IG Group Completes Purchase of Independent Reserve Following Singapore Regulatory Approval
IG Group has finalized its acquisition of Independent Reserve, one of Australia’s leading regulated cryptocurrency exchanges, marking a major expansion into digital assets across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East. Regulatory Approval and Legacy IG Group has officially completed its acquisition of Independent Reserve, one of Australia’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, marking a significant expansion into digital … Read more
Step Finance Confirms Major Treasury Breach On Solana
Step Finance has disclosed a significant security incident involving its protocol-owned funds, marking one of the largest Solana DeFi treasury compromises so far this year. The Solana analytics platform confirmed that multiple treasury and fee wallets were breached, resulting in the unauthorized unstaking and transfer of 261,854 SOL, worth roughly $30 million at current market … Read more
Crypto Hacks Surge Again As January Losses Hit $86 Million
The crypto industry is once again grappling with a rising wave of security breaches as new data from blockchain security firm PeckShield reveals that hackers drained $86.01 million across 16 separate incidents in January 2026. While the total represents a modest 1.42% decline year-over-year compared to January 2025, it marks a sharp 13.25% increase month-over-month … Read more
Vitalik Buterin Says Creator Coins Miss The Real Problem
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is once again challenging a popular crypto narrative, this time around creator coins. In a recent post, Buterin argued that creator coins have largely failed, not because creators lack incentives, but because the real bottleneck in today’s internet is filtering for high-quality content, not producing more of it. According to Buterin, … Read more
HYPE pops 20% after Hyperliquid team nods prediction markets plan
Hyperliquid said the outcome trading feature would function like a form of derivatives trading without leverage, liquidations or margin calls. Go to Source
Tether expands support for USDT, Tether Gold in Opera’s MiniPay wallet
Stablecoin issuer Tether said the initiative will help millions of users from emerging markets such as Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia with global financial inclusion. Go to Source
First Batch Complete: Binance Starts Executing a $1B Bitcoin Buying Plan
Binance has begun shifting its $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin, converting stablecoin reserves as part of a broader move to anchor SAFU in what it calls crypto’s most durable asset. Binance Begins $1B Bitcoin Accumulation Plan With First $100M Allocation Crypto exchange Binance shared on social media platform X on Feb. 2 that … Read more
Tether releases open-source operating system for Bitcoin mining
Tether first announced plans for an open-source mining OS in June last year as it wanted Bitcoin miners to “enter the game” without expensive third-party vendors. Go to Source
Tom Lee tips lack of leverage and gold ‘vortex’ for Ether’s 21% slump
Ether has fallen despite strong fundamentals as leverage remained absent and precious metals diverted risk appetite, according to Fundstrat’s research head. Go to Source