US stocks closed lower across the board, gold and silver stocks plummeted, and blockchain concept stocks generally declined.

PANews reported on January 31 that, according to Cailian Press, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.36%, but rose 1.73% in January; the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.94%, but rose 0.95% in January; and the S&P 500 fell 0.43%, but rose 1.37% in January.

Gold and silver stocks plummeted, with the world's largest silver ETF, iShares Silver Trust, falling 28%, Cordell Minerals falling over 16%, and Gold Fields falling over 14%.

Blockchain concept stocks generally fell, with COIN (Coinbase) down 2.23%; CRCL (Circle) down 5.36%; BMNR (Bitmine) down 5.99%; and MSTR (Strategy) up 4.55%.

Blockchain concept stocks generally fell, with COIN (Coinbase) down 2.23%; CRCL (Circle) down 5.36%; BMNR (Bitmine) down 5.99%; and MSTR (Strategy) up 4.55%.