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The crypto market has just crossed a critical threshold at the beginning of this year. On Thursday, January 29, 2026, bitcoin abruptly fell below $83,000, triggering a wave of sales that wiped out the last hopes for stabilization.

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Binance plans to convert its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users into Bitcoin, signalling a change in how the exchange structures its emergency protection reserve during a volatile market phase. The move was outlined in an open letter posted on X and is set to be completed over the next 30 days.

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U.S. Appeals Court tosses XRP investor lawsuit , making Ripple score a major legal victory.

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Metaplanet raises ¥21 billion to expand Bitcoin holdings, eyeing ‘1% Bitcoin Club' despite market risks.

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Gold continues to surge to new highs while Bitcoin struggles to reclaim higher price levels, reinforcing a growing divergence across global markets. According to a recent CryptoQuant report, the current investment landscape has become a tale of two worlds.

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Bitcoin's value against gold has fallen near 2017 levels, reviving doubts about its role as a long-term store of value.

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XRP price action signals potential bottoming as Fear & Greed Index surges to 29.

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The crypto market crash wipes out over $240 billion, with the total market cap tumbling from $3.04 trillion to $2.80 trillion. Massive liquidations across Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, BNB, Solana (SOL), HYPE, and other altcoins, including GOLD and SILVER perpetuals erase all recent gains.

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David Marcus, a well-known voice from the payments world, has restated a familiar yet bold idea: Bitcoin could beat gold as a store of value. He points to Bitcoin's mix of scarcity and a simple recovery tool — the 12-word seed phrase — as reasons people can hold and move big sums without banks.

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Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits.

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Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced major plans to convert its entire $1 billion to the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) reserve from stablecoins into Bitcoin. This move highlights the exchange's long-term confidence in Bitcoin and comes at a time when crypto markets remain highly volatile.

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Solana declined 8% to $115 following the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates unchanged, though the network recorded nearly $4 billion in DEX volume and surpassed Ethereum in on-chain activity as bulls target $135 support recovery.

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Binance plans to convert its $1 billion SAFU fund from stablecoins into Bitcoin, citing long-term conviction and market resilience.

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XRP has slipped below the $1.90 level as selling pressure continues to weigh on the market, reinforcing a cautious tone across recent price action. Attempts at short-term stabilization have so far lacked follow-through, and momentum remains fragile as traders respond to weakening structure rather than clear directional signals.

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Ethereum chosen for FIDD launch, with whales and longs reflecting DeFi strength.

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David "JoelKatz" Schwartz, one of the original architects of the XRP Ledger, has offered a rather blunt reality check to those XRP holders dreaming of triple-digit prices.

 

Binance's shift to Bitcoin reserves may enhance user trust but also increases exposure to crypto market volatility, impacting fund stability. Binance to convert $1B SAFU fund into Bitcoin reserves.

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Bitcoin volatility spiked sharply during Thursdays aggressive market sell-off as traders rushed to hedge downside risk, pushing options prices higher and signaling growing uncertainty across crypto and traditional markets. Deribits Bitcoin Volatility Index (DVOL), often compared to Wall Streets VIX, climbed rapidly from around 37 to above 44, reflecting increased expectations for price swings over the next 30 days based on options market data.

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XRP came under heavy selling pressure as a broad-based cryptocurrency market downturn triggered a sharp wave of long liquidations, pushing the token decisively below a key technical support level before tentative buying interest emerged. The move unfolded against a backdrop of bitcoin-led weakness, which weighed on higher-beta altcoins and intensified downside momentum across derivatives markets.

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BTC fell deeper to nearly $81,000 late Thursday as Warsh's odds surged in betting markets.

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Bitcoiners hoping for a big rotation from gold and silver might be chasing the wrong signal, says Benjamin Cowen.

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The end of another week is here again, and it's also the end of the month, which means a bumper batch of Bitcoin and Ether options contracts are expiring.

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Today, gold and silver prices crashed nearly 10%, wiping out over $3 trillion in value, an amount equal to the entire crypto market cap. The sudden fall quickly spread to crypto, pulling Bitcoin down nearly 7% as leveraged positions were wiped out.

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Roughly $8.8 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today, January 30, 2026, marking the first monthly options expiry of the year.

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Traders are watching $1.74 as near-term support, with $1.79–$1.82 now the key resistance zone.