PEPE rallied more than 60% at the start of 2026, briefly hitting $0.00000725 on Sunday before easing to around $0.00000676. Analyst Ali Martinez said on X the advance may be a retest of a prior Head-and-Shoulders breakdown, cautioning a potential move toward $0.0000015. Dogecoin and Shiba Inu also rose 17% and 15% over the week.

Dogecoin has staged a strong rebound in 2026, with the price climbing nearly 20% over the last week and reclaiming levels above $0.14. Analyst Joao Wedson from Alphractal argues that DOGE's move into a major $0.20 accumulation band, identified via the CVDD on-chain model, could foreshadow a push toward higher targets such as $0.28 and potentially $0.80 if past patterns hold. Technical signals like the RSI crossing its 14-day moving average support this bullish shift, while related meme projects such as Maxi Doge are drawing attention in the presale market.

XRP has climbed 14% in the last 7 days and recently broke above a key trend line and the $1.95 resistance area, signaling a potential shift to a bullish structure. Trading volume has risen 21% in the past 24 hours and XRP ETFs in the U.S. now hold $1.2 billion in assets, supporting expectations of a move toward $3 if the new support zone holds.

Bone ShibaSwap (BONE), the governance and gas token within the Shiba Inu and Shibarium ecosystem, rallied about 9% over the past week to trade near $0.09031. Technical indicators such as a bullish MACD crossover and an RSI around 57 suggest building upside momentum, while on-chain liquidity on ShibaSwap, with a $1.98 million BONE/WETH pool, now anchors price discovery amid relatively thin centralized exchange order books.

XRP's price has stayed muted even as trading activity persists, with structural selling by early investors cited as a key factor. Jake Claver of Digital Ascension Group argues that large XRP holders are mainly offloading through OTC desks and dark pools, while ETFs quietly draw from the same liquidity, limiting visible price impact. This combination allows significant supply to enter the market without dramatic exchange moves, keeping upward momentum constrained.

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.