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The cryptocurrency is trading below key ETF cost levels and nearing its pre-election price floor as inflows to these vehicles fade and headwinds build, the bank said.

Burry says Bitcoin is behaving like a speculative trade, and not a hedge, which raises risks for companies holding massive BTC reserves.

Limited historical trading activity and thin onchain supply suggest further consolidation or a retest of the lower range.

The company's software specializes in tracing cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains, catering to increasing demand from law enforcement and financial firms amid rising crypto crime.

ARK added to its holdings in CRCL, BLSH, COIN, HOOD, BMNR and XYZ on Tuesday as bitcoin fell as low as $73,000.

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 4, 2026

Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 network backed by Coinbase, has restored overall network stability following intermittent transaction inclusion delays and elevated transaction drops that affected users at the end of January. The post Base Restores Network Stability After Transaction Delays Triggered by Configuration Change appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin’s rebound masks weak technicals and onchain signals that point to continued downside risk, with miners and exchange flows reinforcing the bearish trend. Bitcoin (BTC) traded as high as $76,900 on Wednesday, up 4.5% above its 15-month low of $72,860, reached on Tuesday. However, there are increasing signs that Bitcoin’s price could experience a deeper correction over the following weeks or months. Key takeaways: Bitcoin confirms bearish technical patterns on multiple time frames, risking a deeper correction toward $60,000. Read more

The crypto market is down today. BTC is down 2.9% to $76,415, and ETH fell 1.7% to $2,281. “For crypto investors, this is a phase that rewards discipline over prediction.” The post Why Is Crypto Down Today? – February 4, 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

While price action has always been volatile and, arguably, exciting, the Bitcoin network itself is built to feel boring. Ten minutes per block, tick tock, rinse and repeat, a metronome you can set your watch to. Then every so often, it gets very human again. Early this morning, block production slowed enough that the average […] The post Bitcoin mining profit crisis hits as difficulty to drop by 14% this weekend while block time spikes to 20 minutes appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Convergence between bitcoin supply in profit and supply in loss has repeatedly coincided with major market lows.

The Canadian self-regulatory organization outlined custody limits, capital thresholds and reporting rules while long-term regulation remains in progress. The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has formalized its interim framework governing the custody of crypto and tokenized assets. The move outlined how dealer members are expected to safeguard client holdings while permanent crypto-specific rules remain under development. In a Tuesday notice, CIRO said the framework sets out its supervisory expectations for investment dealers operating crypto trading platforms, including custody limits, segregation standards, reporting obligations and tiered requirements for third-party crypto custodians. Read more

ETH struggles below $2,300, but analysts believe there's more pain ahead.

Binance ranked first in CoinMarketCap’s January 2026 Major Crypto Exchange Reserves Ranking Report with total reserves of approximately $155.64 billion surpassing all other major trading platforms, according to CoinMarketCap. The post Binance Leads January Exchange Reserves Ranking With $155.6B in Holdings appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto.com’s standalone platform OG arrives as multiple states are taking enforcement actions against prediction market operators.

Bitcoin and ether are posting gains after a sharp market-wide decline, with derivatives traders continuing to reduce risk exposure.

Base’s Jesse Pollak says L2s can’t be “Ethereum but cheaper” as builders respond to Vitalik Buterin’s call for specialization. Several layer-2 builders responded after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the original vision of L2s as the primary scaling engine “no longer makes sense,” calling for a shift toward specialization. In a Wednesday post, Buterin argued that many L2s have failed to fully inherit Ethereum’s security due to continued reliance on multisig bridges, while the base layer is increasingly capable of handling more throughput via gas-limit increases and future native rollups. The comments prompted responses from Ethereum layer 2s, who broadly agreed that rollups must evolve beyond being cheaper versions of Ethereum but diverged on whether scaling should remain central to their role. Read more

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino scaled back the company's $20 billion funding plan, calling the target a "misconception," while maintaining a $500 billion valuation. Update (Feb. 4, 3:20 pm UTC): This article was updated to include a statement from Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, and the headline has been revised to reflect the changes. Tether, issuer of USDt — the largest stablecoin by market capitalization — denied it had ever planned to raise up to $20 billion, contrary to reports that circulated last fall. “There has been a misconception around the capital raise, amplified by unnecessary noise and speculation rather than by anything that has materially changed,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told Cointelegraph on Wednesday. Read more

Bitcoin dipped to $72.8K during U.S. shutdown fears, then rebounded sharply after lawmakers passed a funding bill.

Base is rolling out month-long infrastructure upgrades aimed at preventing future transaction delays and improving overall network reliability. Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base said recent slow or missing transactions were caused by a configuration error that has been fixed. Over the weekend, Base users experienced elevated transaction drops and delays in getting transactions included onchain. Despite the slowdown, blocks continued to be produced and the network remained operational, suggesting that the incident didn’t cause a full outage. In a Wednesday post on X, Base explained that a change to transaction propagation led the block builder to repeatedly fetch transactions that could not be executed as base fees climbed quickly. Read more