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Cryptocurrency stolen through hacks and scams reached $370.3 million in January, nearly quadrupling year on year and marking the highest monthly total in 11 months, according to CertiK.

The sharp crypto selloff that wiped about $250 billion from total market value over the weekend is being driven by a shortage of US liquidity rather than any crypto-specific weakness, according to analyst Raoul Pal.

The chief executive of Russian bitcoin mining firm BitRiver has been placed under house arrest as authorities pursue tax evasion charges, according to local media reports.

XRP extended losses below $1.60 after failing to hold above $1.80, putting the $1.50 support level under renewed pressure.

Ethereum fell about 20% after failing to hold above $2,500, with price now struggling to defend the $2,200 support level.

Bitcoin fell sharply below $80,000 after failing to hold gains above $82,500, putting the $70,000 support level back into focus as downside pressure builds.

Tenbin Labs said it has raised $7 million in a seed funding round led by Galaxy Ventures to build institutional-grade infrastructure for tokenised assets.

The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against multiple member states for failing to implement new EU rules on crypto-asset taxation and market oversight.

FLock.io and Blockchain for Good Alliance said they have signed a partnership to collaborate on decentralised AI, blockchain and public-benefit initiatives, expanding the group’s focus to “Blockchain and AI for Good.”

Fipto said it has been granted a Crypto-Asset Service Provider licence by France’s markets regulator, making it the first European stablecoin payments firm to hold both a Payment Institution and full CASP authorisation.

Nomura said it has scaled back cryptocurrency exposure and tightened risk controls after losses at its European digital asset unit weighed on quarterly results.

Grayscale Investments said smart contract platforms are becoming core infrastructure for Web3, moving beyond simple cryptocurrency transactions into decentralised applications such as lending, payments and asset tokenisation.

JPMorgan said gold prices could climb beyond $8,000 an ounce as private investors and central banks increase allocations amid persistent global uncertainty.

Newly unsealed Epstein files released on January 30 show Jeffrey Epstein had extensive contact with early Bitcoin figures and projects, though no evidence links him to illicit crypto use.

Ripple said senior bank directors are moving from debating the value of digital assets to focusing on how to deploy tokenisation and crypto payments inside regulated financial systems

Bitcoin trading below $80,000 drew fresh scrutiny after CNBC host Jim Cramer questioned the absence of vocal bulls as the cryptocurrency struggled over the weekend.

Ripple’s former chief technology officer David Schwartz said he knows of no links between Jeffrey Epstein and Ripple or XRP, while warning that revived early crypto disputes point to deeper structural problems.

The White House is planning talks with banking and crypto executives to break a dispute over stablecoin rules that has stalled progress on a major US Senate crypto bill.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor signalled a possible Bitcoin purchase after the cryptocurrency’s weekend sell-off briefly pushed the company’s holdings below their average cost basis.

Aggregate investor returns in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust have slipped into negative territory after Bitcoin’s recent sell-off erased dollar-weighted gains.

Alternative inflation data shows US price pressures cooling sharply, a shift that could reshape expectations for Federal Reserve policy and support risk assets including cryptocurrencies.

XDC Network has secured an institutional custody integration with BitGo, enabling regulated custody for XDC and USDC on the XDC blockchain.

XRP fell to an intraday low of $1.57 during the latest market-wide sell-off, putting its long-term price structure under renewed pressure.

Dogecoin has fallen about 16% over the past four days, unsettling short-term traders but prompting signs of renewed accumulation among longer-term holders.