On Monday, Tether said it will expand support for USDt (USDT) and Tether Gold XAUT in Opera's MiniPay wallet, which runs on the Celo blockchain. The move targets users in regions such as Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, where MiniPay reports 12.6 million activated wallets and more than 350 million processed transactions.

Digital asset investment products recorded $1.7 billion of weekly outflows, leaving year-to-date net outflows at $1 billion. Assets under management have declined by $73 billion since October 2025 highs, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and other majors seeing withdrawals while short Bitcoin funds drew $14.5 million.

According to data released on February 3, 2026, South Korea's January headline and core inflation each slowed to 2%, aligning with the Bank of Korea's target. The central bank kept its policy rate at 2.5% while economists noted lingering foreign-exchange volatility and price pressures from food and housing.

Ark Invest expanded its holdings in Circle, Bitmine, Bullish, Coinbase and Block Inc. as share prices declined on Monday. The firm bought $9.4 million of Circle stock, $6.25 million of Bitmine shares and $6 million of Bullish, while adding smaller stakes of $1.9 million in Block Inc. and $1.25 million in Coinbase. These moves came as crypto-related equities and major coins like bitcoin and ether recorded notable price drops.

FTX users and law firm Fenwick & West have reached a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2023 alleging the firm substantially assisted the fraud that preceded the exchange’s late-2022 collapse. A joint filing to a Florida federal court on Friday said the parties will submit the settlement for approval on Feb. 27 and asked to pause all deadlines and motions while terms remain undisclosed.

After slipping below $75,000 on Monday, Bitcoin changed hands at $78,989 by Tuesday morning, up 1.7% in 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap. Polymarket tallied about $1 million in Bitcoin prediction volume Monday, with odds of a drop below $65,000 in 2026 set at 71%, even as Ethereum and Solana also advanced.

On Tuesday in Asia, Bitcoin hovered around $78,000 while regional equities bounced, with Japan’s Nikkei up 2.5%, South Korea’s KOSPI up 4%, and S&P 500 futures up 0.3%. CoinGlass reported about $2.56B in Bitcoin liquidations in recent days as leverage unwound, even as metals rebounded with gold at $4,800 and silver at $83.34.

Updated on February 3, 2026, the White House brought together crypto firms and Wall Street banks to negotiate whether stablecoins should carry yields, with an objective to reach a deal before the beginning of March, according to people familiar with the private talks. Banking groups said they are prepared to collaborate, while industry advocate Cody Carbone described the meeting as meaningful progress despite no immediate agreement.