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Your day-ahead look for Feb. 2, 2026
Hong Kong will start granting stablecoin issuer licenses in March: Reuters
Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said only a very few stablecoin licenses would be issued initially.
Justin Sun swoops to buy $100 million of bitcoin as rest of the market bleeds
Justin Sun plans to add between $50 million and $100 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) to the blockchain’s holdings, the Tron founder told CoinDesk.
Crypto stocks slide in pre-market trading as bitcoin stabilizes around $77,000
Bitcoin was little changed Monday as volatility spikes and crypto equities remained under pressure ahead of the U.S. market open.
Ripple secures full EU e-money license in Luxembourg
The payments firm said Luxembourg’s CSSF has granted final Electronic Money Institution approval, moving it from “in-principle” status to a license it can use...
Bitcoin ETF holders, sitting on paper losses, may throw in the towel
Spot ETF investors are now sitting on paper losses, which sets the stage for potential large redemptions.
Binance moves 1,315 bitcoin into user protection fund as it prepares to buy $1 billion BTC
The $100 million transfer follows the exchange’s Jan. 30 announcement that it would shift the SAFU fund toward bitcoin over a 30-day period.
Bitcoin’s crash exposes painful truth – crypto market still dances to BTC’s tune
Despite thousands of alternative tokens and institutional adoption, crypto markets in 2026 still largely move in lockstep with bitcoin, offering little real diversification.
India’s Budget 2026 keeps crypto taxes, TDS unchanged, adds $545 penalty for lapses
The Finance Bill introduced daily fines and a flat penalty for incorrect crypto disclosures while leaving the existing tax and TDS framework untouched.