On the same day that Binance released its long-awaited recap of the massive liquidation event on October 10th, cryptocurrency investors suffered another devastating flash crash.

Norway's largest pension fund, KLP, has increased its holdings in MicroStrategy (MSTR), a company that holds Bitcoin as a reserve asset, to 95,160 shares, worth $13.5 million. (BitcoinTreasuries.NET)

Solana Foundation has announced the launch of a new program and products aimed at institutional users. According to Foresight News, the initiative includes a VIP trading plan exclusively for invited top traders and market makers, offering enhanced liquidity and incentives. The program will also provide high-quality on-chain market data supporting the FIX protocol. Additionally, users will benefit from improved trading tools, access stability, and revenue strategies.

Hong Kong is on the verge of a historic milestone in regulated crypto adoption. The city’s financial regulator, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is preparing to grant the first-ever stablecoin licenses as early as March 2026, signaling the territory’s ambition to become a safe, regulated hub for digital assets.

HSBC's Song Jin Lee has highlighted the attractiveness of short-term U.S. high-yield bonds due to their low volatility. According to Jin10, Lee noted that concerns over fiscal risks have led to increased volatility in long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, which in turn affects longer-term credit assets. He emphasized that short-term high-yield bonds can offer a degree of hedging against volatility driven by fiscal concerns.

Family offices remain cautious toward both crypto and gold despite persistent geopolitical uncertainty, according to a new survey from J. P. Morgan Private Bank. The report claims that portfolios are still heavily concentrated in traditional assets leaving crypto exposure extremely limited source: https://dailyhodl.com/2026/02/03/family-offices-hesitant-to-invest-in-crypto-and-gold-despite-geopolitical-uncertainty-j-p-morgan-private-bank/

Billiton Diamond and tokenization platform Ctrl Alt have moved more than $280 million (AED 1 billion) worth of certified polished diamonds onto the blockchain in the United Arab Emirates, marking a major milestone for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. source: https://www.ethnews.com/uae-tokenizes-280m-in-diamonds-with-ripple-custody-and-xrpl/

Wintermute posted on X that it's clear we're in a bear market, and in fact, it's been going on for some time – especially judging from the performance of altcoins, the extreme concentration of rebounds, and market sentiment on X. However, this bear market is different because it wasn't triggered by structural collapses like FTX, Luna, or 3AC, but rather by a relatively natural deleveraging process driven by changes in the macro environment and cyclical trends. Its core drivers are changes in positions, risk appetite, and market narrative. This is crucial. Without bankruptcy liquidations and systemic contagion, this cycle may end faster than previous bear markets. Infrastructure is more robust, stablecoin adoption is still growing, and institutional interest hasn't disappeared, it's just temporarily retreating to the sidelines. Once the environment improves, attention and capital are likely to return quickly – most likely in the second half of 2026, when macroeconomic uncertainty will decrease and the Fed's policy path will become clearer. In the short term, positions have become significantly lighter after the liquidation, but market confidence remains insufficient. After two months of range-bound trading, we've returned to the price discovery phase. It's too early to talk about any meaningful upward trend, but if it does emerge, its pattern may be clearer than the reversals seen in previous bear markets—because this time, the crypto ecosystem hasn't suffered structural damage.

Crypto Jargon posted on X. Bitwise, a prominent investment firm, has forecasted that Bitcoin is on track to achieve a new all-time high this year. The firm expressed confidence that Bitcoin could potentially reach a value of $1,000,000. This optimistic prediction comes amid growing interest and investment in the cryptocurrency market.

Trump accused of ethical breaches after a UAE royal invests $500M in a Trump owned crypto firm. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/damaging-uae-crypto-deal/

ETFs, Coinbase, the "open conspiracy" of crypto ETFs. Golden Finance: ETFs have always been one of the greatest innovations in modern finance.

Elon Musk’s xAI is recruiting crypto specialists to train its models in on-chain data, market structure and real-world trading behavior. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/xai-hiring-crypto-expert-train-ai-markets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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KBank has filed new trademarks for stablecoin wallets and related digital finance services as it prepares for its third IPO attempt, targeting a KOSPI listing on 5 March 2026. The internet-only bank is expanding into stablecoin payments and cross-border transfers as part of a wider push to grow its digital asset business.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is quietly expanding its ambitions in digital assets, opening a new remote “Finance Expert – Crypto” role aimed at training its next-generation models to reason like professional crypto traders — not just react to price movements.

Artificial Intelligence, Moltbook's Reflections: The Last Pact of Carbon-Based Civilization, Golden Finance: Carbon-based life forms begin to attempt an ultimate way of survival: integrating into silicon.

Crypto Market, FMG Market Observation: When the market is in a state of extreme panic, crypto assets are being repriced. Golden Finance: The crypto market exhibits defensive characteristics of "wide fluctuations and extreme panic".

Is Binance still the world's largest exchange? Jinse Finance suggests that Binance should perhaps consider how deep its competitive advantage truly is.

BitRiver’s founder and chief executive Igor Runets has been placed under house arrest on tax evasion charges, as a Russian court opened bankruptcy supervision against the company’s main holding firm over unpaid debts. At the same time, large parts of BitRiver’s mining operations have shut down and senior managers have resigned, deepening the crisis at Russia’s biggest Bitcoin miner.

Arbitrum, Layer 2, Arbitrum Status Quo: Strategic Layout and Growth Drivers (Jinse Finance) - Arbitrum's ecosystem is expanding globally.