XRP recently recovered from around $1.50 to trade near $1.60, even as resurfaced emails linked to Jeffrey Epstein and leaked Mojaloop discussions reignited debate over early payment networks. The rebound aligns with broader market stabilization, regulatory progress on an EU EMI license, a DXC Technology integration, and more than $280 million in diamond tokenization on XRPL.

NeoBurger, a smart contract staking protocol launched in 2021, will wind down operations following Neo's planned overhaul of voting rewards and staking. Services continue until May 1, 2026; GAS distribution stops from May 1 to Aug. 1; all functionality ends after Aug. 1. Users are advised to redeem bNEO and withdraw funds.

According to the article, Bitcoin traded around $76,273 after a 3% move over the past 24 hours, while spot Bitcoin ETFs registered $562 million in net inflows as buyers stepped into weakness. Daily volume reached $67.8 billion, and UK‑listed SWC now holds 2,674 BTC, as chart signals highlight support near $74,000 and resistance around $84,000.

Bitcoin extended its drop under $75,000 and briefly touched $72,865 before attempting a rebound toward $76,500. The price is still trading beneath $79,000 and the 100-hour simple moving average, with a bearish trend line capping BTC near $77,200. If it fails to clear resistance around $77,000–$77,200, another move lower toward $74,000 or even $72,850 remains possible.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shifted away from his earlier view that layer-2 networks should be the main path to scaling Ethereum, arguing many are still controlled by multisig bridges rather than fully inheriting mainnet security. He now favors scaling the Ethereum base layer via higher gas limits and precompiled native rollups, while encouraging L2s such as Arbitrum, Optimism, Base and Starknet to focus on specialized use cases. The comments follow internal discussions among Ethereum developers about mainnet scaling and past proposals targeting up to 10,000 transactions per second.

On February 4, 2026, the Japanese yen approached 160 per dollar, a level not seen in decades, as risk appetite faded. Traders who once expected a rebound shifted to growing net short positions, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans and a snap election slated for February 8 kept market focus on possible intervention around the 160 mark.

On February 3, the crypto market saw a sharp sell-off as Bitcoin briefly fell to the $72,000 area before rebounding to around $77,000–$78,000. Over $2.5 billion in positions were liquidated within 48 hours, with more than $700 million wiped out in a single day and most losses hitting overleveraged longs. Ethereum dropped toward the $3,600–$3,800 range, while major altcoins like Solana and BNB recorded double-digit intraday declines amid heavy spot selling and extreme fear in sentiment indicators.

Vitalik Buterin moved 705 ETH, including a 493 ETH transaction valued at about $1.16 million after an earlier 211.84 ETH swap. The activity prompted concern, but it aligns with his recurring practice of converting ETH to stablecoins for charitable initiatives, notably funding Kanro and other research-focused projects. Ethereum traded near $2,274 with mixed technical signals.