Derivatives data show about $16 million in potential short liquidations on Binance’s ZEC perpetuals versus roughly $8 million on the long side, signaling a bearish tilt. The article notes open interest has increased by nearly $50 million this week, while Nansen figures indicate the top 100 ZEC wallets lifted holdings by 4.21% during Thursday trading.

Worldcoin's WLD token surged about 50% early in the week as traders positioned around speculation that OpenAI may use its iris-scanning technology for a proof-of-personhood social platform. On-chain data shows wallets holding 10‑100 million WLD accumulated more than 30 million tokens since January 15, while smaller whale addresses added about 2.6 million WLD in the last 24 hours, supporting expectations of further upside if key resistance levels break. Some analysts also highlight Maxi Doge's $MAXI presale, which has reportedly raised nearly $4.5 million with staking yields up to 69% APY, as another play on meme coin momentum.

Shiba Inu's lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama outlined an AI-focused direction in X posts on January 26 and January 28, 2026, describing SHIB, BONE, LEASH and TREAT as the project's framework. Price analysis highlights $0.00001 as a key hurdle, with RSI/MACD pressure building and a conditional path toward $0.000024 (215%) and, with broader utility, $0.00005 (560%).

Worldcoin’s price outlook has turned more optimistic after reports that OpenAI is exploring its biometric identity technology alongside Apple’s Face ID for a new social network. Speculation over this possible integration pushed WLD up 25% on Wednesday and has fueled projections of a breakout from a months-long downtrend, with some traders watching resistance around $0.60 and longer-term targets far above current levels.

On January 27, 2026, Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus argued in a meme post that the crypto slump reflects a risk-off rotation rather than broken fundamentals. He pointed to capital moving from meme coins into gold and silver, while chart signals for DOGE suggest a double bottom near $0.115 and a potential breakout target around $0.27.

On January 27, 2026, BitMine staked 209,504 ETH, lifting its staked holdings to 2,218,771, and recently increased total ETH to 4.2 million after buying 40,202 tokens. With about 52% of its treasury locked and an average cost of $2,839, ETH near $2,900 leaves a narrow profit margin and heightens concentration risk.

After a subdued week, more than 250 billion SHIB have been withdrawn from exchanges, with one trading session alone seeing 450 billion tokens moved off centralized platforms. On-chain flows and chart signals point to Shiba Inu potentially completing a bullish head-and-shoulders pattern inside a long-term falling wedge, with analysts eyeing a move toward $0.00001 and scenario targets of $0.000033 and $0.000042 if momentum and broader market conditions improve.

In January 2026, XRP Ledger data shared by Ripple core team member Luke Judges indicated that tokenized assets on XRPL have surpassed $2 billion, after more than $1 billion of additional assets in December were indexed. Technical analysis highlights a multi‑month descending triangle, with key levels at $1.90 and $2.35, and some traders watching potential upside targets near $3.70 and even $5 as XRPL's tokenisation push accelerates.

On January 23, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation created a Post‑Quantum security team, per researcher Justin Drake, with Thomas Coratger leading. Vitalik Buterin has cited a 20% chance that quantum computers could break modern cryptography this decade. Technical signals outline potential paths toward $5,000 and, if momentum extends, toward $10,000.