Follow up to the hour updates on what is happening in crypto today, February 3. Market movements, crypto news, and more!

White House told the crypto industry participants and bankers to reach a compromise on stablecoin yields before the end of this month.

Binance briefly paused withdrawals due to technical issues before restoring service within about 20 minutes, the exchange said on X.

ING Deutschland has opened retail access to cryptocurrency-linked ETNs, allowing customers to gain exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana.

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Meanwhile, the spot XRP ETFs were slightly in the red on February 2 again, but it was nothing compared to last week's massive withdrawals.

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt have again taken over crypto social media following a bout of panic selling from weak-handed retail traders. 

BitMine added 41,788 ETH last week as Tom Lee called the pullback attractive amid growing on-chain activity.

Privacy is emerging as one of the strongest and most defensible competitive advantages in the global financial and digital infrastructure.

Donald Trump said he was unaware of a reported investment by an Abu Dhabi royal into the crypto platform World Liberty Financial.

Prediction markets are evolving into powerful financial infrastructure for information discovery, capital allocation, and decision-making.

Epstein made a $3 million investment in Coinbase through Brock Pierce’s Blockchain Capital in December 2014.

Users of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West have reached a proposed settlement.

Arizona AG warns residents after $177M in crypto ATM fraud losses as FBI reports 99% surge in complaints nationwide.

Deutsche Börse Group’s FX and digital assets unit 360T has announced a partnership with Austrian crypto platform Bitpanda aimed at expanding institutional access to crypto trading across Europe.

Ripple (XRP) has been set for MOEX indices as Moscow Exchange plans key 2026 futures alongside Solana and Tron RBC says in Russia.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs record $561.9M inflows, led by Fidelity and BlackRock, ending a four-day outflow streak amid BTC price volatility.

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Stablecoins are rewriting banking infrastructure from the ledger up, enabling faster settlement, global access, and programmable money.