LayerZero has announced a new Layer 1 blockchain named Zero, designed to address scalability and privacy challenges for Wall Street’s adoption of blockchain technology.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced the launch of an on-chain settlement system named LSEG Digital Securities Depository (DSD).

RootData figures show that Espresso Systems has completed two funding rounds totaling $60 million, with investments from entities including a16z and Coinbase Ventures.

The issuance of Renminbi-based stablecoins is explicitly disallowed. Previous attempts to explore offshore RMB stablecoins are now effectively over.

Bitmain has recently slashed prices for its Bitcoin mining machines, with multiple S19 and S21 series models entering so-called “fire-sale” pricing ranges.

In early February 2026, the crypto market saw a sharp correction, with Bitcoin briefly falling to around $60,000, its lowest level since November 2024.

The first conviction for violating South Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act was handed down.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, tweeted that the original vision of the rollup-centric roadmap is no longer applicable and a new path is needed.

Today, eight major Chinese authorities — the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

BTC fell below $65,000, trading at approximately $64,239.2 as of 13:00 (UTC+8) on February 6, with a 24-hour decline of 9.50%; ETH broke below $1,900, at around $1,890.17, down 9.80% in 24 hours.

In this episode of the WuBlockchain Podcast, macro researcher Adam from Greeks.

The WuBlockchain summarizes key developments in the blockchain technology sector for January.