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 31 January 2026, a sponsored article reported that Stage 5 of the APEMARS presale had raised over $127K, sold 5.4 billion tokens and counted 632 holders, and could close within six hours. It added that Stage 6 would lift pricing to $0.00004634, while meme coin activity hit a 2026 high even as major names fell week over week.

On 31 January 2026, the article details how attention is shifting to ZKP's $5M giveaway and participation model as PENGU retreats and Ethereum trades lower. The analysis cites PENGU's 30% drawdown from early-January highs and ETH hovering near $2,730–$2,750 after repeated failures near $3,300–$3,400. ZKP's design includes allocations of $500,000 to each of ten participants.

On 30 January 2026, Nubank received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to set up Nubank, N.A. as a nationally chartered bank. The Brazilian fintech plans to offer deposits, lending, credit cards, and crypto custody across all 50 states, with co-founder Cristina Junqueira leading the new entity as CEO and Roberto Campos Neto serving as Chairman.

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.

On 30 January 2026, Filecoin traded around $1.15–$1.20 under sustained technical pressure while Ethereum slipped below $2,800 amid mixed whale activity. At the same time, Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) is drawing attention with a $5 million giveaway, verification-focused tech, and a daily on-chain auction that highlight participation and access over short-term price moves.

On 29 January 2026, the U.S. Dollar Index moved toward the 96 area after breaking its long-term trend, a level historically linked to Bitcoin bull phases. Past dips below 96 in 2017 and 2020 preceded 7–8x BTC gains, while gold's daily RSI recently reached 91+, signaling potential cross-asset rotation. Markets are watching whether DXY can reclaim 96.

On January 29, 2026 at 17:45, Ethereum fell below $2,900, extending its short-term downtrend and intensifying pressure on leveraged positions. According to the latest liquidation data, 30 percent moves could trigger liquidations of $11.22 billion in shorts or $10.50 billion in longs. RSI slipped into the low 30s while MACD remains negative.

Hang Seng Investment Management launched the Hang Seng Gold ETF on January 29, 2026, trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 3170 and tracking the LBMA Gold Price AM. The passive fund holds physical gold in Hong Kong vaults with HSBC as custodian, charges an estimated 0.40 percent annually, and targets an expected tracking difference of minus 0.50 percent. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the Crypto Market Structure Bill at 3:00 PM ET on January 29, 2026.