On January 11, Zcash (ZEC) gained 3.34% in 24 hours and was trading near $389.24, approaching local resistance around $400.60. If the daily candle closes away from this level, a move back to nearby support is possible, with $371.25 highlighted as the key downside area and $320–$300 mentioned as deeper targets into month's end.

On January 11, 2026, reports indicated that X is testing a native timeline feature that lets users view stock and cryptocurrency prices directly within posts. The initial rollout will focus on price visibility and simple charts rather than full trading, tying into Elon Musk's plan to turn X into an "everything app" with integrated financial tools. CEO Linda Yaccarino has outlined complementary initiatives like X Money, a peer-to-peer payments and digital wallet service backed by Visa, which aims to expand X's role in payments and commerce.

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.

On 11 January 2026 at 17:42, the International Monetary Fund highlighted that stablecoins are increasingly used for cross‑border payments. Its analysis says stablecoin flows are growing faster than Bitcoin and Ethereum activity, and heavy backing with short‑term US Treasuries is binding these tokens to traditional finance while policy responses remain uneven.

Vitalik Buterin outlines three structural issues he believes still undermine decentralized stablecoins: dependence on USD-based price pegs, vulnerability of oracle systems, and conflicts created by staking yields when used as collateral. He argues that long-term resilience will require new reference indexes, more robust oracle designs, and mechanisms that balance staking returns with stablecoin usability and risk management.

Meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB) has formed a mini golden cross, with its 23-day simple moving average crossing above the 50-day SMA and price holding near $0.00000810. With SHIB currently around $0.00000870 and the 200-day EMA near $0.00001054, there is about 22% upside that could lift its market cap by roughly $1 billion if the pattern continues. The bullish setup remains intact as long as support near $0.00000810 is not lost.

Binance top-trader data shows 76.16% of leading accounts are long XRP, with a 3.19 long/short account ratio and a 1.97 position-based ratio. The price recently rebounded from the $1.80 area to $2.10 and nearly tested $2.40 in early January. A move toward $2.80–$3 is presented as possible if $2.40 breaks before month-end.

BitMine Immersion Technologies staked 86,400 ETH in a single-day allocation worth $266.3 million, lifting its staked total to 1,080,512 ETH. The deposits were routed via Ethereum's BatchDeposit contract, and with ETH near $3,091, the firm's holdings are estimated around 2.74 million ETH valued at roughly $8.5 billion.