On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he did not know about a reported $500 million investment by an Abu Dhabi royal into the crypto venture World Liberty Financial. The deal would involve a 49% stake and an initial $250 million tranche; Trump noted his sons handle the business and said they receive investments from various parties.

ING Deutschland has opened retail access to crypto-linked exchange-traded notes via its securities platform, giving exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana. The ETNs, issued by 21Shares, Bitwise and VanEck, trade on regulated venues through the Direct Depot service, while the bank highlighted tax alignment and warned of risks including volatility and issuer insolvency.

On February 2, 2026, Galaxy’s Alex Thorn said Bitcoin is trading below the average cost basis of US spot ETFs after those funds logged their second- and third-largest weekly outflows last month. Coinglass reported about $2.8 billion in net redemptions over two weeks, while BiTBO estimates roughly $113 billion AUM and 1.28 million BTC held, implying an average purchase price near $87,830.

CertiK reported $370.3 million in digital assets were stolen via exploits and scams in January 2026, the highest monthly total in 11 months. Phishing accounted for $311.3 million, including a single $284 million social engineering loss, while PeckShield tracked 16 hacks totaling $86 million in the same month.

Igor Runets, head of Russian Bitcoin miner BitRiver, was detained on Friday and formally charged on Saturday with three counts tied to alleged asset concealment for tax evasion. A Moscow court ordered house arrest the same day, with an appeal deadline on Wednesday. The firm has faced sanctions, partner exits and operational cutbacks in recent years.

Since November 11, severe winter storms in the United States have driven a roughly 12% drop in Bitcoin's network hashrate, pushing it down to around 970 exahashes per second. Mining revenue fell from about $45 million per day on January 22 to a low near $28 million two days later, as large operators curtailed output and profitability sank to levels last seen in November 2024.

Over the weekend, Bitcoin briefly fell about 7% to $77,000 before rebounding to near $78,600, a move analyst PlanC contends could represent the deepest correction of the current bull market. He argues the price action resembles previous capitulation phases and estimates a potential cycle floor between $75,000 and $80,000, while other strategists warn that further downside toward the mid-$60,000 or even $60,000 area remains possible amid hawkish Federal Reserve policy and geopolitical tensions.

During a Binance Q&A, Changpeng Zhao rejected claims the exchange sparked the Oct. 10 liquidation wave that erased about $19 billion in leveraged positions. He said he spoke as a shareholder, not as an executive. USDe's brief drop to $0.65 on Binance was later tied to an internal oracle issue, and users were compensated around $283 million.

On January 30, 2026, Arthur Hayes said Bitcoin's slump stems from a roughly $300 billion pullback in U.S. dollar liquidity, not crypto-specific factors. He cited a $200 billion jump in the Treasury General Account and noted the USDLIQ index's nearly 7% six-month drop as evidence of tighter conditions.