On February 1, 2026, Michael Saylor said Strategy lifted the dividend on its Stretch (STRC) preferred stock by 25 bps to 11.25% for February. It is the sixth rise since the product launched in July 2025, and the rate resets monthly to help keep pricing near the $100 par. STRC last closed at $98.99, with $2.25 billion in reserves supporting payout obligations.

On January 31, 2026, Arkham said the "Hyperunit whale" had exited his entire Ethereum long, locking an estimated $250 million loss. On February 1, 2026, ETH hovered near $2,400 during a market sell-off, and Arkham noted only $53 remained in the trader's Hyperliquid account.

According to U.Today, the whale cohort known as '7 Siblings' accumulated 12,771 ETH for roughly $31 million at an average near $2,427 over the past 10 hours as Ethereum slid toward $2,400. ETH has broken below key moving averages and a January range; if $2,400 gives way, price could approach $2,200, while continued accumulation may aid stabilization.

On February 6, Hyperliquid will unlock about 9.92 million HYPE tokens, equal to 2.79% of its supply and valued near $305 million, while Berachain will release 41.7% of its circulating tokens. These large unlock events could influence market liquidity, price volatility, and investor sentiment around both projects.

Solana's price has retreated toward the $100 support area after repeated failures to overcome the $150 supply zone, with its weekly chart showing a confirmed bearish break since April 2025. Despite reports of rising on-chain activity and long-term targets ranging from $1,000 to $3,200, technical indicators such as an oversold RSI near 22 and multi-month lows on OBV point to further downside, with key levels at $95, $78, $64, and $47.9 in focus.

In early 2025, Aryam Investment 1, backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, acquired 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500 million, according to documents cited by The Wall Street Journal. Around $187 million went to Trump family-controlled entities, with additional payments to firms tied to co-founders. Aryam became the largest outside shareholder, and executives linked to G42 joined the board.

On January 6, XRP climbed by about 30% to a multi‑week high just above $2.40, then slid to a 14‑month low at $1.50 in the last trading week of January. Four AI systems—Gemini, Grok, ChatGPT, and Perplexity—mostly see consolidation with key levels at $1.65–$1.70 and $1.25–$1.45, and generally view a sub‑$1 move in February as unlikely without a major shock.

After a sharp weekend sell-off, Shiba Inu has dropped back into the same price band near $0.00000750 that preceded major rallies in 2021 and 2024. If the market repeats even the midpoint of those past percentage moves, technical projections imply SHIB could climb about 700% toward the $0.00006 area. The token is currently trading around $0.0000078 and remains in a weekly structure that has previously produced large bullish swings.