Crypto dev launches website for agentic AI to ‘rent a human’
The site lets users set an hourly rate for tasks from errands to business meetings. It was built using AI...
Day: February 3, 2026
Kraken parent Payward revenues jump 33% as crypto traders pile in
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Payward’s revenues were “well balanced” in 2025, split almost evenly between trading and asset-based revenues.Crypto...
Vitalik Buterin tempers vision for ETH L2s, pushes native rollups
The Ethereum co-founder said many layer‑2s have failed to decentralize and continue to be mediated by multisig bridges instead of...
ETH funding rate turns negative, but US macro conditions mute the buy signal
Crypto traders usually view negative funding rates as a buy signal, but this week’s volatility US earnings outcome may cloud...
Bitcoin Clings to Strategy’s Cost Basis; MSTR Slides 5%
On Tuesday, bitcoin slid to an intraday low of $72,863 per coin, at one point sending Strategy’s shares down as...
Bitcoin Drops to $72,863 Low After Short‑Lived Bounce Meets Heavy Selling
Bitcoin’s brief recovery collapsed as heavy selling drove prices below $73,000, erasing over $130 billion in market value and triggering...
Prediction Markets Price a Short 2026 Government Shutdown
As the United States enters day four of a partial federal government shutdown tied to unresolved funding for Homeland Security,...
Metamask Wallet Adds Tokenized US Stocks, ETFs and Commodities
Metamask has expanded beyond digital currencies, adding support for tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and commodities directly inside its...
Nevada authorities file lawsuit against Coinbase over unlicensed wagering
The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50...
Next Bitcoin accumulation phase may hinge on credit stress timing: Data
Bitcoin’s volatility spiked, and its price plummeted to fresh lows as worrying US economic conditions emerged. Will credit stress data...
Tian Ruixiang plans to acquire up to 15K Bitcoin in equity-linked deal
The Nasdaq-listed insurance brokerage said an unnamed investor would contribute BTC as part of a deal that also includes an...
Trump expected to sign bill to end partial US government shutdown
The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end...
Bitcoin loses $73K as US stocks sell off: Analyst says BTC price action is not ‘abnormal’
Bitcoin fell under $73,000 as futures liquidations soared and worries over this week’s US corporate earnings triggered a stock sell-off....
Vitalik Buterin Calls for Evolving Ethereum’s L2 Vision as Base Layer Grows
TLDR Vitalik Buterin reassesses Ethereum’s Layer 2 scaling vision in light of faster-than-expected base layer growth. Buterin emphasizes that Ethereum’s...
Spain to follow UK with proposal to ban social media for children under 16
Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain would implement several changes to laws impacting social media platforms starting next week, with potential...
