Injective's native token INJ is trading at $5.12562644 with a market cap of $512,413,670.02 and a circulating supply of 99,970,935.41. Projections for 2026 place INJ between $3.80 and $15.40, while longer-term estimates for 2030 suggest a possible range from about $29 to $74 under strong DeFi adoption and sustained token burns. The forecast path from 2026 to 2030 assumes expanding derivatives activity, rising on-chain volume, and the continued impact of Injective's deflationary buyback-and-burn model.

On January 9, 2026, Pi Network announced a library that lets apps add Pi payments in under ten minutes. PI traded around $0.2089 as the project faces a January unlock of nearly 95 million tokens worth about $19.88 million, roughly 22% below February's expected $132 million.

On Friday, Solana (SOL) fell nearly 4% after a second attempt this week to clear resistance near $144, while it continued to trade within a $120–$145 range. Market observer Crypto Batman sees scope for a pullback toward $128–$130 and November lows, while King Arthur flags a reclaim of $143–$152 toward $171.55. As of writing, SOL is $134.9, down 2.3% on the day.

Low-cap meme coins on Solana are delivering outsized returns, with one early TESTICLE buyer reportedly turning a $19 purchase into $46,000. Alongside this, investors are eyeing Official Trump, Fartcoin, MemeCore, Bitcoin Hyper and Maxi Doge as key meme plays, with several tokens posting notable weekly gains and attracting whale interest. These picks span high-utility and narrative-driven projects, from meme-focused Layer-1 and Bitcoin Layer-2 solutions to culture-driven doge variants.

A crypto whale deposited $8.09M and set buy orders for SOL between $133.88 and $135 on 9 January. At press time, SOL traded at $140, up 2.48% over 24 hours, with volume rising 25% to $5.05B. A daily close above $146 could enable a 15% push toward $168, while failure may invite a reversal.

Analysts expect a major crypto bull run at the start of 2026, as capital rotates from stocks and precious metals into digital assets. Against this backdrop, market commentators highlight Solana, Sui, Render and the new low-cap Bitcoin Hyper as notable opportunities, spanning large-cap, mid-cap and early-stage projects. These assets are being evaluated on institutional demand, on-chain activity, technical breakouts and fundraising milestones.

Ethereum is consolidating around $3,100 as traders watch whether a longer-term support holds. According to CryptoQuant, the realized price for accumulating addresses has stabilized near $2,700–$2,800, suggesting a structural cost floor. Analysts note the 50-day and 100-day averages act as resistance, while a reclaim of $3,300 would be needed to shift momentum.

On January 10, Pump.fun CEO Alon Cohen announced changes to the platform's Dynamic Fee V1 mechanism, shifting creator incentives toward a more trader-focused, market-driven structure. The update, introduced under Project Ascend with a new Creator Fee Sharing feature, coincided with PUMP gaining over 10% and a reported market cap of $814.84 million and 24-hour volume of $230.22 million as of January 10, 2026. The Coincu research team indicates the restructuring could support trading activity, although recent 60-day price performance still shows a 47.72% decline and regulatory responses remain pending.