As of early 2026, Bitcoin's weekly RSI sits in the low 30s with price near $80,000, according to the analysis. Two 2025 pullbacks followed bearish divergences, and traders are watching $98,000 (0.382) and $103,000 (0.5) as retest zones, while $91,000–$93,000 may act as a front-run retest if momentum stays weak.

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XRP is trading around $2.10 after a 0.24% daily gain, with volume near $1.12 bn, as price compresses above the $2.04–$2.06 support area. Ripple highlighted UK FCA approval on January 9, 2026, and the chart shows that a break above $2.15 could target $2.27 and a retest of $2.40.

Over the weekend, XRP spot ETFs amassed $1.47 billion in assets, representing 1.16% of the token's market capitalization, while a single Shiba Inu address accumulated 1,923,043,775,311 SHIB from Coinbase Prime. At the same time, Vitalik Buterin published a three-point framework targeting decentralized stablecoin design, focusing on alternative indices, resilient oracles and resolving yield competition. These moves highlight shifting liquidity in XRP and SHIB markets alongside renewed debate on how future stablecoins should be structured.

Bitmine transferred 86,400 ETH into Ethereum's staking deposit contract, with on chain data indicating the batch was worth about $266.3 million. At the same time, chart analyses showed Ethereum breaking out of a prolonged falling channel, trading above $3,000 and outlining potential cycle targets toward the $6,400 area and beyond.

Ethereum is trading around $3,110 with daily volume near $6.5 bn and a market cap of about $375 bn, while price action compresses above a rising trendline. On-chain data show the Beacon Chain staking entry queue has climbed to 1.759 mn ETH (roughly $5.5 bn), supporting a potential breakout scenario toward the $3,250–$3,300 area if resistance near $3,180 is cleared.

Zama will conduct a Dutch auction token sale on January 12, positioning the event within the fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) privacy narrative. The timing overlaps with token unlocks for projects such as RAIN and APT and U.S. CPI updates, which could shape liquidity and short-term volatility across crypto markets.

On 11 January 2026, veteran fund manager Larry Lepard argued that subtle Federal Reserve balance-sheet expansion since late 2025 is quietly adding liquidity through reserve management rather than overt quantitative easing. He believes this "gradual print" environment, also described by macro analyst Lyn Alden, could favor scarce assets such as Bitcoin over time as investors seek protection from currency dilution.