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Arthur Hayes Transfers Millions in PENDLE, ENA, LDO to FalconX, What It Means for Altcoins

Key Notes Hayes transferred 327,869 $PENDLE at $1.53 after buying near $2.06. The address sent 3.59 million $ENA at $0.14, down from an entry point of $0.23. Hayes also deposited 2.31 million $LDO at $0.42, below his reported $0.56 entry. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is transferring his crypto holdings to a brokerage platform, despite short-term gains in the broader market. On-chain data shows that all of these transfers involve assets acquired at higher price levels and now moved at lower market prices. Hayes recently transferred 327,869 $PENDLE $PENDLE $1.53 24h volatility: 4.2% Market cap: $249.24 M Vol. 24h: $47.10 M…

ExchangesFeb 6

Rails taps Stellar to launch onchain vaults for institutional derivatives liquidity

Institutional crypto derivatives provider Rails announced the launch of “Institutional-Grade Vaults” on the Stellar network on Tuesday, allowing brokerages, fintechs and other intermediaries to plug into crypto perpetuals via a single backend. The company aims for options trading in Q2 2026. Satraj Bambra, CEO of Rails, told Cointelegraph that the core idea was to separate matching from money. “The critical difference is custody and verifiability,” he said. Rails runs a centralized matching engine, while client assets will sit in audited smart contract vaults on Stellar. Every 30 seconds of profit and loss (PnL), fees and liabilities are committed onchain, as…

BlockchainFeb 6

Venus Protocol Introduces VenusFlux as Earliest BNB Chain Inclusive Liquidity Layer

Venus Protocol, a DeFi lending platform and liquidity provider, has recently announced an exclusive project, VenusFlux. VenusFlux is reportedly the earliest inclusive liquidity layer launching on $BNB Chain. As Venus Protocol mentioned in its official X announcement, the initiative is set to unlock more capital-effective and smarter liquidity within the ecosystem. Hence, VenusFlux attempts to reshape the aggregation and deployment of liquidity. 👀 Something big is coming to @BNBCHAIN !@VenusProtocol & @0xfluid are building #VenusFlux — the FIRST Unified Liquidity Layer on $BNB Chain, designed to unlock smarter, more capital-efficient liquidity. With support from a growing ecosystem of partners, we’re…

DeFiFeb 6

The Persecuted Pioneer Entangled in Biden’s War on Crypto

Casualties of war do not retrospectively benefit from policy reversals by new administrations. If anything, a volte-face cheapens their sacrifice by implying they perished for nothing. — Biden’s War on Crypto supposedly ended when the 46th president vacated the international stage, his successor Donald Trump proclaiming that Bitcoin stood for for “freedom, sovereignty, and independence from government, coercion and control,” and that under his stewardship, the United States would become the “crypto capital of the world.” If the war ended, nobody told Anatoly Legkodymov. The co-founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato was arrested three years ago in Miami, accused of operating…

RegulationFeb 6

Strategic Expansion into Gold-Backed Digital Assets

In a significant move that bridges traditional finance with digital assets, Robinhood Markets Inc. announced on March 15, 2025, the spot listing of PAX Gold ($PAXG) on its popular trading platform. This development marks a pivotal expansion of the company’s cryptocurrency offerings beyond conventional digital currencies. Consequently, millions of retail investors now gain direct access to tokenized gold through a familiar interface. The listing represents Robinhood’s continued evolution from a stock trading app to a comprehensive financial services platform. Moreover, this strategic addition arrives during a period of renewed interest in gold as a hedge against economic uncertainty. Industry analysts…

ExchangesFeb 6

TaskOn Partners LobKill to Monetize AI Gameplay on BNB Chain

TaskOn is a decentralized Web3 collaboration platform designed to boost marketing by rewarding users to complete in-chain and off-chain tasks. TaskOn has unveiled its groundbreaking collaboration with LobKill, a blockchain-based artificial intelligence (AI) skill arena built on $BNB Chain for real-time strategy and mind-game battles. This partnership aims to transform AI agents into competitive and revenue-generating contributors on $BNB Chain, enabling real-time skill-based AI gameplay. 🚀 The AI Revolution is live on #BNBChain 🟡 Thrilled to partner with @LobsterKill — the FIRST AI Skill Arena scaling within the @binance ecosystem 🦞 🤖 ClawdBot Ecosystem on BSC • Moltbook: AI social…

BlockchainFeb 6

Coral Finance Joins Orbofi to Delve into Future of DeFi and AI Agents

Coral Finance, a popular DeFi protocol, has announced its exclusive partnership with Orbofi, a Web3 entity for AI agents. The collaboration attempts to merge the strengths of both platforms to delve into the mutual narratives by converging DeFi and AI technologies. As Coral Finance’s official social media announcement discloses, the development highlights their distinctive contributions while also supporting the growth of each other. At the same time, the move fosters a shared narrative to back their ecosystems. 📢 Coral Finance is partnering with @Orbofi , one of the leading platforms for personified AI agents and a launchpad for creating and…

DeFiFeb 6

Bitcoin pulls back to $94,300 as U.S. stocks sink, precious metals tumble

Bitcoin $BTC$94,897.15 has continued a selloff begun yesterday, now having retraced a sizable chunk of this week's early gains. In mid-morning U.S. action on Friday, $BTC was trading at $94,300, down another 1.3% over the past 24 hours after having slumped a similar amount on Thursday. Ethereum's ether ETH$3,281.74 declined the same amount, falling back to $3,200. The broad-market CoinDesk 20 Index lost 1.5% during the same period, with XRP$2.0434, APT$1.7712 and polygon (POL) down 3%-6%. After trading for weeks in a very narrow range around the $90,000 area, bitcoin breaking higher to nearly $98,000 earlier this week excited the…

MarketsFeb 6

SEC enters limited operations amid partial U.S. government shutdown

The SEC has announced that from January 31, 2026, and until further notice, the agency will only be running with a very limited number of staff. The move aligns with the standard federal agency shutdown plan that comes into play during funding lapses. What the shutdown means for the SEC and crypto regulation The announcement means that there will be extremely limited operations at the SEC until further notice. With this, divisions like Corporation Finance, Trading and Markets, and Investment Management are unable to perform routine activities. It is possible for emergency matters to be handled by the minimal staff…

RegulationFeb 6

Trading Features, Transactions & More

The AI economy payment and settlement layer, AEON, has implemented a strategic alliance with Bitget to allow the use of $BGB, as the native token of Bitget, to make payments over the Morph Network. The integration will enable $BGB to operate as a useful payment instrument in online and offline experiences to support the shift of crypto tokens to be more of a commerce tool than a speculative instrument. 🤖$BGB steps into the AI economy. In partnership with @bitget, AEON now supports @MorphNetwork and Morph-$BGB for real-world payments across 50M+ merchants. Bringing onchain value into everyday commerce and agentic economies.https://t.co/p3NxX7EsUv…

ExchangesFeb 6