Galaxy Digital shares jump 18% after company approves $200 million buyback

The repurchase plan follows a volatile earnings week and signals confidence in the firm’s balance sheet.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/06/galaxy-digital-shares-jump-18-after-company-approves-usd200-million-buyback

XRP price rockets 18%, staging wildest recovery among major tokens

The move came as bitcoin briefly rose over $70,000 in U.S. morning hours, reversing Thursday's sharp declines ahead of the weekend.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/06/xrp-price-rockets-18-staging-wildest-recovery-among-major-tokens

JPMorgan says bitcoin's lower volatility relative to gold might make it 'more attractive' in long term

ETF redemptions and futures liquidations are pressuring crypto markets, the bank said, even as rising gold volatility quietly strengthens bitcoin’s longer-term investment case.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/05/jpmorgan-says-bitcoin-s-lower-volatility-relative-to-gold-might-make-it-more-attractive-in-long-term

Bitcoin is the third most oversold ever, says one indicator, and violent upside could be next

The Relative Strength Index (RSI), a popular technical trading indicator, has plunged to 17. Only the bear market bottom in 2018 and the 2020 Covid crash saw lower reads.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/05/bitcoin-is-the-third-most-oversold-ever-says-one-indicator-and-violent-upside-could-be-next

Bitcoin slides toward $70,000 as on-chain data flags bear market and traders bet Fed holds in April: Asia Morning Briefing

On-chain data points to fading demand and tighter liquidity, while prediction markets show little expectation of near-term rate cuts.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/05/bitcoin-slides-toward-usd70-000-as-on-chain-data-flags-bear-market-and-traders-bet-fed-holds-in-april-asia-morning-briefing

U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'frolic'

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking previous policy efforts.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/04/u-s-regulator-declares-do-over-on-prediction-markets-throwing-out-biden-era-frolic

Wall Street giant CME Group is eyeing its own 'CME Coin,' CEO says

The initiative is part of CME's push into tokenized collateral, and the firm is collaborating with Google on a “tokenized cash” solution set to launch later this year.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/04/wall-street-giant-cme-group-is-eyeing-its-own-cme-coin-ceo-says