On January 9, 2026, Ripple secured approval for an EMI license and Cryptoasset Registration from the UK's FCA, enabling expansion of its regulated payments platform in the country. The firm has also received preliminary EMI authorization in Luxembourg via a "Green Light Letter" from the CSSF, positioning it to passport digital asset and stablecoin payment services across the EU once fully licensed.

Solana is trading around $144.52 after climbing from $141.30 to an intraday high of $147.31, while historical data show the token has averaged 52.3% growth in January. If this pattern repeats and SOL reaches that average gain from its current level, its price could approach $219, with recent $8 billion growth in open interest and institutional ETF demand adding to the bullish outlook.

Ethereum's on-chain usage has accelerated, with Sunday adding about 393,600 new wallets and the past week averaging roughly 327,000 per day; total non-empty wallets stand near 172.9 million. Amid heightened activity, ETH trades at $3,291, up more than 5% in 24 hours and 2.5% weekly, while SMA levels and a neutral 14-day RSI of 64.58 outline a mixed technical picture.

Monero (XMR) set a new all-time high at $716 after rising more than 4% in the past 24 hours, before easing to $708. The token has gained over 50% in the last week, lifting it to the 12th-largest crypto with a market cap near $13 billion. Santiment cautioned that elevated social hype may pose risk.

Cardano (ADA) has seen its 24-hour trading volume rise by 72.89% to $953.21 million while the price moved back above the $0.42 region. The token recently recovered from lows near $0.3323 and briefly touched $0.4267 as interest grew following its addition to DZ Bank's regulated "meinKrypto" platform and a broader crypto rally led by Bitcoin.

On January 14, 2026, XRPL developer and Xaman founder Wietse Wind warned XRP users of a broad scam campaign involving fake accounts, impersonated support and fraudulent websites. He stressed there are no giveaways and urged reliance on in‑app support. RippleX says Permissioned Domains is nearing activation, and rippled v3.0 fixes entered a two‑week window.

On January 14, 2026, Stellar (XLM) gained 8.99% in 24 hours to trade at $0.244, while XRP slipped 0.71% to $2.15 after recently reaching a yearly peak above $2.41. XLM's move followed Bitcoin's rise above $95,000 and earlier January news of Visa integrating the Stellar network, though the token remains below its 2026 high of $0.28 and significantly lower on six- and twelve-month timeframes.

On Wednesday, January 14, XRP advanced after a weak stretch. According to analyst CrediBULL, a completed triple-tap has lifted price to the range top, leaving a choice between a fade back below $1.77 or a defended base targeting "untapped highs." At writing, XRP traded at $2.15 (+4%) as 24-hour volume jumped 76% to $4.65 billion.