On 1 February 2026, the White House said it will convene senior banking and crypto executives on Monday to discuss a stalled Senate crypto bill. According to sources familiar with the matter, the issue has been elevated to a top policy priority amid concerns over regulatory uncertainty. Direct engagement is seen as a shift toward decisions that could speed policy outcomes.

On Saturday, bitcoin’s price sank to just above $75,000, its lowest level since April of the previous year, erasing about $200 billion from the overall crypto market in a matter of hours. Major altcoins including ETH, XRP, and SOL suffered double-digit intraday losses, with Ethereum dropping from around $2,800 to $2,250 and XRP hitting a 14‑month low at $1.50. Although BTC later bounced to roughly $79,000, it remained down on the day, while many altcoins only managed modest recoveries.

On 01 Feb 2026, a Delaware judge allowed a shareholder derivative lawsuit over alleged insider trading by Coinbase directors to move forward. The case challenges more than $2.9 billion in stock sales tied to Coinbase's April 2021 direct listing and claims insiders avoided over $1 billion in losses when the share price later declined.

About 72% of Indonesia's licensed crypto exchanges ended 2025 with losses, despite a user base topping 20 million. Transaction value fell to IDR 482.23 trillion from 650 trillion in 2024, as liquidity moved to global platforms and competition intensified with entries from Robinhood, Bybit and Binance.

In January, shipments of Venezuelan crude to China fell to zero from prior averages, and on January 30 India’s Narendra Modi spoke with Acting President Delcy Rodríguez on energy cooperation. On Saturday, Donald Trump said he would welcome Chinese and Indian investment in Venezuela’s oil sector as Caracas cut extraction taxes to 15% from 33%.

Over the last 24 hours, the digital asset market’s total value fell to $2.65 trillion, a $200 billion decline from $2.85 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin slid more than 6% toward the mid-$78,000s, while Ethereum and Solana lost over 10% and 11%, amid macro jitters and a liquidity-driven unwind flagged by The Kobeissi Letter on January 31.

On February 1, 2026, Tether expanded its tokenized gold product by minting 192,657 XAUT, a tranche valued at nearly $1 billion at prevailing gold prices. Each token corresponds to one troy ounce held in secured vaults, primarily in Switzerland. The issuance highlights growing on-chain demand for real-world assets and differs from fiat-pegged stablecoins due to commodity price exposure.

Crypto ETFs saw a $1.7 billion weekly net outflow, the biggest since mid-November, with cumulative three-month outflows at $2.6 billion. Bitcoin products led with about $1.1 billion redeemed, followed by Ethereum at $630 million and XRP at $18 million. On 29 January and the next day, outflows reached $817 million and $510 million, marking four straight redemption days.