Bitcoin begins the first week of February near a 16-month low, with markets watching both a possible retest of the 2021 bull-market peak area and the risk of further declines. Traders cited technical indicators, CME bitcoin futures price gaps, the macro environment and signs of weakening U.S. spot demand as key drivers this week. They are also monitoring corporate earnings, U.S. jobs data, Fed officials\' remarks and uncertainty over a Fed chair replacement.

Checkpoint Software Technologies on Jan. 29 launched an AI-based attack surface management solution called Check Point Exposure Management. It prioritises fragmented attack surface data and is built on Cyberint, Veriti and Checkpoint global threat visibility. The company said the tool supports faster automation by attackers than traditional security operations responses. It also integrates threat intelligence, dark web insights, attack surface visibility, exploit context and automated remediation to provide real-time situational awareness.