According to Fortune, startup incubator Y Combinator will allow founders in its Spring 2026 batch to receive funding in stablecoins. Founders can opt to take the standard ~$500,000 investment in Circle’s USDC, with payouts supported on blockchains including Ethereum and Solana. YC may expand to additional stablecoins based on demand. https://t.co/Y6GIAWn6YV ...

According to Christine Kim, the 68th Ethereum ACDT focused on Fusaka progress, with consensus clients testing higher blob counts and partial cell proofs, while Prysm and Lighthouse showed issues on blob-devnet-0. Glamsterdam’s bals-devnet-2 is still set for Feb 4, with EIP-7928 required, and the Hegota header feature deadline is also Feb 4. https://t.co/mx10Qv9eVr ...

Arbitrum has issued a security alert stating that the official X account of Arbitrum DAO has been compromised. The team advises users not to click or interact with any links or content posted from this account. The team is currently working to recover the account. The Arbitrum protocol and funds remain secure, as this incident only involves the social media account. https://t.co/Ih1nktMKHZ ...

VC Report in Jan：52 Crypto VC investment projects were publicly disclosed in January 2026, down 15% month-on-month from 61 in December 2025 and down 42% year-on-year from 89 in January 2025. Sector breakdown: CeFi ~15%, DeFi ~25%, NFT/GameFi ~6%, L1/L2 ~6%, RWA/DePIN ~10%, Tool/Wallet ~8%, AI ~8%. Total disclosed funding reached $14.57 billion, up 61% month-on-month from $9.06 billion and up 497% year-on-year from $2.44 billion. Read more https://t.co/QWQ6iXFgMO ...

Wintermute said BTC fell below $80,000, triggering $2.55 billion in liquidations, the 10th largest in crypto history. The move was driven by weak Mag7 earnings, Kevin Warsh’s Fed chair nomination, and precious metals corrections. Volatility reflects macro uncertainty and risk-off positioning, but there is no structural collapse; infrastructure and institutional interest remain strong, with recovery expected in H2 2026. https://t.co/63bnicSQt1 ...

According to Bloomberg, Aave founder Stani Kulechov purchased a five-story Victorian mansion in London’s Notting Hill for £22 million (around $30 million), making it one of the most expensive residential transactions in London over the past year. The deal was completed in November, with the final price about £2 million below the broker’s initial guidance. The property offers panoramic views over Notting Hill. https://t.co/xG8SgPsktT ...

HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong's largest compliant exchange, announced that it will list the SUI/USD spot trading pair and open OTC trading at 16:00 (HKT) on February 4, 2026. Both spot and OTC trading are exclusively available to professional investors. Currently, SUI deposits and withdrawals are now open.https://t.co/0Q7YjDigm3 ...

xAI has posted a job opening to recruit a “Finance Expert – Crypto” globally. The role will help train and evaluate xAI’s frontier AI models, with a focus on onchain data analysis, DeFi, perpetuals and derivatives, cross-exchange arbitrage, MEV, quantitative strategies, and risk management. https://t.co/S1ppgQYUAe ...

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit will list BIRB with KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs. Moonbirds (BIRB) is a crypto-native IP project built around the Moonbirds NFT ecosystem.https://t.co/U3QHS8h9M7 ...

According to SoSoValue, on Feb. 2 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $562 million. Fidelity’s FBTC saw the largest single-day net inflow among Bitcoin spot ETFs at $153 million. Spot Ethereum ETFs posted total net outflows of $2.86 million, while Solana spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $5.58 million and XRP spot ETFs recorded total net outflows of $0.40 million. https://t.co/QHxqsa3V6q ...