BitMine Immersion Technologies, a publicly listed crypto treasury linked to Tom Lee, faces over $6 billion in unrealized losses on its Ether holdings. According to Dropstab, after adding 40,302 ETH last week to push its total above 4.24 million, the stash is worth roughly $9.6 billion, down from about $13.9 billion in October.

On January 31, 2026, Bitcoin briefly fell to $76,000 after a $3,000 slide within five minutes. The Kobeissi Letter said a $1 billion levered long was liquidated at 1:43 PM ET, while CoinGlass showed the day’s largest single liquidation was $222 million on Hyperliquid. BTC later rebounded toward $78,000.

On January 29, 2026, Spot XRP ETFs recorded a $92.9 million net outflow, the largest since launch, then reversed with a $16.79 million net inflow the next day. Cumulative trading volume reached $2.23 billion, marking a new peak, even as XRP slipped to about $1.69 after weekly and daily declines.

Ethereum hovered near the $2,500–$2,600 support zone after sliding below $2,800, while traders watched a weekly head-and-shoulders formation develop. ETF flows turned negative on 30 January 2026 with $113 million withdrawn and weekly losses reaching $58.4 million, even as Spot Taker Buy Dominant volume rose when price lost $2,800. With institutional exits and a potential U.S. government shutdown looming, ETH’s direction hinges on whether buyers can defend the range highlighted by recent on-chain data.

On 31 January 2026, Shiba Inu (SHIB) was down nearly 14% over seven days, while the Solfart Token ($SOLF) presale approached US$190,000 in Phase 2 at $0.000203 with just over 49% allocated. The project introduced the "Solfart Butt Heads" NFT free mint for holders and outlines a buyback-and-burn plan funded by GoMemecoin.com ads following an official June launch.

A single wallet lost 4,556 ETH, worth about $12.25 million, in an address poisoning incident. Attackers crafted lookalike vanity addresses that appeared in the user’s transaction history, leading to a misdirected transfer. The case adds to a recent spate of large crypto thefts, including an almost $50 million loss in December 2025.

A broad selloff on Saturday drove Ethereum below $2,400 for the first time since July 2, marking a seven‑month low and leaving it down more than 10% on the day and 18% for the week. Over $550 million in ETH longs were liquidated in the past 24 hours, exceeding BTC wipeouts of $475 million.

From January 31, 2026, the US SEC will operate with a sharply reduced staff as a partial government shutdown triggered by a funding lapse takes effect. Routine work in key divisions is paused, and only emergency matters tied to market integrity and investor protection will be handled. The disruption is expected to delay crypto rulemaking, product approvals and stablecoin-related guidance until full funding is restored.