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South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb reportedly made an operational mistake that led to the accidental deposit of large amounts of Bitcoin to user accounts during a promotional event. The exchange had planned to distribute small cash rewards through a “Random Box” event at around 6 p.m. local time. Winners were supposed to receive between 20,000 and 50,000 Korean won.  Instead, staff reportedly entered the payment unit as Bitcoin rather than won. As a result, some users received at least 2,000 BTC each, worth roughly 196 billion won per person based on prices near 98 million won per Bitcoin at the…

Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›XMR dropped to $311 and ZEC to $221 over seven days while ZANO declined just 1.4% as Fear & Greed hit 9.Key NotesMonero fell 28.9% and Zcash dropped 33.4% over the past week while ZANO declined just 1.4%Fear & Greed Index fell to 9 on Feb. 6, classified as extreme fear, down from 16 one week earlierTotal crypto market liquidations hit $2.60 billion in 24 hours with longs accounting for $2.13 billionMonero and Zcash, the two largest privacy coins by market cap,…

In brief World Liberty Financial is an Ethereum-based DeFi project co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his sons. The project, which aims to “keep the dollar digital” and provide “loans for institutions and everyday users,” has launched a stablecoin called USD1 and a DeFi platform, World Liberty Markets. The Trump family’s involvement in World Liberty Financial has sparked accusations of corruption from Democratic lawmakers, and a formal investigation into its dealings with a UAE-based firm. U.S. President Donald Trump has a long list of crypto ventures, profiting to the tune of some $1.4 billion as of January 2026. Of…

BRICS nation China is pouring paper money into gold at a relentless rate, according to a new report. China added one ton of gold to its reserves in December, worth approximately $178.98 million at current prices, reports the World Gold Council. Gold is trading at $5,074 an ounce at time of writing. China’s gold purchases in December amounted to about 5% of the total gold acquired by all the world’s central banks in the final month of 2025. Over the course of 2025, China purchased 27 tons of gold to continue a trend that had started 14 months earlier. China’s…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors crash on Thursday as BTC hits $60k before rebounding HYPE / BTC hits new ATH as Hyperliquid’s token holds strong JPMorgan says BTC could be a stronger play than Gold now post-selloff Polymarket’s parent company filed a trademark for $POLY, outlines token plans Rainbow Wallet’s RNBW token debuts at $34M fdv ? Bitcoin Erases Trump PumpBitcoin crashed to $60,000 on Thursday.Erasing every gain since Trump’s…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ China-linked warnings around RWA tokenization reframe ‘institutional on-ramps’ as potential illegal fundraising risk, chilling offshore-to-onshore distribution. ➡️ With $BTC near $67K, volatility keeps traders rotating into smaller narratives instead of patiently waiting for macro clarity. ➡️ The biggest risk is liquidity: crackdown headlines can reduce risk appetite, making even high-quality tokenization projects struggle for momentum. ➡️ Maxi Doge’s community-competition and staking-driven engagement model targets retail behavior patterns that often intensify during choppy major-coin conditions. China’s crypto posture is hardening again. But this time, the…

A wallet attributed to President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial, which is managed by his sons, withdrew approximately 173 wrapped Bitcoin from Aave V3 on Feb. 5 and sold them to repay $11.75 million in stablecoin debt.This sequence reveals the mechanics of voluntary deleveraging: as Bitcoin’s drawdown below $63,000 forces whales to sell collateral and reduce leverage, protocol liquidation engines trigger at worse terms.The address 0x77a…F94F6, labeled as WLFI on Arkham Intelligence, withdrew roughly 73 WBTC and 100 WBTC from Aave V3’s collateral pool, then repaid 5,037,001 USDC and 6,710,808 USDC to the protocol in separate actions.Although there is no…

In brief TRUMP and WLFI have suffered some of the biggest losses today among top-100 coins, falling by double digits in the past 24 hours. Their decline follows the announcement of a Democrat investigation into a business deal between Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan and World Liberty Financial prior to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Analysts suggest that the wider market selloff may stabilize once leverage clears and ETF inflows resume. Official Trump (TRUMP) and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) have fallen 14.6% and 10.8% in the past 24 hours, as the cryptocurrency market continues to weather steep losses amid falling sentiment.TRUMP…

Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›The cryptocurrency market has entered a renewed phase of volatility, with major digital assets including XRP, TRX, and BNB experiencing notable price corrections alongside broader market weakness. The downturn reflects a combination of macroeconomic pressure, reduced speculative activity, and ongoing reassessment of long-term network fundamentals across leading blockchain ecosystems.As prices across multiple Layer 1 platforms decline, market participants are increasingly shifting focus from short-term valuation toward infrastructure resilience, scalability, and real-world utility — areas that continue to shape the long-term trajectory of…

The crypto market has entered a fragile phase as Bitcoin dropped under the critical $70,000 level and bounced off $60,000, a zone that has increasingly acted as a gravitational pull rather than a launchpad.This subdued price action came as the stablecoin market has surged, with Tether and Circle minting billions of dollars’ worth of new tokens in recent days.At first glance, the expansion of digital dollar supply appears to suggest renewed liquidity entering the ecosystem. However, a closer look at flows indicates a more cautious, structurally constrained market.Stablecoins function as the primary liquidity rails of the crypto economy, enabling trading,…

In brief Polymarket has filed U.S. trademark applications for POLY and $POLY tied to digital token and crypto trading services. Executives previously confirmed plans to Decrypt for a POLY token and a possible airdrop focused on “true utility.” The move comes as Polymarket faces fresh legal challenges, with traders seeing low odds of a token launch before May. Polymarket has filed trademark applications for “POLY” and “$POLY” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, signaling concrete steps toward launching its long-anticipated native token, even as the prediction market faces mounting regulatory challenges.The filings, submitted Thursday by Polymarket’s parent company Blockratize…

In brief Crypto leaders rebuked Democrats after the party’s official X account posted “yikes” with a crypto crash graphic, calling it insensitive to investor losses across party lines. The backlash came as over $2.6B in positions were liquidated in 24 hours, with Bitcoin down 8% to $64,752. Executives and policy advocates warned that partisan mockery of market pain could hurt Democrats with crypto voters, as digital asset legislation advances before midterms. Crypto industry leaders fired back at Democrats on Friday after the party’s official X account posted “yikes” alongside a graphic mocking crypto market losses, drawing accusations of partisan insensitivity…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ Peter Brandt’s warning of a Bitcoin drop to $42,000 suggests a potential major correction driven by “campaign selling” and buyer exhaustion. ➡️ A 50% drawdown in $BTC would likely trigger a capital rotation into utility-driven sectors less correlated with macro finance. ➡️ SUBBD Token uses AI tools to disrupt the $85B creator economy, offering a revenue-based alternative to speculative assets. ➡️ With over $1.4M raised and a 20% APY staking option, the project is attracting investors seeking yield and utility during market uncertainty. Veteran…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) slide to as low as $60,233 overnight, before recovering somewhat to $65,443, has left most of the largest pure-play Bitcoin treasury companies deeply underwater on their holdings, with combined unrealized losses approaching $10 billion across eight entities that collectively control more than 850,000 BTC.The reckoning hits hardest at the top. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, holds 713,502 BTC at an average cost basis of $76,047 per coin, resulting in an unrealized loss of $6.85 billion at current prices.That’s a 12.6% drawdown on a treasury worth $47.4 billion at spot, but the company’s scale means every $1,000 move in Bitcoin’s price…

In brief Bitcoin slid to a 15-month low, down more than half from its late-2025 peak, while derivatives data showed a sharp pullback in speculative positioning. Market sentiment gauges dropped into “extreme fear,” with options traders paying steep premiums for downside protection. Analysts pointed to Federal Reserve uncertainty, a rising dollar and spillovers from global bond and tech-sector stress as key drivers of the selloff. Investor fear in the crypto market has intensified to a degree not seen since the collapse of the Terra Luna ecosystem in mid-2022, driven by a brutal, macro-led selloff. Bitcoin’s price fell to a 15-month low…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure It is well-known that bullish interest in XRP often rises during major price moves. However, a new analysis suggests that Google search data shows that scam-related queries for the cryptocurrency also surge during periods of rapid growth. A crypto analyst has highlighted that this unique trend appears repeatedly across XRP’s major market rallies.  Google Trend Links XRP Rallies To Scam Searches Crypto market analyst Leo Handjiloizou said in an X post that he recently analyzed Google Trends data for the search terms “Ripple scam” and “XRP scam.”…