Smart money traders are piling back into meme tokens, with Solana-based White Whale turning a $366 buy into roughly $1.5 million for one early participant. Alongside this mid-cap surge, larger names like Dogecoin and Pepe and presale projects such as Bitcoin Hyper and Maxi Doge are being highlighted as key meme coin opportunities in the current bull market.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has reiterated his optimistic outlook on digital assets, stating on X that a crypto "super cycle" is expected to begin in 2026 and drive prices far beyond prior projections. He contrasts this view with the traditional four-year market cycle thesis and continues to spotlight Bitcoin, BNB and Aster as his preferred long-term holdings, while separate analysts and investors are also focusing on emerging tokens like Bitcoin Hyper and Floki.

XRP fell for four straight sessions from a Jan. 6 peak of $2.41, touching $2.06 on Jan. 8. On Jan. 10, 2026, analyst Steph is Crypto said XRP is oversold, citing a three‑week chart with stochastic RSI below 25 and a weekly RSI crossover, and separately suggested a potential $5 target.

Grayscale has registered a Hyperliquid HYPE-linked statutory trust in Delaware, a step that typically precedes an S-1 filing for a U.S. spot ETF, putting it alongside Bitwise, VanEck, and 21Shares in pursuing such a product. HYPE's price briefly recovered by 18% to $28 on 06 January 2026 before losing most of those gains, while sentiment stayed in the "fear" zone despite deflationary buybacks and growing dip buying on spot markets. The $28 level, aligned with the 50-day moving average, now acts as key resistance, with $23 and $22 as potential downside targets if it is not reclaimed as support.

Solana has introduced the v3.0.14 validator client for Mainnet-Beta, urging both staked and unstaked nodes to upgrade to enhance network resilience. At the same time, SOL trades around $135 with analysts watching $145 as a pivot and $187 as key resistance before February. Broader roadmap upgrades, including Firedancer and Alpenglow, aim to boost scalability while price structure signals compression and potential upside toward higher psychological levels.

XRP is trading just over $2 after an early January rally briefly reached $2.40, with the pullback holding above a flipped short‑term support. An inverse setup with the US Dollar Index around 99 has preceded major XRP advances, including a $3.65 peak in July. If the dollar weakens again, another leg higher could emerge; sustained strength may keep price consolidating near $2.

On 10 January 2026, Nasdaq and CME Group announced the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index, including assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Chainlink. LINK’s price was retracing toward a key imbalance region around $13, while liquidity data highlighted a notable cluster of roughly $1.32 million near $15. Technical indicators and on-chain activity suggested traders were positioning for a potential directional move rather than engaging in panic selling.

Binance Wallet announced an exclusive Booster and Token Generation Event for Unitas (UP), with subscriptions opening on January 12, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+8). The event targets a $50,000 raise in BNB for 10 million UP under an over-subscription model, capping each user's deposit at 3 BNB with proportional allocation.