A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a 2023 shareholder lawsuit accusing Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and board member Marc Andreessen of selling shares with nonpublic information around the 2021 direct listing. The case continues despite an internal 10‑month review that recommended dismissal and found the trades were limited and aimed at providing liquidity, with concerns instead centering on the independence of a special litigation committee member. Armstrong is alleged to have sold about $291.8 million in stock, while Andreessen, through Andreessen Horowitz, is said to have sold roughly $118.7 million.

New CFTC Chair Michael Selig signaled a pivot toward clearer federal oversight of crypto-linked prediction markets, according to Clear Street analyst Owen Lau. In public remarks at an SEC–CFTC harmonization event, he directed staff to withdraw the 2024 event contracts rule and a 2025 advisory, and to draft a new framework. Clear Street said Coinbase and Circle could benefit as prediction markets expand.

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.