Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus has reacted on X to a sharp crypto market downturn that erased about $150,000,000,000 in value as Bitcoin dropped under $90,000 and gold set a fresh record above $4,800 per ounce. Markus, known online as "Shibetoshi Nakamoto," replied with a brief "oh" to a post highlighting the scale of liquidations, while separately the firm Strategy disclosed a purchase of 22,305 BTC for roughly $2.13 billion at a price of about $95,284 per coin.

On Jan 19, 2026, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said institutional demand for Bitcoin remains strong, citing about 577,000 BTC (roughly $53 billion) added to US custody wallets over the past year, with ETF holdings included. Meanwhile, Peter Brandt forecast a decline toward $60,000, potentially $50,000, from around $91,000.

According to on-chain data shared by Lookonchain on January 19, 2026, a wallet potentially associated with Fenbushi Capital moved 7,798 ETH, valued at $25 million, from a two-year staking position to Binance, likely to sell. The transfer coincided with Ethereum sliding 4.5% from $3,360 to about $3,220, while CoinShares reported $1.55 billion of weekly inflows into Bitcoin products and hundreds of millions into Ethereum and Solana. Over the same period, Bitcoin fell on new U.S. trade tariffs against Europe before rebounding from $92,490 to $93,180, with an analyst attributing the move to renewed spot demand.

On Jan. 18, 2026, SHIB marketing lead Lucie told holders there is "no panic" and that SHIB and SOU are "moving up together" as SOU NFTs track obligations tied to the late‑2025 Shibarium exploit. The daily burn rate jumped 3,904.47%, with 29,998,516 SHIB sent to dead wallets via two transfers of 28,000,000 and 1,576,200.

On Jan. 15, 2026, Shiba Inu marketing lead Lucie outlined how the "SHIB Owes You" (SOU) recovery plan will function following the Shibarium bridge exploit. According to Shibburn, the SHIB burn rate climbed 910.98% in the last day, with 4,369,584 SHIB destroyed across four transactions, including burns of 2,717,708 and 1,000,000 SHIB.

On January 14, 2026, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted CPI data showing a 3.5% decline in US consumer financial services fees, which he suggested could be partly driven by pro-crypto policies. He also welcomed Senator Tim Scott's crypto market structure bill as a major, long-awaited step toward clearer regulation while noting Ripple's own legal experience and recent preliminary EMI license approval in Luxembourg.

On January 12, 2026, JAN3 CEO Samson Mow reiterated his forecast that Bitcoin could reach $1 million per coin between 2031 and 2033. He outlined a scenario of roughly $150,000 average annual gains, combined with years featuring multiple Omega candles and some sideways price action. Mow previously argued that spot Bitcoin ETFs, the 2024 halving and a potential U.S. national Bitcoin reserve could have driven a faster move to $1 million, while Bitcoin is currently trading around $90,000 after hitting several new highs above $120,000 last year.

On January 9, 2026, Metaplanet director and COO Yoshimi Abe outlined four events that could shape Bitcoin's price: a U.S. crypto bill vote on Jan. 15, ongoing U.S. hearings, the EU's crypto transfer tax reporting active from Jan. 1, and a Florida bill effective July 1 if passed. Metaplanet bought 4,279 BTC to reach 35,102, while Strategy added 1,287 BTC for a 673,783 total.

On Jan. 8, 2026, Shibburn data showed Shiba Inu's burn rate dropped 12.73% in 24 hours and 82.12% over the past week, with 1,319,354 SHIB and 34,819,938 SHIB removed from circulation, respectively. By the start of 2026, 410,754,186,675,427 SHIB had been destroyed, while the price slid 14% in three days to around $0.00000868. A separate Santiment report indicated SHIB ranked only 10th among major meme coins in large whale transactions, lagging behind FLOKI and PEPE.