On January 31, Lookonchain reported that wallet 0xd674 lost 4,556 ETH (about $12.4 million) after copying a spoofed address. The attacker allegedly used address poisoning by sending dust transactions that mimicked Galaxy Digital's deposit address, leading to a copy-paste error.

According to the report, Ripple will unlock 1 billion XRP from escrow on February 1, 2026, a monthly release that is typically followed by re-escrowing about 70–80%, limiting net supply. Ahead of the event, XRP trades at $1.70, down over 2% on the day and more than 11% week over week, below the 50-day SMA at $1.97 and the 200-day SMA at $2.47.

On January 28, a TradingView post by TradingShot outlined a scenario where Bitcoin, currently challenging the $90,000 region, could slide to $45,000 as its 2026 structure tracks the 2022 bear market. The analysis highlights repeated reactions around the 100-day and 200-day moving averages, with a possible rejection near $100,000 triggering staged support breaks toward $70,000, then $51,000–$52,000, and ultimately $45,000. At about $89,892, Bitcoin remains close to its 50-day SMA of $90,133 and below the 200-day SMA at $104,551, while an RSI near 45 points to weak-to-neutral momentum.

An artificial intelligence model, ChatGPT, has outlined a possible new all‑time high for XRP in 2026, pointing to a base‑case peak near $6.20 and an upside scenario briefly reaching $8.50. The projection comes as XRP trades around $1.88, below the key $2 level, after dropping over 2.6% in 24 hours and about 1.6% over the week. Using historical market cycles and XRP's prior top near $3.84, the model suggests that large‑cap coins surviving multiple cycles often realize 1.5 to 2.5 times their previous highs, placing XRP's potential range between roughly $5.75 and $9.60.

ChatGPT outlined conditions for accumulating XRP as the token saw heavy volatility in recent sessions. At press time, XRP traded at $1.90 after losing $2 support, down 0.7% over 24 hours and more than 7% on the week. The model favors entries around $1.80–$1.90 following multi‑day consolidation and warns against chasing >10% spikes.

Over the past week, BlackRock cut its exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum, with its spot ETFs together recording around $939 million in net outflows. The iShares Bitcoin Trust saw about $522.4 million withdrawn, while the iShares Ethereum Trust lost roughly $416.6 million, as crypto markets traded under pressure. During the same period, Bitcoin slipped below $90,000 and Ethereum moved under $3,000 amid weakening sentiment.

TradingShot warns that XRP remains in a descending channel and could slide toward $1.40–$1.45 by late February 2026, based on a January 23 TradingView analysis. The study cites repeated failures at the 200‑day MA and reliance on the 100‑week MA. At press time, XRP traded at $1.91, down over 2% in 24 hours.

Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) ended the last session at $20.26, 23.9% below its launch level after briefly reaching the mid-$26 range. The fund fell about 8.5% in the latest session and more than 10% across five trading days, while XRP traded at $1.91 with weekly losses near 10%.

On January 20, veteran market technician Peter Brandt highlighted a bearish setup on Bitcoin's daily chart that, in his view, leaves room for a decline toward the $58,000–$62,000 area. He argued that BTC has slipped from a topping pattern, failed to regain former support near $98,000–$102,000, and is now trading in a corrective channel, while spot prices hover around $90,991 with muted momentum and key moving averages acting as resistance. Brandt emphasized that this projection is probabilistic, not guaranteed, and framed it within disciplined risk management.