New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent a letter to Congressional leaders criticizing the GENIUS Act. According to CNN, they contend the law lets issuers keep interest on assets backing flagged coins rather than prioritizing restitution; Chainalysis reports illicit crypto flows hit $154 billion in 2025 with stablecoins at 84%.

On 2 February 2026, Trump Media & Technology Group reaffirmed that 2 February 2026 is the record date for a shareholder-only digital token program. Holders with at least one full share of "DJT" will receive non-transferable tokens providing access-based rewards across Truth Social, Truth+, and Truth.Fi, with no equity, cash redemption, or investment features.

Shiba Inu fell about 15% over the past week, revisiting a long-term demand zone near $0.0000066. A year-long falling wedge is approaching its apex, with the $0.00001 area highlighted as a breakout trigger. Momentum indicators show the RSI rebounding from 30 and the MACD turning up, pointing to potential recovery targets at $0.000033 and $0.000042.

In 2026, Ripple's chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty argues that crypto adoption is progressing quietly while he maintains a positive long-term view on XRP despite the latest pullback. He points to growing on-chain real-world assets, the launch of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, and increasing integration of crypto services by traditional financial institutions as key structural forces. XRP has fallen around 15% over the past week to trade near $1.60, a level that previously acted as strong support, as traders also turn attention to presale projects like Bitcoin Hyper on Solana.

On February 2, 2026, a sponsored article outlined BlockDAG’s presale pitch, citing a 15,000 TPS design, a hybrid DAG + Proof-of-Work architecture, full EVM support, and $453M raised. It also noted a $0.0005 presale price and a $0.05 launch target, with the Awakening Testnet reported at 1,400 TPS and comparisons to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano.

On 2 February 2026, ZKP was highlighted for a presale that analysts say could attract over $1.7B, supported by GDPR- and CCPA-aligned privacy features and projections of up to an 8,000x return. Over the same period, PEPE traded between $0.0000042 and $0.0000049 after a drop of more than 14%, while Dogecoin hovered near $0.108 following a weekly decline of nearly 12%.

XRP's price recently rebounded from the central line and tagged the 33-EMA around $1.60–$1.61 after a sharp liquidity sweep near $1.64. A technical analyst outlines scenarios where XRP could first see another liquidity grab before expanding, with potential targets near $7 or even $27 if past bull cycles repeat. XRP's setup is further shaped by Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin launch, which has surpassed $1.2 billion in under two weeks and may influence near-term volatility.

Ripple's U.S. dollar-pegged RLUSD is closing in on a $1.5 billion market cap after fresh liquidity, with total value around $1.39 billion. The RLUSD Treasury minted 28,200,000 tokens, and a January spot listing on Binance introduced pairs like RLUSD/USDT and XRP/RLUSD, pushing 24-hour volumes above $363 million.