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After losing the $80,000 price mark , the price of Bitcoin has made several attempts to recover this level, but each one was capped by this resistance zone, which was once a key support. Interestingly, this continued bearish pressure is beginning to reflect on multiple crucial areas of the market, such as Spot trading. Lack Of Spot Bitcoin Buyers Extends The broader cryptocurrency market was left in awe when the Bitcoin price experienced a sharp pullback during the weekend. Even after a strong decline, the ongoing correction is showing signs of becoming more entrenched, as evidenced by weak spot trading. A glimpse into research from Darkfost, a popular market expert and author at CryptoQuant, shows that spot demand is steadily drying up. This suggests that fewer buyers are choosing to enter the market to absorb sell-side pressure, leaving BTC’s price highly vulnerable to even modest outflows. In addition to the fading spot demand , the market is set to enter into its fifth consecu...

A sudden drop in the Bitcoin price wiped billions from the crypto market in a matter of hours, triggering panic among traders and forcing many leveraged positions to close. While most investors focused on the losses, a billionaire entrepreneur took a very different view, calling the crash a gift rather than a setback. His reasoning explains why sharp price corrections are sometimes welcomed by experienced market participants. Why A Violent Bitcoin Price Pullback Can Strengthen The Market The price decline unfolded at the end of January 2026, when the Bitcoin price dropped from levels near $83,000 to lows around $77,000, marking a decline of more than 5% in a single move. The drawdown triggered over $2.4 billion in liquidations, with long positions accounting for the majority of forced exits. This was not a slow repricing but a leverage-driven flush, visible both in liquidation data and the Bitcoin price chart, which showed a swift breakdown followed by an early-stage rebound towar...

Crypto payments company and XRP developer Ripple continues to expand its reach across global regions, with its latest move revealing a new license in Luxembourg. The team has shown that this license will allow the company to provide crypto-focused payment services within the country, marking another major win in its mission to power global payments with XRP at the center of its expansion.  Ripple Gains New EMI License In Luxembourg In a press release published on Monday, February 2026, the Ripple team announced that the company had achieved a significant milestone by obtaining a full European Union (EU) Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg. The license was granted by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), Luxembourg’s primary public authority overseeing the financial services sector.  According to the team, the new EMI license further strengthens the crypto payment company’s foothold and supports plans to accelerate the expansion...

With the DeFi ecosystem experiencing continued growth, a notable amount of XRP is being seen across the sector. After a period of reduced demand, more of the token has been moved into several areas of the ecosystem, such as decentralized applications (dApps) and on-chain finance products. More XRP Moves Into DeFi Ecosystem XRP is becoming a pillar for on-chain utilization. A recent report shows that the quantity of XRP in circulation inside the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem is continuously growing, indicating a significant change in the way the asset is utilized throughout the network. According to Mason Versluis, a builder and YouTuber on the X platform, there are now more than 222.2 million XRP in the DeFi ecosystem. More coins are migrating into decentralized applications, liquidity pools, and on-chain financial products, reflecting rising confidence in XRP-based DeFi infrastructure. Such a massive supply implies that XRP is becoming more involved in yield production...

White House officials met on Monday with leaders from the crypto industry and major banking trade groups in an effort to ease a key regulatory dispute that has slowed progress on the long‑anticipated crypto market structure legislation, known as the CLARITY Act.  The meeting focused on one of the most contentious issues holding up the bill: whether stablecoin issuers and related third parties should be allowed to offer yield or rewards on stablecoin holdings. Stablecoin Rewards Debate The discussion comes against the backdrop of intense lobbying from the banking sector. Banks have been pushing lawmakers to insert language into the CLARITY Act that would prohibit not only issuers, but also third parties, from providing rewards tied to stablecoins.  The cryptocurrency industry, however, argues that such restrictions would tilt the playing field in favor of traditional financial institutions, which they say are increasingly concerned about competition from digital asset firms...

The debate regarding XRP and Bitcoin across the space has intensified after recent findings that disclose that the altcoin could rival BTC and its impact on the crypto and financial sector. Bitcoin may be the leading digital asset, but with the findings and analysts choosing XRP over BTC, the token might be set to surpass the flagship asset. A Call For A Bitcoin To XRP Swap A bold and controversial claim is making the headlines across the crypto community concerning XRP and Bitcoin, the largest digital asset. This new debate between the two leading assets stemmed from Crypto Dyl News after unveiling a compelling document about XRP rivaling BTC on the X platform. The document contains emails from Jeffrey Epstein, one of the early founders of Bitcoin, confirming that the altcoin is a threat to BTC and its market reach. Due to the content of this document, the pundit has declared that this may be the “last chance” for investors to sell all of their Bitcoin while it’s worth anything an...

According to a crypto analyst, the XRP price is currently trading at a critical support level that could determine its next move if it fails to hold it. The analyst has forecasted that XRP could extend its decline to new lows after its recent crash below $1.60. This prediction comes amid a widespread market downturn, with XRP and other major cryptocurrencies showing signs of weakness as prices continue to decline. XRP Price Faces Another Crash If Key Support Breaks Crypto market expert Scott Melker, also known as ‘The Wolf Of All Streets’ on X, has shared a bearish outlook for XRP’s price. The analyst stated that XRP is currently trading at a critical inflection point after an extended selloff that erased a large portion of its previous gains . He said this point was the last meaningful support on XRP’s weekly chart before a much deeper drop becomes likely.  Melker called XRP’s current chart setup “crazy,” noting that the cryptocurrency is hovering right above a major air poc...

XRP’s price action in recent days has been characterized by sustained downside pressure . At the time of writing, XRP is dangerously close to losing $1.5, after falling from higher levels in early January and failing to hold $1.6 as support.   This poor price action coincides with discussions inside the XRP community. One of those discussions is a comment from crypto expert Jake Claver, who outlined why understanding what is happening beneath the surface could offer a meaningful advantage in XRP. Most Are Still Missing The Bigger Picture In a recent statement, Jake Claver noted that much of the traditional financial world is still unaware of the structural shift that’s quietly taking place among banks and financial institutions. According to him, Ripple’s technology should not be viewed as just another blockchain project. Instead, Ripple’s technology is an infrastructure that is being positioned to unlock trillions of dollars in assets that are currently frozen or operati...

A sharp hit to risk markets left crypto with heavy losses over the weekend. Reports say roughly $250 billion was wiped from combined market value as investors pulled back. Some of the selling hit Bitcoin hard. Others said it spread to tech stocks at the same time. Bitcoin Faces A Confidence Test Bitcoin has been searching for a base. As of today, it slipped below $80,000 and is down about 40% from the 2025 high above $126,000. Traders and on-chain trackers show weaker buying pressure. Retail interest has cooled. Large outflows from spot ETFs have been recorded, and momentum has been lost across several indicators. Support near $73,000–$75,000 is now the zone many are watching, while some market participants expect more stops to be run before calm returns. Markets Are Moving Together Analysts note that Software-as-a-Service stocks and Bitcoin fell in tandem. That matters because both depend a lot on hopes about future growth; they tend to be hurt first when money gets tight. Go...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said he plans to sell a Blackhawk helicopter and multiple Lamborghinis and “mothball” his jet, framing the decision as a personal reset and a critique of how crypto’s culture changed after the 2021 boom. Speaking in a Jan. 31 video recorded from Fukuoka, Hoskinson opened with a market-watcher’s morning ritual and a broader question about what’s still under an industry participant’s control when prices turn against them. “I sat down,” he said, “and I said, ‘Gosh, you know, how did we get here?’” He described the mood as one of reflection after seeing “the markets and the red lights” on his phone. Why The Cardano Founder Is Selling His Wealth He tied that reflection to a multi-stop community tour across Japan, saying his team had recently presented in Hokkaido and Osaka before arriving in Fukuoka, and urged viewers to watch the latest Japanese community livestream. The trip, he suggested, pulled him back to the early days when Cardano was “just an ide...

Bitcoin slid again, and big-name bulls are talking. According to ARK Invest’s team, the pullback after a rapid run is part of a wider picture that mixes gold, money supply measures, and investor flow. Markets are messy now. That does not mean long-term stories are dead. Cathie Wood’s Long View Based on reports , Cathie Wood has kept a public, steady bet on crypto for years, buying assets and shares in firms tied to digital tokens when prices were far lower. Her company took early positions in exchange operators and fintech companies that provide crypto access. Reports note ARK’s valuation work and scenarios that place Bitcoin far above current prices by 2030 under certain adoption assumptions. Those forecasts are not promises. They are models with many moving parts. Also important to note is that the correlation between the bitcoin and gold prices has been 0.14 since early 2020, and that the gold price led the last two significant bull moves in the bitcoin price in the last two m...

Bitcoin’s sudden break below $80,000 in the past 24 hours has led to one of the most violent liquidation events in crypto history. Traders digest the fallout from this crash, but there is much attention on large institutional holders, particularly Michael Saylor’s Strategy, whose massive Bitcoin position is now trading uncomfortably close to its average acquisition cost. Why This Bitcoin Crash Turned Brutal So Quickly The entire crypto industry is currently witnessing one of its most brutal crashes in history, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum. Notably, about $2.51 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out in a single session, placing this event among the 10 largest liquidation cascades the crypto market has ever recorded. For context, the Covid-era crash liquidated about $1.2 billion and the FTX collapse led to around $1.6 billion in liquidations. Crypto Liquidation History. Source: @AshCrypto On X According to Arkham Intelligence, large entities aggressively moved Bitcoin onto e...

Capital is rotating back into high-potential crypto assets, and XRP is emerging as the primary beneficiary of the shift. As liquidity floods back into the market, many believe the altcoin is positioned for a powerful upside move that could dramatically reshape portfolios.  Why This Capital Inflow Could Change XRP’s Price Forever XRP is about to make multi-millionaires. An analyst known as Dragon revealed a video on X that RealFi has officially approved Walmart as a vendor. Walmart, a global retail giant with a $800 billion market capitalization and responsible for approximately $680 billion in annual customer transactions, is now live in the RealFi ecosystem.  This initiative now has the potential to onboard over 342 million Walmart customers annually to the RealFi ecosystem. The XRP Ledger and Real Token powers this RealFi infrastructure. The market narrative about XRP may be misleading, and the millionaire wallets are rising fast. Crypto trader Skipper has noted that w...

Reports say social and on-chain mood around crypto has dropped to a yearly low, a sign that fear is running high among many investors. Santiment’s social-data read shows negative chatter spiking and the balance of bearish to bullish comments tilting heavily toward fear. That kind of panic has, at times, been followed by price rebounds in past cycles. What The Numbers Are Saying Right now the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sits in “Extreme Fear,” with readings that fell into the teens this week. That scoring reflects widespread caution and a lot of people pulling back from risk. At the same time, Santiment’s metrics point to unusually negative sentiment on social platforms, which some analysts treat as a possible contrarian buy signal. Voices From Traders And Execs Not everyone is ready to call a bottom. Analyst Benjamin Cowen warned that a big shift of money from metals into crypto is not guaranteed in the short run, arguing that the expected rotation may not come. Company le...

A popular crypto pundit who previously criticized XRP has now changed his tune, acknowledging he was wrong to undermine the cryptocurrency and now calling it “the global currency”. The analyst cited his earlier misconceptions about the altcoin, highlighting developments such as Ripple’s new bank charter as major reasons for his shift in sentiment.   XRP Critic Reverses Stance On The Cryptocurrency Crypto commentator Minus Wells has publicly reversed his stance on XRP, admitting he was wrong to be a “hater” and to have consistently criticized the cryptocurrency. In his post on X, Wells asserted that he was a “changed man now,” underscoring his newfound confidence in the token.  He cited several reasons for his unexpected change of heart, highlighting Ripple’s recent milestone in receiving a bank charter license from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the US and officially becoming a regulated bank . Wells revealed that Ripple had formally sent him ...

Nu, the largest Latin American digital bank, has recently announced a major achievement in securing conditional approval of a national banking charter from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). This development would see the Brazil-based bank expand its operational footprint into the United States, with sights set on potential strategic hubs in Miami, the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern Virginia, and the North Carolina Research Triangle. Related Reading: Capital Rotation Intensifies As Bitcoin Lags Gold and US Equities Nu Establishes Initial Presence, Next Steps In Focus In a blog post on January 29, Nu shares a business milestone in receiving a conditional approval that would allow the digital bank to extend its product offerings to the US market under the de novo national subsidiary known as Nubank N.A. However, to gain full operational powers of the national bank charter, the digital asset firm is expected to meet several criteria in terms of compliance system...