Ethereum

According to CryptoPotato, Bitcoin steadied around $90,500 on Friday with minimal movement over the past 12 hours after expectations for heightened volatility did not materialize. Altcoins were mixed: POL rose 17% toward $0.17, while ZEC fell 12% to $380; ETH hovered below $3,100 and XRP near $2.10. The total crypto market cap added roughly $20 billion to reach about $3.180 trillion.

Nasdaq and CME Group have consolidated their separate crypto benchmarks into a single Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index aimed at institutional investors. The index evolves from the former Nasdaq Crypto Index and currently tracks a diversified basket of assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Chainlink, Cardano and Avalanche. By focusing on broad market exposure instead of single tokens, the new benchmark is designed to support the next phase of index-based crypto products such as ETFs and structured instruments.

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.

In 2025, institutional capital rotated from Bitcoin toward Ethereum, with BTC inflows down 35% year-over-year to $26.98 billion and ETH allocations up 137% to $12.69 billion. Technical signals show ETH forming higher lows from a $2,750 base, with RSI near the 50 line and MACD turning positive, pointing to a potential bullish breakout.

LiquidChain is building a Layer-3 execution and liquidity coordination layer to reduce fragmentation across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. According to LiquidChain's presale page, the $LIQUID offering has raised over $350,000, with the token used for fees, governance, and network access. Staking is designed to help secure the network and align long-term liquidity incentives.

On January 9, Arkham Intelligence said it will discontinue support for the Linea blockchain on its intelligence platform effective January 11, following a periodic relevance review. The company also plans to remove Blast and Manta on the same date, while continuing to list Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, Optimism, and Polygon zkEVM.

Ethereum remains in a late-stage accumulation, with its inverted monthly structure pointing to a controlled setup rather than explosive volatility. Resistance is outlined at $3,800–$4,500, with a potential path toward $6,000–$7,500 if that zone turns to support, while a risk scenario includes a retest of $1,800–$2,200.

Ethereum is trading near $3,100 while technical analysts track a nearly completed Wyckoff accumulation pattern that flags a potential move toward the $5,000–$7,000 area if $4,000 is reclaimed as support. Additional chart studies highlight resistance around $3,800–$4,500, while on-chain data shows large holders with 10,000–100,000 ETH steadily increasing balances as exchange reserves drop below 16.5 million. Short-term outlooks remain constructive as long as the $3,000 support region holds.

SharpLink Gaming reported $33 million in income from Ether staking over the past seven months and, on January 8, 2026, said it deployed $170 million in ETH to Linea for restaking incentives. The company holds 864,840 ETH and on January 6, 2026 reiterated that its treasury remains 100% ETH and fully staked.

On-chain data shows A7A5, a ruble-pegged stablecoin, was the fastest-growing stablecoin over the past 12 months and added about $90 billion to circulating supply in 2025. Issued via a Kyrgyz entity on Tron and Ethereum, it surpassed USDT and USDC despite an EU ban on ruble-backed transactions.