Ripple is confronting unresolved crypto fault lines as CTO Emeritus David 
Schwartz warns that revived early disputes — including Jeffrey Epstein’s 
behind-the-scenes involvement — expose deeper structural weaknesses still 
influencing trust, governance, and industry cohesion. Ripple’s Schwartz Warns 
of Deeper Structural Problems as Early Crypto Conflicts Come Back Into Focus 
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Crypto bridge CrossCurve has told users to pause interacting with its protocol 
while it conducts an investigation into a smart contract breach.

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At press time at 4:45 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 1, bitcoin is trading at 
$76,601 as cross-asset markets wobble under liquidation pressure, geopolitical 
tension, and a sudden loss of risk appetite. Markets Lose Their Balance as 
Risk Appetite Fades Across Assets The crypto economy now stands at roughly 
$2.6 trillion, but the headline number […]

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Bitcoin’s price action has fallen into bearish territory after dropping below 
an important previous low that had supported the rally for months. At the time 
of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $78,560 after falling to as low as $77,082 
in the past 24 hours, a move that crypto analyst XForceGlobal says represents 
a significant change in the technical structure. According to his detailed 
Elliott Wave analysis shared on X, the price action has now invalidated the 
bullish framework many traders were relying on, and lower levels are becoming 
more likely in the coming weeks and months. Related Reading: Ethereum Boost: 
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Below Previous Low Changes Primary Wave Count According to XForceGlobal, 
Bitcoin had been working through a complex sideways structure, specifically a 
WXY combination that was expected to resolve through distribution rather than 
outright breakdown. Bulls managed to complete three of the five required 
components of this triangle-like structure, but the failure to defend the 
prior low was the signal that led to a structural shift. This prior low refers 
to the $82,000 low in November 2025. Bitcoin bulls failed to defend this low 
when the price action broke below $80,000 in the most recent 24 hours. Once 
that level gave way, the primary wave count could no longer be maintained. In 
terms of the Elliott Wave count, that lower low means that price action from 
the all-time high should now be treated as separated and corrective, not part 
of a healthy continuation. This restructuring gives the current decline more 
room to develop from a Fibonacci extension perspective and changes how minimum 
and maximum downside targets should be evaluated. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: 
@XForceGlobal On X Two Bearish Scenarios Point To The Same Zone The resulting 
analysis shows two main scenarios of how Bitcoin&#8217;s price action can continue 
from here, both of which are converging on similar downside levels. The first 
is a flat correction, where Bitcoin is currently unfolding a C wave. Although 
XForceGlobal describes this as the least attractive option, it would still 
imply a full distribution range that invalidates a bullish structure and drags 
the Bitcoin price to as low as $60,000. The second scenario is a macro ending 
diagonal structured as a WXY move to the downside. This scenario uses the 
October 2025 all-time high above $126,000 as a cut point to improve wave 
separation of the current price action. Interestingly, the price projection 
from this scenario also aligns with targets in the same $60,000 area. Despite 
different technical paths, both interpretations point to comparable downside 
risk over the medium timeframe. Related Reading: Crypto Funds Bleed $1.80 
Billion As Metals Rally Heats Up Now that the larger structure is now 
compromised, XForceGlobal says it makes sense to adopt a shorter-timeframe 
bearish bias while reorganizing the next wave count. The outlook is that 
Bitcoin continues its decline to at least $60,000 before rebounding to stage a 
return above $100,000. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from TradingView

Bitcoin Breaks Key Support, Analyst Signals Lower Levels Ahead

Crypto is shedding speculation and embedding itself into everyday finance, 
with quiet adoption, tokenization, and institutional integration pushing 
digital assets toward a normalized role by 2026, according to Ripple’s legal 
chief. Crypto’s Quiet March Toward the Financial Mainstream Crypto is pushing 
past skepticism and cementing its place in mainstream finance and daily life. 
Ripple chief […]

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