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The creator of Incognito Market, the online black market that used crypto as its economic heart, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after some blockchain sleuthing led US authorities straight to the platform’s steward.The Justice Department said on Wednesday that a Manhattan court gave Rui-Siang Lin three decades behind bars for owning and operating Incognito, which sold $105 million worth of illicit narcotics between its launch in October 2020 and its closure in March 2024.Lin, who pleaded guilty to his role in December 2024, was sentenced for conspiring to distribute narcotics, money laundering, and conspiring to sell misbranded…

During Devconnect Buenos Aires, the Ethereum Foundation and Secureum TrustX brought together Ethereum security practitioners for Trillion Dollar Security Day, a focused event exploring what it would take to securely support a trillion-dollar Ethereum economy. The event brought together around eighty participants from across the Ethereum Security Ecosystem—spanning Infrastructure, Interoperability, Layer 1 & 2, Onchain, Offchain, Privacy, and Wallets—to assess the current security landscape, surface shared challenges, and identify concrete next steps across the stack. The discussions and outputs from this event contribute to the Ethereum Foundation’s ongoing One Trillion Dollar Security (1TS) initiative. Why a Trillion Dollar Security Day?…

Bitcoin’s price sell-off continued Thursday, with prices breaking below the widely-tracked $70,000 level on the OG crypto exchange Bitstamp. BTC’s dollar-denominated price slipped to $69,101 during the Asian trading hours, trading a discount to prices on other exchanges, including Coinbase, where BTC hit a low of $70,002. The discount on Bitstamp likely stemmed from stronger selling pressure on the Robinhood-owned platform. The global average price, tracked by CoinDesk, peaked above $126,000 in early October and has been in a downtrend since then. Some analysts expect further sell-off at least to $60,000, where prices may eventually bottom out. BTC’s price on…

The landscape of leading crypto payment gateways in 2025 includes a mix of established providers and innovative newcomers that prioritize speed, regulatory compliance, low fees, and seamless fiat on- and off-ramps; merchants and consumers are choosing solutions that support multi-chain settlements, stablecoin payouts, instant conversion to local currency, robust fraud prevention, and easy API integrations for e-commerce platforms and POS systems, with notable names offering merchant dashboards, invoicing, chargeback protection, and global payout networks to simplify accepting cryptocurrencies while managing volatility and compliance across jurisdictions.How crypto payment service providers work involves integrating blockchain-based payment rails into merchant systems so customers…

Solana dropped to $90 amid massive liquidations across the crypto market. Bitcoin and Ethereum fell to under $73,000 and $2,150. Standard Chartered forecasts SOL rally to $250 in 2026 and $2,000 by 2030. Cryptocurrencies are bearish, and Solana’s price has experienced one of the sharpest declines among top altcoins. In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency has dropped nearly 10% to under $91, with many traders caught off guard amid heightened market volatility. As can be seen in the crypto heat map below, Solana’s plunge aligns with broader market pressure. Billions of dollars in leveraged positions have been wiped out…

The disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a dramatic turn after what appears to be a bitcoin ransom demand surfaced amid a widespread and intensifying investigation into her possible kidnapping. Late Tuesday, entertainment news site TMZ reported it had received an alleged ransom note demanding a specific, substantial payment in Bitcoin — reportedly in the millions — in exchange for Guthrie’s safe return.  The note included a deadline for payment and a threat of harm if the demand was not met, and was sent with a Bitcoin wallet address that TMZ verified…

George town, Cayman Islands, February 4th, 2026, Chainwire Tramplin, a premium staking platform built on Solana, backed by iTreasury Ventures, today announced its public launch, introducing a proven real-world savings model rebuilt for crypto. Built on Solana’s native staking architecture, Tramplin features a premium bonds-inspired reward redistribution mechanism designed to give smaller SOL holders access to meaningful upside without compromising capital safety. By collecting staking rewards and redistributing them probabilistically, Tramplin creates opportunities for potential outsized returns while ensuring users retain full control of their principal. The project’s mission is to empower SOL holders—the backbone of the Solana ecosystem—by offering upside potential…

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zeta Network Group (“Zeta“) today outlined its strategic focus on real-world asset tokenisation as a potential extension of its institutional digital-asset treasury approach, reflecting its assessment of emerging developments in balance-sheet and capital-management practices. As digital assets gain wider acceptance among public companies, Zeta has observed that treasury strategies are increasingly evolving beyond simple asset holding, and instead towards greater diversification, capital efficiency, and governance-aligned deployment. In this context, real-world asset tokenisation may provide a framework for representing familiar financial instruments on-chain in formats that are consistent with institutional risk, compliance, and reporting…

Joerg Hiller Feb 04, 2026 06:06 Cardano (ADA) trades at $0.30 with mixed signals. Technical analysis suggests potential recovery to $0.44-$0.49 range within 30 days, though bearish momentum persists. Cardano (ADA) continues to navigate choppy waters as February 2026 begins, trading at $0.30 with modest daily gains of 0.13%. While technical indicators present a mixed picture, recent analysis points to potential upside targets that could reward patient investors. ADA Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $0.32-$0.34 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.44-$0.49 range • Bullish breakout level: $0.32 • Critical support: $0.27-$0.28 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About…

Retail crypto suffered most since January 2025, while ETFs and DATs masked true losses for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, according to Hougan. Bitwise Asset Management’s Chief Investment Officer, Matt Hougan, has stated that the cryptocurrency market has been in a full-blown “crypto winter” since January 2025. The exec said that signs suggest the downturn may be closer to ending than beginning. Positive News Isn’t Driving Prices In a recent post titled “The Depths of Crypto Winter,” Hougan explained that, despite ongoing positive developments in adoption, regulation, and institutional involvement, the market is in a severe bear market. Hougan noted that Bitcoin has…