Crypto for Wednesday, February 4, 2026

• Anthropic’s AI Tools Rattle Software Stocks, Prompt Rethink of Sector Valuations
• Crypto Price Prediction Today 4 February – XRP, Cardano, Dogecoin
• Best Crypto to Buy Now February 4 – XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid
• Tether Pulls Back on $20B Fundraising Plans After Investor Pushback (Report)
• Google’s Gemini AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Ethereum and Solana By the End of 2026
• Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani steps down after nearly a decade to pursue other areas of tech
• Brock Pierce's Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein Went Deeper Than Anyone Knew
• Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows total $2.9B as BTC price drops to new 2026 low
• Vitalik Buterin takes shot at Coinbase’s corporate control of Base which dominates 60% of layer 2 income
• CME CEO Duffy says exchange is exploring issuing its own token
• Anthropic Trolls OpenAI's ChatGPT in Super Bowl Ad Campaign
• XRP Price Prediction: Ripple Quietly Unlocks a Billion Tokens – Is a Price Shock Coming in the Next Few Hours?
• Telegram's Durov slams Spain's online age verification proposal
• CME Explores Launching Its Own Coin as 24/7 Trading for Crypto Funds Nears
• New ‘Axie Infinity’ Ethereum Gaming Token Will Be Airdropped to AXS Stakers
• Same Macro Tape, Different Bid – Gold Absorbs Flows as Bitcoin Swings
• CZ Flags AI-Generated Fake Account Behind Binance FUD
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC’s $73K Pivot, Is the “Digital Gold” Purge Over or Just Getting Started?
• U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'frolic'
• Bitcoin open interest falls by $55B in 30 days: What’s next for BTC price?
• Bitcoin bear market ends when 3 signals flip, and one is already starting to twitch
• Early Bitcoin Dev Calls on Adam Back to Resign After Epstein Files Revelations
• Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Loads Up on Crypto Stocks Amid Market Slump
• US won't 'bail out' Bitcoin, says Treasury Secretary Bessent
• Price predictions 2/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, XMR
• Can the Government 'Bail Out' Bitcoin? Congressman Prompts Bizarre Exchange With Treasury Secretary
• Ethereum Price Prediction: Billionaire Investor Says ETH Just Hit Bottom – Is This the Moment Smart Money Loads Up?
• Wall Street giant CME Group is eyeing its own 'CME Coin,' CEO says
• Bitnomial launches first US-regulated Tezos futures, allowing retail exposure to XTZ
• Pepe Price Prediction: Everyone Panic Sold PEPE, But the Chart is Now Flashing a Bullish Signal 
• Vitalik Buterin Moves $29 Million Worth of Ethereum—Here's Why
• Meme Coin Bloodbath: Can DOGE and SHIB Crash to $0 in 2026? 4 AIs Make Predictions
• Solana Price Prediction: Did SOL Just Bottom at $100? Charts Now Point to a Mind-Blowing 200% Rally
• Bitcoin Mining Stocks Dive as BTC Price Drops 20% in a Week
• White House sets February deadline to settle $6.6 trillion fight between Coinbase and banks
• Bitcoin price sets new 15-month low under $73K as crypto liquidates $800M
• Attention Binance Users: Massive Malware Dataset Exposes 420,000 Accounts
• Fireblocks to integrate Stacks for institutional-grade Bitcoin DeFi
• Crypto Long & Short: Europe’s role in the next wave of tokenisation
• What Dubai’s ban on Monero and Zcash signals for regulated crypto
• UBS CEO Details Crypto Plans Following Report of Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading for Wealthy Clients
• Newly unsealed DOJ files link Jeffrey Epstein to a 2014 investment in Coinbase
• From 'Ethereum’s sidekick' to standalone stars: How Vitalik Buterin’s latest pivot is forcing Layer 2s to grow up
• Nomura defends crypto strategy as it limits short-term volatility at Laser Digital
• Bitcoin Faces Key Weekly Test at $68.4K as ETF Redemptions Hit $2.8B
• Ripple Broadens Institutional DeFi Access With Hyperliquid Integration
• Bitcoin Enters Bear Market Territory as Institutional Demand Reverses: CryptoQuant
• Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing
• Solana (SOL) Nosedives by 25% in a Week: Further 50% Collapse on the Way?
• XRP price slips below $1.60: How low can it go in February?
• Indian investors are buying the bitcoin price dip, CoinDCX says
• Bitcoin falls back to $74,000, remaining on defense as AI jitters shake tech sector
• Spanish lender BBVA joins EU banks' stablecoin venture to challenge digital dollars
• The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin’s stark warning on layer-2 roadmap
• Hyperliquid flips the bear market script with a 71% surge while trillions vanish from global risk trades
• Bitcoin-native USDT protocol joins CTDG Dev Hub
• XRP Open Interest Hits Lowest Since November 2024: What This Means for Traders
• Ripple’s prime brokerage platform adds support for decentralized exchange Hyperliquid
• Tramplin Introduces Premium Staking on Solana, a Proven Savings Model Rebuilt for Crypto
• Incognito Market Founder Rui-Siang Lin Sentenced to 30 Years for $105M Crypto Drug Operation
• Crypto VC Funding Doubled in 2025 as RWA Tokenization Took the Lead
• Binance reserves steady as ‘FTX 2.0’ claims spread online
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Wall Street Just Bet Half a Billion on BTC – And Ignored Ethereum and XRP Completely
• Tether Scales Back $20B Funding Push After Investor Resistance: Report
• Ripple Announces Institutional Support for Hyperliquid
• This bullish analyst on Michael Saylor's Strategy just threw in the towel on lofty price target
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) drops 5.3% as nearly all assets decline
• Ethereum Price Prediction: Will ETH Inevitably Drop Below $2K This Month?
• Bitcoin’s $68K trend line seen as potential BTC price floor: Traders
• Vitalik Buterin Calls for Inclusion of Prediction Markets, DAOs in Creator Coin Ecosystem
• Ethereum fees are plummeting so fast that Vitalik Buterin says most Layer 2 chains now lack purpose
• Crypto investors prioritize infrastructure over DeFi, survey finds
• TRM Labs Hits $1B Valuation After $70M Series C Led by Blockchain Capital
• Morning Minute: Trump's Crypto Entanglements Threaten CLARITY Act Timeline
• ProShares unveils first U.S. ETF that lets you buy the top 20 cryptos at once
• TRM Labs completes $70M investment round at $1B, becomes crypto unicorn
• South Korea gets rich from crypto… North Korea gets weapons
• South Korea gets rich from crypto… North Korea gets weapons
• Critics tell UK Lords stablecoins are not future money
• Sentiment Shifts on Strategy's Bitcoin Bid as Crypto Market Selloff Deepens
• January rally bolsters near-term outlook for bitcoin mining stocks, JPMorgan says
• Mercado Bitcoin expands LatAm RWA push with $20M in Rootstock private credit
• Opinion raises $20 million as prediction markets draw capital in a weak crypto market
• Bitcoin nears pre-election floor as ETF flows stall, Citi says
• Michael Burry Warns Bitcoin Treasury Firms Face Existential Risk as BTC Slide Deepens
• Bitcoin’s thinnest price zone hints at extended stay between $70,000 and $80,000
• TRM Labs hits unicorn status in $70 million fund raise with Goldman's participation
• ARK Invest goes on $19 million buying spree as crypto stocks nurse losses
• How your brain may drive bitcoin higher
• Base Restores Network Stability After Transaction Delays Triggered by Configuration Change
• Bitcoin bounces to $76K, but onchain and technical data signal deeper downside
• Why Is Crypto Down Today? – February 4, 2026
• Bitcoin mining profit crisis hits as difficulty to drop by 14% this weekend while block time spikes to 20 minutes
• This onchain metric has identified the Bitcoin bottom every cycle
• Canada’s CIRO formalizes interim crypto custody framework
• ETH Dumps 25% in a Week, but Analysts Say the Bottom Isn’t In Yet
• Binance Leads January Exchange Reserves Ranking With $155.6B in Holdings
• Crypto.com Unveils US Prediction Markets Platform as Legal Pressure Mounts on Rivals
• Crypto steadies after selloff as bitcoin, ether rebound from multiyear lows
• Arbitrum, Optimism and Base weigh in after Vitalik questions L2 scaling model
• Tether CEO denies the company ever planned $20B raise
• Here’s How US Funding Certainty Calmed Markets and Lifted Bitcoin
• Base says configuration change caused transaction delays, fixes issue
• Ethereum price: Classic chart pattern puts sub-$2K ETH in focus
• Whale's $9B Bitcoin sale was not due to quantum concerns: Galaxy Digital
• Bitcoin Price Reversal In Motion? ETFs Dip Below $100B for First Time Since April 2025
• Bitcoin has ended its $1.5B outflow streak, yet the trade driving inflows could vanish under pressure
• Aave Goes All-In on DeFi, Shuts Down Avara Brand and Family Wallet
• Solana (SOL) Plunges Below $100, Bitcoin (BTC) Recovers From 15-Month Low: Market Watch
• Bitcoin ETF assets slip below $100B with fresh $272M outflows
• Nevada Moves to Block Coinbase Prediction Markets After Polymarket Ban
• XRP ETFs Beat BTC, ETH, and SOL Funds – Yet Ripple’s Price Still Struggles
• Earn Yield on XRP: Flare Launches New Lending Markets with Morpho
• Bitcoin Loses Long-Term Support, Tanking to $73K as Short-Term Holders Capitulate
• Operator of Crypto-Fueled Dark Web Drug Market Sentenced to 30 Years
• Nevada Moves to Bar Coinbase’s Prediction Markets Without State Gaming License
• Bitcoin Risks Further Slide as Momentum Weakens Below Key Support
• Alleged Bitcoin Ransom Note Sent to TMZ in Case Involving 'Today' Show Host's Missing Mother