by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 11:21 pm | Crypto News
Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly hiring crypto finance experts to help train its artificial intelligence models to reason like professional traders rather than simply predict prices. Crypto-Native Expertise In Focus The remote role focuses on delivering...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 10:19 pm | Crypto News
Enter: Kevin Warsh After months of discussion and endless speculation, we finally know who Trump’s nominee for the next Fed chair will be- Kevin Warsh, one of the more hawkish nominees going into this much-anticipated decision. A Fed Governor during the...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 10:16 pm | Crypto News
Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE) founder Stani Kulechov has made waves by purchasing a five-story Victorian mansion in London’s Notting Hill for £22 million ($30 million). The Notting Hill Purchase Kulechov closed the deal in November, about a week before the UK budget...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 8:34 pm | Crypto News
U.S. spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs recorded $561.9 million in net inflows on Monday, snapping a four-day outflow streak. The Bargain Hunt BlackRock’s IBIT (NASDAQ:IBIT) and Fidelity’s FBTC (NYSE:FBTC) led the buying with $142 million and $153.4 million in inflows...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 7:41 pm | Crypto News
The crypto selloff has been deeper than anticipated, but Tom Lee sees price and timing align for a potential bottom. Crypto Selloff Deeper Than Expected… In a CNBC Squawk Box interview on Monday, Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors and CIO of Fundstrat...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 7:41 pm | Crypto News
Through a partnership with Billiton Diamond and tokenization firm Ctrl Alt, Ripple-backed custody technology secured $280 million in polished diamonds on the XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) Ledger, the companies announced Tuesday in Dubai. The Diamond Tokenization Setup Billiton...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 5:54 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin stabilized near $78,000 as spot ETF inflows turned positive on supportive macro data, easing pressure across major cryptocurrencies; liquidations stand at $303.54 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $561.9 million in net inflows on Monday,...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 3:26 pm | Crypto News
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is rallying in the wee hours of Tuesday after Elon Musk said his space technology company SpaceX will likely put the memecoin “on the moon” next year. ‘DOGE To The Moon’ Finally? The dog-themed cryptocurrency was up over 4% over the last 24...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 12:16 pm | Crypto News
Odds of a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran rose on prediction markets Monday amid renewed optimism from Tehran. Will Iran And The US Finally Agree? The chances of the two countries reaching an agreement this year climbed to 57% on Polymarket before easing to...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 10:49 am | Crypto News
New York’s leading prosecutors raised concerns about the new stablecoin legislation, citing weaker safeguards for fraud victims, according to a Monday report. Legal Backlash Against Stablecoin Bill? New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 9:15 am | Crypto News
President Donald Trump denied on Monday any knowledge of the alleged $500 million investment by Abu Dhabi’s royal family in World Liberty Financial, his family’s cryptocurrency project. Trump Denies Involvement During a press conference at the White House, Trump...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 8:35 am | Crypto News
Leading cryptocurrencies recovered, alongside stocks and gold, on Monday, as investors showed a higher risk appetite. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:19 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.93% $78,710.27 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) +2.72%...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 3:46 am | Crypto News
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is bouncing on Monday afternoon after a rough trailing week. For many retail traders, this kind of snapback often follows a flush move when panic selling and leveraged positions are cleared out. Here’s what traders and investors need to know. •...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 2:16 am | Crypto News
On January 29, 2026, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) crashed 15% from $96,000 to $80,000 in one day. The remarkable part was not the crash itself. It was that Bitcoin fell when two opposite things happened at the same time. Equity markets crashed. That should have helped...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 2:15 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin is trading sideways after the U.S. ISM PMI climbed to its highest level since 2022, easing recession fears. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $78,262 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,328 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $104.36 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.63 Dogecoin...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 1:15 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) continue bleeding lower, but Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) surged 10% after the decentralized exchange unveiled plans to add prediction markets through its HIP-4 proposal. The Prediction Markets Play...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 12:31 am | Crypto News
Wall Street rebounded at the start of the new month after Friday’s broad sell-off, but pressure on precious metals intensified as investors reassessed the Fed outlook. • Walt Disney stock is showing notable weakness. Why are DIS shares down? By midday trading in...
by Benzinga | February 3, 2026 12:31 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) slide below $80,000 has raised fears of a deeper collapse, but market structure suggests the next leg down may be more compressed than in past cycles. Why Bitcoin’s Market Structure Is Turning Bearish Bitcoin has fallen roughly 11%...
by Benzinga | February 2, 2026 11:25 pm | Crypto News
Ripple on Monday secured full Electronic Money Institution approval from Luxembourg’s financial regulator, pushing its global license count past 75, but XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) plunged to $1.64 despite the regulatory milestone. The Luxembourg EMI License Luxembourg’s...
by Benzinga | February 2, 2026 11:24 pm | Crypto News
Tom Lee and several crypto focused firms are starting to frame Ethereum not as a speculative token but as something closer to strategic financial infrastructure. The idea is straightforward. Bitcoin is digital gold. Ethereum is a programmable settlement layer. If...
