At the start of February, Binance shifted one trillion Shiba Inu tokens, valued at about $6.78 million, from cold storage to a hot wallet while SHIB trades near its weakest level in almost two months. Adam Back has publicly acknowledged that Blockstream met Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 via Joi Ito but stated there were no financial ties, and a Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale has realized roughly $128.8 million in losses after heavy ETH liquidations linked to Aave debt. Bitcoin remains under $80,000, with ETH and SHIB hovering near key support zones as market uncertainty persists.

According to The Walt Disney Company, first‑quarter fiscal 2026 results topped forecasts with adjusted EPS of $1.63 versus $1.57 expected and revenue of $25.98 billion versus $25.62 billion. Revenue increased 5% year over year, from $24.7 billion to $26.0 billion, while total segment operating income declined 9% to $4.6 billion. Guidance includes about $500 million in Q2 SVOD operating income and double‑digit full‑year growth targets.

According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw $1.7 billion in redemptions last week, marking a second consecutive week of outflows and pushing year-to-date flows to a $1 billion net outflow. The United States led with $1.65 billion in withdrawals, while short Bitcoin products attracted $14.5 million in inflows.

On February 2, 2026, BitMine Immersion (BMNR) fell 11.53% premarket to $22.21 at 6:21 AM EST. The drop follows mounting unrealized losses exceeding $6 billion on its more than 4.24 million ETH position, according to Dropstab, after a 40,302 ETH purchase last week. BMNR previously closed at $25.10 on January 30.

In Budget 2026, the Centre proposed that compensation and interest awarded by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in cases of death, permanent disability or injury be fully exempt from income tax and from tax deducted at source, effective April 1, 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. This change would let accident victims and their families receive the entire MACT award without filing returns solely to reclaim TDS, easing their financial and compliance burden.

Total cryptocurrency market capitalization declined from roughly $2.95 trillion to about $2.56 trillion by February 2, 2026, a drop near $400 billion. The slide began in late January, with Bitcoin down 11.53% to $77,704, Ethereum lower by 20.92% to $2,288, and XRP falling 14.70% to $1.61 over the week.

On February 2, 2026, the OKX CEO criticized Binance for its handling of USDe and linked it to the crypto market crash on October 10, 2025. He argued that treating USDe like a stablecoin while offering yields up to 12 percent APY encouraged leverage loops that magnified systemic risk. When volatility hit and USDe lost its peg, cascading liquidations followed across major tokens, with some briefly trading near zero.

CoinShares reported on Monday that crypto exchange-traded products saw $1.7 billion in outflows for the week, the second straight decline that brought two-week redemptions to $3.43 billion. Year-to-date flows turned negative by $1 billion. Bitcoin funds led withdrawals with $1.32 billion, while Ether products saw $308 million exit.