Binance converted its $1 billion SAFU emergency fund from stablecoins to Bitcoin. The exchange completed the conversion in 12 days, acquiring 15,000 BTC total.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sold approximately $550 million in company stock from early 2025 through January 2026. The sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in August 2024.
Danske Bank offers Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to customers starting February 2026. Denmark's largest bank ended an eight-year internal restriction on cryptocurrency products.
Dubai Land Department activates secondary market trading for real estate tokens on February 20, 2026. About 7.8 million tokens representing fractional property ownership will be available for resale.
Bithumb mistakenly credited 620,000 bitcoin worth $44 billion to 695 users on 6 February 2026. The exchange recovered 99.7% within 35 minutes by halting trading and withdrawals.
A US federal court sentenced Daren Li to 20 years in prison for his role in a $73 million cryptocurrency scam. Li, 42, is a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis who fled after cutting his ankle monitor in December 2025.
Strategy reported a $17.4 billion operating loss for Q4 2025 from unrealized losses on its 713,502 Bitcoin holdings. CEO Phong Le said Bitcoin would need to drop to $8,000 and stay there for five to six years to threaten debt repayment.
Ripple integrated Hyperliquid into Ripple Prime on 4 February 2026. The integration marks Ripple Prime's first decentralized finance platform addition.
FDIC agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees to resolve Coinbase's FOIA lawsuit. The settlement follows court orders forcing disclosure of letters ordering banks to halt crypto activities.
Xinbi processed $17.9 billion in crypto transaction volume despite Telegram banning the Chinese-language guarantee service in 2025. TRM Labs reported the figure in February 2026.
CFTC Staff Letter 25-40 was corrected February 6, 2026 to add national trust banks as stablecoin issuers. The December 2025 framework created unintended two-tier system excluding OCC-chartered trust banks from margin collateral eligibility.
The Ethereum Foundation launched its Trillion Dollar Security Dashboard on February 5, 2026. The tool tracks security risks across six dimensions including smart contracts, infrastructure, and consensus protocol.
CME Group will launch a tokenized cash product with Google Cloud later in 2026. The product uses Google Cloud Universal Ledger for crypto collateral at CME clearing operations.
The Coinbase Premium Index fell to -167.8 in early February 2026, marking the lowest level since December 2024. US spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed from 46,000 BTC net buyers in 2025 to 10,600 BTC net sellers in 2026.
Bhutan sold over $22 million in Bitcoin this week in two transactions to QCP Capital. The country's reserves dropped from a peak of 13,295 BTC in October 2024 to 5,700 BTC.
India will share cross-border crypto transaction data from April 2027 under OECD's CARF framework. Budget 2026 introduces ₹200 daily penalties for non-reporting and ₹50,000 fines for incorrect filings.
Tether released MiningOS on 2 February 2026, an open-source operating system for Bitcoin mining. The software uses Apache 2.0 license, allowing users to modify and distribute the code freely.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority targets March 2026 to issue first stablecoin licenses. The regulator received 36 applications and will grant only a very small number initially.
Base network experienced temporary transaction delays on 31 January 2026. The team confirmed stability was restored on 1 February and promised a public incident report.
A UAE-backed investment firm acquired 49% of World Liberty Financial, the Trump family crypto company, for $500 million. The deal was signed January 16, 2025, four days before Donald Trump's second inauguration.
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