On January 29, 2026, economist Peter Schiff said Bitcoin is now worth about 15.5 ounces of gold, 57% below its 2021 high and only roughly 10% above its 2017 peak in gold terms. As Bitcoin trades below $89,000 amid geopolitical tension and a cautious Federal Reserve, analysts highlight renewed demand for gold and silver as investors seek perceived safer assets outside government control.

CUDOS serves as the compute backbone for the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance formed by SingularityNET and Fetch.ai, providing decentralised GPU infrastructure for modern Web3 applications. Through its ASI Cloud platform, built with SingularityNET, CUDOS offers on-demand GPU access, startup support programmes, and privacy-focused data processing for developers, enterprises, and researchers. The company aims to scale this network into a global platform where users can deploy workloads worldwide without relying on a single centralised provider.

On 30 January 2026 at 08:49, the total crypto market cap fell to about $2.78 trillion, down nearly 7%, as more than $1.69 billion in long positions were liquidated. Bitcoin dropped toward $82,000 and Ethereum slid below $2,800, with over 269,000 traders affected across derivatives markets.

SpaceX is in early talks to merge with xAI and has also weighed a broader combination that could involve Tesla, according to Reuters. The discussions tie into a potential public listing expected later this year, while prediction market odds imply roughly a 50% chance of a SpaceX–xAI deal by mid‑2026 versus about 16% for a Tesla–xAI combination.

Solana fell around 8% from a daily open near $125.34 to lows of $115.39 after the Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates at 4.25–4.50%. At the same time, Solana's network led all chains with almost $4 billion in 24-hour DEX volume and about 2.7 million active wallets, while SOL now tests support around $116 and traders watch the $134–$135 region as key resistance.

Circle Internet Group plans to spend 2026 strengthening its payments network and Arc, its institution-oriented layer-1 blockchain, to support broader corporate and institutional stablecoin adoption. The company aims to move Arc from testnet to production and extend the reach of USDC, EURC, USYC and partner-issued stablecoins across more chains while simplifying their everyday use.

On Thursday, crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen said Bitcoin is likely to keep losing ground versus the stock market, warning that hopes for a rotation from gold and silver into crypto may be misplaced. Gold and silver hit all-time highs of $5,608.33 and $121.64, and Citi on Tuesday forecast silver could reach $150 within three months. Bitcoin traded at $82,859, down 7.78% over seven days, according to CoinMarketCap.

About 91,000 Bitcoin options contracts, with a notional value near $8.3 billion, are set to expire on Friday, Jan. 30. The batch has a put/call ratio of 0.54 and max pain around $90,000, while Ethereum expiries add $1.3 billion. Crypto markets fell this week, and Friday’s Asia session saw sharp declines.