On January 23, 2026, OTC whale wallet 0xFB7 acquired 20,013 ETH worth $59.07M, after buying 10,000 ETH ($28,97 million) on January 22. Trend Research borrowed $70M USDT from Aave and purchased 24,555 ETH ($75.5M), holding 651,310 ETH ($1.92B). ETH trades at $2,911.57, down 1% day-over-day and 10.4% week-over-week, with a 0.1% monthly gain.

On January 22, 2026, analyst Zach Rector said XRP's social sentiment slid into "extreme fear," a setup he links to contrarian rallies, citing Santiment. He pointed to higher lows near $1.90–$1.91 and a bounce toward $1.98, and disclosed buys around $1.80–$1.88. CoinGecko data showed $1.90, -0.9% 24h, -7.5% 7d, +2.4% monthly on January 23, 2026.

On January 23, 2026, Robert Kiyosaki said in an X post that he ignores price swings in Bitcoin, gold, silver, and Ethereum. He argued that rising U.S. national debt and declining dollar purchasing power matter more than short‑term volatility, so he keeps accumulating these assets regardless of day‑to‑day moves.

On January 22, 2026, Santiment reported XRP trader sentiment fell into "Extreme Fear" after a 19% decline from the January 5 highs. Analyst Ali Martinez highlighted support at $1.78 and resistance at $1.97 and $2, while XRP traded near $1.93 with +1.9% daily, -6.8% weekly and +2.4% monthly performance.

On January 20, 2026, analyst Trader Tardigrade highlighted a Dogecoin weekly chart pattern suggesting a slightly lower low could precede a major rally. DOGE is trading near $0.13 after a 30% jump earlier in the month, with oversold weekly RSI and resistance around $0.16, while projections discussed range from a short-term move toward $0.16–$0.175 to a long-term scenario targeting $0.80.

Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone warned that the Bitcoin/gold ratio sits near 20x after five years and could revert toward 10x. He noted a late‑2024 peak near 40 and recent slippage, with BTC around $91,000 and gold above $4,700, while recent moves show a 2.3% daily drop, a 1.7% weekly dip, and a 3% monthly rise.

On January 20, 2026, Makina Finance suffered a flash-loan exploit that drained about $5 million from its DUSD/USDC Curve pool through oracle manipulation. According to CertiK and TenArmor, the attacker borrowed 280 million USDC at 03:40 UTC, used 170 million USDC to skew the oracle, then traded 110 million USDC and later moved 1,299 ETH. Makina said only DUSD LP positions on Curve were affected and urged withdrawals.

On January 19, 2026, analysts highlighted $3,085 as the crucial Ethereum support level that must hold to keep the current bullish thesis intact. ETH has traded in a tight range between about $2,600 and $3,400 for 66 days, while on-chain activity, ETF inflows of roughly 158,545 ETH, and price structure all converge near this zone. With Ethereum at $3,223.78 and daily active addresses above 800,000, market participants are watching whether the price can defend $3,085 and reclaim $3,400 to open targets at $3,660 and potentially $4,000.

On January 19, 2026, the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System disclosed holding 17,900 shares of Strategy (MSTR), providing indirect exposure to Bitcoin. The position was valued at approximately $3.2 million, and the fund manages roughly $15.6 billion in assets.