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Bitcoin dipped to $72.8K during U.S. shutdown fears, then rebounded sharply after lawmakers passed a funding bill. Bitcoin (BTC) slid to around $72,800 yesterday as U.S. lawmakers debated a stopgap funding package before rebounding once the House passed the bill on February 4, 2026, easing fears of a government shutdown. The quick turnaround showed how closely crypto prices still track U.S. political risk, even when no blockchain-specific news is involved. Shutdown Fears Ripple Through Crypto According to a February 4 post by on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the sell-off unfolded during U.S. trading hours while headlines pointed to a tight vote…

With the market turning on bear mode and BTC wicking down to $81,000, smart money is rotating into the only crypto-related asset class immune to today’s volatility: presales. Presales offer a mathematical hedge against the current market instability. Because the token price is fixed until launch, your capital remains stable while the rest of the market bleeds. You get immediate downside protection with the potential for aggressive upside once the market reverses. A well-timed entry into a high-utility presale can make an immense profit, unlike other safe-haven assets like gold or silver. The key is filtering for projects with active…

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), said the largest public traded holder of bitcoin BTC$78,421.73 increased the dividend rate on its preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), by 25 basis points to 11.25% for February.Strategy describes Stretch (STRC) as a short-duration, high-yield savings account. The increase is the sixth since STRC first traded in July 2025. STRC is a perpetual preferred stock that pays monthly cash distributions, with the dividend rate set each month to encourage trading near its $100 par value and to limit price volatility. STRC closed at $98.99 on Friday, slightly below par. Strategy has raised $2.25 billion…

Bitcoin slumped on Saturday, dropping below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025. The maneuver crossed out the pullback to more than 30% from its peak. The drop focused renewed attention on Strategy’s cost basis and the fact that on-chain demand was fading. As of press time, BTC is trading at $78,721, down by 5.27% over the past 24 hours. The decline extended a selloff that has persisted for weeks. How Strategy’s Balance Sheet Handles Bitcoin Volatility The decline dropped spot below Strategy’s average buy price around $76,000, which put its position underwater on paper. Analysts added that the…

HASH and WLFI are among the poorest performers, while HYPE is actually in the green daily. Bitcoin’s adverse price actions went to another level on Saturday when the asset plummeted to just over $75,000, which became its lowest price tag since April last year. The alternative coins bled out heavily as well, with the likes of ETH, XRP, SOL, and many others plunging by double digits at one point. The total crypto market cap erased around $200 billion in hours. BTC Dumped to $75K It was already a painful week for BTC, which began with a nosedive last Sunday and…

The quantum computing threat to Bitcoin has been moving from “distant” and “eventually” to “possibly within a planning horizon.” The real question here is, could cryptography timelines compress faster than the industry expects? Analysts and market commentary continues to frame the issue as one of preparedness rather than panic obviously. But it is safe to say that the work to mitigate any Q-day risks need to start right away.  Speaking of which, qLabs is set to launch its token qONE in a week with presale going live on Thursday, 5 February 2026, 2pm UTC. The launch is coming at a…

One trader lost more than $220 million on an ether position as a fresh wave of forced liquidations swept through crypto markets, pushing total losses over the past 24 hours to nearly $2.6 billion.The largest single liquidation occurred on decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid, where an ETH-USD position worth $222.65 million was wiped out, according to CoinGlass data. The event came as ether slid as much as 17% in the past 24 hours, sharply alongside bitcoin and other major tokens during a period of thin liquidity.In total, 434,945 traders were liquidated over the past day, with long positions accounting for the…

Key NotesMetaplanet approved a ¥20.7B third-party placement to fund Bitcoin purchases.The deal prices shares at a premium with fixed-strike warrants.About ¥14B will go directly into staged Bitcoin buys. Metaplanet has approved a new equity financing to raise up to ¥20.7 billion, or about $135-137 million, to expand its Bitcoin BTC $87 968 24h volatility: 2.4% Market cap: $1.76 T Vol. 24h: $47.35 B holdings. The decision was finalized at a board meeting on January 29. Notably, the Tokyo-listed firm will issue new shares and stock acquisition rights through a third-party allotment, with most of the capital reserved for Bitcoin purchases…

Before MicroStrategy began buying Bitcoin in November 2020, it was unheard of for a public company to stack up “risky” cryptos. True, some of the best cryptos to buy have had more than 100X since their launch. However, the lack of clear regulations was a massive obstacle. This rapidly changed after Michael Saylor went all-in on Bitcoin, buying billions worth of BTC. In January 2026, Strategy sold shares and bought over $3Bn of Bitcoin. Not to be left behind, Metaplanet is also executing its own plan to raise funds and buy Bitcoin. 第三者割当による新株式及び第 25 回新株予約権の発行に関するお知らせ pic.twitter.com/YPhua9p7d3 — Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet)…

Opinion by: Joshua Sum, head of product at Solayer LabsConsider a single, borderless financial market operating around the clock, where a farmer in Nebraska can instantly hedge wheat futures. At the same time, a pension fund in Tokyo trades Tesla shares seamlessly, all without permission, intermediaries or geographic constraints. This isn’t science fiction.It’s the logical endpoint of blockchain technology and asset tokenization, a vision that has captivated everyone from JPMorgan executives to Silicon Valley dreamers.Yet this remains a distant future. Not because we lack ideas, but because we’re trying to build it on a foundation — today’s blockchain infrastructure — that…