📢 U.S. stocks fell today, led by declines in the tech sector.

📢 Crypto trading activity has fallen significantly, with January spot volume on CEXs hitting $1.1 trillion, possibly the lowest since July 2025.

📢 Robinhood Invests in Talos at $1.5B Valuation

Robinhood has invested in Talos, valuing the firm at $1.5B.

• Investment sets Talos valuation at $1.5B
• Strengthens Robinhood’s ties in crypto infrastructure
• Highlights growing interest in crypto trading solutions

📢 Bitcoin fear has climbed to its highest level of 2026 as negative sentiment surged following the drop to $84.2K, a setup Santiment says has historically preceded capitulation and smart money accumulation.

📢 Humans once again underperformed AI in Aster’s trading tournament, with the human team down 37.29% compared to a 15.83% loss for AI agents.

📢 El Salvador Adds Gold to Reserves

El Salvador has bought $50M worth of gold.

• $50 million allocated to gold reserves
• Signals diversification beyond traditional assets
• Strengthens the country’s long-term reserve strategy

📢 Polymarket shows Kevin Warsh as the clear favorite to be nominated Fed Chair by Trump at 87% odds, with Rick Rieder trailing at 6.3%.

📢 Nubank Clears Key Step Toward U.S. Banking🇺🇸

Brazil’s crypto-friendly digital bank Nubank has secured conditional approval from the OCC to set up a U.S. national bank.

• Approval opens the door for U.S. banking operations
• OCC oversight adds regulatory credibility
• Marks a major step in Nubank’s global expansion

📢 Binance to Shift $1B SAFU Fund Into $BTC

Binance says it will shift its SAFU fund from stablecoins into $BTC over the next month.

• About $1B in stablecoins to be converted into $BTC
• Conversion planned over the next 30 days
• Binance plans to top SAFU back to $1B if $BTC drops below $80K

📢 Coinbase Partners With Crypto ISAC on Security

Coinbase has partnered with Crypto ISAC to improve threat intelligence sharing across the crypto ecosystem.

• Joint effort to share cyber threat insights
• Aims to strengthen security across the industry
• Reinforces $COIN’s focus on trust and protection

📢 Justin Sun Confirms Tron Will Buy More $BTC

Justin Sun announced that Tron will expand its $BTC holdings, following a call from Binance.

• Tron plans to increase its Bitcoin reserves
• Move comes after consultation with Binance
• Signals growing adoption of Bitcoin among blockchain networks

📢 VITALIK reveals plan for Ethereum Foundation.

📢 Bitcoin has slipped out of the top 10 assets by market capitalization.

📢 Polymarket odds suggest Bitcoin has a higher chance of dropping below $55K than climbing to $120K this year.

📢 US PPI DATA IS OUT! 🇺🇸

PPI (MoM): ACTUAL: 2.2% vs. EXPECTED: 3.5%

CORE PPI: ACTUAL: 0.7% vs. EXPECTED: 0.2%

📢 Bitcoin is heading toward its longest monthly losing streak since 2018, with ongoing macro pressures and a broader risk-off environment continuing to weigh on price action.

📢 Hyperliquid topped 24-hour fee revenue with $3.6M, followed by EdgeX at $1.3M, TRON at $1.2M, and Solana at $1.1M.

📢 Ripple Launches Ripple Treasury

Ripple has rolled out Ripple Treasury, a new enterprise platform for managing cash and digital assets in one place.

• One system to manage fiat and digital assets for institutions
• Uses RLUSD for cross-border transfers in 3–5 seconds
• Connects firms to repo markets and tokenized funds like BlackRock’s BUIDL

📢 NVIDIA has moved up to become the world’s second-largest asset by market capitalization after silver dropped more than 30%.

📢 The total crypto market has shed $480B in value since January 14.