On Friday, Bitcoin fell up to 4% to $81,045, its lowest since November, before trading near $83,651. The move followed U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and coincided with three straight months of spot ETF net redemptions. Traders debated support near $85,000–$90,000 amid a lingering risk-off tone.

On January 30, 2026, Tether published its Q4 2025 attestation, reporting more than $10 billion in net profit for 2025. The BDO Italy–signed report showed $6.3 billion in excess reserves against $186.5 billion in liabilities, as USDT supply climbed by roughly $50 billion to over $186 billion.

Tether reported more than $10 billion in net profit for 2025, about $3 billion below the $13 billion it booked in 2024, with figures verified in a BDO-prepared report. The company said direct exposure to U.S. Treasuries surpassed $122 billion, total assets rose by $49.17 billion year over year, and roughly $50 billion in new USDt was issued over the past twelve months.

A partial US government shutdown began Saturday morning after the Senate approved five funding bills and a two-week stopgap in a 71-29 vote late in the week, with a House vote expected Monday and the President signaling support. Bitcoin hovered near $84,000 after Thursday's drop to $81,000, while XMR (+11%), CC (+8.5%), HYPE (+6%) and SOL (+4%) advanced.

CAKE extended its sell off, reaching the lowest level since April 2025, while the broader slide began in November 2025. Spot volume surged 115% to $76 million and price fell over 11%, with Binance participants contributing notable selling and a split between spot and perpetual positioning. A pivotal demand zone now anchors prospects for a move toward $2.5–$2.7.

On 31 January 2026, ARK Invest's tokenization research indicated that RWAs scale fastest where structures are simple and liquid. By end-2025, public-chain RWA value reached roughly $19 billion, with commodities growing over 60% QoQ to about $3.5 billion. The report points to tokenized money as the next unlock for fully on-chain markets.

On January 30, 2026, Otters announced a Telegram Mini App on the TON blockchain to streamline Web3 onboarding. The platform uses daily rewards, short farming cycles, and mini games, and has organically attracted tens of thousands of users. New features include the TON Badge for verified P2P Quick Share and an in-app NFT Collection Store.

On January 30, 2026 in Singapore, Paradex announced the completion of XP Season 2 and outlined plans for the upcoming $DIME Token Generation Event. The platform confirmed that 25% of the fully diluted $DIME supply will be airdropped to XP holders at TGE, including 20% for Season 2 participants, with the event targeted for late February or early March after Chinese New Year.