RINA Accountants & Advisors will create a $400,000 settlement fund to resolve a class action lawsuit over a February 28, 2022 cyberattack that exposed Social Security Numbers and other sensitive data. Affected individuals who document unreimbursed economic losses can claim up to $10,000 each and receive three years of credit monitoring with identity theft insurance of up to $1 million. Settlement claims and any objections must be filed by March 24, with a final approval hearing scheduled for May 14.

Between Wednesday and Thursday, Bitcoin fell about 10%, retesting $81,000 for the first time in over two months. On Friday, the 2‑month options delta skew jumped to 17% and US‑listed spot BTC ETFs posted $2.7 billion in net outflows since Jan. 16, increasing the odds of a break under $80,000. Traders are reassessing leverage and key support.

On October 10, 2025, OKX CEO Star Xu publicly argued that Binance's USDe promotion was a key driver behind a sharp crypto flash crash that erased about $19 billion in positions in a single day. The event saw assets such as BTC and ETH slump as USDe allegedly depegged by 35% on Binance and has since fueled debate over centralized exchanges, risk management practices, and the future direction of crypto markets.

Vitalik Buterin has reportedly moved 16,384 ETH from his personal holdings, valued at around $45 million, to support privacy-focused and open technology initiatives. The funds are earmarked for areas such as open silicon, secure hardware, private messaging, local-first operating systems, and tools combining zero-knowledge proofs with other privacy techniques, while the Ethereum Foundation enters a five-year period of mild austerity.

On Jan 29, 2026, XRP logged $6.9 million in ETF inflows before a record $98 million outflow pushed net daily losses to $92.92 million. Additional buys from Nasdaq, Bitwise and Franklin partly offset selling, while the price fell roughly 10%. The failure to reclaim key levels leaves downside risk toward $1.26 ahead of February events.

Gold and silver set new records in 2026, while Bitcoin’s October 2025 ATH above $126,000 was followed by weakness. According to analyst Mark Chadwick on X this week, the metals’ surge and Bitcoin’s lag form an unusually wide divergence that could precede rotation into crypto. His mapping outlines a 91.60% move toward $170,000 from the $82,000 area.

On 31 January 2026, five early-stage crypto presales—ZKP, RTX, HYPER, DSNT, and DCARS—continued to attract investor interest as broader markets faced selling pressure. Bitcoin traded near $82,900 while Ethereum hovered around $2,730, with sentiment indicators signaling fear as some traders shifted toward assets like Gold. The featured projects span privacy infrastructure, cross-border payments, Bitcoin Layer 2 scaling, AI-based security tools, and real-world asset income models, each showing measurable fundraising or development progress.

On January 31 2026, analysts at JPMorgan said Bitcoin futures are likely oversold, whereas gold and silver futures appear overbought. They observed that since mid-2025, investors have increasingly redirected funds from Bitcoin ETFs into gold and silver ETFs, with gold ETF inflows nearing $60 billion by year-end. Using futures positioning and liquidity metrics, the team sees scope for short-term profit-taking in precious metals but remains structurally positive on gold.