Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp expanded its Solana treasury by 25,000 SOL, bringing total holdings to 2.22 million as of January 1, 2026. The firm says 15% of its SOL is deployed on-chain and it conducted a $11.5 million share repurchase. Leadership, including CEO Joseph Onorati, frames the move around validator infrastructure and staking.

Anthropic's Claude AI issued new 2026 price projections for XRP, Shiba Inu, and Solana. It outlines scenarios where XRP reaches $10, SHIB climbs to $0.0006678 after breaking $0.000025 resistance, and SOL advances up to $900, a roughly 550% move. The article also cites recent ETFs and ecosystem growth as supporting factors.

At the start of 2026, Cardano has printed a new golden cross on its daily chart, with the 9-day moving average moving above the 21-day line alongside a 31.35% jump in 24-hour trading volume to $614.85 million. Key indicators such as RSI and MACD have shifted back to bullish territory, and traders are now watching resistance around $0.70, with upside scenarios pointing toward $1.35 and potentially $2 if a full bull run develops.

On Jan. 5, 2026, Ripple executed a single 300 million XRP transfer valued at about $652.64 million to an unidentified wallet, coinciding with heightened activity in a broadly bullish crypto market. As XRP outpaced Bitcoin and Ethereum in daily gains and reclaimed the $2.2 level, traders are now watching whether the token can advance toward the $2.5 price target amid ongoing speculation about Ripple's intentions.

In early 2026, meme coins led crypto gains, with Pepe up about 68% for the week, Dogecoin rising 21%, and Bonk adding 52%, while the cohort's market cap reached roughly $46.7 billion and volume $7.37 billion. According to the article, PEPENODE's presale has surpassed $2.5 million, with staking APYs up to 529% and a token price of $0.0012161 ahead of its near-term close.

According to the post, Jupiter has formally launched JupUSD, a reserve‑backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar and facilitated by Ethena Labs. Initial reserves comprise 90% USDtb—collateralized by BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund—and a 10% USDC liquidity buffer, with a secondary pool on Meteora. The team said JupUSD pays no yield and will be integrated across Jupiter’s lending and trading products.

In a recent update, analyst Lennaert Snyder said Ethereum rallied into the $3,160 resistance after a Sunday move, placing price at a decision point. A 4‑hour reclaim could open continuation toward $3,250 and $3,390, while failure risks a fade with focus on $3,050 and possibly $2,880. More Crypto Online noted weekly structural support remains intact.

On January 5, 2026, Ripple Labs said it is partnering with Mizuho Bank, SMBC Nikko, and Securitize Japan to expand XRP Ledger adoption in Japan and support startups in RWA tokenization, stablecoins, and payments. According to DefiLlama, XRPL’s TVL fell from a July peak of $120 million to $62 million, while XRP rose 4.6% in 24 hours, up 17.6% weekly.