Crypto trader DonAlt, known for forecasting XRP's 700% surge in 2024, now argues that Bitcoin remains trapped in a "dead zone" between $85,000 and $92,000 that acts as both resistance and a liquidity trap. He suggests that failure to regain the upper band could send BTC toward $60,000 and a bear market, while a bullish scenario would require strength above current levels and could eventually target $104,000 and $150,000.

An early Bitcoin address that accumulated 909.38 BTC between 2011 and 2012 at below $7 has moved its full holdings into a new SegWit bech32 wallet, with the stash now valued at $84.62 million. The transfer, made in a single transaction a few hours ago, comes as Bitcoin trades around $91,111, raising speculation over whether the coins will head to exchanges, on-chain services or institutional custody.

A Binance-linked Shiba Inu whale reappeared after six months of inactivity, moving 15,182,013,963 SHIB worth $119,330 to address 0xDB345...fba0. The wallet now holds 61.84 billion SHIB valued at $484,840 and forms the largest position in a $1.67 million portfolio as SHIB slid 6.78% today.

According to CoinShares, XRP investment products saw weekly net inflows jump 51.7% to $69.5 million from $45.8 million, marking the strongest week since the ETF-driven spike in Q4 2025. Total crypto investment products drew $2.17 billion, led by $1.55 billion into Bitcoin; the United States added $2.05 billion and Germany $63.9 million, while Ethereum posted $496 million, Solana $45.5 million, Sui $5.7 million and Chainlink $1.2 million.

XRP short sellers were hit by a 16,559% liquidation imbalance this morning, per CoinGlass. Binance will remove 22 spot pairs tied to BTC, ETH and FDUSD on Jan. 20 at 8:00 a.m. UTC. Over the weekend, attorney Fred Rispoli criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong amid a report on potential CLARITY Act support withdrawal.

According to Bloomberg senior strategist Mike McGlone, the Bitcoin‑to‑gold ratio on the XBT/XAU chart has fallen back to around 20.18, roughly its level of five years ago after dropping by half from late 2024 highs near 40. He argues this so‑called "5-Year Curse" could signal another 50% decline versus gold and sees Bitcoin's failure to break $100,000 in 2025, along with weakness below the 200-day moving average into early 2026, as part of a broader mean reversion risk. McGlone outlines possible retracements toward $50,000, with an overshoot to $10,000 if risk assets retreat and equity market volatility rises, while stressing that Bitcoin's chart compared with gold now looks more balanced than bullish.

Over a recent 12-hour span, XRP recorded about $528,940 in liquidations, of which roughly $522,900 came from long positions, creating an 8,700% imbalance versus shorts. Despite this long-heavy squeeze, XRP has been trading almost flat around the $2 mark, with price action clustering near $2.04–$2.053 as algorithms and leveraged traders repeatedly contest this level.

A whale wallet known for offloading 255 BTC in December has opened a 10x leveraged long position on 15.6 million DOGE, with a notional size of $2.14 million and entry near $0.137621. The trade sits close to a $0.12309 liquidation level as Dogecoin hovers below its December peak of $0.15209, while the same portfolio also holds large long positions in Ethereum, Bitcoin and Solana.

Shiba Inu closed below its 20-day moving average and the mid-Bollinger Band yesterday, shifting the setup toward a pullback. The lower band near $0.00000718 sits 14.36% beneath the latest $0.00000839 reading, a gap that often narrows unless a swift recovery occurs. Bulls now need to reclaim the 20-day level to avoid further slippage.