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Ethereum is trading around $3,110 with daily volume near $6.5 bn and a market cap of about $375 bn, while price action compresses above a rising trendline. On-chain data show the Beacon Chain staking entry queue has climbed to 1.759 mn ETH (roughly $5.5 bn), supporting a potential breakout scenario toward the $3,250–$3,300 area if resistance near $3,180 is cleared.

Zama will conduct a Dutch auction token sale on January 12, positioning the event within the fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) privacy narrative. The timing overlaps with token unlocks for projects such as RAIN and APT and U.S. CPI updates, which could shape liquidity and short-term volatility across crypto markets.

Large Bitfinex accounts pared BTC longs after a late-December peak near 73,000 BTC, alongside an estimated 220,000 BTC decline in whale balances through 2025. Bitcoin is holding a tight $88,000–$92,000 band, with $94,000 viewed as near-term resistance. Some analysts map a prior spring-and-rally pattern that could extend toward $135k if confirmed.

TRUMP memecoin has remained in a descending channel since peaking around $9.5 two months ago, with price recently hovering near $5.4. On-chain and trading data show large holders have stopped accumulating, with one whale selling 437k TRUMP worth $2.35 million on Binance at a loss of about $2.35 million. Technical indicators highlight persistent selling pressure, and analysts outline key EMA levels around $5.2–$5.5 as crucial for either further downside or a trend reversal.

Solana has seen its open interest climb to the $8,000,000,000 mark, signaling that traders are once again willing to deploy leverage on SOL despite prior drawdowns. While the price is attempting a recovery from the low $120s and remains below key long-term moving averages, futures positioning has shifted toward longs, especially among larger players, raising the risk of sharp liquidations if support around $130–$135 fails. With spot volumes still subdued and derivatives driving much of the activity, elevated volatility is likely as Solana's price action tests resistance in the mid-$140s.

At the start of 2026, Ripple’s XRP climbed above $1.90 and $2.00, reclaiming the fourth spot by market cap before stalling at $2.40. It has since pulled back but is holding near $2.10. Focus now is on whether $2.00–$2.05 can firm up as support while $2.35–$2.40 remains the key ceiling.

On January 9, Bitcoin hovered around $90,700 with 24-hour volume near $12.18 bn as crypto ETFs recorded $343.8 mn in net redemptions. BTC now trades within a tight band between support at roughly $90,000 and resistance at $91,520, forming a symmetrical triangle that could precede either a breakout toward $93,011–$94,800 or a slide toward $89,241–$87,921.

On January 11, 2026, Bitfinex and Bitstamp data indicated large Bitcoin whales were unwinding leveraged long positions after a late‑month peak of 73,000 BTC. Analysts and firms including Coin Bureau, CryptoQuant, CoinShares, and Mercado Bitcoin linked the shift to potential bullish setups, with projections such as a path toward $135,000 and expectations of a doubled market cap in 2026.

In 2025, Russia's Social Fund handled about 37 million inquiries, with many asking about pension payments in crypto and whether mining income affects benefits. Officials said all state payments are in rubles and crypto taxation is under the Federal Tax Service. Senior official Maxim Oreshkin urged treating mining as export activity, while exchanges prepared for rules taking effect by July 1, 2026.

Ethereum's social media sentiment has weakened to levels similar to those seen before its 2025 rally, even as the broader crypto market shifts between "Fear" and "Extreme Fear." Traders on prediction platforms are still pricing in a meaningful chance that Ether will trade above $4,250 to $5,000 or more in 2026. Analysts also note that while Ethereum has pulled back sharply from its 2025 peak, many investors again view it as the clear second-largest crypto asset.