A partial US government shutdown began Saturday morning after the Senate approved five funding bills and a two-week stopgap in a 71-29 vote late in the week, with a House vote expected Monday and the President signaling support. Bitcoin hovered near $84,000 after Thursday's drop to $81,000, while XMR (+11%), CC (+8.5%), HYPE (+6%) and SOL (+4%) advanced.

PI token posted successive all-time lows, culminating on January 29 at $0.1589, a 94.5% drop from its late February 2025 peak of $2.99. Gemini outlined scenarios for next week, including risk of further downside to $0.12–$0.14 and a brief rebound toward $0.18 on oversold conditions. It also flagged thin volume support below $0.16.

On January 29, XRP fell to $1.70, marking its lowest price in about three and a half months as the wider crypto market also slid and bitcoin traded near $81,000. Net outflows from spot XRP ETFs reached $92.92 million that day, pulling cumulative inflows down from $1.26 billion to $1.17 billion and adding pressure to the token's price.

Following the year's first FOMC meeting, Bitcoin fell below $88,000 after briefly touching $90,500, while its market capitalization slipped to $1.750 trillion and dominance hovered around 57.4%. Major altcoins also declined, with Ethereum losing the $3,000 level, XRP sliding under $1.90, BNB trading below $900, and Pi Network's PI token recording a new all-time low as the total crypto market cap fell to under $3.050 trillion.

Pi Network’s Core Team released its second update of the year last week and followed with a tutorial video detailing how Pioneers can add no-code “Pi payments” inside Pi App Studio for Test-Pi. The clip walks through creating a custom app in the Pi Browser, linking a Pi wallet, and setting prices in PI. Meanwhile, PI fell to $0.1687 and posted weekly and two-week declines.

As of January 25, 2026, XRP fell below $1.83 and neared its early-2026 support, after peaking above $2.40 on January 6 and losing almost 25%. According to CryptoPotato, Bitcoin slid from $87,500 to just under $87,000 with over $300 million liquidations in four hours, dragging altcoins. Analyst EGRAG CRYPTO highlighted $1.75 as the first key defense.

On January 25, 2026, Bitcoin slid to a multi-day low below $88,000, with one move taking the price down to around $87,500 after a rejection at $89,000. In the past day, $250 million in leveraged positions have been liquidated, including $131 million in the last hour and a single $6.3 million position on Hyperliquid, while major altcoins such as ETH and SOL also posted rapid losses.

According to ChatGPT, XRP’s price performance in the coming week could follow three main paths, ranging from a gradual decline toward $1.70 to a rebound toward its yearly high near $2.30. The AI model views a consolidation range between $1.85 and $2.05 as the most probable scenario, with bears and bulls both struggling to gain clear control after XRP’s early 2026 surge. Its outlined probabilities suggest sideways trading is more likely than either a sharp sell-off or a strong rally in the short term.

US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could impose a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if Prime Minister Mark Carney agrees to a trade arrangement allowing China to use Canada as a drop-off port. Bitcoin, which has recently reacted sharply to tariff headlines, already saw a brief $500 pullback after Trump's latest comments and may face further volatility as traditional markets reopen. A preliminary Canada-China partnership reportedly includes plans to reduce tariffs and import nearly 50,000 Chinese EVs at preferential rates.