February 2026

Crypto protocol CrossCurve under attack, $3M reportedly exploited

Crypto protocol CrossCurve under attack, $3M reportedly exploited 2026-02-02 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Crypto bridge CrossCurve has told users to pause interacting with its protocol while it conducts an investigation into a smart contract breach. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Alternative inflation data shows sharp cooling in US CPI amid Fed uncertainty

Alternative inflation data shows sharp cooling in US CPI amid Fed uncertainty 2026-02-01 at 22:49 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi 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. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin miner production data reveals scale of US winter storm disruption

Bitcoin miner production data reveals scale of US winter storm disruption 2026-02-01 at 22:36 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi New CryptoQuant data shows how January’s US winter storm disrupted Bitcoin mining as operators curtailed power use amid grid stress. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin sell-off pushes IBIT investor returns into the red — asset manager

Bitcoin sell-off pushes IBIT investor returns into the red — asset manager 2026-02-01 at 19:44 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Based on dollar-weighted flows, aggregate returns for investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust have turned negative following Bitcoin’s recent sell-off. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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AI security startup CEO posts a job. Deepfake candidate applies, inner turmoil ensues.

AI security startup CEO posts a job. Deepfake candidate applies, inner turmoil ensues. 2026-02-01 at 17:10 By Jessica Lyons ‘I did not think it was going to happen to me, but here we are’ Nearly every company, from tech giants like Amazon to small startups, has first-hand experience with fake IT workers applying for jobs

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UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ

UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ 2026-02-01 at 12:11 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A Tahnoon-backed Abu Dhabi entity reportedly agreed to buy 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500 million just days before Donald Trump returned to the White House. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Sword of Damocles hangs over UK military’s Ajax as minister says back it or scrap it

Sword of Damocles hangs over UK military’s Ajax as minister says back it or scrap it 2026-02-01 at 11:38 By Dan Robinson Armored vehicle trials halted after troops report noise and vibration symptoms The British Army’s ill-fated Ajax armored vehicle program now faces the prospect of being axed as the Ministry of Defence withdraws its

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Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited Office zero-day, Fortinet patches FortiCloud SSO flaw

Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited Office zero-day, Fortinet patches FortiCloud SSO flaw 2026-02-01 at 11:37 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: When open science meets real-world cybersecurity In this Help Net Security interview, Matthew Kwiatkowski, CISO at Fermilab, America’s particle physics

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Step Finance treasury breach leads to $27M in losses, STEP crashes 90%

Step Finance treasury breach leads to $27M in losses, STEP crashes 90% 2026-02-01 at 10:54 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Solana-based DeFi platform Step Finance disclosed a treasury wallet breach that saw over $27 million in SOL moved onchain, sending its STEP token down more than 90%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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Sam Bankman-Fried turns up Trump support following Ellison’s release

Sam Bankman-Fried turns up Trump support following Ellison’s release 2026-02-01 at 10:54 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in a series of recent X posts that US president Donald Trump was “right on crypto,” while Joe Biden “bungled crypto.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin’s price may have seen ‘deepest pullback’ at $77K: Analyst

Bitcoin’s price may have seen ‘deepest pullback’ at $77K: Analyst 2026-02-01 at 06:32 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin advocate and accountant Rajat Soni warned, “Never trust a weekend pump or dump,” as Bitcoin plunged and over $2 billion was wiped from the crypto market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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SOL drops to $95 as Bitcoin, AI stocks and gold sell off: Will traders buy the dip?

SOL drops to $95 as Bitcoin, AI stocks and gold sell off: Will traders buy the dip? 2026-02-01 at 05:05 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman SOL falls to lows not seen since April 2025, but Solana’s price-to-fundamentals gap and its wider correlation to macro markets may provide hope for investors. This article is an excerpt

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