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02/02/2026 05:56 AM Raoul Pal: U.S. Liquidity Crunch Is Crushing Bitcoin and Tech Stocks
TLDR: U.S. Treasury cash rebuilding reduced Bitcoin liquidity and pressured crypto alongside SaaS stocks in recent weeks. Bitcoin and the UBS SaaS Index now show nearly identical price behavior under shared liquidity stress. Gold absorbed marginal capital flows that otherwise could have supported crypto and tech assets. Policy shifts in rates and bank leverage may [...]
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02/01/2026 11:09 PM 2014 Email Reveals Blockstream CEO Pressured Epstein to Divest from Ripple and Stellar
TLDR: Austin Hill told Epstein that Ripple and Stellar were “bad for the ecosystem” Blockstream was building. Blockstream co-founders demanded Epstein reduce his allocation due to competing protocol investments. Joi Ito and Reid Hoffman were copied on the 2014 email discussing strategic investor alignment issues. Gary Gensler taught crypto at MIT while Ito facilitated Epstein [...]
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02/01/2026 11:01 PM JPMorgan Faces Silver Manipulation Claims After Historic 32% Crash Wipes Out $2.5 Trillion
TLDR: Silver crashed 32% in largest intraday drop since 1980, erasing $2.5 trillion as manipulation claims surface. JPMorgan issued 633 February silver contracts during crash after $920 million fine for past manipulation. Shanghai physical silver traded higher than U.S. futures, indicating paper selling drove collapse not supply. Margin hikes forced leveraged traders to liquidate while [...]
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02/01/2026 10:24 PM CrossCurve Bridge Exploited for $3 Million Through Smart Contract Validation Flaw
TLDR: CrossCurve’s ReceiverAxelar contract lacked validation checks, enabling attackers to spoof messages. The exploit drained approximately $3 million from PortalV2 across multiple blockchain networks. Security experts compare the incident to Nomad’s 2022 bridge hack that lost $190 million in funds. Curve Finance advised users to review positions in EYWA-related pools following the security breach. [...]
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02/01/2026 10:06 PM Markets Mechanisms Systematically Exploit Concentrated Crypto Positions Across Trading Cycles
TLDR: Markets naturally identify and test structural weaknesses when price action depends on single participant flows. Terra/LUNA, FTX, and concentrated institutional positions collapsed through identical mechanical testing processes. Visible liquidation levels transform dominant buyers into reference points that markets systematically pressure. Systems requiring continuous capital deployment face inevitable negative spirals once buying pressure diminishes. [...]
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02/01/2026 09:30 PM Stablecoin Dominance Patterns Signal Controlled Bitcoin Preparation, Not Risk-Off Mode
TLDR: Binance stablecoin dominance declined while other exchanges increased, indicating selective risk management. Market behavior below $85,000 shifted from decline to accumulation as stablecoin ratios reversed direction. Current pattern suggests weak long positions being flushed before potential move toward higher price levels. Rising stablecoin dominance across the system signals capital preparation for deployment into Bitcoin. [...]
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02/01/2026 08:46 PM Velo Ecosystem Components Align With Emerging BRICS Payment Rail Requirements
TLDR: BRICS Pay treats USDT as temporary bridge, signaling migration toward purpose-built settlement alternatives. Velo combines distribution layer Orbit Plus with USDV stablecoin for settlement and PayFi-style operations. USD1 integration and potential XRPL connection position Velo for multi-asset, multi-rail settlement strategy. Geographic network spanning Asia payments and US liquidity creates potential West-East interoperability layer. [...]
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02/01/2026 07:50 PM Historic Market Breakdown: Crypto Falls as Sequential Sell-Off Hits All Asset Classes
TLDR: Russell 2000 initiated sequential market breakdown Monday, historically signaling broader risk reduction ahead Dollar Index hit multi-year lows Tuesday after Trump comments and yen intervention rumors destabilized currencies Gold and silver crashed Friday from margin liquidations despite stable physical demand for precious metals Bitcoin and Ethereum completed sell-off chain Saturday as high leverage amplified [...]
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02/01/2026 07:25 PM Vitalik Buterin Proposes Creator DAO Model to Address Crypto Content Quality Crisis
TLDR: Buterin argues current creator coins reward existing fame rather than surfacing new quality talent. Substack’s hands-on curation approach succeeds where algorithmic crypto platforms fail at quality. Proposed DAOs use Protocol Guild structure with anonymous voting and 200-member split threshold. Creator tokens become prediction markets where speculators forecast DAO membership decisions only. Ethereum co-founder [...]
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02/01/2026 07:12 PM Is XRP’s 60% Correction the Last Chance to Buy Before $10? Analysts Weigh In
TLDR: XRP completed a 600% rally from $0.60 after breaking a four-year descending wedge pattern Analysts placed strategic buy orders between $0.70-$0.80 targeting liquidity sweeps in accumulation zone Price targets range from $3.50 to $10+, with historical cycles suggesting potential move to $27 Monthly chart holds critical support at $1.60, maintaining bullish structure despite 60% [...]
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