Bybit CEO estimates crypto wipeout crossed $8b, more than $2b reported

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has suggested that the ongoing crypto market liquidation event may be significantly larger than widely reported. According to CoinGlass data, over $2 billion in digital liquidations in 24 hours on Monday, Feb. 3, marking the single largest liquidation event in crypto history. Several analysts estimated liquidations exceeded $2.2 billion, surpassing the […]
Crypto market liquidations likely reached $10B — Bybit CEO
Bybit’s crypto liquidations alone amounted to over $2.1 billion, according to the exchange’s CEO. Source link
Argo Blockchain interim CEO buys 75k shares in insider deal

Argo Blockchain’s interim CEO, Jim MacCallum, bought more than 70,000 of the company’s shares in an insider transaction. Jim MacCallum, Argo Blockchain‘s interim chief executive, purchased 75,000 of the company’s shares in the form of American Depositary Receipts — U.S.-traded shares representing foreign company stock — between Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, the company revealed […]
South Korean P2P CEO accused of using client funds to buy crypto

The CEO of a major South Korean P2P lender has been accused of using funds for a construction project to make personal crypto purchases. According to a report by local media outlet NBN Media, an unnamed investor and private equity fund operator has been investing money into the P2P financial lender’s construction project since 2018. […]
XRP’s DEX clocking $17M daily volume — CEO
XRP Ledger’s decentralized exchange has seen a total of more than $1 billion in swap volume since launching in 2024, according to Ripple’s CEO. Source link
Bitcoin remains a ‘safe harbor,’ as DeepSeek concerns linger, says deVere CEO

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raised concerns as its overnight rise to prominence highlighted potential risks to American artificial intelligence and economic dominance. U.S. equity markets and cryptocurrencies traded sharply lower on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC) falling below the $100,000 mark and the equity market losing $1 trillion in value. However, Nigel Green, CEO of deVere […]
Meme coin market set for maturation by 2030, says CryptoQuant CEO

Ki Young Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant, projected that the meme coin market will reach a point of maturation by 2030. In a recent post on X, Ki Young Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant, said that the meme coin hype will fade, but the market will not fizzle out completely. Instead, he says it will go through […]
Morgan Stanley will work with U.S. regulators to offer crypto: CEO

Morgan Stanley will consider expanding its presence in the cryptocurrency market if the regulatory environment becomes more favorable, CEO Ted Pick told CNBC. The Morgan Stanley chief executive shared his thoughts on the cryptocurrency market’s outlook while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Speaking to CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Pick said that the […]
China sold near $20B Bitcoin from PlusToken seizure: CryptoQuant CEO
“A censored regime holding censorship-resistant money feels unlikely,” wrote CryptoQuant’s CEO. Source link
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink calls for tokenized stocks and bonds

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box from the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, discussing topics such as blockchain, regulatory challenges, and the global economy. Fink advocated for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve the tokenization of bonds and stocks, suggesting it could streamline ownership and reduce costs by […]