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While Bitcoin fans have been draining their wallets, XRP ETFs are doing the mambo, pulling in money and outpacing their bigger cousins with a robust daily net inflow yesterday.

A year ago, the narrative was that the new pro-crypto administration would usher in a golden age, or at least a sufficiently gilded one. Deregulation, they promised, would make Bitcoin soar to $200,000-assuming one could find a screen large enough to display such a number without inducing vertigo.

So, Avara-the “umbrella brand” that housed Lens and Family Wallet-is getting the axe. Because nothing says “brand loyalty” like renaming everything every five minutes! The Family wallet? Gone. Lens? Now someone else’s problem. Aave Labs says this move is about “focus,” but we all know what that really means: they ran out of sticky notes to keep track of their own mess.

This rally’s being funded by a mix of retail investors with nothing better to do, institutions trying to look cool, and a crypto market that’s basically just rotating assets like it’s Tinder. But let’s be real: If Bitcoin sneezes, DOGE will still be the one left with a cold and a Venmo bill.

Shareholders of TMTG, according to the release, shall soon be bestowed with digital tokens, their value as elusive as a mirage in the desert. These tokens, it is claimed, cannot be transferred, exchanged for cash, or traded on Polymarket-yet. One might wonder if this is a precaution or a calculated delay, for what is a token if not a promise unfulfilled?

As of February 3, 2026, SUI is doing the stock market version of a yawn, fluctuating between $1.12 and $1.15 like it’s stuck in a time loop. After losing 30% of its charm over the past month, it’s now trading with the enthusiasm of someone who just remembered they forgot to pay their taxes. But hey, at least it’s not in a bear market-it’s in a “meh” market. That’s a new category, right?

Ripple has finally graduated from the testing phase and is now boldly striding into the realm of active execution with Mastercard-because who doesn’t love a good blockchain drama?

Bitwise Asset Management, that paragon of financial wisdom, has launched its “Model Portfolio Solutions for Digital Assets.” A noble endeavor, if you ignore the fact that crypto is about as stable as a dachshund on a trampoline.

Let’s set the scene: crypto stocks were in full meltdown mode. Circle (CRCL) took a nosedive of 8%, BitMine (BMNR) plummeted 9% (which sounds more dramatic than just “fell”), and Bullish (BLSH) dropped 5%, which is still enough to make a grown trader cry. Meanwhile, Wood’s team at Ark Invest rolled up with a “fill your plate” mentality, thanks to their flagship funds ARKK and ARKF.

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), that grand theater of financial acrobatics, is poised to introduce cash-settled futures for Solana (SOL), XRP, and TRX, joining the already encored Bitcoin and Ethereum performances. This audacious move, a strategic pirouette, aims to expand the repertoire of regulated crypto derivatives in the land of Tolstoy and Turing. Initially, indices-those abstruse mathematical constructs-will take center stage, serving as the prima ballerinas for the futures contracts.