by Benzinga | February 5, 2026 12:22 am | Crypto News
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino on Wednesday said reports of a $20 billion fundraising plan were misunderstood, as investor concerns over valuation and regulation prompt the stablecoin giant to scale back discussions. Funding Round Narrowed Threefold Tether initially...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 11:54 pm | Crypto News
The software-led tech selloff extended into Wednesday, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (NYSE:IGV) falling for a seventh straight session and sliding back to levels last seen during the April 2025 tariff shock. The weakness spilled across the broader...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 11:51 pm | Crypto News
Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) is integrating Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) into Ripple Prime, its institutional prime brokerage platform, marking the first time the company has directly supported a decentralized finance venue. The First DeFi Integration The integration allows...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 11:51 pm | Crypto News
Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) is now $630 million underwater on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holdings, wiping out $47 billion in unrealized profits from just four months ago as Bitcoin plunged below the company’s $76,037 average cost basis. The Profit Wipeout Bitcoin fell 15%...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 9:31 pm | Crypto News
Weighed down by deteriorating broader crypto market sentiment, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has fallen 18% over the past week, but some traders refuse to give up hope. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Market Cap 7-Day Trend XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.55 $94.6 billion -18.6% Bitcoin...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 9:30 pm | Crypto News
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has signaled a decisive shift in U.S. crypto regulation, moving away from “regulation by enforcement” toward a clear, rules-based framework designed to give the digital asset industry long-awaited certainty. Crypto Market Regulation Is...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 9:30 pm | Crypto News
BitMine (NYSE:BMNR) chairman Tom Lee defended the company’s $6.6 billion unrealized loss on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) holdings, calling the losses “a feature, not a bug” after critics accused him of being “exit liquidity” for early ETH whales. Lee’s Defense X user Flood...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 8:32 pm | Crypto News
The provider of stablecoin trading and payment services has raised $200 million through a share sale to Fidelity image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways: OSL has raised $200 million by selling shares to Fidelity, just six months after securing $300 million in the...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 8:31 pm | Crypto News
“Big Short” investor Michael Burry warned that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been exposed as purely speculative with “no organic use case reason to slow or stop its descent,” as BTC wiped out all post-election gains. Burry’s Cascade Warning Burry argued on Monday that...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 5:31 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin is trading near $76,000 as market sentiment deteriorates further into extreme fear. U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF assets under management have fallen below $100 billion for the first time since April 2025; liquidations stand at $682.58 million over the past 24...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 4:29 pm | Crypto News
Prediction market platforms are competing to distribute free groceries in New York City, in a move reminiscent of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for municipality-owned stores. Free Groceries For New Yorkers? Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket said Tuesday it will...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 2:32 pm | Crypto News
Stockholm, 4th of February 2026 – Virtune today announces the completion of the monthly rebalancing for the Virtune Crypto Top 10 Index ETP, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm for both the SEK-denominated (ISIN code SE0020052207, ticker name VIR10SEK) and the...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 2:31 pm | Crypto News
Economist Mohamed A. El-Erian noted on Tuesday that gold has delivered higher returns than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) over the last five years. Gold Outshines Bitcoin El-Erian, the Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, took to X, comparing the performance of the two marquee...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 12:47 pm | Crypto News
Popular market commentator and TV personality Jim Cramer made a rather dramatic plea to Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) Chair Michael Saylor on Tuesday, urging him to act and stop Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) decline. Cramer’s Proposal To Saylor In an X post, Cramer suggested...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 9:36 am | Crypto News
SkyBridge Capital CEO and vocal cryptocurrency advocate Anthony Scaramucci advised steady accumulation rather than speculative trading for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Tuesday amid the apex cryptocurrency’s ongoing decline. Scaramucci Wants Investors To Buy BTC’s Dip...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 8:31 am | Crypto News
On Tuesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades, including purchases of Circle Internet Group Inc. (NYSE:CRCL), Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD), ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (BATS:ARKB), and Bitmine Immersion...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 8:31 am | Crypto News
Leading cryptocurrencies plunged deeper on Wednesday Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -3.16% $76,338.32 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -3.47% $2,267.32 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) -1.28%...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 3:50 am | Crypto News
VistaShares has rolled out a new ETF that combines U.S. Treasuries, Bitcoin exposure, and an active options strategy, in line with the rising interest in hybrid ETFs that aim to optimize income without forgoing a defensive approach. The VistaShares BitBonds 5 Yr...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 3:49 am | Crypto News
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is trading lower Tuesday afternoon, moving in the red alongside Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as the broader crypto market pulled back. • See what is going on with DOGE now. Bitcoin fell below $75,000 after sliding roughly 6% on the day, pressured by...
by Benzinga | February 4, 2026 2:25 am | Crypto News
Standard Chartered on Tuesday downgraded its near-term outlook for Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) but raised long-term price targets, arguing the network is evolving beyond meme coin speculation toward stablecoin-driven micropayments. Near Term Cut, Long Term Raised Standard...
