Day: February 10, 2026

Bank of England taps Chainlink to support onchain securities settlement

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Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network connecting smart contracts to real-world data, has been chosen to join the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab, an experimental program testing how blockchain-based assets can settle alongside traditional central bank money. JUST ANNOUNCED: Chainlink has been selected to participate in the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab. Chainlink is supporting synchronized settlement between central bank money and onchain securities. This is how the UK financial system moves onchain. pic.twitter.com/b3ho0gN1DY — Chainlink (@chainlink) February 10, 2026 The initiative, announced today, positions the oracle provider among 18 firms…

Worldcoin’s parent company faces leadership shakeup as identity verification plans advance

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Tools for Humanity, the Sam Altman-led company that develops infrastructure for Worldcoin, now known as World, has seen two top executives and several senior employees leave in recent months, Business Insider reported Tuesday. Adrian Ludwig, who served as chief architect and security officer, and Damien Kieran, the company’s legal and privacy chief, recently exited. Ludwig previously worked at Alphabet, Atlassian, and Adobe, while Kieran joined from BeReal and Twitter (now X). Their exits were followed by the departure of several other leaders, including heads of protocol, people, talent, and device…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes

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The United Kingdom’s financial watchdog has launched court action against cryptocurrency exchange HTX, alleging it illegally promoted crypto asset services to British consumers in breach of financial advertising rules. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it began proceedings against HTX and several related persons in the Chancery Division of the High Court in October 2025. In an update published Tuesday, the regulator said it received permission on Feb. 4 to serve the case outside the UK and by alternative means, noting that HTX (formerly known as Huobi Global) is…

XRP Price To $1 Or $10? Analyst Warns Investors Of Possible Crash

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XRP is still grinding in the mid-$1 range, with the past 24 hours, for instance, spent trading between $1.38 and $1.46. Although XRP is trading with some stability compared to the crash last week, the outlook among crypto traders and analysts is divided.  Some traders are positioning for additional downside, while others are anticipating a rebound to higher price levels. A technical outlook shared on X added uncertainty to the discussion around where XRP could be headed next, with the analyst warning of a possible crash to $1. It is…

LayerZero rumored to launch its own Zero blockchain, token plunges 15%

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LayerZero seems set to roll out its Zero blockchain, according to screenshots from a now-deleted YouTube video circulated by crypto community members on X. The ZRO governance token experienced sharp swings amid speculation. According to CoinGecko data, ZRO fell more than 15% to $1.7 following rumors about the new network. The token gained 13% yesterday after the project teased an announcement on social media. The team has yet to respond to the circulating rumors. No great idea can be ignored forever. 2.10.26 pic.twitter.com/HXk9uRYEOj — LayerZero (@LayerZero_Core) February 9, 2026 The…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes

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Publicly listed companies that hold Solana as a treasury asset are sitting on more than $1.5 billion in unrealized losses, based on disclosed acquisition costs and current market prices tracked by CoinGecko. The losses are concentrated among a small group of United States-listed companies that collectively control over 12 million Solana (SOL) tokens, about 2% of the total supply. While losses remain unrealized, equity markets have already repriced the companies, with most trading well below the market value of their tokens.  CoinGecko data shows that Forward Industries, Sharps Technology, DeFi…

Ledger and OKX DEX partner to enable non-custodial crypto swaps

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The integration ensures transactions are protected by the hardware-based security model. Ledger, the Paris-based hardware wallet manufacturer, is teaming up with OKX DEX to let users swap crypto assets directly from their wallets without relying on intermediaries, the companies announced Tuesday. The feature, expected to launch soon, keeps assets fully self-custodial, with every transaction approved by a Ledger signer, Ledger stated. OKX DEX, the permissionless trading portal operated by crypto exchange OKX, will enable token swaps across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, and BNB Chain directly within the Ledger Wallet…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes

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South Korea’s financial watchdog has opened an investigation into Bithumb after the exchange mistakenly credited hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin to user accounts that it did not actually hold. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a probe into Bithumb for alleged platform violations around the erroneous crediting of billions of dollars in non-existent Bitcoin (BTC) to user accounts, Yonhap News reported Tuesday. Bithumb acknowledged the incident on Saturday, saying the platform “incorrectly paid” 620,000 BTC ($42.8 billion) to users during a promotional event. While the exchange recovered most of…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes

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A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis has been sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for orchestrating a global cryptocurrency scam that stole more than $73 million from victims, many of them American investors. Forty-two-year-old Daren Li received the statutory maximum sentence in the Central District of California, along with three years of supervised release, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Prosecutors said Li and at least eight co-conspirators established spoofed domains and websites resembling legitimate trading platforms…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes

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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended a tentative rebound after attracting $371 million in net inflows last Friday, adding to signs that institutional demand may be stabilizing following weeks of sustained selling. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs attracted a further $145 million in inflows on Monday as BTC hovered around $70,000, according to data from SoSoValue and CoinGecko. The inflows have yet to offset last week’s $318 million of outflows and $1.9 billion in redemptions year-to-date, but the slowing pace of losses may point to a potential trend reversal for…