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It’s Friday, and crypto markets are riding a wave of volatility. Bitcoin briefly fell below $83K amid surging liquidations and ETF outflows, dragging altcoins to 2024 lows. Meanwhile, Trump’s Fed pick boosts optimism, Binance converts its SAFU reserves to BTC, and Vitalik Buterin signals austerity and full-stack open-source focus at the Ethereum Foundation.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
Google Brings Agentic Browsing to Chrome With Gemini 3 (Decrypt)
Story Protocol and OpenLedger Introduce Onchain Standard for Legal AI Training (The Defiant)
Big Tech Circles OpenAI in Mega Funding Round Ahead of IPO (Decrypt)
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
El Salvador’s Central Bank Buys $50M in Gold While Continuing Daily Bitcoin Buys (CoinDesk)
Nubank Receives Conditional U.S. Approval From the OCC to Offer Crypto Custody (CoinDesk)
Hong Kong Enacts Stablecoin Ordinance, Advances Broader Crypto Rules (Hong Kong Government)
Lido Launches stVaults on Ethereum Mainnet With Linea, Nansen as Early Adopters (The Block)
Kraken-Backed KRAKacquisition Corp Raises $345M in Upsized IPO, Debuts on Nasdaq (The Block)
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Boosts Indirect Bitcoin Exposure to 9,573 BTC in 2025 (The Block)
Ripple Treasury Launches With Crypto as an Optional Feature (DL News)
SoFi Posts First $1B Quarter as Crypto Expansion Fuels Profit Growth (The Block)
NinjaTrader Expands Into Europe as Retail Futures Demand Grows (The Block)
Exchanges
Binance to Convert SAFU Fund Reserves From Stablecoins to Bitcoin (Binance)
Coinbase Expands Automated Threat Intelligence Sharing with Crypto ISAC (PR Newswire)
Binance Targets Full GoFi Repayment in 2026, Eyes South Korea Market Leadership (The Block)
Amboss Launches RailsX, a Lightning-Native P2P Exchange for Bitcoin and Stablecoin (The Block)
Coinbase to Launch INX Spot Trading on Jan. 30 (Coinbase Markets)
Exchange-Traded Funds
On Jan. 29, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $817.87 million.
U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs saw $155.61 million in net outflows on Jan. 29.
On Jan. 29, U.S. Solana spot ETFs posted $2.22 million in net outflows.
U.S XRP spot ETFs logged $92.92 million in net outflows on Jan. 29.
Infrastructure
Vitalik Buterin Signals Austerity and Full-Stack Open-Source Push at Ethereum Foundation (Vitalik Buterin)
Markets
Gold, Silver Liquidations Surge on Hyperliquid as RWA Trading Heats Up (Decrypt)
DePIN Tokens Slump as Revenues Grow, Pushing Sector Toward Fundamentals (Decrypt)
Gold’s One-Day Surge Nearly Matches Bitcoin’s Market Cap (Cointelegraph)
Altcoins Sink to 2024 Lows as Bitcoin Slide Accelerates (Decrypt)
Strategy and BitMine Shares Slide Nearly 10% as Crypto Selloff Deepens (Decrypt)
January 30 Options Expiry Highlights Elevated Volatility and Bearish Hedging (GreeksLive)
XRP Bulls Lose $70M as Token Drops 7% in Liquidation-Led Selloff (CoinDesk)
December U.S. PPI at 0.5% MoM vs EST. 0.3% and 3.0% YoY vs PREV. 3.0% (BLS)
December U.S. Core PPI at 0.4% MoM vs EST. 0.3% and 3.5% YoY vs PREV. 3.5% (BLS)
WLFI Holders Trapped as Trump-Linked Crypto Token Slumps (DL News)
Bitcoin Slides Below $83K as Liquidations and ETF Outflows Signal Deepening Risk-Off Mood (The Defiant)
Mining
Bit Digital Exits Bitcoin Mining to Focus on Ethereum and AI Infrastructure (The Block)
Politics & Regulation
SEC and CFTC Chiefs Present United Front on Crypto Regulation (CoinDesk)
CFTC to Draft New Rules for Prediction Markets (Bloomberg)
SEC Chair Atkins Delays Crypto Innovation Exemptions (Decrypt)
DOJ Seizes Over $400M in Assets Linked to Helix Darknet Mixer (DOJ)
Trump Picks Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair, Boosting Crypto-Friendly Hopes (The Block)
Treasuries & Reserves
Justin Sun Says Tron Will Increase Bitcoin Reserves After Binance SAFU Move (Crypto Briefing)
Other News
WallStreetBets Founder Slams Reddit After Trademark Threat Forces Miami Event Rebrand (Decrypt)
Zcash Foundation 2026 Strategy: Consensus, Privacy, and Public-Good Impact (Zcash Foundation)
Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Trade Secrets for China (Decrypt)
Check This Out!
Tether has amassed more than 140 tons of physical gold—worth about $23 billion—putting its holdings ahead of Qatar’s and roughly on par with mid-tier central banks. The reserves underpin Tether’s effort to build a digital dollar resilient to banking crises and fiat currency inflation.
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