Crypto News Today, February 4: Down Again, Thanks Crypto! BTC USD Fell to $72K Before The Snapping Back, ETH 25% Down in A Week
Reading most crypto news headlines is depressing today. BTC USD briefly tagged a 15-month low under $73,000 before snapping back above $76,000, while ETH USD continued its rough week, sliding 25% and maybe closing to $2,000. This sets the depression in crypto news
Crypto Dump Pauses With End of US Shutdown: Relief or Dead Cat Bounce?
Crypto prices stopped their fall after the US House passed a funding deal that reopened the government. Bitcoin briefly sank to $72,800 before climbing back near $76.280, still down 3.2% on the day. This appears to be a temporary end to the US
Will Bitcoin Accumulation Phase Depend on US Credit Markets?
At current market conditions, crypto and Bitcoin traders are high on “hopium.” The thing is, there is nothing they can do. The Bitcoin price appears to be heading in one direction only: southward. Before last week, when real cracks began to emerge, there
Crypto Thieves Steal $370M in January as Phishing Scams Surge
Phishing scams targeting crypto are on the rise. Crypto thieves reportedly stole $370 million in January, making it the worst month for losses in almost a year. Scams now do more damage than smart contract hacks, and regular users pay the price. The
Polymarket Teams Up With the MLS as Crypto Enters US Football in a Big Way
Polymarket has partnered with Major League Soccer (MLS), the US professional football league, helping push crypto prediction markets into everyday sports culture. The move sees the MLS enter the prediction market space and continues Polymarket’s rapid surge into the mainstream, following a similar
WEF Coverage: EC President Von der Leyen Vows ‘Europe Will Always Choose the World,’ But Bitcoin USD Drops to $90k on Trade War Reality
In a fiery special address at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting on 21 January 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that Europe is forging a “new form of European independence” amid escalating geopolitical shocks. The US continues to threaten
Chainlink Launches 24/5 US Equities Data Streams: Is This The Future for Tokenized Stock?
For centuries, the traditional financial world and the blockchain ecosystem have long operated on two different clocks. It has been less than 20 years since Bitcoin launched. Since then, better versions, including Ethereum and Solana, are live, enabling smart contracts. Smart contracts are
Backpack Tests Prediction Markets: Here’s What Traders Should Know
Backpack Exchange launched an invite-only beta for a new prediction market platform that lets users trade event outcomes from one unified account. The news landed quietly, with no token price reaction, but it touches a fast-growing corner of crypto trading. Prediction markets already
Prediction Markets Come To Real Estate: Will Crypto Shake Up Property Speculation? What About RWAs?
US home prices are starting to look like a tradable event. Crypto prediction markets are moving beyond politics and sports and into housing. On 5 January 2026, Polymarket and Parcl said they are launching prediction markets based on real estate. Polymarket is a
Could a Pro‑Bitcoin Nobel Prize Winner Replace Maduro as Venezuela’s President?
Nobel Peace Prize winner and outspoken Bitcoiner María Corina Machado now ranks among the top contenders to replace captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Bitcoin .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) { stroke: #008868 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive
