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Whale Alert reported that 86,575 ETH has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $220 million.

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According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $81,000. BTC is trading at $80,868.87 on the Binance USDT market.

A capital rotation from gold to Bitcoin could begin as early as February, potentially signaling a rebound for the cryptocurrency, Cointelegraph reported. Crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe explained that data from Bitwise Europe shows Bitcoin's value relative to gold (XAU) has recently fallen to an all-time low. He noted that this level is similar to major bottoms observed just before past bull markets, suggesting the current environment may present a better buying opportunity for Bitcoin than 2017 did. Separately, analysts at Bitwise Europe and Swyftx also projected that some funds could move to Bitcoin following the recent rally in gold, forecasting the trend could emerge between February and March.

Major exchanges have seen $314 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $899 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

Major exchanges have seen $114 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $699 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $82,000. BTC is trading at $81,957.71 on the Binance USDT market.

The adoption of 24-hour trading by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq could resolve liquidity issues for tokenized stocks, ONDO Finance CEO Ian de Bode stated, according to CoinDesk. He explained that while cryptocurrency and DeFi markets operate around the clock, traditional financial markets are limited to weekday trading, which causes liquidity for tokenized stocks to become extremely thin over the weekend. De Bode added that this time mismatch complicates hedging for market makers, emphasizing that a transition to a 24-hour system in traditional finance would be a major boon for the industry.

The number of addresses withdrawing XRP from the South Korean exchange Upbit has reached an all-time high of 3,200, The Crypto Basic reported. According to data from CryptoQuant, this figure is a significant increase from the fourth quarter of 2025, when daily withdrawal addresses numbered between just one and 53. Even during previous surges on Dec. 15 and Dec. 17, the figures peaked at 2,750 and 3,051, respectively. Analyst CryptoMāshī suggested the trend indicates that large-scale investors may be accumulating significant amounts of XRP offline, potentially signaling sharp price movements ahead. The analyst explained that while the reasons for the withdrawals could vary—including shifts to long-term investment, arbitrage, or staking—a reduced supply on exchanges eases immediate selling pressure and can help stabilize the price.

A newly created wallet address starting with 0x9D2 has sold its entire HYPE holdings for $41.27 million, just three days after acquiring the position for $44.99 million. The sale resulted in a loss of $3.72 million, according to Onchainlens.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao commented on the recent sharp decline in gold and silver prices from their all-time highs, noting that such volatility can occur even with physical assets that have thousands of years of history. He explained that Bitcoin is a technology that is only 17 years old and has faced a suppressed environment for most of its existence, while other cryptocurrencies are even younger. Zhao concluded that the industry is still in its early stages. His remarks followed a market downturn where gold fell by approximately 15% and silver by as much as 38%, wiping out an estimated $15 trillion in market capitalization.

Jupiter (JUP), a Solana-based decentralized exchange, has launched explore.ag, a new explorer for the Solana ecosystem. The platform provides insights into projects' financial metrics, social media presence, user activity, and product and token information.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $83,000. BTC is trading at $82,988.01 on the Binance USDT market.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has unfollowed Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko on X, PA News reported. The move follows Yakovenko sharing a post by OKX founder Xu Mingxing that blamed Binance for the cryptocurrency flash crash on Oct. 10, 2025.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two UK-registered cryptocurrency exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion. The action was taken because the two exchanges allegedly helped launder funds for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This marks the first time OFAC has sanctioned cryptocurrency exchanges in connection with Iran.

Cryptocurrency venture capital investment totaled $1.4 billion in January, DL News reported. While the number of deals fell from 85 to 60, the total investment amount increased by 14% compared to the same period last year. Major funding rounds included stablecoin payment infrastructure firm Rain ($250 million), cryptocurrency custody company BitGo ($213 million), and UK-based fintech firm LMAX ($150 million).

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the next Federal Reserve Chair, has been named in files related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, Yahoo Finance reported. His name was included on an invitation list for a Christmas event on the island of St. Barts in 2010. The Epstein files have generated controversy over allegations that President Trump was aware of and potentially involved in Epstein's underage sex trafficking crimes. The U.S. Department of Justice has previously released hundreds of thousands of documents related to the case. These files reportedly show that former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Tether co-founder Brock Pierce held discussions about Bitcoin at Epstein's Manhattan mansion.

The value of donations held by the crypto-focused Super PAC Digital Freedom Fund has decreased by $5 million due to the drop in BTC's price, Bloomberg reported. The fund was established last August by the Winklevoss brothers, co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. It raised a total of $22 million during the last five months of the previous year but did not immediately convert the funds to cash, holding them through Dec. 31.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has fallen to 25, a drop of seven points from the previous day. The index measures whether market conditions favor altcoins over Bitcoin. An altcoin season is declared if 75% of the top 100 cryptocurrencies, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, outperform Bitcoin over the past 90 days. A score closer to 100 indicates a stronger altcoin season.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the top three global crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.5% long / 50.5% short Binance: 49.96% long / 50.04% short OKX: 49.9% long / 50.1% short Bybit: 49.92% long / 50.08% short

Over the past 24 hours, liquidations in the cryptocurrency perpetual futures market were led by ETH, which saw $147 million in liquidations, with long positions accounting for 82.95% of the total. BTC followed with $87.71 million in liquidations, of which 62.6% were short positions. Meanwhile, XAG liquidations reached $34.30 million, with long positions comprising 80.26%.

The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown after a delay in the final House vote on a federal budget bill, financial news outlet Jin10 reported. While the Senate had previously passed the bill, the shutdown could not be averted as members of the House of Representatives are not scheduled to return until Feb. 2.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter has launched Lighter EVM, a rollup that supports the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The new platform allows developers to deploy general-purpose smart contracts directly. Lighter also announced plans to support DeFi applications such as Uniswap and Aave in the future.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $252.9 million on Jan. 30, marking the second consecutive trading day of withdrawals, according to data from Farside Investors. The outflows were led by BlackRock's ETHA with $157.2 million and Fidelity's FETH with $95.7 million.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $509.7 million on Jan. 30, marking the fourth consecutive day of net outflows, according to data from Farside Investors. The outflows were driven primarily by BlackRock's IBIT, which saw an outflow of $528.3 million. Meanwhile, other funds saw modest inflows, including Fidelity's FBTC (+$7.3 million), Ark Invest's ARKB (+$8.3 million), and VanEck's HODL (+$3 million).