Author: Mia Thompson

I am Mia Thompson, a Blockchain Reporter specializing in Altcoins, and I am from Mexico. My day-to-day work consists of exploring the ecosystem beyond Bitcoin. For years, I have been closely following emerging projects, evaluating their real usefulness and technological proposals using a methodology based on research and rigorous information gathering. My goal is to offer you a different perspective on what is really happening in the new digital economy. I am also passionate about dissecting Layer 1 (L1s) networks and their infrastructure, as they are the foundation of everything we build. I also devote much of my work to covering regulation, translating complex policies into clear explanations of how legal changes affect the ecosystem.

Bitcoin Slides Below $67,000 as Derivatives Deleveraging and ETF Outflows Deepen Split from Stocks

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Bitcoin slipped below $67,000 and changed hands around $66,800, as forced liquidations and institutional redemptions combined into a fresh wave of sell pressure that pushed crypto lower while equities held up better. The move has widened the short-term gap between digital assets and traditional risk markets that, at least for now, are showing more stable […]

Polymarket Sues Massachusetts, Citing CFTC Preemption After Judge Bars Kalshi Sports Markets

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Polymarket escalated its fight with state regulators by filing a federal lawsuit on February 9, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The company is seeking to block state-level enforcement after a Massachusetts judge ordered rival Kalshi to stop offering sports-event contracts in the state, setting up a high-stakes conflict between […]

Canton’s Yuval Rooz Says Crypto Sell‑off is Repricing ‘Empty Shell’ Token Models

The latest crypto sell-off is forcing a valuation reset, and Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz says the market is finally repricing “empty shell” token models. In a recent interview, Rooz, the cofounder behind the privacy-enabled Canton Network, said he is not worried about the state of the market and that turbulence has not scared off […]

Bitfarms Shares Surge After Company Sheds ‘Bitcoin Company’ Label and Pivots to AI With U.S. Move

Bitfarms stock jumped after the company stepped away from its long-running “bitcoin company” positioning and signaled a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence alongside an expansion into the United States. The market treated the change as a reset in identity and optionality, repricing the shares on the idea that Bitfarms is targeting a broader growth narrative […]

Evernorth Reports Roughly $380 Million Unrealized Loss After XRP Slump

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Evernorth Holdings is sitting on an estimated unrealized loss of roughly $380 million as of February 5, 2026, after XRP slid to around $1.2. The scale of the drawdown is a clean reminder that concentrated corporate crypto treasuries can turn into balance-sheet volatility engines when a single token reprices quickly.

Arizona AG Warns of Surge in Crypto ATM Scams

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Kris Mayes warned that crypto ATM scams are accelerating in Arizona, with reported losses topping $177 million from Arizonans in 2024. Her office says the playbook is consistent: scammers create urgency, push victims to withdraw cash, and then direct them to feed that cash into cryptocurrency kiosks where the funds become far harder to claw […]

Binance Reopens Withdrawals After Temporary AWS Data‑Center Disruption

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Binance restored withdrawals on Tuesday after a brief outage the exchange attributed to technical difficulties, giving users a reset after a jittery stretch for crypto markets. In a post on X, the platform said it was aware of technical difficulties affecting withdrawals and that its team was already working on a fix, promising services would […]

Bitwise Launches Non‑Custodial On‑Chain Vaults Via Morpho

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Bitwise Asset Management launched its first non-custodial on-chain vaults in partnership with the DeFi lending protocol Morpho. The initial strategy deploys USDC into overcollateralized lending markets and targets returns of up to 6% APY, pairing on-chain execution with institutional strategy design and risk oversight.

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Reverses Stance: Why ZK-SNARKs Are Now Ethereum’s ‘Magic Pill’

Vitalik Buterin has publicly moved away from his 2017 skepticism and is now advocating ZK-SNARKs as a central fix for Ethereum’s verification, scalability, and privacy constraints. He framed this repositioning around advances in zero-knowledge cryptography and tooling that he says can make full user self-verification feasible in 2026.

Axie Infinity Whales Accumulated During a Pullback After A 41% Rally

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Axie Infinity’s AXS jumped about 41% after a breakout around January 21, then ran into resistance and rolled over by January 26, 2026, creating a push-pull between whale accumulation and cooling technical momentum. The move reads like a liquidity-led breakout that quickly transitioned into a positioning battle rather than a clean trend reversal.