Kiran Maatman, Author at CryptoCapitalNews

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TRM Labs Hits $1B ‘Unicorn’ Status as Goldman Sachs Doubles Down on Crypto Compliance

Blockchain Capital leads the $70M Series C, pushing TRM Labs to a $1B valuation as illicit on-chain volume hits record highs.

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Network Stalls: 14% Difficulty Drop Looms as Miners Capitulate

Bitcoin block times spiked to 19 minutes Wednesday as miners shut down rigs, forcing a projected 14% difficulty drop—the largest since 2021.

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Vitalik Declares L2 Roadmap ‘Obsolete’; ARB & OP Slide

Vitalik Buterin says the 'rollup-centric' vision is dead as L1 scaling accelerates, sending Arbitrum and Optimism tokens tumbling.

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

UBS Confirms ‘Fast Follower’ Crypto Pivot as Bitcoin Bleeds

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti confirms a 'fast follower' strategy to offer crypto trading to wealthy clients, defying the worst market downturn since 2024.

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Tether Slashes $20B Funding Goal After Investors Reject $500B Valuation

Investors balked at a $500 billion valuation for the stablecoin giant, forcing a retreat from a planned $20 billion raise down to ~$5 billion.

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin ETF Assets Pierce $100B Floor; Institutional Capital Rotates to ETH, XRP

Bitcoin ETFs suffer $272M daily outflow as assets dip below $100B for the first time in 10 months, while capital strangely rotates into Ethereum and…

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Burry Flags ‘Death Spiral’: Bitcoin Contagion Hits Gold & Silver

Michael Burry warns of a $1B liquidation cascade as Bitcoin's drop below $73k forces treasuries to dump tokenized gold and silver.

February 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Surrenders Post-Election Gains; $73K Support Shattered

Bitcoin flushes to $72,863 as mechanical liquidations and macro fears erase 15 months of gains.

February 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Coinbase Compliance Nightmare: DOJ Docs Confirm Epstein Stake; Nevada Sues Over Betting

DOJ files reveal Fred Ehrsam was open to meeting Jeffrey Epstein regarding a $3M investment, while Nevada regulators sue to block Coinbase's prediction markets.

February 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Buterin Scraps ‘Rollup-Centric’ Roadmap; L2s on Notice

Vitalik Buterin declares the original Layer-2 scaling roadmap obsolete, citing persistent centralization and improved L1 capacity.

February 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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