XRP, Dogecoin Plunge 25% as Crypto Liquidations Cross $2.2B on Tariffs Led Dump XRP, dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano’s ADA fell more than 25% to reverse all of the gains since December, reaching pre-U.S. election levels from early November.

Bitcoin Tumbles 8% to $93K With Billions Liquidated as Asia Awakens to Trump’s Trade War BTC, ETH, SOL all down as the market digests the impact of the possibility of a global trade war

Bitcoin Drops 8% to $93K as Asia Awakens to Trump’s Trade War BTC, ETH, SOL all down as the market digests the impact of the possibility of a global trade war

Bitcoin Slips For Third Consecutive Day as Canada’s Trudeau Retaliates to Trump’s Tariffs Renewed trade war, coupled with mass deportations, could add to inflation. BTC’s weakness likely reflects those fears.

Bitcoin Sinks to $100K as Trump Imposes Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China Altcoins fared far worse than bitcoin as the new U.S. president seemingly ignited a trade war.

Trump Tariff Promise Snuffs Out Bitcoin Rally for Second Consecutive Day The White House confirmed sizable tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China will go into effect tomorrow.

A Blueprint for Crypto Market Structure Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, outlines principles to guide legislation and regulation on issues like self-custody, staking, voting, and peer-to-peer transactions on permissionless networks.

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy Discusses the Future of Crypto Trading The algorithmic trading firm’s founder opines on AI’s growing role, the differences between Asian and Western markets, and liquidity fragmentation.

Solana Saw 112% Surge in Stablecoin Supply in January With TRUMP Memecoin Frenzy: CCData This coincided with the launch of Donald Trump’s memecoin $TRUMP which caused a wave of inflows to the network

Weekly Recap: Ripple Makes Waves and Stablecoins Surge Plus: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev calls for tokenized equity. Bitwise files for a dogecoin EFT. And SBF’s parents seek a presidential pardon.

Tether Reports $13B Profit for 2024, With Rising Bitcoin, Gold Prices Contributing The group also increased its bitcoin holdings last quarter for the first time since March, holding nearly 84,000 BTC worth about $7.8 billion as of year-end.

Crypto Daybook Americas: USDC Takes January Crown as Bitcoin Looks to Core PCE Data The day ahead in crypto: Jan. 31, 2025

XRP Ledger ‘Clawback’ Goes Live in Boost For Ripple USD Trading Clawback refers to tokens that have a feature allowing the issuer to reclaim coins from user wallets under certain conditions.

Grayscale Unveils New Dogecoin Trust The asset manager said the token has transitioned from a memecoin to a tool for global financial inclusion.

UBS Tests ZKSync’s Layer-2 Tech, Showing Deeper TradFi Interest in Crypto The Swiss banking giant, which has been experimenting with blockchain, tapped the layer-2 firm to test whether it could scale its current Key4 Gold program.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LINK Gains 4.6% as Index Inches Higher From Thursday Ethereum (ETH) joined Chainlink (LINK) as a top performer, gaining 3.2%.

January Could Become Bitcoin’s Second-Best Month in the Last 10 Months February and March are both seasonally bullish months for bitcoin, with Q1 being the second-best-performing quarter.

BOJ’s Ueda Says Need to Maintain Accommodative Monetary Environment to Support Economy The slightly dovish take may assuage concerns about a yen-led risk-off in global markets, including cryptocurrencies.

Elon Musk’s Dad Eyes $200M Raise From ‘MUSK IT’ Memecoin to Go ‘Beyond Rockets’ Musk’s flirtation with memecoins has remained limited to dogecoin. His father is taking a different path.

VIRTUAL Surges 28% as Upbit Listing Exposes the Token to Altcoin Savvy South Koreans VIRTUAL is the native token of the AI launchpad Virtuals Protocol, a Base-native that recently expanded to Solana.