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Bitcoin slid more than 10% toward $64,000, hitting its weakest level since late 2024 as a broad risk asset selloff erased post-election crypto gains. The post Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Plunge to $64K Rattles Risk Assets as Tech Slump Ripples Through Asia appeared first on Cryptonews.

Shares fell after both companies reported quarterly revenue below Wall Street expectations as Bitcoin dropped sharply.

Bitcoin plummeted to a low of around $60,000 after the Crypto Fear & Greed Index hit its lowest score since mid-2022, when the Terra blockchain collapsed. Crypto market sentiment has slumped to its lowest level in over three and a half years, with Bitcoin falling by double-digit percentage points to around $60,000. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to a score of 9 out of 100 on Friday, indicating “extreme fear” in the market and hitting its lowest point since June 2022, when sentiment and the market fell in the wake of the collapse of the Terra blockchain a month earlier. The index has been at a low for the last fortnight as Bitcoin (BTC) has tanked 38% from its 2026 high of $97,000 in just three weeks, wiping out all gains for the past sixteen months.  Read more

A single-day 14% drop and a drawdown of more than 50% have pushed Bitcoin into territory typically associated with bear markets.

Traders were active in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF on Thursday as Bitcoin plummeted, falling 12% in the last 24 hours. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has reportedly seen an all-time peak daily trading volume as traders responded to Bitcoin’s rapidly crashing price. The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) “crushed its daily volume record” on Thursday, with $10 billion worth of shares trading hands, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X. Balchunas added that IBIT dropped 13% on the day, its “second-worst daily price drop since it launched,” with its biggest daily price crash coming in at 15% on May 8, 2024. Read more

OpenAI and Anthropic released new flagship AI models within hours of each other on Thursday, with benchmark results suggesting they're optimized for different strengths.

Bitcoin is down more than 40% from its October highs, but investors in spot Bitcoin ETFs have pulled 6.6% of assets.

Strategy executives Phong Le and Andrew Kang say the company is on a strong financial footing despite it now being down 17.5% on its Bitcoin holdings. The Bitcoin buying company Strategy reported a net loss of $12.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven down by Bitcoin’s 22% fall over the quarter. Bitcoin (BTC) reached a peak high of $126,000 in early October, but tumbled over the quarter ending Dec. 31 to under $88,500. Bitcoin is down 30% so far this year to $64,500, below Strategy’s average cost per BTC of $76,052. Strategy (MSTR) said on Thursday that, despite the loss, its Q4 revenues rose 1.9% year-on-year to $123 million, driven in part by its business intelligence arm. However, the recent Bitcoin sell-off saw its shares close 17% lower on Thursday to $107. Read more

Altcoins have remained under pressure, but three tokens have diverged: Midnight (NIGHT) with Q1 2026 “Kūkolu” roadmap progress and improving CMF, Hyperliquid (HYPE) with CMF above zero and open interest rising toward $793M and Monero (XMR) with MFI pointing to seller exhaustion after a 30% pullback. The post These Three Altcoins Defy Crypto Winter With Technical Strength appeared first on Cryptonews.

The integrity of the PI network bull run is about to be tested – what happens next could be the difference between bullish and bearish PI coin price predictions. The post Pi Coin Price Prediction: Pi Clings onto Crucial Support Level – What Happens Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Senators pressed Waymo over its use of human operators in the Philippines, questioning whether autonomy still means what Waymo says it does.

Crypto price prediction today: Bitcoin hovered near $69,500 and has struggled to bounce keeping sentiment defensive. XRP has slid to $1.35 after breaking descending channels, Cardano has hovered near $0.27 below 2024 lows, and PEPE has held near key support as volatility compresses today, right now. The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 5 February – XRP, PEPE, Cardano appeared first on Cryptonews.

Prominent publicly traded crypto treasury firms are underwater on their holdings as Bitcoin and Ethereum keep falling.

Best crypto to buy now as a tech selloff has pressured Bitcoin near $71K and pulled altcoins lower. U.S. regulatory momentum, including the proposed CLARITY Act, has kept attention on XRP after U.S. spot ETF approvals, plus Dogecoin and Shiba Inu as bitcoin dominance has eased into 2026 trading. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now February 5 – XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu appeared first on Cryptonews.

China's DeepSeek AI predicts upside cases for XRP, Solana and Bitcoin through 2026–2027, arguing that a longer bull market plus firmer US regulatory clarity could lift XRP toward $10, SOL toward $500, and BTC toward $250,000, even after steep pullbacks from prior highs. It also cites US ETF inflows. The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Solana and Bitcoin By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin fell below 63,000 as investors reacted to dismal US economic data, a weakening stock market and fears of an AI industry bubble. Does data forecast a return to $90,000 by March? Key takeawys: Bitcoin fell below $63,000 as weak US job data and concerns over AI industry investments fueled investor risk aversion. Options markets show a 6% chance of Bitcoin returning to $90,000 by March. Read more

Crypto firms offered concessions on stablecoins, including reserve-sharing with banks, to ease tensions blocking a major digital asset bill.

Bulls might rule out SHIB as the short-term trend fails to match mid-term expectations – Shiba Inu price predictions face a collapse setup. The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: 9,000% Liquidation Imbalance Hits After Death Cross – Is SHIB About to Collapse? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Michael Saylor called his firm a “digital fortress," but leading Bitcoin treasury Strategy has taken some serious hits in recent months.

Truly, crypto is in a weird place right now. All the fear around Bitcoin price collapsing is negatively affecting XRP price predictions.With so many narratives impacting the market, quantum risk seems to stand out as the one scaring big whales the most.During the company earnings call, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said a client sold […] The post XRP Price Prediction: Top XRP Voice Sounds Alarm on Bitcoin’s Quantum Risk – Could XRP Be the Winner? appeared first on Cryptonews.