Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and investor Tim Draper unveiled Grow California, a $40 million effort to elect moderate legislators and resist a union-backed wealth tax. The campaign began with $5 million from each founder in September and will target roughly a dozen state seats while emphasizing public safety, homelessness and budget discipline.

As XRP trades around $1.66 after a sharp decline that pushed the token below key moving averages, an AI model projects the asset could gradually recover by February 28, 2026. The system outlines base, bearish, and bullish paths, with the most probable scenario placing XRP in a $2.10–$2.25 range and a point estimate of $2.15 if broader crypto market conditions remain neutral to slightly positive.

On 01 Feb 2026, a Delaware judge allowed a shareholder derivative lawsuit over alleged insider trading by Coinbase directors to move forward. The case challenges more than $2.9 billion in stock sales tied to Coinbase's April 2021 direct listing and claims insiders avoided over $1 billion in losses when the share price later declined.

About 72% of Indonesia's licensed crypto exchanges ended 2025 with losses, despite a user base topping 20 million. Transaction value fell to IDR 482.23 trillion from 650 trillion in 2024, as liquidity moved to global platforms and competition intensified with entries from Robinhood, Bybit and Binance.

In January, shipments of Venezuelan crude to China fell to zero from prior averages, and on January 30 India’s Narendra Modi spoke with Acting President Delcy Rodríguez on energy cooperation. On Saturday, Donald Trump said he would welcome Chinese and Indian investment in Venezuela’s oil sector as Caracas cut extraction taxes to 15% from 33%.

Over the weekend, Bitcoin briefly fell about 7% to $77,000 before rebounding to near $78,600, a move analyst PlanC contends could represent the deepest correction of the current bull market. He argues the price action resembles previous capitulation phases and estimates a potential cycle floor between $75,000 and $80,000, while other strategists warn that further downside toward the mid-$60,000 or even $60,000 area remains possible amid hawkish Federal Reserve policy and geopolitical tensions.

On 1 February 2026, Bitcoin Everlight was outlined as a lightweight transaction layer intended to improve Bitcoin-based payments while preserving Bitcoin's role as a settlement chain. The project introduces BTCL-powered node routing, external audits, and a multi-stage presale with a fixed 21,000,000,000 token supply. Ethereum, by contrast, relies on rollups and Layer 2 networks that already handle high-volume, low-fee activity and support lower average transaction values than Bitcoin.

On Saturday, Bitcoin plunged to a seven-month low just above $75,000, extending a nearly $20,000 loss over less than two weeks and closing January with a 10% decline. Analyst Merlijn The Trader argues this sharp sell-off and the extreme fear now reflected in sentiment could precede a major rally, highlighting quiet whale accumulation. He points to $78,000 as a key level that may decide whether BTC sees only a healthy pullback or a deeper move toward around $76,000.