On February 1, 2026, Jim Cramer posted on X that Bitcoin near $77,000 could attract buyers and climb back to $82,000. He later cautioned against treating a Monday bounce as a double bottom, suggested shorts might be pressuring Michael Saylor, and pointed to a short‑term floor no lower than $73,000 after BTC slipped under $80,000 and neared $70,000.

According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw $1.7 billion in redemptions last week, marking a second consecutive week of outflows and pushing year-to-date flows to a $1 billion net outflow. The United States led with $1.65 billion in withdrawals, while short Bitcoin products attracted $14.5 million in inflows.

Corporate Ether treasuries are under pressure after the latest crypto market correction pushed major holders such as BitMine Immersion Technologies into a $6.95 billion unrealized loss. SharpLink Gaming is also sitting on over $1 billion in paper losses, while Hong Kong-based Trend Research has sold tens of thousands of ETH at a loss and reduced its liquidation level. Some leading on-chain traders are using the downturn to accumulate spot Ether despite the mounting drawdowns.

According to Polymarket odds, traders assign a 71% chance that Bitcoin will trade under $65,000 at some point in 2026 while the asset sits near $75,000 after a weekend slide. Analysts highlight $62,000–$65,000 as pivotal support, and US spot Bitcoin ETF holders are largely underwater with average entries around $87,830 amid recent multi‑billion‑dollar outflows.

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service is upgrading its AI-powered VISTA platform to detect unfair crypto trading, after expanding computing capacity in December. Officials plan phased enhancements through year-end funded by 170 million won, within a legal framework that enables heavy fines and, in extreme cases, life imprisonment for manipulation.

On February 2, 2026, BitMine Immersion (BMNR) fell 11.53% premarket to $22.21 at 6:21 AM EST. The drop follows mounting unrealized losses exceeding $6 billion on its more than 4.24 million ETH position, according to Dropstab, after a 40,302 ETH purchase last week. BMNR previously closed at $25.10 on January 30.

In Budget 2026, the Centre proposed that compensation and interest awarded by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in cases of death, permanent disability or injury be fully exempt from income tax and from tax deducted at source, effective April 1, 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. This change would let accident victims and their families receive the entire MACT award without filing returns solely to reclaim TDS, easing their financial and compliance burden.

In the run-up to the 2026 Lunar New Year festivities starting on February 15, Chinese AI firms are rolling out upgraded models such as DeepSeek's V4, Zhipu AI's GLM-5 and MiniMax's M2.2, alongside large-scale user acquisition campaigns. Alibaba plans to spend 3 billion yuan on incentives for its Qwen app, while Tencent and Baidu will allocate 1 billion yuan and 500 million yuan respectively to push their AI services during the extended nine-day holiday.