bitcoin buy as BTC price slumps to $78,000

Strategy’s ability to fund a large bitcoin purchase appears limited after a weak performance for the price of its common...

2026/02/01
Quantum threat gets real: Ethereum Foundation prioritizes security with leanVM and PQ signatures
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Quantum threat gets real: Ethereum Foundation prioritizes security with leanVM and PQ signatures

Earlier in January, the Ethereum Foundation formally elevated post-quantum security to a strategic priority, creating a ...

2026/02/01
UAE Sheikh secretly acquired 49% of Trump's World Liberty Financial days before inauguration: WSJ
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UAE Sheikh secretly acquired 49% of Trump's World Liberty Financial days before inauguration: WSJ

2026/02/01
The era of ‘suitcase money’ is over: Why your offshore crypto is no longer safe from the taxman
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The era of ‘suitcase money’ is over: Why your offshore crypto is no longer safe from the taxman

Holders with large troves of unreported crypto held offshore are rightly getting nervous about new and invasive tax-repo...

2026/02/01
Strategy raises STRC dividend as the preferred stock's price drifts below par
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Strategy raises STRC dividend as the preferred stock's price drifts below par

The dividend increase follows renewed pressure on STRC, which has been trading below its $100 par value.

2026/02/01
UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ
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UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ

<p>A Tahnoon-backed Abu Dhabi entity reportedly agreed to buy 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500 million just days ...

2026/02/01
Step Finance treasury breach leads to $27M in losses, STEP crashes 90%
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Step Finance treasury breach leads to $27M in losses, STEP crashes 90%

<p>Solana-based DeFi platform Step Finance disclosed a treasury wallet breach that saw over $27 million in SOL moved onc...

2026/02/01
Sam Bankman-Fried turns up Trump support following Ellison’s release
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Sam Bankman-Fried turns up Trump support following Ellison’s release

<p>FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said US president Donald Trump was “right on crypto” and that Joe Biden “bungled crypto...

2026/02/01
Single trader just lost $220 million as ether plunged 10%
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Single trader just lost $220 million as ether plunged 10%

A massive ETH liquidation on Hyperliquid led a leverage-driven wipeout that pushed total crypto liquidations past $2.5 b...

2026/02/01
Tom Lee’s BitMine sits on $6 billion loss from ether bets
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Tom Lee’s BitMine sits on $6 billion loss from ether bets

The firm’s recent ETH purchases came just ahead of a sharp market slide, pushing unrealized losses past $6 billion as li...

2026/02/01
Bitcoin drops to $78,000 as MicroStrategy-fueled rally runs out of buyers, traders say
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Bitcoin drops to $78,000 as MicroStrategy-fueled rally runs out of buyers, traders say

Bitcoin sank to its lowest levels since April as profit-taking by early holders collided with thinning liquidity and a s...

2026/02/01