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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.

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.

In a Feb. 1 analysis, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju argued that Bitcoin’s recent decline is driven by persistent selling pressure and a lack of new capital, as signaled by a flat Realized Cap and weakening liquidity. He said a full-cycle style 70% crash would likely require MicroStrategy to shift from aggressive accumulation to substantial selling, while other on-chain data from CryptoQuant contributors show stablecoin market growth has reversed since December and exchange inflows have faded. At press time, BTC was trading at $78,280 amid what Ki expects could become a broad sideways consolidation phase rather than an immediate capitulation.

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Bitcoin’s correction intensified as leverage reset and Open Interest declined sharply. More than $5 billion was liquidated in four days, with price sliding to about $77,700 and weekly liquidations near $1.6 billion; a rebound toward $80,000 could trigger around $1 billion in short liquidations.

On February 2, 2026, Hyperliquid introduced HIP-4, outlining outcome trading on HyperCore with fully collateralized, fixed-range contracts designed for prediction markets without leverage or liquidations. The feature is live on testnet, with initial USDH-denominated markets using objective settlement sources and potential permissionless expansion after technical work and user feedback.

Bitcoin ended Sunday's weekly session at $76,931, closing below its 100‑week simple moving average near $87,500. Drawing on prior cycles, analysts note such breaks have historically lasted 182 to 532 days, while heavy spot volume between $85,000 and $95,000 and a jump in USDT dominance suggest resistance could delay a move toward $100,000 for six months or more.

Based on hourly BTC/USD data from Kraken, Bitcoin slid below $78,000 to a $74,543 low and is now attempting to rebuild above $77,000–$78,000. The price remains under $80,000 and the 100‑hour simple moving average, with immediate resistance at $79,200 and $80,000. Failure to clear $79,200 could refocus support at $78,000 and $77,000.

On Tuesday in Asia, Bitcoin hovered around $78,000 while regional equities bounced, with Japan’s Nikkei up 2.5%, South Korea’s KOSPI up 4%, and S&P 500 futures up 0.3%. CoinGlass reported about $2.56B in Bitcoin liquidations in recent days as leverage unwound, even as metals rebounded with gold at $4,800 and silver at $83.34.

On February 3, 2026, Bitcoin market sentiment slid into extreme fear, with the Fear & Greed Index at 14. The article cites a 13% decline over 30 days, a weekend dip to $74,500 followed by a rebound to $78,500, and about $2.2 billion in 24‑hour liquidations, while traders watch $69,000 downside and resistance near $80,600 and $91,350.