BlackRock deposits 6,918 BTC and 58,327 ETH into Coinbase

Feb. 2 — A newly created wallet address withdrew 671.48 BTC (valued at approximately $52.15 million) from Binance, OKX, and Bybit 15 minutes ago, per Onchain Lens monitoring. The whale address currently holds a total of 704.76 BTC (worth roughly $55.32 million).

February 2 – Major derivatives exchange Cboe Global Markets is exploring a relaunch of binary options trading for retail investors, aiming to go head-to-head with the fast-growing prediction market space, *The Wall Street Journal* reported Monday. The proposed contracts would function as fixed-income derivatives: they’d either pay a set amount or expire worthless, matching the return structure common on prediction platforms. For example, a binary call option tied to the S&P 500 at 7,000 points would deliver a predetermined return if the index closes at or above that level at expiration — and zero if it falls short. Traders on prediction platforms use a similar “yes/no” structure, with contracts usually trading between $0.01 and $0.99 and settling at $1 if the outcome is correct. Cboe first listed binary options linked to major financial indices in 2008 but delisted them later, as the market was then dominated by institutions and lacked appeal. These products have also faced re

February 2nd, Hyperliquid officials announced via social media that HyperCore will support Outcome Transactions (HIP-4). An outcome is a fully collateralized contract with a settlement price constrained to a fixed range. A generic, foundational trading building block, it applies to prediction markets and bounded option-like instruments. User demand in these two areas is already substantial, and developers are expected to build innovative applications as well. Outcome Transactions introduce a non-linear payoff structure, forward contracts, and a form of derivative trading free of leverage or forced liquidation. This foundational element expands HyperCore’s expressive power and can integrate with other core elements (such as Portfolio Margin and HyperEVM). The Outcome Transactions feature remains in development and is currently being tested on the testnet. A standard market tied to an objective settlement source will launch once technical development concludes, with pricing in U

On February 2nd, Polymarket shared a video clip from the 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony on social media. In the clip, host Trevor Noah intentionally dropped “potato” during his opening remarks—then quipped, “If you bet on Polymarket that I’d say ‘potato,’ you’ve hit the jackpot. Let’s congratulate user Noah 22… though I have no idea who that is.” But in reality, Polymarket’s “What will be said during the Grammys?” market never included “potato” as a betting option. Additionally, the user “noah-22” did not participate in that related market.

Per official sources, Coinbase will officially launch trading for ZAMA perpetual contracts on February 2, 2026. In supported regions, the ZAMA-PERP market will open at or after 15:00 UTC, provided liquidity conditions are met. Retail traders in eligible regions can access ZAMA perpetual futures via Coinbase Advanced, while institutional investors in select regions can trade directly through Coinbase International Exchange.

**Official: Binance Alpha to Launch Echelon (ELON) Trading + ELON Airdrop Details** - **Trading Launch**: Echelon (ELON) trading will go live on Binance Alpha at 22:00 UTC+8 on February 2, 2026, per official sources. - **Airdrop Eligibility & Rules**: - Users with **at least 241 Binance Alpha Points** qualify for a 50 ELON airdrop. - Airdrops are **first-come, first-served (FCFS)** via the Binance Alpha event page. - The points threshold **drops by 5 every 5 minutes** while the event is active. - Claiming requires **15 Binance Alpha Points** (consumed upon confirmation). - Users must **confirm within 24 hours** on the event page; unconfirmed claims are forfeited.