According to Bitmine, it holds 4 422 659 ETH and added 51 162 ETH in the past week, amounting to about 3.66% of Ethereum's circulating supply near 120.7 million tokens. The firm reports 3 040 483 ETH are staked, with annual staking income currently around $171 million and a potential near $249 million based on a 2.89% 7-day yield.

The Austrian Financial Market Authority has ordered KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH to stop taking on new customers and issuing new products or contracts starting 19 February 2026, while existing activities remain subject to stricter oversight. The regulator's intervention, less than three months after granting MiCA authorization on 27 November 2025, follows identified deficiencies in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and sanctions controls, including missing key compliance officers. The restriction is temporary rather than a license revocation and will remain until KuCoin EU appoints qualified personnel and restores full compliance.

qLABS has introduced the qONE ($qONE) token with a fixed, time-limited presale on Hyperliquid starting February 5 at 2:00 PM UTC, aiming to address quantum computing threats to blockchain security. The project offers a public round at a $10 million fully diluted valuation and a community round at an $8 million valuation, while positioning qONE as infrastructure for post-quantum protection across existing Web3 ecosystems. qONE's utility, tokenomics, and governance are designed to link token demand to real security usage rather than purely speculative trading.

On January 29, 2026, Vienna-based fintech Bitpanda will begin a major expansion into traditional equities by adding access to more than 10,000 stocks, ETFs and ETCs alongside its existing crypto and metals offering. As part of the move, the platform is offering a 1% cashback bonus on the net value of transferred or newly built stock and ETF portfolios, with rewards capped at €2,500 per user and participation limited to 25,000 accounts during a campaign that runs until February 14, 2026.

Security has become a central filter for altcoin buyers as networks face long-term risks, including quantum computing. BMIC, Cardano and Ethereum are highlighted for their security designs, with BMIC's multi-phase presale and quantum-safe architecture positioning it as a leading choice for investors prioritizing asset protection.

Solana is retesting the $144 level as a key support zone after rallying from $118, with traders watching whether the price can sustain a bullish continuation toward $148–$150 or slip back toward lower supports. In parallel, the BMIC ($BMIC) token presale is live at $0.049277 per token, positioning itself as a quantum-resistant infrastructure play that integrates post-quantum cryptography, AI-enhanced security, and decentralized quantum compute for wallets, payments, and enterprise use cases.

Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin Layer 2 project, has raised over $30.6 million in its presale, with tokens priced at $0.013585 and an initial listing set at $0.013675. According to the publication, DeFi volumes rose 15% month-over-month, while Base and Arbitrum recorded $147,000 and $39,000 in daily fees around January 14–15, 2026, underscoring robust L2 activity ahead of HYPER's Q1 2026 launch.

Crypto exchange Toobit has entered into a partnership with Spanish football league LALIGA to roll out the Elite Championship trading campaign, featuring a total prize pool of $800,000. Running from Jan. 15 to Feb. 28, 2026, the event combines trading-based rewards, community activities, and football-themed prizes, and is open to participants across all skill levels.

According to a sponsored publication, Bitcoin rebounded above $95,000 as spot ETFs logged over $1.81 billion of inflows in four days, with Ethereum near $3,300. The piece spotlights three presales: Bitcoin Hyper ($30.6M raised, $0.013585, 38% APY), Maxi Doge (~$4.5M, $0.0002785, 69% APY), and SUBBD (~$1.5M, $0.05745, 20% APY).