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.

Since November 11, severe winter storms in the United States have driven a roughly 12% drop in Bitcoin's network hashrate, pushing it down to around 970 exahashes per second. Mining revenue fell from about $45 million per day on January 22 to a low near $28 million two days later, as large operators curtailed output and profitability sank to levels last seen in November 2024.

On 1 February 2026, an article profiled five cryptocurrencies for February, spotlighting LivLive and its real‑world engagement pitch. It outlines a Stage 1 presale at $0.02, over $2.2 million raised, a $0.25 launch target, and a 200% BONUS200 token incentive, contrasting these with perceived limitations in Zcash, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP.

Recent XRP Ledger metrics show network payment throughput climbing to an all-time high of nearly 1.9 million account-to-account transactions per day, even as XRP's price extends a multi‑month downtrend. The token has broken below key support within a descending channel and briefly traded near the mid‑$1.60 area, a level some traders liken to the "number of the beast," highlighting the intensity of current selling pressure.

On 31 January, a broad crypto sell-off pushed ASTER down to $0.507 before a minor rebound to about $0.552, roughly 7% lower on the day. AsterDex activated its Strategic Reserve Buyback Fund to route fees and reserves into targeted repurchases, with 248.08 million tokens worth $137 million accumulated and additional season 5 purchases reported.

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and investor Tim Draper unveiled Grow California, a $40 million effort to elect moderate legislators and resist a union-backed wealth tax. The campaign began with $5 million from each founder in September and will target roughly a dozen state seats while emphasizing public safety, homelessness and budget discipline.

As XRP trades around $1.66 after a sharp decline that pushed the token below key moving averages, an AI model projects the asset could gradually recover by February 28, 2026. The system outlines base, bearish, and bullish paths, with the most probable scenario placing XRP in a $2.10–$2.25 range and a point estimate of $2.15 if broader crypto market conditions remain neutral to slightly positive.