Cardano's open interest declined to $607 million in the last 24 hours, an 8% drop that coincided with a broader crypto market sell-off and $1.74 billion in liquidations. ADA traded at $0.3274 after falling 5.44%, while long positions made up most of the $1.64 billion in long crypto liquidations. At the Midnight Tour in Japan, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced a signed agreement to integrate the USDCx stablecoin into the Cardano ecosystem, backed by a 70 million ADA budget.

Ethereum network fees have fallen to their lowest level since 2017, with Glassnode reporting the average transaction cost slid from a $200 peak to $0.14. Upgrades including Proof-of-Stake and Dencun, higher gas limits, and broader use of Layer 2s are cited, while Layer 1 transaction volume exceeded 16 million in January.

Between the morning of January 29 and January 30, XRP recorded the steepest relative decline among major cryptocurrencies, falling 7% in 24 hours and 8.41% over the week as its price reached $1.75. Over the same period, its market capitalization slid from $114 billion to $107 billion, erasing about $7 billion in value amid a broader crypto downturn and cross‑market risk‑asset sell‑offs.

Coin Metrics data show top-10 altcoins now control roughly 82% of non-Bitcoin market cap, narrowing breadth since 2021. Wintermute reported average altcoin rallies lasted about 19 days in 2025 versus 61 in 2024, while CCData said December 2025 volumes fell 26.4% to $5.79 trillion. In this setup, recoveries tend to favor majors over small caps.

On 30 January 2026, LivLive ($LIVE) was presented as a utility-focused project that tokenizes real-world actions, running a presale at $0.02 per token with BONUS200 boosting allocations. Over the same period, Bitcoin Cash traded near $545–$548 after a 5–6% pullback, while Chainlink slipped about 6–7% to around $10.75 but continued to see strong institutional interest.

Echelon Protocol’s $ELON token is launching on major Move-based ecosystems alongside a targeted community airdrop distributing 8.5% of the 100 million token supply. Learn who is eligible, how the contribution-based claim works, and how to claim Echelon airdrop.

In the last 24 hours, XRP's trading volume has surged 100% to $5.73 billion while the wider crypto market saw $1.74 billion in liquidations. Over the same period, XRP's price dropped to $1.73 amid ETF outflows and a broader risk-off move linked to expectations around the next Federal Reserve chair. Technical levels now focus on support near $1.61 and resistance around the recent double top near $1.94.

Moonbirds’ $BIRB token has officially launched on Solana alongside a community-centric airdrop allocating 27% of the total supply. Learn who is eligible, how the Talon rewards system works, and how to claim and trade $BIRB using BingX’s advanced Spot and Futures markets.