Crypto asset manager Grayscale has submitted a preliminary prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to convert its NEAR Protocol Trust into an exchange-traded fund planned for listing on NYSE Arca. The GSNR trust, which started OTCQB trading in September, currently manages $900,000 with a net asset value of $2.19 per share, down 45%, while NEAR token prices have fallen about 92% from their January 2022 peak to $1.54.

Ripple President Monica Long has outlined a vision of crypto's "production era," arguing that stablecoins will move from niche payment tools to core infrastructure for global settlement. She predicts that by 2026 around half of Fortune 500 companies will hold crypto or tokenized assets, including stablecoins and onchain T-bills, while expanding ETF access supports broader institutional participation.

Dogecoin extended its decline against the US Dollar after slipping under the $0.1280 area and is now trading beneath the 100-hour simple moving average. The price has rebounded from a low around $0.1155, but faces notable resistance close to $0.130 and $0.1330, with further downside possible if it fails to reclaim these levels.

XRP slid through $1.950 and fell under $2.00, with price action stalling beneath a bearish trendline on the hourly chart. The token registered a $1.8681 low after a brief move under $1.880, then rebounded toward $1.90 but stayed below the 100-hour SMA. Near-term resistance is seen at $1.950–$2.00, while supports are layered at $1.880 and $1.850.

Pump.fun introduced the Pump Fund, a $3 million program aimed at financing early‑stage teams based on public traction, starting with a build‑in‑public hackathon. Over the past week, platform fee revenue climbed to an estimated $7.6 million and the 30‑day total rose to $24.8 million, while the PUMP token stalled in a consolidation phase.

Berachain's BERA token has climbed about 10.9% in 24 hours, regaining the $1 area as on-chain DEX volume and derivatives activity expand. After defending the $0.545 demand zone and reclaiming its trend channel, price now faces key resistance near $1.065, with rising Open Interest, stronger directional momentum, and clustered short liquidity overhead shaping the next move.

MegaETH, a real-time EVM-compatible blockchain, plans to launch its mainnet on the 22nd of January with a seven-day global stress test targeting 11 billion transactions. The project aims to sustain between 15k and 35k TPS after having reached nearly 47k TPS on testnet with 10-millisecond block times, while analysts have raised questions about decentralization and censorship risks tied to its centralized sequencing.

Since January 6, ETH net taker volume has posted a $390 million positive imbalance, the largest buy-side skew since January 2023. CVD stands at -3,676 ETH and price is holding above $3,000, while Hyblock reports roughly $540 million in net longs near $3,100. These signals indicate renewed futures participation, with trend resilience hinging on daily closes above $3,000.