Critics tell UK Lords stablecoins are not future money
At a House of Lords hearing, witnesses cast doubt on stablecoins as mainstream money, backing strict Bank of England oversight and criticizing the “disastrous” US GENIUS Act for letting non‑banks into “the money business.” Go to Source
TRM Labs completes $70M investment round at $1B, becomes crypto unicorn
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reached a $1 billion valuation after closing a $70 million Series C funding round backed by major financial institutions. Go to Source
Bitcoin Finds a Floor or Flirts With the Abyss? $72.8K Is the New Lifebuoy
Bitcoin’s price stands at $76,065 on Feb. 4, 2026 at 8 a.m. EST, capping a dramatic 24-hour range between $72,863 and $79,113. Its market capitalization hovered at $1.51 trillion, with $74.04 billion in trading volume keeping the digital pulse fast and furious. But while price action hinted at recovery, the technical picture tells a more … Read more
Mercado Bitcoin expands LatAm RWA push with $20M in Rootstock private credit
Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin has issued more than $20 million in tokenized private credit on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock and is targeting $100 million by April. Go to Source
Bed Bath & Beyond to Acquire Tokens.com to Launch Tokenized Real‑estate Platform
Bed Bath & Beyond signs agreement to acquire Tokens.com to build a unified platform for tokenized real‑world asset finance and liquidity. Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. said on Feb. 2, 2026 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Tokens.com, which will be wholly owned and integrated with its fintech, insurance, and blockchain businesses including … Read more
Bitcoin bounces to $76K, but data suggests BTC price downtrend is not over
Bitcoin price data presented a strong argument about why the current market structure is weak, supporting BTC’s potential to go even lower. Go to Source
Canada’s CIRO formalizes interim crypto custody framework
The Canadian self-regulatory organization outlined custody limits, capital thresholds and reporting rules while long-term regulation remains in progress. Go to Source
Tether Open‑Sources MOS, Mining OS, and Mining SDK to Democratize Bitcoin Mining
Tether open‑sources Mining OS and a Mining SDK to provide scalable, production‑ready tools for bitcoin mining operations. Tether announced on February 2, 2026 at the Plan ₿ Forum in San Salvador the open‑source release of Mining OS (MOS), an operating system that centralizes monitoring and automation across mining hardware, energy, and site infrastructure, and introduced … Read more
Arbitrum, Optimism and Base weigh in after Vitalik questions L2 scaling model
Base’s Jesse Pollak says L2s can’t be “Ethereum but cheaper” as builders respond to Vitalik Buterin’s call for specialization. Go to Source