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Crypto thieves, scammers plunder $370M in January: CertiK

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The amount of crypto stolen in January is also a 214% increase from the month before, with a majority of the value lost due to a single phishing incident.

Published Date: 2026-02-02 05:56:31
Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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Average Bitcoin ETF buy underwater as investors pull $2.8B in 2 weeks

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Following its weekend rout, Bitcoin dropped to $74,600 on Monday, marking a nine-month low for the cryptocurrency.

Published Date: 2026-02-02 05:51:32
Creator: Cointelegraph by Martin Young
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Buterin pitches DAOs, prediction markets to reward content creators

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Vitalik Buterin said the current creator token model favors those already popular and rewards mass content creation over high-quality content.

Published Date: 2026-02-02 05:01:58
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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Strategy’s Saylor signals buy after BTC briefly dips below cost basis

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The latest crash came after US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, sending Bitcoin down to $75,892 late on Sunday.

Published Date: 2026-02-02 00:39:41
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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Crypto protocol CrossCurve under attack, $3M reportedly exploited

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Crypto bridge CrossCurve has told users to pause interacting with its protocol while it conducts an investigation into a smart contract breach.

Published Date: 2026-02-01 22:47:14
Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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Bitcoin miner production data reveals scale of US winter storm disruption

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New CryptoQuant data shows how January’s US winter storm disrupted Bitcoin mining as operators curtailed power use amid grid stress.

Published Date: 2026-02-01 20:36:13
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Bitcoin sell-off pushes IBIT investor returns into the red — asset manager

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Based on dollar-weighted flows, aggregate returns for investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust have turned negative following Bitcoin’s recent sell-off.

Published Date: 2026-02-01 17:44:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Alternative inflation data shows sharp cooling in US CPI amid Fed uncertainty

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Real-time Truflation data show US price pressures easing, a shift that could reshape expectations for Fed policy and influence cryptocurrency and risk-asset markets.

Published Date: 2026-02-01 16:24:44
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Bitcoin price forecasts tap sub-$50K levels as BTC copies old bear markets

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Bitcoin bear market history was "repeating," said BTC price analysis after key support failed and realized price flipped to new resistance.

Published Date: 2026-02-01 15:37:35
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ

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An Abu Dhabi investment vehicle backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security adviser, agreed to buy 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500M.

Published Date: 2026-02-01 10:04:17
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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