On Monday, New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys sent a letter challenging the GENIUS Act, alleging it gives stablecoin issuers legal cover and leaves fraud victims without restitution. The prosecutors say Tether and Circle each earned $1 billion in 2024 from reserve investments, and cite extensive freezes of USDT and USDC.

On February 2, Ripple highlighted fresh milestones and scrutiny. The company said it obtained full Electronic Money Institution authorization in Luxembourg after an earlier preliminary nod, while U.S. case files mentioned Ripple in an email release; XRP hovered near $1.64 and recently touched about $1.50, down 14% week‑over‑week (per CoinGecko).

On February 2, 2026, debate around XRP intensified after May 2018 messages mentioning Gary Gensler and a July 31, 2014 Blockstream email resurfaced. Posts tagged "EpsteinFiles" make influence claims, but no evidence links Epstein to SEC actions. XRP fell almost 15% to $1.62 at press time.

On February 2, 2026, Jupiter Exchange said it secured a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital at spot price, with settlement entirely in JupUSD and an extended token lockup. The move targets long-term onchain infrastructure on Solana; at the time of writing, JUP traded around $0.1838 with market cap near $596 million.

According to Shayan Markets, XRP is tracking a clear downtrend on the daily and 4‑hour charts after multiple supports gave way. Upside attempts are contained below the $2.00–$2.20 supply, with $1.5 acting as crucial support and $1.30–$1.40 flagged as lower high‑timeframe demand. Short term, consolidation is more probable, with bounces viewed as corrective.

On February 2, XRP traded near local resistance around $1.6554 after gaining 0.53% in the last 24 hours, with the current price at $1.6349. Short-term charts show limited volatility expectations, while medium-term analysis suggests likely sideways movement between $1.50 and $1.75 until mid-February.

Early Monday, Ethereum slid to $2,156 after five straight down days, moving into the $2,100–$2,250 zone highlighted by Ali Charts on February 2, 2026. CoinGlass data shows $818 million in liquidations over 24 hours, with ETH leading. Key hurdles now include $2,623 and the daily MA50/MA200 at $2,996 and $3,666.

Dogecoin has seen its millionaire-address cohort shrink at the start of 2026. On January 1, 2026 there were 1,052 wallets worth at least $1 million; by February 2, 2026 the count fell to 950, a 9.7% drop. Over the same span, DOGE is down nearly 15% year to date, trading at $0.11.