On 9 February 2026, a U.S. federal court in California sentenced fugitive defendant Daren Li to 20 years in prison for laundering more than $73.6 million tied to cryptocurrency investment scams. The 42-year-old dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis was found to have used U.S. shell companies and bank accounts to move victim funds into digital assets. Li, who removed his ankle monitor and absconded in December 2025, will also face three years of supervised release if taken into custody.

On 10 February 2026, CME Group rolled out regulated futures contracts linked to Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar, extending its crypto derivatives suite beyond existing offerings. The launch introduces both standard and micro-sized contracts, giving institutional and active retail traders more options for hedging and portfolio positioning. These products are framed as market infrastructure designed to support risk transfer and liquidity rather than direct short-term price drivers.

On 1 February 2026 at 06:00, the article reported Toncoin fading near $1.30 with resistance around $1.70, while Ethereum's average fees dropped to about $0.01 after early-2026 improvements and a 2.6 million-transaction day on January 17. It also outlined ZKP's $1.7B target and a 450-day auction model, with 200 million tokens offered per day in the current stage.

On 1 February 2026, six notable crypto projects were highlighted for their positioning ahead of the next potential altcoin uptrend, including ZKP, Solana, Avalanche, Sui, The Sandbox, and Axie Infinity. These projects are being tracked for factors such as ecosystem development, long-term usage, and infrastructure design rather than short-lived hype. They span privacy-focused AI computation, high-speed base layers, scalable smart contracts, and gaming or metaverse platforms.

According to the publication, ZKP Crypto is running a $5,000,000 giveaway with 10 winners receiving $500,000 each, alongside daily on-chain auctions releasing 190 million tokens every 24 hours. On January 18, 2026, Hyperliquid's foundation donated 10,000 HYPE to ZachXBT, while Ethereum's price action has drifted toward the mid-$2,600 area with downside levels cited at $2,550 and $2,400.

Published on 30 January 2026, the piece outlines BlockDAG's move from a record presale to a February 16 trading debut. BlockDAG says it has 20+ exchange listings and reports $449 million raised and 312,000 holders, while market makers forecast $0.30–$0.43 despite a $0.05 official listing price.

On 14 December 2025, the Ethereum community outlined ERC-8092, a proposed standard for linking multiple wallets while preserving user privacy. The design would let individuals and institutions cryptographically prove relationships between accounts, including across different chains, without merging them into a single public identity or exposing unnecessary data.

Lighter, a Layer-2 decentralized exchange, has closed a $68 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation. Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital led the investment, with participation from Haun Ventures and Robinhood. The already-profitable platform plans to launch spot trading and pursue global expansion.

Tether, the issuer of USDT, has generated over $10 billion in profit for 2025, according to attestation documents from BDO. The company expanded USDT supply by $17 billion in Q3 2025. Tether now holds approximately $135 billion in U.S. Treasury bills, ranking among the largest private holders of government debt worldwide.