On Jan. 11, 2026, XRPL validator Vet posted that the XRP community is "keeping it quiet," prompting speculation. XRP surged to $2.41 on Jan. 6 before reversing and, at press time, traded near $2.04. Ripple said it secured FCA approval for an EMI license and Cryptoasset Registration to expand its payments platform in the U.K.

Over the past 24 hours, Cardano's derivatives positioning ticked higher while spot activity thinned. After hitting a Jan. 6 high, ADA has pulled back for five sessions and is hovering within a broad range. Traders are watching for a potential reset and short-term consolidation as leverage has been cleared.

XRP's price climbed to $2.41 on Jan. 6, 2026 before pulling back over five consecutive days and attempting a rebound around $2.10. A crypto analyst notes that a gravestone doji pattern seems to be forming on XRP's weekly chart, while the asset trades within a broad $1.77 to $2.41 range and recently saw its first $40.8 million net outflow from U.S. spot XRP ETFs.

XRP fell for four straight sessions from a Jan. 6 peak of $2.41, touching $2.06 on Jan. 8. On Jan. 10, 2026, analyst Steph is Crypto said XRP is oversold, citing a three‑week chart with stochastic RSI below 25 and a weekly RSI crossover, and separately suggested a potential $5 target.

Cardano's futures volume on Bitmex reportedly surged 27,631.45% in the last 24 hours to $47.64 million, alongside a modest increase in open interest to $790.3 million. After hitting $0.4374 on Jan. 6, 2026 and briefly trading above the $0.40 daily MA 50, ADA has fallen back below this level and is now down over recent days. The Cardano Constitution also introduces a Net Change Limit of 350,000,000,000,000 lovelace (350 million ADA), capping how much can be withdrawn from the treasury during a defined period.

On January 10, 2026, Ripple executive Reece Merrick said 2026 could be transformative for the company following its recent U.K. Electronic Money Institution license and earlier acquisitions. CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted that the 2025 performance, especially in Q4, and the deals for Ripple Prime and GTreasury, have strengthened Ripple's strategy around XRP, RLUSD and its broader Internet of Value vision.

According to XRPL validator Vet, several XRP Ledger fix amendments introduced with rippled v3.0.0 in December 2025 are moving toward the activation threshold, with key items including TokenEscrow, AMMClawback, Multi Purpose Tokens and Price Oracle. Xrpscan data shows these fixes, along with the XLS-56 batch transactions amendment, are progressing toward the required 80% validator consensus that would start their two-week activation timer and could shape XRP Ledger behavior in 2026.

Shiba Inu rallied across Jan. 1–5, 2026, peaking at $0.00001017 on Jan. 5 before momentum faded and four down days followed from Jan. 6, hitting $0.00000846. On Jan. 9, SHIB team member Lucie urged the community to stay resilient. At writing, SHIB was $0.000008658, down 0.8% daily but up 9.58% weekly.

Ethereum recorded -$1.06 billion in net outflows this week, alongside a 120% jump in the validator entry queue and record address growth. The asset rallied early 2026, topping at $3,307 on January 6 after clearing the daily MA 50 at $3,022. At press time, ETH hovered near $3,000 as it tested support.