On Monday, Jan. 12, XRP slipped despite bullish on-chain signals. Exchange reserves fell about 0.44% in the prior 24 hours, and roughly 2,692,600,000 XRP sat on Binance as millions moved off the platform. Trading volume surged 205.8%, while price was down 1.63%, pointing to resilient buying interest.

On 12 January 2026 at 22:25, BitMine Immersion reported holding more than 4.16 million ETH, a stake valued at roughly $13 billion. The company also disclosed over 1.25 million ETH staked, with total crypto and cash nearing $14 billion. According to its latest update, steady weekly purchases have expanded its presence across Ethereum's validator ecosystem.

Dogecoin has risen about 17% from its December 31 low, with analyst Cantonese Cat highlighting a clear shift in how the coin trades around its daily Bollinger Bands. Price has moved from persistent pressure near the lower band to the upper half of the range, with DOGE recently closing around $0.1405 above a 20‑day basis near $0.1348. On higher timeframes, the analyst frames the structure as a Wave 2 correction between Fibonacci levels at roughly $0.1177 and $0.1542, with multiple upside extensions mapped out. The key near term focus is whether DOGE can hold above the daily basis line and eventually clear the upper band region near $0.1564 while trading around $0.13674 at press time.

On 9 January, Ripple filed a policy letter with the U.S. SEC's Crypto Task Force proposing a "promise-based" framework. It argues tokens like XRP should fall outside securities law once original fundraising obligations end, as Congress advances market-structure rules and the SEC begins rulemaking through its new crypto unit.

On January 12, 2026, Bank of Italy economist Claudia Biancotti outlined how Ethereum's security could erode if ETH fell to zero, modeling validator exits, lower staked ETH, and weaker block production. The report also flags spillover risks for tokenized assets and stablecoins built on Ethereum, echoing November 2025 warnings from the European Central Bank about financial stability threats.

Monero jumped over 20% to around $597, its highest level since 2021, while Zcash fell roughly 20% to about $382 amid governance and developer turbulence. Bitcoin held above $91,000 and Ethereum hovered near $3,100 in early 2026. Trader Melarin said on January 12, 2026 that XMR's long base could target higher levels.

Data indicates that since December 5, Shiba Inu (SHIB) whales have withdrawn more than 80 trillion tokens from exchanges, reducing the exchange balance from 370.3 trillion to 290.3 trillion SHIB. New wallets have reportedly moved 82 trillion tokens in the last 60 days, concentrating supply among large holders and fueling expectations of a potential supply squeeze. An analyst tracking a falling wedge pattern now suggests SHIB could climb about 280% from roughly $0.00000836 to $0.000033 if price breaks above key resistance on the weekly chart.

XRP recently rebounded from a 21‑month EMA support level that some analysts say closely resembles its 2017 technical structure. The token climbed from under $1.90 to a $2.41 local high before retreating to around $2.07, facing resistance near $2.26 and mixed momentum signals. Several traders are tracking whether XRP can overcome these resistance zones and repeat the strong rally it saw after a similar setup in early 2018.