Crypto had an eventful day, with prices pulling back during global tensions and many announcements being made. Here’s the full rundown.
Chainlink pushed U.S. stocks on-chain!
Chainlink [LINK] has rolled out 24/5 US Equities Streams, an upgrade to its Data Streams product. It brings real-time pricing for US stocks and ETFs onto blockchains, even outside regular market hours!
This will open up access to the roughly $80 trillion US equities market for DeFi applications.
Source: X
The new streams are live across more than 40 blockchains and are designed to support on-chain products such as equity perps, prediction markets, and other trading tools that need reliable price data at all times.
Until now, most on-chain equity feeds relied on a single price update during standard trading hours. Outside those hours, pricing blind spots increased risk.
Chainlink says its new equities streams solve this by converting market data into continuous, cryptographically verified feeds.
Several protocols, including BitMEX, ApeX, Orderly, and HelloTrade, have already integrated the product.
Tariff threats rattle the markets
Crypto markets turned defensive after tariff threats from the Trump administration added fuel to a wildfire. Bitcoin [BTC] slid below the $90K mark during Tuesday’s session and was trading near $89,100 at press time.
With a steady sequence of lower highs on the intraday chart, brief bounce attempts have failed to reclaim key levels.
Source: TradingView
Ethereum [ETH] followed a similar path, slipping under $3K and posting close to a 5% daily decline.
Source: Coinmarketcap
Selling pressure was rampant across the market. Solana [SOL] fell more than 2% on the day, while Ripple’s XRP [XRP] and Binance [BNB] both dropped over 2% and 4%, respectively.
The weakness came as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed that tariffs are a core policy tool, with the possibility of a 10% levy as early as February to assist the acquisition attempts of Greenland.
Markets took it as confirmation that trade-driven inflation risks are back in focus.
Source: X
However, he later went on to downplay the bond market reaction following his statements.
Bessent argued that rising yields were driven by bond market annihilation in Japan and that the reaction cannot be isolated to the United States’ moves.
Solana Mobile rolls out SRK airdrop for Seeker users
Solana Mobile kicked off an airdrop of its native token, SKR. This gives Seeker smartphone users and active ecosystem builders a direct stake in its mobile-focused blockchain push.
More than 100,000 eligible participants can claim the tokens through the Seeker’s built-in wallet, with a 90-day window before unclaimed allocations are recycled back into the airdrop pool.
The distribution also extends to developers who launched high-quality apps on the Solana dApp Store during its first season.
Source: X
The token has a fixed supply of 10 billion, with 30% earmarked for airdrops and initial unlocks. Inflation begins at an annual rate of 10% and drops by 25% each year until it settles at 2%.
Inflation events occur every 48 hours.
Trump Media sets date for token airdrop
Trump Media and Technology Group has announced that it will distribute digital tokens to shareholders holding at least one full share of DJT stock on the 2nd of February.
The tokens will be issued on-chain by Crypto.com and kept in custody until they are delivered to eligible investors.
Source: Global Newswire
The company stressed that the tokens are not equity, cannot be traded, transferred, or redeemed for cash.
Instead, they are positioned as utility-based rewards, giving shareholders access to non-financial benefits tied to Trump Media’s products.
These include the Truth Social platform, the Truth+ streaming service, and an upcoming prediction market known as Truth Predict. But they’re not the only ones pushing ahead with token-based engagement.
Source: X
AMBCrypto previously reported that Pump.fun [PUMP] also unveiled the Pump Fund, a new investment arm that backs early-stage teams based on public traction.
The initiative launched with a $3 million “build in public” hackathon, where funding decisions are made based on community engagement and visible progress.
Final Thoughts
- Crypto prices slipped as tariff fears pushed Bitcoin below $90K.
- Builders kept moving, though. From Chainlink to Solana Mobile and Trump Media, token-based engagement is picking up.
Source: https://ambcrypto.com/what-happened-in-crypto-today-market-crash-u-s-equities-streams-and-more/