On Feb. 3, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $272 million in net outflows, led by Fidelity’s FBTC with $149 million in net outflows. In contrast, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $14.06 million in net inflows, while Solana spot ETFs saw $1.24 million in net inflows and XRP spot ETFs attracted $19.46 million in net inflows. https://t.co/VLitYF43ci ...

According to FT, Tether has scaled back its planned $15–20bn fundraising after investor pushback over a $500bn valuation, with advisers now discussing a raise as small as $5bn. CEO Paolo Ardoino said the larger figure was only a maximum the company was willing to sell and that Tether would be comfortable not raising capital at all. The firm made about $10bn in profit last year, mainly from USDT reserve returns.https://t.co/9eymtoxJcg ...

In response to remarks that Bitmine (BMNR) is facing a $6.6 billion unrealized loss and that future selling pressure will cap ETH prices, Tom Lee, Chairman of the Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, stated that such views miss the point of an Ethereum treasury. He noted that Bitmine is designed to track the price of ETH and outperform over the cycle; thus, seeing unrealized losses on ETH holdings during a crypto market downturn is "a feature, not a bug," much like how index ETFs experience losses during decl ...

U.S. Treasury is investigating whether crypto platforms and infrastructure are facilitating sanctions evasion by Iran, shifting enforcement focus from individual wallets to "service layer" systems like exchanges, stablecoin ramps, and liquidity hubs. With Iran’s annual crypto transaction volume estimated between $8 billion and $10 billion, OFAC has for the first time sanctioned crypto exchanges operating within Iran’s financial system. https://t.co/A0fmuKuz0A ...

Aave DAO has released an ARFC proposal titled “Focussing the Aave V3 Multichain Strategy – Phase 1”, outlining a plan to streamline Aave V3’s multichain footprint. The first phase proposes freezing the Aave V3 deployments on zkSync, Metis, and Soneium, while introducing a requirement that any future Aave V3 deployment be backed by a minimum annual revenue guarantee of $2 million from the target chain, in order to better align deployment costs, risks, and expected returns. https://t.co/PlOWuqoHPk ...

According to Bloomberg, https://t.co/nfNeExpeS0 will launch a standalone prediction market platform, OG, ahead of the Super Bowl, focused on event-outcome contracts, with leveraged and margin trading supported by its existing exchange and clearing infrastructure registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. https://t.co/jZix44j3sV ...

According to Binance market data, BTC fell below $75,000 and is now trading at around $73,304, down 6.14% over the past 24 hours, while ETH dropped below $2,200 and is currently trading at approximately $2,123, down 7.79%. Over the past 24 hours, total liquidations reached $619.23 million, with $506.79 million from long positions and $112.44 million from short positions. https://t.co/eAPwxPza8T ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the rollup-centric roadmap is no longer applicable, citing slow Layer 2 progress toward Stage 2 decentralization and rapid Layer 1 scaling, with lower fees and a much higher gas limit expected in 2026. He said L2s should be viewed as a spectrum, allowing users to choose different levels of trust and integration. https://t.co/YsOBsau24s ...

Cryptocom has launched OG, a new U.S.-focused prediction market app powered by its CFTC-regulated affiliate Cryptocom Derivatives North America. OG offers regulated sports event contracts alongside financial, political, and cultural event markets, with plans to introduce margin trading—making it the first prediction market platform to do so. https://t.co/ylE6vRDpqZ ...

Kraken parent Payward reported 33% YoY growth in adjusted 2025 revenue to $2.2B, with total transaction volume up 34% to $2T and adjusted EBITDA rising 26% to $531M. Trading accounted for 47% of revenue, with the remainder from non-trading services such as custody and payments. The firm positions itself as an infrastructure layer underpinning Kraken and other trading products. https://t.co/9qw0OEwmbl ...