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HYPE continues to defy the overall market crash, posting another substantial increase over the past 24 hours.

Elon Musk’s xAI is recruiting a crypto specialist to train its models in onchain data, market structure and real-world trading behavior. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is hiring a crypto specialist to help train its AI systems on digital asset markets. According to a newly posted job listing, the company is recruiting a remote “Finance Expert – Crypto” to help teach xAI’s models how professional crypto traders analyze onchain data, evaluate token economics and manage risk in volatile, always-on markets. “This includes generating high-quality data in text, voice, and video formats: detailed annotations, model output critiques, step-by-step reasoning traces, audio explanations of strategies, and occasional structured video sessions,” the job description reads. Read more

BitMine added 41,788 ETH last week as Tom Lee called the pullback attractive amid growing on-chain activity.

China seeks to make the renminbi a true reserve currency, but the numbers reveal a story in which Beijing's capital controls create conditions for Bitcoin and dollar stablecoins to thrive as workarounds rather than competitors. The International Monetary Fund's latest reserve data shows the renminbi holding just 1.93% of global foreign exchange reserves in the […] The post China targets global reserve currency status but capital controls push traders toward USDT and Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Almost 89% of the family offices polled by JPMorgan report zero crypto exposure, with average allocations to digital assets and Bitcoin remaining well below 1%. Artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant investment theme for the world’s largest family offices, while cryptocurrencies continue to attract limited interest, according to a new report from JPMorgan Private Bank. The bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report polled 333 single-family offices across 30 countries between May and July 2025. It shows that 65% of respondents, or 216 offices, are prioritizing artificial intelligence-related investments either now or in the future. By contrast, just 17% (56 offices) view crypto and digital assets as a key investment theme. Crypto remained largely absent from family office portfolios. According to the report, 89% of family offices currently have no exposure to cryptocurrencies, while the average global allocation to crypto and digital assets sits at just 0.4%. Exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) is even smaller...

ING Germany expands crypto access with Bitwise ETPs and VanEck ETNs covering Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and other major digital assets. ING Germany, the retail banking unit of Dutch multinational ING Group, is expanding crypto investment access through new partnerships with US asset managers Bitwise and VanEck. The German bank is rolling out crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) from Bitwise and crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from VanEck, the companies announced separately on Monday. The new offerings join ING-listed investment vehicles from 21Shares, WisdomTree and BlackRock’s iShares. Read more

Spot crypto trading volumes have fallen by half since October as liquidity dried up and investor engagement weakened. Spot crypto trading volumes on major exchanges have fallen from around $2 trillion in October to $1 trillion at the end of January, indicating “clear disengagement from investors” and weaker demand, according to analysts.  Bitcoin (BTC) is currently down 37.5% from its October peak amid a liquidity drought and a major bout of risk aversion, causing volumes to contract.   “Spot demand is drying up,” said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost on Monday, adding that the correction “has been largely driven by the Oct. 10 liquidation event.”  Read more

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt have again taken over crypto social media following a bout of panic selling from weak-handed retail traders. 

ARK Invest increased exposure to Robinhood, Circle, BitMine, Bullish and other crypto-linked firms within several innovation and fintech-focused ETFs this week. Cathie Wood-founded asset manager ARK Invest revealed on Monday it had upped its exposure to crypto-linked stocks amid a stock slump this week. In a trade notification shared with Cointelegraph, ARK Invest indicated that it had bought shares in trading platform Robinhood, stablecoin issuer Circle, Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc, digital asset manager BitMine and crypto exchanges Coinbase and Bullish, among others.  The purchases were made primarily across two of the firm’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs),  including the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) and the ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), while the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF also upped its exposure to crypto-linked stocks. Read more

Meanwhile, the spot XRP ETFs were slightly in the red on February 2 again, but it was nothing compared to last week's massive withdrawals.

Arizona has launched a fraud reporting tool as crypto ATM scams surge and losses mount, especially among older consumers.

Bitcoin’s latest sell-off has revived debate over whether the move reflects short-term liquidity stress or something deeper.

Short Bitcoin funds attracted $14.5 million in inflows as investors hedge against falling prices.

Elon Musk says power and cooling constraints on Earth are pushing AI compute into orbit, with Starship central to the plan.

OpenClaw hit 147,000 GitHub stars in a matter of weeks and spawned an entire ecosystem of AI agents. But just how much is revolutionary tech?

The rise and fall of the manufacturing index from mid-2020 through 2023 closely mirrored Bitcoin and the broader crypto market’s price movements over the same timeframe. A metric tracking the health of the US economy has just posted its highest monthly score since August 2022, and crypto analysts say it could signal a turnaround for Bitcoin, which is trading at $78,000. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a measure of manufacturing activity in the US, recorded a score of 52.6 in January, beating the market consensus of about 48.5 and ending 26 consecutive months of economic contraction, ISM stated in a report on Monday. The index score is a closely watched metric by investors and the Federal Reserve in assessing economic strength, inflation risks, and whether to tighten or ease monetary policy.  Read more

Further downside would likely require a U.S. equity bear market, analysts say, as bitcoin tests weak support.

The meme token has fallen heavily in the past few days, but indicators suggest that Pepe Coin price prediction is about to recover strongly soon. The post Pepe Coin Price Prediction: Price Looks Dead, But Smart Holders Are Taking Control Behind the Scenes appeared first on Cryptonews.

GameStop moved its entire Bitcoin stash to an institutional exchange as CEO Ryan Cohen signals M&A now outranks crypto.

Crypto price prediction today, as Bitcoin has fallen to $74,000 amid geopolitical uncertainty and six consecutive days of BTC ETF outflows. Analysts have said the selloff may not be done, but a short-term relief bounce could lift XRP toward $1.80, DOGE toward $0.12–$0.13, and SHIB toward $0.0000090. The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 2 February – XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu appeared first on Cryptonews.