According to CoinGlass data, $1.04 billion in crypto positions were liquidated on Thursday, including $868 million in longs and $174 million in shorts, while XRP fell as much as 15%. XRP dropped to an intraday low of $1.32 and was recently trading at $1.37, with total liquidations on the token reaching $34.64 million over the last 24 hours. Despite the steep decline and a weekly loss of 27%, an XRP Ledger validator known as Vet emphasized that the crypto sector is still progressing and expressed confidence in an eventual recovery.

Shiba Inu posted a death cross on the 30‑minute chart as the selloff extended into a third day. The token slipped from a Feb. 3 peak at $0.00000702 and saw sharper losses on Thursday, while crypto liquidations reached $1.06 billion in 24 hours, with $894 million longs and $162 million shorts, according to CoinGlass.

Cardano has moved back into the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, reaching $10.48 billion as its trading volume climbed 55% to $828.69 million. ADA is trading around $0.29, down 2.36% on the day and 19% over the week, while indicators show the token hovering near oversold territory.

Early Monday, Ethereum slid to $2,156 after five straight down days, moving into the $2,100–$2,250 zone highlighted by Ali Charts on February 2, 2026. CoinGlass data shows $818 million in liquidations over 24 hours, with ETH leading. Key hurdles now include $2,623 and the daily MA50/MA200 at $2,996 and $3,666.

XRP’s 24-hour trading volume climbed 74% to $6.49 billion as the broader crypto market saw $2.58 billion in liquidations in the same period. Long positions made up $2.27 billion versus $171 million for shorts, with 414,491 traders affected. XRP’s price dropped across four sessions from Jan. 28, reaching a $1.5 low on Jan. 31, while its realized price stands at $1.48.

On Jan. 30, Lido Finance said ETH staking set an all-time high, with 36.6 million ETH staked, equal to 30.13% of supply. On Jan. 29, Lookonchain reported Tom Lee's Bitmine added 250,912 ETH, bringing its staked total to 2,582,963 ETH, while ETH traded at $2,633, down 3.86% in 24 hours and 11% weekly.

Ripple engineer Mayukha Vadari has reminded XRP Ledger users on January 30, 2026, to thoroughly test any upcoming amendments their projects depend on, especially those already live on Devnet. In early 2026, XRPL is rolling out multiple fixes and new features, including Token Escrow, permissioned domains, Single Asset Vaults and a Lending Protocol, many of which are now in voting or activation countdown. These changes use the amendment system, where validators vote on transaction-processing updates that can only be reversed through new amendments.

Cardano's open interest declined to $607 million in the last 24 hours, an 8% drop that coincided with a broader crypto market sell-off and $1.74 billion in liquidations. ADA traded at $0.3274 after falling 5.44%, while long positions made up most of the $1.64 billion in long crypto liquidations. At the Midnight Tour in Japan, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced a signed agreement to integrate the USDCx stablecoin into the Cardano ecosystem, backed by a 70 million ADA budget.

In the last 24 hours, XRP's trading volume has surged 100% to $5.73 billion while the wider crypto market saw $1.74 billion in liquidations. Over the same period, XRP's price dropped to $1.73 amid ETF outflows and a broader risk-off move linked to expectations around the next Federal Reserve chair. Technical levels now focus on support near $1.61 and resistance around the recent double top near $1.94.