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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


02/03/2026 03:23 AM

Ark Invest buys the dip in Circle, Bitmine, Bullish shares

Ark purchased $9.4 million worth of Circle, $6.25 million in Bitmine, and $6 million in Bullish crypto exchange.


02/02/2026 10:12 PM

Inside the White House talks between crypto firms and banks on stablecoin rewards

Crypto advocacy groups called a White House meeting on Monday to discuss an intensely contested topic on how to treat stablecoin rewards.


02/02/2026 08:24 PM

Bitcoin’s price slide pushes most miner rigs into the red

Bitcoin miner profitability has been on a multi-year decline as network hashpower continues to push to new highs, The Block data shows.


02/02/2026 07:59 PM

New York Attorney General Letitia James slams stablecoin law GENIUS citing consumer protection concerns

NYAG Letitia James and other top prosecutors in the state are raising concerns over the recently enacted GENIUS stablecoin law.


02/02/2026 07:25 PM

MultiversX integrates Google’s new AI commerce standard, adds support for Coinbase-incubated x402 payments

New transaction standards aim to let AI systems access data, services & digital assets without relying on traditional checkout or login flows.


02/02/2026 06:53 PM

The Daily: Hyperliquid tests prediction markets, Solana-based DEX aggregator Jupiter integrates Polymarket, and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.


02/02/2026 06:23 PM

Trump’s ‘personal intervention’ likely needed to advance crypto market structure bill, TD Cowen says

And the more significant challenge is securing enough Democratic support in the Senate for the crypto legislation, TD Cowen added.


02/02/2026 05:06 PM

Opera shares jump 18% after MiniPay adds Tether’s USDT stablecoin

MiniPay counts millions of phone-verified wallets and has seen rapid USDT transaction growth across Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia.


02/02/2026 03:26 PM

Bitcoin closes four consecutive months red as stocks and gold markets reprice liquidity, rate outlook: analysts

Bitcoin has fallen below $78,000 as crypto and precious metals sell off in tandem amid ETF outflows, liquidation pressure and Fed uncertainty.


02/02/2026 02:55 PM

Hyperliquid tests ‘Outcomes,’ moving into booming prediction markets and limited risk options trading

HyperLiquid is adding general-purpose Outcome trading as an expansion to Hyperliquid’s in-progress HIP-4 update.


02/02/2026 02:27 PM

Cboe targets prediction market with ‘all-or-nothing’ options revival: WSJ

Cboe explores reviving all-or-nothing options as prediction markets hit record volumes and draw billions in retail trading activity.


02/02/2026 02:25 PM

BitMine deepens Ethereum bet with 41,788 ETH buy, ramps up staking

BitMine Immersion Technologies has expanded its ether treasury to around 4.29 million ETH after a fresh round of purchases.


02/02/2026 02:05 PM

Arcium launches privacy-preserving Mainnet Alpha on Solana as Umbra debuts shielded finance layer

Arcium has launched its Mainnet Alpha on Solana, taking its encrypted computation network live as Umbra debuts a shielded finance layer.


02/02/2026 01:06 PM

Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquires another 855 BTC for $75 million as total bitcoin holdings briefly slip underwater

Strategy's holdings account for more than 3.4% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $56 billion.


02/02/2026 01:05 PM

Bernstein sees ‘short-term crypto bear cycle’ reversing in 2026, with bitcoin bottoming in the $60K range

The firm argues institutional flows, U.S. policy, and sovereign-asset considerations could set the stage for the 'most consequential' cycle.


02/02/2026 12:01 PM

Zama launches token, debuts privacy metric after more than $121 million shielded on Ethereum

Zama rolled out its ZAMA token while debuting Total Value Shielded, a new privacy metric, after encrypting over $121 million on Ethereum.


02/02/2026 11:45 AM

BitRiver parent enters bankruptcy monitoring as CEO placed under house arrest: report

Bankruptcy monitoring begins for BitRiver's parent firm as its CEO faces house arrest on tax evasion charges in Russia.


02/02/2026 10:31 AM

Crypto funds extend exodus with another $1.7 billion in weekly outflows as ‘investor sentiment deteriorates’: CoinShares

Year-to-date crypto flows and institutional sentiment declined following another $1.7 billion in weekly outflows, per CoinShares.


02/02/2026 10:10 AM

Ripple secures full EU EMI license in Luxembourg following preliminary approval

Ripple secured full Luxembourg EMI approval on Feb. 2, finalizing a licensing process that began with preliminary authorization last month.



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