On 16 January, Ethereum’s daily active addresses climbed to 1.297 million, passing major Layer 2 networks before easing to 945,000. This spike was largely linked to automated stablecoin dusting and address poisoning contracts, which have allegedly enabled attackers to steal about $740,000 from 116 wallets. Despite these security concerns, recent upgrades that cut transfer fees and continued institutional accumulation indicate that Ethereum’s underlying fundamentals remain strong.

MegaETH, a real-time EVM-compatible blockchain, plans to launch its mainnet on the 22nd of January with a seven-day global stress test targeting 11 billion transactions. The project aims to sustain between 15k and 35k TPS after having reached nearly 47k TPS on testnet with 10-millisecond block times, while analysts have raised questions about decentralization and censorship risks tied to its centralized sequencing.

Aster's price remains in a downtrend after Bitcoin's drop below $94.5k, with a short-term rebound of just over 10% possible in the coming days. Key levels include the prior demand at $0.683–$0.703 and the 78.6% retracement at $0.695, while a move above $0.81 and $1 is needed to shift bias.

Decentraland’s MANA rallied strongly on 17 January, breaking above the local $0.15 resistance amid a broader GameFi upswing led by Axie Infinity. Within the last 24 hours, a Bitcoin pullback helped trigger $864 million in liquidations, dragging MANA lower as dormant circulation and falling mean coin age signaled distribution and weak long-term conviction.

Toncoin has struggled to break decisively above the $1.70 area in recent weeks, even as Bitcoin reclaimed $94.5k as support. On-chain and derivatives data show rising 90-day MVRV and Open Interest but no clear network-wide accumulation, suggesting potential rallies toward $2.16–$2.37 could be limited by profit-taking.

Berachain’s BERA token has climbed 15.48% in the past 24 hours and 62.58% over the last week after the foundation unveiled its “Bera Builds Businesses” model, which focuses on cash-flow-generating ventures. Despite this rally, BERA remains 69.64% below its October peak, and traders face added uncertainty from a controversial downside-protection deal tied to Brevan Howard’s Nova fund, whose refund clause expires on 6 February 2026.

XRP has continued to defend the $1.96–$2.0 support zone while trading above the $2 psychological demand area. On-chain and derivatives metrics, including funding rates, spot CVD and cost basis distribution, suggest buyers may be accumulating and a local bottom could be forming near current levels. A move below $1.96 could deepen bearish sentiment, while the $2.15 region remains a key resistance for bulls.

According to the analysis, QNT rose 12.33% over the past 36 hours as daily volume tripled since Friday, 16 January. The study highlights weekly support near the 78.6% retracement at $75, a short-term invalidation on a 4‑hour close below $72.5, and overhead supply at $90–$110, while BTC's defense of $94.5k could allow a push toward $100k.

Monero's price surged to a new all-time high of $799 on 14 January before dropping 13.5% over the last 24 hours as trading volumes fell by 25%. The move followed an alleged hardware wallet attack in which over $282 million in LTC and BTC were converted into XMR, and analysts now see overheated futures activity and support levels near $518 and $447 as key risk zones.