Odaily News Russia's largest cryptocurrency mining company, BitRiver, is in trouble as its majority shareholder faces bankruptcy proceedings. The Sverdlovsk Region Arbitration Court initiated bankruptcy supervision for Fox Group, which holds a 98% stake in BitRiver, on January 27. The case stems from a dispute over an equipment supply contract worth approximately $9.2 million with energy infrastructure operator Infrastructure of Siberia. Additionally, BitRiver's founder and CEO, Igor Runets, has been placed under house arrest by a Moscow district court on suspicion of tax evasion. Currently, BitRiver's associated accounts have been frozen, and the company faces other legal proceedings due to unpaid electricity bills. The company has been on the U.S. OFAC sanctions list since 2022.

Odaily News Ethereum treasury company Bitmine's Chairman Tom Lee posted on the X platform stating that Bitmine has just updated its ETH and cash holdings. The company currently has no debt. Given the strengthening of Ethereum's fundamentals, the recent market pullback is "extremely attractive." As of February 1st, Bitmine has staked 2,897,459 ETH (approximately 67% of its total ETH holdings), an increase of 888,192 ETH from last week. The annual value of ETH staking rewards is estimated to reach $374 million, equivalent to $1 million per day.

Odaily News Cboe Global Markets is in early discussions with retail brokers and market makers to relaunch binary option contracts, aiming to compete in the rapidly growing prediction market. Kalshi and Polymarket achieved a trading volume of $17 billion in January, setting a new monthly record. Cboe originally launched this product in 2008 but later delisted it. It is now seeking to reposition the product as an entry point for retail investors into the options market through a compliant design. The plan will be regulated by the SEC or CFTC. (WSJ)

Odaily News According to data from msx.com, as the U.S. stock market opened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09%, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.19%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.35%. Within the crypto-related sector, SharpLink fell 7.55%, Bitmine fell 6.61%, Strategy (MSTR) fell 5.81%, Circle fell 4.78%, Solana fell 4.00%, and Coinbase fell 3.05%.

It is reported that msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has cumulatively listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering U.S. stocks and ETF token targets such as AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA.

Odaily News According to CertiK data, a total of 72 violent attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders occurred globally in 2025, representing a 75% year-on-year increase. Confirmed financial losses exceeded $40.9 million, a 44% year-on-year rise. Europe emerged as a hotspot for such crimes, accounting for 40% of the global total incidents, with France leading at 19 attacks. The report notes that kidnapping was the most prevalent method of attack, with physical assault incidents surging by 250%. Major events last year included the kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland in France, who was extorted for €10 million in cryptocurrency. CertiK recommends users mitigate risks by maintaining decoy wallets, geographically separating seed phrases from hardware wallets, and utilizing multi-signature architectures.

Odaily News According to GMGN market data, the Base ecosystem token KellyClaude saw an intraday surge exceeding 200% at one point, with its market cap briefly soaring past $8 million. It has since retraced to around $6 million.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

Odaily News According to official information, ZAMA perpetual contract trading on Coinbase will officially launch on February 2, 2026.

In supported trading regions, provided liquidity conditions are met, the ZAMA-PERP market will open at or after 15:00 UTC. Retail traders in certain regions can trade perpetual futures via the Coinbase Advanced platform. Institutional investors in certain regions can trade perpetual futures directly via the Coinbase International Exchange platform.

Odaily News According to reports, the US President has nominated Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve Chair. Thomas Perfumo, Global Economist at Kraken, commented on this, stating that this nomination suggests overall market liquidity is expected to stabilize rather than expand significantly, maintaining a complex macro backdrop for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Nic Puckrin, Co-founder of Coin Bureau, believes that due to Kevin Warsh's advocacy for reducing the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, market concerns over a future low-liquidity environment have led to declines in the cryptocurrency, stock, and precious metals markets. Current data from CMEGroup shows that 85% of market participants expect the March 18th meeting to keep interest rates unchanged.

Odaily News Bitget's current Launchpool project, Zama (ZAMA), is now open for staking. Lock BGB or ZAMA to unlock 9,350,000 ZAMA tokens. The staking channels will close at 22:00 on February 5 (UTC+8).

This round of Launchpool features two staking pools:

BGB Staking Pool

Total Airdrop: 8,690,000 ZAMA

VIP User Staking Limit: 50,000 BGB

Regular User Staking Limit: 5,000 BGB

ZAMA Staking Pool

Total Airdrop: 660,000 ZAMA

Individual Staking Limit: 11,000,000 ZAMA

According to official news, the Echelon (ELON) trading on Binance Alpha will commence at 22:00 (UTC+8) on February 2, 2026.

Users holding at least 241 Binance Alpha points can claim the token airdrop. Claim 50 ELON tokens on the Alpha event page on a first-come, first-served basis. If the event has not ended, the point threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be considered as forfeiting the airdrop.

Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitmine purchased 41,788 ETH last week, valued at $96.55 million. Currently, Bitmine holds a total of 4,285,125 ETH, worth $9.9 billion, of which 2,897,459 ETH are in a staked state, valued at $6.69 billion.

Odaily News According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 AM EST on February 3, 2026, the total weekly net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) last week was $123 million, a decrease of 57.6% compared to the previous week.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced on February 3rd an investment of $75.3 million (a 71.4% decrease in purchase amount compared to last week) to acquire an additional 855 bitcoins at a price of $87,974, bringing its total holdings to 713,502 bitcoins.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking three consecutive weeks without purchases.

Additionally, three other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. Japanese food brand DayDayCook announced on January 28th and 29th an investment of $17.63 million to purchase 100 bitcoins at $88,130 and another 100 bitcoins at $88,170, bringing its total holdings to 1,783 bitcoins; American Bitcoin company American Bitcoin purchased 416 bitcoins on January 27th, with the specific investment amount and purchase price unknown, bringing its total holdings to 5,843 bitcoins; Bitcoin asset management company Strive invested $30 million on January 28th to acquire an additional 333.89 bitcoins at a price of $89,851, bringing its total holdings to 13,131.82 bitcoins.

Metaplanet announced financing through a third-party placement of ordinary shares and the issuance of the 25th series of subscription warrants, aiming to raise approximately $135 million. The raised funds will be used to increase Bitcoin holdings. French Bitcoin company Capital B announced the renewal of a €300 million ATM capital increase plan with asset management firm TOBAM, with the raised funds to be used to continue increasing Bitcoin holdings.

As of the time of writing, the total Bitcoin holdings of the tracked global listed companies (excluding mining companies) amounted to 974,140 bitcoins, an increase of 1.16% compared to last week. The current market value is approximately $76.01 billion, accounting for 4.9% of Bitcoin's circulating market capitalization.

Odaily News: The Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea has upgraded its Virtual Asset Trading Analysis Intelligence System (VISTA) and introduced an automated detection algorithm to combat improper cryptocurrency trading. This algorithm employs sliding window grid search technology to automatically identify potential price manipulation intervals, reducing reliance on manual investigations. Performance tests indicate that the system has successfully detected all known manipulation periods and previously difficult-to-identify abnormal intervals. The Financial Supervisory Service has allocated a budget of 170 million KRW (approximately $116,000 USD) for AI performance upgrades in 2026. Future plans include automatically identifying networks of coordinated trading accounts, analyzing abnormal trading patterns across thousands of crypto assets, and tracing the sources of manipulation funds. (Cointelegraph)

According to Lookonchain monitoring, one hour ago, BlackRock deposited 6,918 BTC (worth $538 million) and 58,327 ETH (worth $133 million) into Coinbase Prime.

Odaily News According to OKX market data, ZAMA is currently trading at 0.0327 USDT, down 29.3% in the past 24 hours, with a circulating market cap of $81.63 million.

Odaily News Bernstein analysts predict that the crypto market is currently in a short-term bear market cycle but is expected to reverse in the first half of 2026. Bitcoin is anticipated to bottom around the previous cycle's high, i.e., the $60,000 range, before establishing a higher price floor. Bernstein notes that the past two years have been an institutional cycle for Bitcoin, with spot Bitcoin ETF assets under management growing to approximately $165 billion. Despite recent market adjustments, institutional participation remains resilient, and there has been no miner leverage collapse similar to previous cycles. Additionally, the establishment of a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve and potential changes in Federal Reserve leadership could position Bitcoin as a national sovereign or reserve asset. Bernstein believes the current weakness is a late-cycle correction rather than a prolonged crypto winter, and the 2026 reversal will lay the foundation for Bitcoin's most influential cycle.