On January 9, 2026, Metaplanet director and COO Yoshimi Abe outlined four events that could shape Bitcoin's price: a U.S. crypto bill vote on Jan. 15, ongoing U.S. hearings, the EU's crypto transfer tax reporting active from Jan. 1, and a Florida bill effective July 1 if passed. Metaplanet bought 4,279 BTC to reach 35,102, while Strategy added 1,287 BTC for a 673,783 total.

On Jan. 8, 2026, Shibburn data showed Shiba Inu's burn rate dropped 12.73% in 24 hours and 82.12% over the past week, with 1,319,354 SHIB and 34,819,938 SHIB removed from circulation, respectively. By the start of 2026, 410,754,186,675,427 SHIB had been destroyed, while the price slid 14% in three days to around $0.00000868. A separate Santiment report indicated SHIB ranked only 10th among major meme coins in large whale transactions, lagging behind FLOKI and PEPE.

Adam Back recently reshared Michael Saylor's May 23, 2024 X post about a potential Bitcoin "Godzilla" move, hinting at ultra-bullish expectations. At the same time, BTC is trading around $93,220 after falling from above $120,000, while Saylor's firm Strategy has disclosed a new purchase of 1,287 BTC, lifting its holdings to 673,783 coins and expanding its USD reserve to $2.25 billion.