Bitcoin mining activity weakened sharply in January as a severe winter storm across the United States disrupted power supply and forced miners to scale back operations.
Bitcoin traded at $82,699 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, as the market struggled to regain confidence after a sharp recent decline.
The digital asset market underwent a sharp reset in 2025 as token failures reached record highs across the industry.
Crypto exchange-traded funds linked to Bitcoin and Ether recorded combined withdrawals of $1.82bn over a five-day period, marking one of the largest short-term outflows on record.
A cryptocurrency investor has lost 4,556 Ethereum, worth about $12.4 million, after falling victim to an address poisoning scam involving a fake look-alike wallet address.
The US government has secured legal ownership of more than $400m in assets tied to the Helix darknet cryptocurrency mixing service, closing a lengthy enforcement case.
Bitcoin has slipped out of the world’s ten most valuable assets, marking a notable setback for the cryptocurrency market amid renewed volatility.
The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned two UK-registered cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Iran’s financial system, marking Washington’s first direct move against digital asset platforms under its Iran sanctions programme.
Ghana has taken another step towards formalising its digital asset market following the passage of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, known as Act 1154.
