On Saturday, Ethereum, XRP and the wider crypto market saw a sharp pullback, wiping roughly $100 billion from total market value while Bitcoin declined more moderately. The move coincided with reports of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and unfolded in thin weekend liquidity, with Ethereum leading liquidations and altcoins generally underperforming BTC. By 3:41 pm UTC on Jan. 31, 2026, Ethereum traded at $2,539.70, down 6.22% over 24 hours, as total crypto market capitalization hovered around $2.73 trillion.

On 31 January 2026, a Delaware judge declined to dismiss a shareholder suit against Coinbase, allowing the case to continue for now. Filed in 2023, the suit challenges insider stock sales around the 2021 direct listing, citing more than $2.9 billion sold, including nearly $292 million by Brian Armstrong and roughly $119 million by Marc Andreessen.

From January 26 to 30, US-listed Bitcoin ETFs posted about $1.5 billion in net outflows, while Ethereum funds saw roughly $327 million. According to Farside Investors, withdrawals intensified on January 29–30; Solana flows were largely flat, and a single XRP ETF session erased nearly $93 million of prior inflows.

On October 10, billions of dollars in crypto were liquidated as Binance's USDe yield drive exposed traders to excessive collateral leverage. The exchange's API glitches and the token's rapid depeg compounded losses across retail and institutional desks. Industry voices now call for stronger safeguards after prices briefly plunged near zero on multiple venues.

On January 30, precious metals sold off sharply, with silver falling up to 36% intraday and gold down more than 12%, according to Bloomberg. The move followed President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair and coincided with Bitcoin sliding to about $82,000 amid intensified spot ETF outflows cited by Bitfinex analysts.

On Friday, Illinois' Department of Financial and Professional Regulation closed Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust for unsafe and unsound conditions and an impaired capital position, appointing the FDIC as receiver. First Independence Bank will assume substantially all deposits and purchase about $251 million in assets. The FDIC estimates a $19.7 million impact on the Deposit Insurance Fund.

On January 31 2026, Kevin Warsh's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve pushed the 30-year versus two-year Treasury yield spread to 1.35 percentage points, close to its widest level since 2021. Warsh favors reducing the Fed's roughly $9tn bond portfolio, while Donald Trump is pressing for lower long-term interest rates, creating tension over how policy should be set. Investors still anticipate two quarter-point interest rate cuts starting in the summer even as large asset managers highlight the difficulty of shrinking the balance sheet and easing rates at the same time.

Amazon requested the FCC move a July 2026 deadline to July 2028 to deploy roughly 1,600 satellites. The company cites rocket shortages and manufacturing delays, reports more than 150 launched since April, expects about 700 in orbit by July 30, and has 32 set to fly on February 12.