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Ethereum is attempting to reclaim the $3,000 level as the broader crypto market remains trapped in a phase of uncertainty and uneven conviction. Price action suggests buyers are willing to defend key support zones, yet momentum remains fragile, with rallies struggling to extend meaningfully. This hesitation is occurring against a backdrop of elevated leverage and unstable derivatives behavior, which continues to shape short-term market dynamics. Related Reading A recent report from CryptoQuant highlights a growing source of risk beneath the surface. Ethereum’s Estimated Leverage Ratio on Binance remains at a record high, with the 7-day simple moving average holding around…

Crypto pundit X Finance Bull has highlighted how institutions are accumulating XRP amid the crypto market crash. His comment comes amid the XRP price drop below the psychological $1.6 level, which has further sparked bearish sentiments among retail investors.  Institutions Are Still Accumulating Amid XRP Price Crash In an X post, X Finance Bull noted that while retail investors are panicking over the XRP price crash, institutional investors continue to accumulate the Ripple-linked token. The crypto pundit pointed to inflows into XRP ETFs, while Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs continue to see outflows. Based on this, he stated that the rotation…

Ethereum’s most infamous experiment is back. Not as a venture fund, but as something the ecosystem arguably needs more: a permanent security budget.On Jan. 29, a group of Ethereum veterans announced plans to convert roughly 75,000 ETH in decade-old recovery funds into a staked endowment whose yield will finance smart contract security work across Ethereum and its layer-2 ecosystem.The capital comes from “edge case” funds left over from the 2016 hard fork that rescued TheDAO from collapse. Those are funds thatwere always intended, if unclaimed, to support security infrastructure.A decade later, the tooling and threat landscape have matured enough to…

Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow the state to hold bitcoin as part of its public financial reserves.  If passed, the measure would place Tennessee among a small group of U.S. states that have moved to formalize bitcoin holdings through statute. House Bill 1695, known as the Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, was filed earlier this month by Rep. Jody Barrett (R–Dickson). The bill is scheduled for consideration during the current session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly.  It would grant the State Treasurer authority to invest a limited share of select state funds in bitcoin. The bill’s…

The opening panel at Sibos 2025 brought forward a clear message: public and permissioned blockchain networks are converging, and this convergence is beginning to shape the future of financial infrastructure. Hosted by Adi Ben Ari of Applied Blockchain, the discussion featured leaders from Citi, the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust, Ubyx Inc., and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. The panel examined how institutions are approaching open networks and why adoption is accelerating. Below is a streamlined summary of the core insights. 1. Public Blockchains Are Now Active Markets Tony McLaughlin began by reframing the conversation. Public networks such as Ethereum and Solana…

Prediction markets have turned more bearish on Bitcoin, after a weekend sell-off briefly pushed prices below $75,000 on Monday.On Polymarket, the odds of Bitcoin (BTC) falling below $65,000 in 2026 climbed to 72% on Monday, with almost $1 million in volume.Other large wagers included bets on BTC dropping below $55,000 and reclaiming $100,000 by year-end, with implied probabilities of 61% and 54%, respectively.The surge in downside bets signals a sentiment reversal. The market has erased gains made during President Donald Trump’s November 2024 election win.The decline also marked a notable moment for Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest publicly listed…

Update (Feb. 2, 12:20 am UTC): This article has been updated to add a post by CrossCurve CEO Boris Povar.Crypto protocol CrossCurve said its cross-chain bridge has been attacked, with $3 million reportedly exploited across multiple networks.CrossCurve posted to X late on Sunday that its bridge was “under attack, involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in one of the smart contracts used.”“Please pause all interactions with CrossCurve while the investigation is ongoing,” it added.Defimon Alerts, an X account linked to the blockchain security company Decurity, reported that CrossCurve was exploited for around $3 million “on several networks.”It added that one…

A decade ago, the crypto market was straightforward: When bitcoin BTC$76,540.50 surged, some 500 or more alternative cryptocurrencies followed suit; when it plunged, the entire market crashed. Portfolios spread across “diverse tokens” with unique use cases looked diversified on paper, but cratered during the bitcoin slides.Fast forward to 2026, and very little has changed, even though the number of altcoins has increased to several thousand. Despite institutions supposedly painting crypto as a multifaceted asset class akin to stocks, with each project boasting distinct investment appeal, the reality is grim. The market’s still a one-trick pony, following BTC up and down,…

On February 1, the team behind the cross-chain liquidity protocol CrossCurve reported a security breach. ⚠️ URGENT Security NoticeDear users,Our bridge is currently under attack, involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in one of the smart contracts used.Please pause all interactions with CrossCurve while the investigation is ongoing.We appreciate your patience and… pic.twitter.com/yfo1KvWoDd— CrossCurve (@crosscurvefi) February 1, 2026 “Our bridge is under attack, involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in one of the smart contracts. Please refrain from interacting with CrossCurve while we investigate the incident,” the developers wrote. Security experts from Defimon Alerts discovered that hackers bypassed the gateway…

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