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.

Updated on February 3, 2026, the White House brought together crypto firms and Wall Street banks to negotiate whether stablecoins should carry yields, with an objective to reach a deal before the beginning of March, according to people familiar with the private talks. Banking groups said they are prepared to collaborate, while industry advocate Cody Carbone described the meeting as meaningful progress despite no immediate agreement.

The ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.6 in January, beating the roughly 48.5 consensus and ending 26 months of contraction. Analysts say the shift could support Bitcoin, which hovered near $78,000 and briefly touched a 10‑month low of $75,442 on Monday.

Ripple's XRP recently fell below the key $1.77 swing low, putting the April 2025 trough at $1.61 at risk. Technical signals on the H4 chart point to a potential bounce toward the $1.85-$1.94 band as a short-selling zone, with downside targets at $1.50 and $1.39. A sustained move above $1.94-$2.0 would be needed to hint at a bullish recovery.

According to OpenAI, Elon Musk's xAI deleted internal messages ahead of its antitrust lawsuit, a claim set out in a Monday filing in U.S. federal court. X and xAI brought the case in August seeking billions of dollars, and in November a Fort Worth judge allowed it to proceed.

Pepe Coin has fallen to $0.000004118 after an 11% slide over several days, leaving it down 14% in a week, 31% in a month and 66% over the past year. Technical indicators, including the MVRV long-short difference and RSI, suggest PEPE may be near a bottom and could retest higher levels such as $0.00000450 and $0.0000070 in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, presale project SUBBD has collected more than $1.47 million as it develops an AI-powered content platform and offers its SUBBD token at $0.0574875.

SpaceX confirmed the acquisition of xAI on Monday via a memo from Elon Musk posted on the company website. The move consolidates rockets, satellites, and AI, with Musk outlining space-based power and orbital data centers to meet rising compute needs. For investors, pre-IPO access remains limited, with SPVs and select public funds offering indirect exposure.

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%.