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Bitcoin $BTC$71,091.27 is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, increasing financial pressure across the $BTC mining sector. The average cost to mine one bitcoin is around $87,000, according to data from Checkonchain, while the spot price has fallen towards $70,000. Historically, trading below production cost has been a feature of a bear market. The production estimate uses network difficulty as a proxy for the industry’s all-in cost structure. By linking difficulty to bitcoin’s market capitalization, the model provides an estimate of average mining costs. In previous bear markets, including 2019 and 2022, bitcoin traded below production cost…

Nomis, an on-chain reputation protocol that turns wallet activity into a reputation score, has announced its landmark collaboration with OptiView, a multi-chain asset management platform that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI-Powered) analysis and personalized education. The core objective of this strategic partnership is to combine on-chain reputation with an AI-powered wallet for improving Web3 trust across the globe. Teaming up with @optiview_x: A huge step for the onchain reputationOptiView — go-to platform for multi-chain asset management with AI-powered analysis & personalized educationThis partnership is a space where your wallet’s personalization meets wallet’s data management 🤞 https://t.co/JSjX4HFLOJ pic.twitter.com/7f3pq3Bg1j — Nomis | Onchain…

Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced Thursday it is cutting 25% of its workforce and exiting operations in the UK, EU and Australia as part of a major restructuring. The move comes as Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 Thursday morning, erasing gains made since its $69,000 all-time high in late 2021. The exchange said it would refocus its business around the US market, AI-powered productivity and prediction markets. In its “Gemini 2.0” update, the company emphasized that smaller, AI-augmented teams are now more effective and aligned with its evolving mission. Gemini highlighted early traction in its…

Ethereum dropped into the $2,400 zone after a sharp selloff pushed price toward the 200 week average and a key long-term trend channel. Now $ETH sits in a high-activity trading band, where the next reaction should shape the short-term direction. Ethereum Pulls Back Toward Long Term Trendline as Volume Profile Marks Key Trading Zone Ethereum extended its pullback on the daily chart, trading near $2,535 after a sharp red candle that showed a roughly 6% session drop on the Bitstamp feed. The chart still frames the move as a retracement from the August 2025 peak near $5,000, which some analysts…

Capital One Financial Corporation has received preliminary court approval for a $425 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit involving interest rate payments on savings accounts, according to the settlement administrator’s portal. Summary Capital One received preliminary court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit over alleged underpayment of interest on 360 Savings accounts from 2019–2025. $300 million will compensate affected past account holders, while $125 million will boost interest for current 360 Savings account customers. The settlement comes after the CFPB accused Capital One of misleading customers about offering “highest” interest rates, though the bank denies wrongdoing. The settlement affects…

Hong Kong is moving closer to its first licensed stablecoin issuers. Today, Eddie Yue, head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said 36 institutions have applied for stablecoin licences. The regulator is now reviewing these applications. Officials hope to make decisions soon. The target is to issue the first licences in March. This step follows the Stablecoin Ordinance which started last year. The law created a clear licensing system for stablecoin issuers. Its goal is to protect users, reduce risks and support innovation. Hong Kong regulators wants to build a strong digital finance sector. While keeping tight control over risks.…

Ripple has announced that its institutional prime brokerage platform, Ripple Prime, now supports the decentralized derivatives trading protocol Hyperliquid. The integration gives Ripple Prime clients access to Hyperliquid’s onchain perpetuals liquidity while keeping margin and risk managed inside Ripple Prime. The company said clients will be able to cross-margin decentralized finance derivatives exposures, alongside positions in other markets the platform supports. Ripple Prime currently supports traditional assets that include FX, fixed income, over-the-counter swaps, and more. The platform acts as a single point of access for institutions managing multi-asset portfolios, offering centralized risk management and capital efficiency, Ripple said. The…

In a significant demonstration of operational scale, Bitfufu, the prominent cloud mining platform under the Bitmain umbrella, successfully mined 229 Bitcoin ($BTC) throughout January 2025. This production milestone, officially confirmed via a GlobeNewswire press release, not only highlights the platform’s robust infrastructure but also provides a critical data point for assessing the health and evolution of the cloud mining sector. Consequently, this achievement warrants a deeper analysis of its context and potential implications for the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. Bitfufu’s January Bitcoin Mining Achievement in Detail The core announcement reveals two pivotal figures. Firstly, Bitfufu’s mining operations yielded 229 $BTC in…

GaFin, a renowned Web3 infrastructure platform, has partnered with ChainAware, an AI-powered Web3 intelligence entity. The partnership aims to merge the> 🤝 GaFin x ChainAware – Official Partnership AnnouncementGaFin is thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with @ChainAware – a leading AI-driven Web3 intelligence platform that builds predictive AI Agents for marketing, security, transaction monitoring, and wallet… pic.twitter.com/kQQPC1acmA — GaFin (@Gafin_io) February 3, 2026 GaFin and ChainAware Partnership to Boost Web3 Networks with Real-Time Analytics The partnership between GaFin and ChainAware focuses on integrating AI intelligence into the advanced Web3 networks. In this respect, ChainAware enjoys a key position as…

Quantum computing has long been a distant, theoretical threat to blockchain cryptography. But over the past few months, that calculus has shifted rapidly. While the Bitcoin community has been debating threats to its protocol for the past year, the Ethereum community seems to be taking its first steps in 2026. “Quantum computing is moving from theory into engineering,” said Thomas Coratger, who leads the Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) Post-Quantum (PQ) team. “That changes the timeline, and it means we need to prepare.” Earlier in January, the EF formally elevated post-quantum security to a strategic priority, creating tjat dedicated PQ team to…