📰 Crypto Pulse - February 6, 2026
🔸 BlackRock's Spot Ethereum ETF Sees Record $340M Inflows in a Single Day – Investor appetite surges as the newly launched fund begins trading on Cboe.
🔸 BNB Chain Announces "Rollup-as-a-Service" Launchpad – Aims to let any project deploy its own Layer 2 chain in minutes, fueling speculation of an ecosystem boom.
🔸 Major Exploit on a Cross-Chain Bridge: $45M Estimated Loss – The "Orion Bridge" incident prompts renewed calls for standardized security audits. Funds moved to Tornado Cash.
🔸 Ripple vs. SEC: Final Briefs Submitted; Ruling Expected by End of Q1 – Legal experts cite a 70% chance of a settlement, potentially removing a key overhang for XRP.
🔸 Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High Post-Halving – A 5.3% increase signals robust network security but squeezes smaller miners' margins.
🔸 Visa Pilots USDC Settlements on Solana for Asia-Pacific Merchants – Major step for real-time, low-cost cross-border B2B payments using stablecoins.
🔸 Binance Labs Unveils $500M "Web3 User Onboarding" Fund – Targeting consumer-focused dApps in gaming, socialFi, and decentralized AI.
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