President Donald Trump said the Justice Department will keep pursuing a criminal inquiry tied to the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation. In January, Jerome Powell said he was under criminal investigation, as the multi‑year project's costs and disclosures face scrutiny ahead of key leadership decisions.

On February 2, 2026, several analysts detailed near-term levels for Ripple's XRP after a roughly 4% rebound to just over $1.60. Ali Martinez highlighted supports at $1.42, $1.27 and $1.06, while CryptoWZRD cited a $1.64 reclaim and a path toward $2.00 contingent on Bitcoin dominance. Spot XRP ETFs recorded another small net outflow on February 2.

Binance temporarily halted withdrawals on Tuesday due to what it described as technical difficulties, before bringing the service back online after roughly 20 minutes. The pause came during a volatile period for crypto markets, as Bitcoin fell below $76,000 and more than $2.56B in leveraged positions were liquidated across digital assets.

The White House convened crypto industry groups, exchanges, and Wall Street banks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Monday to negotiate the U.S. crypto market structure bill, focusing on whether exchanges can offer yield on stablecoins. Participants were instructed to reach a compromise on stablecoin rewards by the end of this month, with trade groups describing the meeting as a constructive step toward bipartisan legislation. Senior administration officials said recent talks have resolved several difficult policy disputes and expressed confidence that the remaining issues on stablecoin yields can also be settled.

On Monday, Tether said it will expand support for USDt (USDT) and Tether Gold XAUT in Opera's MiniPay wallet, which runs on the Celo blockchain. The move targets users in regions such as Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, where MiniPay reports 12.6 million activated wallets and more than 350 million processed transactions.

According to the XRP/USD hourly chart (data source from Kraken), XRP extended losses under $1.550 and then attempted a rebound from the $1.50 area. The pair trades below $1.620 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, with resistance seen near $1.650 and the $1.70 region.

Digital asset investment products recorded $1.7 billion of weekly outflows, leaving year-to-date net outflows at $1 billion. Assets under management have declined by $73 billion since October 2025 highs, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and other majors seeing withdrawals while short Bitcoin funds drew $14.5 million.

According to data released on February 3, 2026, South Korea's January headline and core inflation each slowed to 2%, aligning with the Bank of Korea's target. The central bank kept its policy rate at 2.5% while economists noted lingering foreign-exchange volatility and price pressures from food and housing.