Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets.Crypto investment products failed to attract enough inflows last week to reverse negative sentiment and clocked a fourth consecutive week of outflows.Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $173 million…

Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question.Onchain analyst and early Bitcoin adopter Willy Woo is warning that increasing attention to quantum computing risk is starting to weigh on Bitcoin’s…

OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card.Cryptocurrency exchange OKX expanded its regulatory footprint in Europe, securing a license for stablecoin payments.OKX has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) license in Malta, the company told Cointelegraph on Monday. The authorization…

Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversight of Dubai’s VARA.Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), clearing the way for the company to broaden its crypto…

If Bitcoin posts a loss at the end of this month, it will also mark Bitcoin’s first time ending both January and February in the red.Bitcoin may be headed for its worst first quarter in eight years, with data showing Bitcoin is already down 22.3% since the start of the…

Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation. Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly calling on the government to speed up the rollout of crypto market regulations amid a boom in digital asset adoption, claiming that citizens…

A Miami federal judge has entered a default judgment against Ben Armstrong, who failed to respond to Kevin O’Leary’s complaint accusing him of defamation.Businessman and TV personality Kevin O’Leary has won a multi-million-dollar defamation lawsuit against crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, also known as “Bitboy.”Miami federal judge Beth Bloom on Friday…

Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov said onchain lending could help accelerate the development of solar, energy storage and robotics by putting money behind “future-proof” assets.Stani Kulechov, the founder of the decentralized lending platform Aave, says DeFi could benefit from $50 trillion worth of “abundance assets,” such as solar energy, through…

The world’s largest digital asset treasury plans to convert $6 billion in bond debt to equity, claiming that it could survive an 88% Bitcoin crash.Strategy founder Michael Saylor has revealed the firm plans to convert its $6 billion in bond debt into equity, a move that reduces debt on the…

Grayscale joins Bitwise in filing to launch a standalone Aave product in the US, betting that Wall Street has retained its appetite for altcoins.Crypto asset manager Grayscale filed for regulatory approval to convert its trust tracking the token of the decentralized lending protocol Aave into an exchange-traded fund.The company filed…

The $940 billion asset manager will collaborate on DeFi lending infrastructure and could acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens. Traditional finance giant Apollo Global Management Inc. has signed a partnership agreement with decentralized lending platform Morpho to take a significant stake in the project and help support its blockchain lending…

Blockstream’s Adam Back said BIP-110 could be used to freeze user funds, but the proposal’s creator argues that safeguards are in place to prevent that.Blockstream CEO Adam Back has opposed a proposal to reduce Ordinals-like “spam” on Bitcoin, warning that the fix could do more harm than good to the…

Transparency, which is a hallmark feature of most cryptocurrencies, is likely one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the Binance founder said.The lack of privacy for onchain transactions is one of the biggest hurdles to the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies for payments and a medium of exchange, according to…

The purchase will mark week 12 of consecutive buys by Strategy, which continues accumulating BTC despite a sharp decline in the company’s stock price.Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy, indicated that the firm is buying more BTC amid the ongoing market dip, marking the 12th week…

Crypto exchange Coinbase reported a net loss in the fourth quarter of 2025, Ether’s price may rebound: Hodler’s Digest

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, Aave founder Stani Kulechov said DeFi could benefit from tokenizing $50 trillion worth of abundance assets. Strategy’s Michael Saylor is…

Trump-linked WLFI dropped more than five hours before a $6.9 billion crypto liquidation event, raising questions about early market stress signals.World Liberty Financial Token (WLFI), a DeFi governance token affiliated with the Trump family, may have signaled a major market breakdown hours before Bitcoin moved, according to a new analysis…

Mirae Asset Consulting agreed to acquire a 92.06% controlling stake in South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for about $93 million in cash.Mirae Asset Consulting, an affiliate of South Korean multinational financial services company Mirae Asset Group, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in local crypto exchange Korbit.The company plans…

Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim call on Treasury’s Scott Bessent to review a UAE-backed investment in the Trump-linked crypto firm over national security concerns.Two US senators are pressing the Treasury Department to investigate a reported foreign investment in a crypto venture tied to the Trump family, raising concerns about national…

Bitcoin developers must address the quantum risks to Bitcoin fast to avoid a successful “corporate takeover,” according to venture capitalist Nic Carter.Major Bitcoin-holding institutions may eventually lose patience with Bitcoin developers for not addressing quantum computing concerns quickly enough, according to venture capitalist Nic Carter.“I think the big institutions that…