Arbitrum said it regained access to its governance X account late Tuesday evening after hackers took it over earlier in the afternoon. The team plans to review security procedures following posts that promoted a fake airdrop. Separately, a Jan. 5 incident involving two Arbitrum-linked projects led to an estimated $1.5 million in unauthorized withdrawals.

Standard Chartered lowered its end-2026 Solana price target to $250 from $310 and reaffirmed a roadmap to $2,000 by end-2030. The bank cites a shift in DEX activity away from memecoin trading toward SOL–stablecoin pairs and a micropayments push, with stablecoin velocity reportedly two to three times Ethereum's. At press time, SOL traded at $96.93.

According to the analysis, as of Wednesday Ether entered the breakdown phase of an inverse cup‑and‑handle, putting a February move toward $1,665–$1,725 in play. Chartswatcher reports an 82% hit rate for this setup’s downside targets, while Glassnode’s MVRV bands highlight support near $1,725, implying risk of a print below $2,000.

The revelation of Bitmine's $6 billion paper loss on Ether, described by analyst Tom Lee as "by design," has underscored a shift toward institutional strategies focused on long-term positioning. In this backdrop, MaxiDoge ($MAXI) positions itself as a degen-focused memecoin with gamified rewards, a 40% marketing and 15% liquidity allocation, and a presale that has raised over $4.55M at a price of $0.0002802. The project also features a 25% Maxi Fund for ecosystem growth and a staking pool with a reported 68% rate to support its high-leverage trading culture.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently signaled a shift toward specialized Layer 2 designs beyond pure scaling. In that context, SUBBD Token ($SUBBD) positions itself as an AI-driven creator platform; the project reports over $1.47M raised in presale at $0.05749 per token, and advertises 20% APY staking with VIP perks.

XRP-focused spot ETFs recorded $19.46 million in net inflows yesterday, outpacing Ethereum ($14.06 million) and Solana ($1.24 million) products while Bitcoin funds recently saw withdrawals. It was the strongest day for XRP ETFs since January 5, and cumulative inflows reached $1.20 billion, even as XRP's price swung between $1.53 and $1.63 before settling near $1.60.

In January 2026 the market weakened, but Avalanche advanced in real‑world asset tokenization. By 3 February, AVAX ranked third in development activity, and in Q4 2025 tokenized assets on AVAX rose 68.6% with $1.3 billion TVL. VanEck's AVAX ETF launched on 27 January and recorded $1.24 million net inflows by 31 January.

Tria’s native $TRIA token has officially launched across major centralized and decentralized exchanges, accompanied by a multi-season community airdrop. With 41.04% of the total supply dedicated to the community, learn how to verify your eligibility, navigate the XP-based reward system, and claim your TRIA tokens.