[LIVE] Crypto News Today: Latest Updates for Jan. 30, 2026 – $1.68B Liquidations Crush Crypto as Bitcoin Slumps to $83K, Ether to $2.8K

The crypto market suffered another sharp sell-off over the past 24 hours, with total liquidations surging to $1.681 billion, dominated by $1.574 billion in long positions, according to Coinglass data. More than 270,000 traders were liquidated globally, with the largest single order, an $80.6 million BTC-USDT position, a recorded on HTX....

Rollercoaster bitcoin price moves end up liquidating $1.7 billion in bullish crypto bets

More than $1.7 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours as bitcoin fell to $81,000, with long bets accounting for nearly all the damage amid macro jitters and Fed chair speculation....

Binance SAFU Fund’s Monumental $1 Billion Bitcoin Conversion Signals Unwavering Institutional Confidence

BitcoinWorld Binance SAFU Fund’s Monumental $1 Billion Bitcoin Conversion Signals Unwavering Institutional Confidence In a landmark move for cryptocurrency market infrastructure, global exchange giant Binance has initiated a profound strategic shift, announcing plans to convert its entire $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) from stablecoi...

Strive Builds 13,132 Bitcoin Treasury After $225M Preferred Financing

Strive completed a major bitcoin treasury financing, retiring legacy debt, expanding preferred equity funding and rapidly growing its bitcoin holdings as institutional demand fueled a balance sheet built for long-duration digital asset exposure....

Kevin’s path from Wall Street to the Fed’s inner circle

Donald Trump told reporters he would name the new Federal Reserve chair on Friday morning, but the thing is, he already has. “It’s going to be somebody that lot of people think could have been there a few years ago,” he said. That somebody is Kevin Warsh....

ETH ETF Outflow: A Stark $178 Million Withdrawal Shakes U.S. Spot Market on January 29

BitcoinWorld ETH ETF Outflow: A Stark $178 Million Withdrawal Shakes U.S. Spot Market on January 29 In a notable shift for digital asset markets, U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a collective net outflow of $178 million on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, according to verified data from analytics firm TraderT....

Bitcoin price sinks as Kevin Warsh Fed Chair odds surge on Kalshi, Polymarket

Bitcoin price and the crypto market sank on Friday morning after Donald Trump announced that he will deliver his Federal Reserve pick later today, with traders on Polymarket betting on Kevin Warsh....

Bitcoin Liquidity Remains Intact Despite Precious Metals Rally: Stablecoins Wait On The Sidelines

Bitcoin is struggling to regain the $88,000 level as market uncertainty persists and precious metals continue to rally aggressively. Gold’s strength has reignited a familiar narrative: that capital is leaving Bitcoin to finance the move into traditional safe havens....

Backpack Token TGE Reveals Ambitious 25% Supply Unlock Strategy for Community Rewards

BitcoinWorld Backpack Token TGE Reveals Ambitious 25% Supply Unlock Strategy for Community Rewards In a significant development for cryptocurrency exchange tokens, Backpack has announced a substantial 25% token supply unlock at its upcoming Token Generation Event, marking a pivotal moment for exchange-based digital assets and their community distri...

Optimism passes buyback proposal to bolster OP token

The Optimism blockchain will begin to sell half of its Superchain revenue to buy back its own token starting next month, with the tokens held for future ecosystem use....

$3T Crypto Volume Rips Through CME as Institutions Step on the Gas

Institutional demand for crypto derivatives surged late last year as regulated trading venues captured record futures, options, and spot-quoted activity, signaling deeper liquidity, broader participation, and accelerating momentum heading into 2026....

Crypto Futures Liquidations: Staggering $1.26 Billion Wiped Out in 24-Hour Market Carnage

BitcoinWorld Crypto Futures Liquidations: Staggering $1.26 Billion Wiped Out in 24-Hour Market Carnage Global cryptocurrency markets experienced significant turbulence on March 15, 2025, with approximately $1.26 billion in futures positions forcibly closed across major exchanges....

Changpeng Zhao Confronts Critical FUD in Pivotal AMA Amidst Industry Tensions

BitcoinWorld Changpeng Zhao Confronts Critical FUD in Pivotal AMA Amidst Industry Tensions In a decisive move for the cryptocurrency sector, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao announced a pivotal Ask Me Anything session to directly confront what he terms competitor-driven FUD, setting the stage for a crucial dialogue on industry ethics and stability fo...

Illicit Crypto Flows Hit Record $158 Billion In 2025, TRM Says

Scammers used new tools to widen their reach and to seem more real. According to TRM Labs , the use of large language models in scams jumped fivefold in 2025, helping fraudsters write believable messages, run many conversations at once, and trick people in different languages....

Bitcoin Is The Money Of The AI-Powered Economy: CryptoQuant CEO

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju revived the “Bitcoin equals energy” thesis on Wednesday, arguing that proof-of-work is becoming the settlement layer for an AI-driven economy where power, not narratives, is the binding constraint. In a post on X, Ju framed Bitcoin as a digital instrument that can price energy with precision in a way commodities can’t....

Tech Giants Circle OpenAI in Funding Round That Could Top $100 Billion

Amazon’s talks could make it one of OpenAI’s biggest backers as the AI company continues to forge ahead with plans for an IPO this year....

BlackRock’s BUIDL aids Avalanche tokenization value boom in Q4

Messari reports that institutions put millions of dollars into Avalanche last year, but it didn’t help its token, which fell by nearly 60% in the fourth quarter of 2025....

Bitcoin Price 10% Tumble Sparks Fears Of $80K Give-Way

Bitcoin price started a major decline below $86,500. BTC is down nearly 10% and might soon test the $80,000 support zone. Bitcoin failed to remain above $86,500 and started another decline. The price is trading above $85,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average....

XRP Community Day Spotlights Institutional Momentum as Ripple Expands Adoption

XRP Community Day 2026 signals accelerating institutional adoption and global coordination as Ripple spotlights XRP’s expanding role in regulated finance, infrastructure, and real-world blockchain utility across capital markets and decentralized ecosystems....

Bitcoin pulls back to as low as $81,000 as horrendous day continues

The world's largest cryptocurrency has shed nearly $10,000 over the past 24 hours, now threatening to take out its recent November low just under $81,000....

US Finalizes Forfeiture of $400 Million Tied to Helix Darknet Mixer

The mixer processed hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin that prosecutors say were tied to illicit activity on the dark web....

Senate GOP Advances Crypto Bill Over Democratic Objections

Senate Ag Democrats highlighted ethics, CFTC governance, DeFi and national‑security concerns with a market structure bill that advanced along party lines in a 12–11 vote....

Bitcoin Price Drops Below $83,000: Analyzing the Sudden Market Shift

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Price Drops Below $83,000: Analyzing the Sudden Market Shift Global cryptocurrency markets experienced a notable shift on March 15, 2025, as Bitcoin’s value declined below the $83,000 threshold, reaching $82,880.07 on the Binance USDT trading platform....

Bitcoin Price Plummets: BTC Falls Below $82,000 in Sudden Market Shift

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Price Plummets: BTC Falls Below $82,000 in Sudden Market Shift Global cryptocurrency markets witnessed a significant correction on March 21, 2025, as the flagship digital asset, Bitcoin (BTC), fell below the critical $82,000 threshold....

Kazakhstan Bitcoin Reserves: Historic Shift as Nation Adds Confiscated Crypto to Strategic Stockpile

BitcoinWorld Kazakhstan Bitcoin Reserves: Historic Shift as Nation Adds Confiscated Crypto to Strategic Stockpile ASTANA, Kazakhstan – In a groundbreaking move that signals a profound evolution in state asset management, Kazakhstan’s central bank has announced plans to integrate confiscated Bitcoin into its national strategic reserves, fundamentall...

SpaceCoin’s Revolutionary Partnership with Midnight Unveils Unbreakable Satellite Privacy Messaging

BitcoinWorld SpaceCoin’s Revolutionary Partnership with Midnight Unveils Unbreakable Satellite Privacy Messaging In a groundbreaking development for decentralized communication infrastructure, SpaceCoin (SPACE) announced today its strategic partnership with Midnight, the privacy-focused blockchain led by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson....

World War III Risks in 2026 and Bitcoin’s Likely Response: 4 AIs Speculate

The USA launched a military operation in Venezuela, following which the leader of the South American country, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife were captured and taken to the States. The POTUS keeps insisting on the annexation of Greenland, which caused huge controversy between America and other NATO members....

Securitize says revenues up 840% in filing to go public via Cantor SPAC

Securitize’s latest SEC filing showed that the company’s revenue increased nearly tenfold year-over-year as institutions experiment with tokenization....

Bitcoin Slips to $82K as Liquidations Spike to $1.7B

Bitcoin has hit a nine-month low of $82,134 amid escalating policy shifts, including President Trump's Friday Fed Chair announcement....

XRP Price Breakdown Accelerates — Can Support Absorb The Shock?

XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.80. The price is now consolidating and might decline further if it remains below $1.8250. XRP price started a fresh decline below the $1.80 zone. The price is now trading below $1.80 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average....

Bitcoin Soars: Pioneering Cryptocurrency Shatters $83,000 Barrier in Historic Rally

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Soars: Pioneering Cryptocurrency Shatters $83,000 Barrier in Historic Rally In a landmark moment for digital assets, Bitcoin (BTC) has decisively broken through the $83,000 threshold, trading at $83,011.84 on the Binance USDT market as of March 2025....

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Spark Concern: $818 Million Exit Marks Third Straight Day of Withdrawals

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin ETF Outflows Spark Concern: $818 Million Exit Marks Third Straight Day of Withdrawals In a significant shift for the nascent digital asset investment sector, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs witnessed a substantial $818 million net outflow on January 29, 2025, marking the third consecutive day of investor withdrawals....

Bitmine Stakes Additional 250,912 Ethereum Worth $745M – 61% Is Now Staked

Ethereum has slipped below the $3,000 level, extending a period of fragile price action as the broader crypto market remains cautious. While spot prices continue to struggle with overhead resistance, on-chain data points to a notable divergence between market sentiment and long-term positioning....

Unclaimed Ethereum from The DAO hack to fund new security initiative: Griff Green

While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would rather focus on security distribution methods, says Griff Green....

Gold crashes to $5,100 as Bitcoin tumbles back to $80,000

Gold plunged $300 in just two hours, breaking back below $5,200 an ounce. It’s now sitting at $5,100, with volatility matching 2008 levels. Bitcoin dropped over 6% in the last 24 hours, now hovering at $80,477, wiping out nearly $5 billion in open interest just today....

Bitcoin Market Cap Plummets: Digital Asset Falls Behind Saudi Aramco in Stunning Ranking Shift

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Market Cap Plummets: Digital Asset Falls Behind Saudi Aramco in Stunning Ranking Shift In a significant shift for global finance, Bitcoin has fallen out of the elite list of the top 10 largest assets by market capitalization....

Ethereum Whale Awakens: Dormant Giant Sells $1.87M, Bets Big with $18M Leveraged Long

BitcoinWorld Ethereum Whale Awakens: Dormant Giant Sells $1.87M, Bets Big with $18M Leveraged Long In a stunning move that captured the cryptocurrency community’s attention, a previously dormant Ethereum whale address, silent for over two years, reanimated with a massive, calculated trade....

Trump accuses the IRS and Treasury of failing to protect tax records.

The Trump family and organization are suing the IRS and the US Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging that they failed to protect their confidential records....

Ethereum Price Dumps To $2,700, Bulls Scramble To Defend Support

Ethereum price started a major decline after it failed to clear $3,050. ETH is down 10% and is now struggling to stay above the $2,700 support. Ethereum failed to stay above $2,880 and started a fresh decline. The price is trading below $2,800 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average....

XRP price slips: Why is the altcoin stuck below $2?

XRP structure still weak as holders slip underwater....

Bybit made ‘slow but steady comeback’ in 2025 after massive hack: CoinGecko

Bybit‘s market share climbed in 2025, even after it was hacked for $1.5 billion, while trading volumes on the top 10 exchanges rose by 7.6% on average last year....

Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Tumbles 7%, Stocks Swing as Trump Signals Fed Pick And Shutdown Deal

Bitcoin slid 7% to around $82,000 on Friday as Asian markets opened to volatile trade, after President Donald Trump endorsed a bipartisan deal to avert a fresh US government shutdown and said he has decided who he will nominate to lead the Federal Reserve. The crypto move came with a wave of forced unwinds....

Bitcoin Support Levels Face Critical Test: $81K Holds Key to Avoiding $75K Plunge

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Support Levels Face Critical Test: $81K Holds Key to Avoiding $75K Plunge Bitcoin faces a crucial technical test this week as the cryptocurrency hovers below $82,000, with analysts closely watching the $81,000 support level that could determine whether BTC maintains its upward trajectory or experiences a significant correction ...

Bithumb SEI Suspension: Strategic Pause for Sei Network’s Crucial 2025 Mainnet Upgrade

BitcoinWorld Bithumb SEI Suspension: Strategic Pause for Sei Network’s Crucial 2025 Mainnet Upgrade SEOUL, South Korea – February 2, 2025: Leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced a significant operational adjustment today. The platform will temporarily suspend all deposit and withdrawal services for the Sei (SEI) token....

Crypto Futures Liquidations: Staggering $601 Million Wiped Out in One Hour Amid Market Turmoil

BitcoinWorld Crypto Futures Liquidations: Staggering $601 Million Wiped Out in One Hour Amid Market Turmoil Global cryptocurrency markets experienced a seismic shock today as exchanges reported a staggering $601 million in futures contract liquidations within a single hour, marking one of the most intense leverage unwinding events of 2025....

Crypto Futures Liquidations: Staggering $777 Million Hourly Wipeout Shakes Markets

BitcoinWorld Crypto Futures Liquidations: Staggering $777 Million Hourly Wipeout Shakes Markets Global cryptocurrency markets experienced a dramatic surge in volatility on March 15, 2025, as a staggering $777 million in leveraged futures positions faced forced liquidation within a single hour....

Futures Liquidations Unleash $172 Million Hourly Havoc on Crypto Markets

BitcoinWorld Futures Liquidations Unleash $172 Million Hourly Havoc on Crypto Markets Global cryptocurrency markets experienced a severe stress test today as a staggering $172 million in leveraged futures positions faced forced liquidation within a single hour....

Banks And Crypto Firms Back At The Table As CLARITY Talks Restart

Washington is trying again to clear a path for federal crypto rules. Talks that had stalled are being pulled back into the open as lawmakers and industry players head to a White House meeting....

Top 3 Altcoins as Cheap Cryptocurrency Market Turns Bullish

The cryptocurrency market is entering a period of revived optimism due to the increased search of high-growth assets. Although the bigger market is indicative of a bullish market, the line is becoming distinctly drawn between old and new technology....

RUDR TOKEN Launches New System Compute Settlement Function

BitcoinWorld RUDR TOKEN Launches New System Compute Settlement Function RUDR TOKEN today announced the official launch of a new system compute settlement function, further enhancing its token-based system resource management and settlement framework....