Arthur Hayes transferred 2.31 million LDO, worth nearly $980K, to FalconX while Lido DAO’s price hovered around a key $0.41–$0.42 demand zone. LDO now trades between strong buyer absorption and a still-bearish structure, with liquidity clustered near $0.43 and $0.40 that could trigger a sharp move once one side loses control.

From Jan 29–31, Coinglass data indicates that around $1.5B in Bitcoin leveraged long positions were liquidated as BTC retraced sharply and triggered widespread deleveraging. During this pullback, Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), a Bitcoin Layer 2 integrating the Solana Virtual Machine, has kept its presale price structure intact at $0.013675 and raised over $31.2M, highlighting investor interest in scalability-focused infrastructure.

On Monday, BNB Chain released a weekly snapshot for Jan 22–28, 2026, reporting an average 4.9 million DAU and 142.6 million transactions. BSC logged 2.59 million DAU while opBNB had 2.36 million. BNB's price fell 13.1% on the week, hovering near the $760–770 range after touching the $730 support.

Pi Network's token has fallen to a new all-time low, while the team prepares to unblock nearly 2.5 million users who have passed the Mainnet checklist and remain active in mining. A recent community warning highlighted an impersonation scam targeting Mainnet identity holders, and upcoming unlocks of over 215 million PI in the next 30 days may add short-term selling pressure.

Exchange-held XRP has dropped to about 1.7 billion tokens, a seven-year low, while the spot price remains under pressure. A new framework points to 2026 outcomes shaped by regulatory clarity, spot ETF demand, and XRPL adoption, with scenarios spanning peaks of $1.60 to $2.69. Tightening tradable supply and persistent ETF inflows could influence price discovery if sustained.

On February 3, Shiba Inu (SHIB) slipped 0.74% over 24 hours, changing hands near $0.00000680 at press time. Price action highlights support at $0.00000677 and a pivot at $0.00000691, with potential advances toward $0.0000070 and $0.00000720–$0.00000740; otherwise, range trading between $0.00000650 and $0.00000750 is anticipated.

The Avalanche Policy Coalition has introduced an advisory council led by Ava Labs General Counsel Lee Schneider, with UK legislator Chris Holmes and leaders from the Avalanche ecosystem joining. The council will address 2026 priorities: token classification, defining intermediaries, and protecting internet access, as regulators in the U.S., EU, UK and Japan move forward with crypto frameworks.

On 3 February 2026 at 16:14, development output, rather than price moves, defined leadership in Real World Asset networks. Hedera ranked highest, with Chainlink, Avalanche, and Stellar close behind, based on 30‑day GitHub activity. Additional momentum was observed across IOTA, Chia, VeChain, Lumerin, Creditcoin, and Injective.