Ondo has announced the launch of Ondo Perps
Available exclusively outside the U.S., Ondo Perps will allow 24/7 trading with up to 20x leverage on leading U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities, leveraging Ondo Global Markets to tap into traditional spot liquidity and deliver institutional-grade execution onchain.
👉 x.com/OndoPerps/status/2019501208646336666
Available exclusively outside the U.S., Ondo Perps will allow 24/7 trading with up to 20x leverage on leading U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities, leveraging Ondo Global Markets to tap into traditional spot liquidity and deliver institutional-grade execution onchain.
👉 x.com/OndoPerps/status/2019501208646336666
2025 Market Snapshot: Perpetual DEXs
Perpetual DEXs quietly dominated 2025, with total trading volume surging 191% YoY to over $12T. Platforms like Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Aster captured the bulk of activity as onchain perps continued to eat into CEX market share.
Perpetual DEXs quietly dominated 2025, with total trading volume surging 191% YoY to over $12T. Platforms like Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Aster captured the bulk of activity as onchain perps continued to eat into CEX market share.
Giannis disclosed a minority stake in Kalshi platform
Kalshi confirmed Giannis’s stake is below 1% — which, at the reported ~$11B valuation, would worth near $110M — raising regulatory questions for the NBA despite Kalshi being regulated as an exchange rather than a gambling platform.
ℹ️ Why it raised concerns
Conflict-of-interest optics: Even a passive stake raises questions when markets reference NBA outcomes.
Market influence: A star player’s public comments can move sentiment and trading activity.
Insider knowledge risk: Players may hold non-public information, heightening concerns around market integrity.
Timing sensitivity: The NBA has already called for greater scrutiny of prediction markets, making a player’s ownership stake especially sensitive.
👉 nytimes.com/athletic/7028388/2026/02/06/giannis-antetokounmpo-kalshi-nba-prediction-market/
Kalshi confirmed Giannis’s stake is below 1% — which, at the reported ~$11B valuation, would worth near $110M — raising regulatory questions for the NBA despite Kalshi being regulated as an exchange rather than a gambling platform.
ℹ️ Why it raised concerns
Conflict-of-interest optics: Even a passive stake raises questions when markets reference NBA outcomes.
Market influence: A star player’s public comments can move sentiment and trading activity.
Insider knowledge risk: Players may hold non-public information, heightening concerns around market integrity.
Timing sensitivity: The NBA has already called for greater scrutiny of prediction markets, making a player’s ownership stake especially sensitive.
👉 nytimes.com/athletic/7028388/2026/02/06/giannis-antetokounmpo-kalshi-nba-prediction-market/
Galaxy Digital approves $200M share buyback program
Galaxy Digital shares jumped 18% after the firm approved a $200 million share buyback, signaling confidence in its balance sheet. The move comes despite a Q4 net loss, with Galaxy pointing to strong liquidity and adjusted profits to support the decision.
👉 coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/06/galaxy-digital-shares-jump-18-after-company-approves-usd200-million-buyback
Galaxy Digital shares jumped 18% after the firm approved a $200 million share buyback, signaling confidence in its balance sheet. The move comes despite a Q4 net loss, with Galaxy pointing to strong liquidity and adjusted profits to support the decision.
👉 coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/06/galaxy-digital-shares-jump-18-after-company-approves-usd200-million-buyback
Shielded Labs revealed recent Vitalik Buterin donation
Buterin has made a donation to Shielded Labs to support the development of Crosslink, a security-focused upgrade to Zcash’s consensus architecture. The funding will help move Crosslink from prototype to an incentivized testnet and toward production.
👉 x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2019810516810785042
Buterin has made a donation to Shielded Labs to support the development of Crosslink, a security-focused upgrade to Zcash’s consensus architecture. The funding will help move Crosslink from prototype to an incentivized testnet and toward production.
👉 x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2019810516810785042
Binance Wallet Launches Espresso Pre-TGE Prime Sale
Eligible users can subscribe with up to 3 BNB under an oversubscription model, with allocations determined on a pro-rata basis. ESP tokens will be airdropped to Binance Alpha accounts on the TGE date.
Espresso is a decentralized infrastructure designed to improve scalability and privacy for blockchain networks.
👉 x.com/BinanceWallet/status/2020815231358758987?s=20
Eligible users can subscribe with up to 3 BNB under an oversubscription model, with allocations determined on a pro-rata basis. ESP tokens will be airdropped to Binance Alpha accounts on the TGE date.
Espresso is a decentralized infrastructure designed to improve scalability and privacy for blockchain networks.
👉 x.com/BinanceWallet/status/2020815231358758987?s=20
Top 15 tokens by Price Bounce in the last 7 days
After recent pullbacks, these tokens bounced back the hardest. A look at the top 15 price recoveries over the past week.
After recent pullbacks, these tokens bounced back the hardest. A look at the top 15 price recoveries over the past week.
Treasuries & ETFs Board. Crypto Accumulation and Capital Flows
Selective corporate accumulation continues, with Strategy adding 1,142 BTC ($90.0M), bringing their total holdings to 714,644 BTC ($54.3B). Over the past week, BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw approximately $920M and $167M in net outflows, respectively.
Selective corporate accumulation continues, with Strategy adding 1,142 BTC ($90.0M), bringing their total holdings to 714,644 BTC ($54.3B). Over the past week, BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw approximately $920M and $167M in net outflows, respectively.
Tether Plans Major Hiring Amid Global Expansion
Tether plans to hire 150 employees over the next 18 months, growing its workforce from around 300. The hiring, mainly focused on engineers, follows rising USDT profits reinvested into technology and global investments.
The expansion also reflects growing competition in the stablecoin market and increased regulatory scrutiny worldwide.
👉 x.com/TheBlock__/status/2020711390185435307?s=20
Tether plans to hire 150 employees over the next 18 months, growing its workforce from around 300. The hiring, mainly focused on engineers, follows rising USDT profits reinvested into technology and global investments.
The expansion also reflects growing competition in the stablecoin market and increased regulatory scrutiny worldwide.
👉 x.com/TheBlock__/status/2020711390185435307?s=20
Binance Buys Bitcoin for SAFU Fund
Binance purchased 4,225 BTC (~$300M) for the SAFU Fund. The SAFU BTC balance now totals 10,455 BTC ($734M), with further purchases planned to complete the conversion within 30 days.
👉 x.com/binance/status/2020746367996743708?s=20
Binance purchased 4,225 BTC (~$300M) for the SAFU Fund. The SAFU BTC balance now totals 10,455 BTC ($734M), with further purchases planned to complete the conversion within 30 days.
👉 x.com/binance/status/2020746367996743708?s=20
Backpack Unveils BACK Tokenomics Ahead of Utility Drop
1️⃣ TGE — 25% (250,000,000 BACK)
- Points holders: 240,000,000 (24%)
- Mad Lads holders: 10,000,000 (1%)
→ Airdrop targeted at point-farming users and Mad Lads NFT holders
2️⃣ Pre-IPO — 37.5% (375,000,000 BACK)
- Distributed via Growth-Triggered Unlocks
- Step-by-step unlocks tied to key milestones:
1. Regulatory progress
2. Product expansion
3. Market access
- Total supply unlocked pre-IPO (incl. TGE): 625,000,000 (62.5%)
3️⃣ Post-IPO — 37.5% (375,000,000 BACK)
- Allocated to Corporate Treasury
- Fully locked for 1 year post-IPO
- Team & investors gain exposure via treasury
- Designed as a strategic digital asset vault for long-term value creation
👉 x.com/Backpack/status/2020859026221744435?s=20
1️⃣ TGE — 25% (250,000,000 BACK)
- Points holders: 240,000,000 (24%)
- Mad Lads holders: 10,000,000 (1%)
→ Airdrop targeted at point-farming users and Mad Lads NFT holders
2️⃣ Pre-IPO — 37.5% (375,000,000 BACK)
- Distributed via Growth-Triggered Unlocks
- Step-by-step unlocks tied to key milestones:
1. Regulatory progress
2. Product expansion
3. Market access
- Total supply unlocked pre-IPO (incl. TGE): 625,000,000 (62.5%)
3️⃣ Post-IPO — 37.5% (375,000,000 BACK)
- Allocated to Corporate Treasury
- Fully locked for 1 year post-IPO
- Team & investors gain exposure via treasury
- Designed as a strategic digital asset vault for long-term value creation
👉 x.com/Backpack/status/2020859026221744435?s=20
Cramer Reports Trump Buying BTC for U.S. Reserve
According to Cramer, the Trump administration was purchasing Bitcoin around the $60,000 as part of efforts to establish a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve beyond assets obtained through seizures.
U.S. officials have not confirmed any new purchases and maintain the reserve can only grow on a cost-neutral basis.
👉 x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2020201869222768869
According to Cramer, the Trump administration was purchasing Bitcoin around the $60,000 as part of efforts to establish a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve beyond assets obtained through seizures.
U.S. officials have not confirmed any new purchases and maintain the reserve can only grow on a cost-neutral basis.
👉 x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2020201869222768869
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops by 11.16% as miners capitulate
BTC mining difficulty has dropped by the largest margin since 2021, signaling growing pressure on the mining sector. The adjustment follows miner capitulation, as weaker operators shut down equipment amid declining profitability and rising operational costs.
Historically, sharp difficulty drops have coincided with periods of stress, but also marked potential turning points in the mining cycle.
BTC mining difficulty has dropped by the largest margin since 2021, signaling growing pressure on the mining sector. The adjustment follows miner capitulation, as weaker operators shut down equipment amid declining profitability and rising operational costs.
Historically, sharp difficulty drops have coincided with periods of stress, but also marked potential turning points in the mining cycle.
South Korea launches probe into Bithumb over BTC incident
Bithumb mistakenly sent 620K BTC ($43.1B) instead of 620K KRW to hundreds of users as part of a promotional giveaway. While Bithumb moved swiftly to recover funds and compensate users, the exchange has faced criticism as the incident exposed systemic vulnerabilities.
Specifically, the ability to generate and execute transactions for massive, non-existent balances. Although 620K BTC was moved during the incident, Bithumb reportedly held only about 46K BTC.
👉 decrypt.co/357462/investigators-circle-bithumb-compensation-43-billion-bitcoin-error
Bithumb mistakenly sent 620K BTC ($43.1B) instead of 620K KRW to hundreds of users as part of a promotional giveaway. While Bithumb moved swiftly to recover funds and compensate users, the exchange has faced criticism as the incident exposed systemic vulnerabilities.
Specifically, the ability to generate and execute transactions for massive, non-existent balances. Although 620K BTC was moved during the incident, Bithumb reportedly held only about 46K BTC.
👉 decrypt.co/357462/investigators-circle-bithumb-compensation-43-billion-bitcoin-error
MrBeast’s company has acquired fintech app Step
Step, which raised half a billion in funding and has grown to over 7 million users, offers financial services geared toward Gen Z to help them build credit, save money, and invest.
The company is also reportedly interested in launching a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), a lower-cost cell phone plan similar to Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile.
👉 x.com/MrBeast/status/2020910218360782929?s=20
Step, which raised half a billion in funding and has grown to over 7 million users, offers financial services geared toward Gen Z to help them build credit, save money, and invest.
The company is also reportedly interested in launching a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), a lower-cost cell phone plan similar to Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile.
👉 x.com/MrBeast/status/2020910218360782929?s=20
Jump Trading to become liquidity provider for Polymarket and Kalshi
Jump will earn small equity packages in leading prediction markets in exchange for providing liquidity to their markets. Jump, which operates its trading services in traditional equities and crypto, has 20 employees trading prediction markets, according to Bloomberg.
👉 finance.yahoo.com/news/jump-trading-earn-stakes-polymarket-215538286.html
Jump will earn small equity packages in leading prediction markets in exchange for providing liquidity to their markets. Jump, which operates its trading services in traditional equities and crypto, has 20 employees trading prediction markets, according to Bloomberg.
👉 finance.yahoo.com/news/jump-trading-earn-stakes-polymarket-215538286.html
TON Foundation has launched TON Pay, a new payments SDK
TON Pay provides devs with a single software kit that integrates with Telegram Mini Apps, removing much of the friction associated with managing wallet infrastructure, settlement, and checkout flows.
👉 x.com/ton_blockchain/status/2020841730661048479?s=20
TON Pay provides devs with a single software kit that integrates with Telegram Mini Apps, removing much of the friction associated with managing wallet infrastructure, settlement, and checkout flows.
👉 x.com/ton_blockchain/status/2020841730661048479?s=20
XION unveils on-chain zero-knowledge email verification system
This system enables users to prove email ownership without exposing the actual address. Developers can use it to add privacy-friendly login, gating, and recovery-style flows. That may be useful for dApps that need authentication without sacrificing privacy.
👉 x.com/burnt_xion/status/2020883786104488247?s=20
This system enables users to prove email ownership without exposing the actual address. Developers can use it to add privacy-friendly login, gating, and recovery-style flows. That may be useful for dApps that need authentication without sacrificing privacy.
👉 x.com/burnt_xion/status/2020883786104488247?s=20
Espresso (ESP) One-Pager. Booster Program launches today
Espresso, a confirmation layer built to support cross-chain composability, is launching Booster Program on Binance ahead of its upcoming token release. Espresso is backed by $60M in funding from top tier funds including a16z, Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures.
Espresso, a confirmation layer built to support cross-chain composability, is launching Booster Program on Binance ahead of its upcoming token release. Espresso is backed by $60M in funding from top tier funds including a16z, Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures.
Chromia releases clawchain(.)ai: social network for AI Agents
clawchain(.)ai is in the beta stage that lets agents create profiles, publish posts, comment, and form communities while storing it on-chain. The result is a social graph and a reputation layer that can be inspected and verified by anyone, similarly to Reddit.
👉 x.com/Chromia/status/2020889384422424964
clawchain(.)ai is in the beta stage that lets agents create profiles, publish posts, comment, and form communities while storing it on-chain. The result is a social graph and a reputation layer that can be inspected and verified by anyone, similarly to Reddit.
👉 x.com/Chromia/status/2020889384422424964
Farcaster Founders Varun Srinivasan and Dan Romero join Tempo Layer 1
Romero joined Tempo as Chief Product Officer while Srinivasan as Chief Technology Officer. The hires come just weeks after Farcaster’s protocol and associated products were acquired by decentralized infrastructure firm Neynar.
👉 x.com/dwr/status/2020858149041799548?s=20
Romero joined Tempo as Chief Product Officer while Srinivasan as Chief Technology Officer. The hires come just weeks after Farcaster’s protocol and associated products were acquired by decentralized infrastructure firm Neynar.
👉 x.com/dwr/status/2020858149041799548?s=20