According to analyst "Discover" on X, a major altseason could unfold over the next 3–6 months, with altcoin market cap potentially rising from about 2.31 million BTC to 15 million BTC in 2026. The article notes the total altcoin market cap is just above $1.3 trillion amid a recovery following the October 10 crash.

Pi Network's PI extended a seven-day advance as trading volume reached $8 million on Monday, the highest in nearly three weeks, while social dominance fell. According to Santiment, retail activity remains muted, hinting that larger holders could be driving the move. Technically, price sits near an ascending triangle's upper boundary at $0.215, with targets near $0.24 and $0.2725 if momentum holds.

On January 6, 2026, Solana published its 2025 annual data review, reporting total revenue of $23.9 billion and 116 billion transactions, both at record levels. Seven applications each generated more than $1 billion in revenue, while ETF net inflows linked to the ecosystem reached $1.02 billion. The report also noted steady growth in active wallets, lower fees, and a Solana price of $139.95 with mixed performance across recent time frames.

PEPENODE’s mine-to-earn GameFi presale has raised $2,587,005.74, with tokens priced at $0.0012161. The project issues virtual Miner Nodes to reward participation without hardware, and analysts have flagged potential upside following its token generation event and exchange listings. Presale timing is nearing completion, and post-launch features include a burn mechanism tied to in-game rig upgrades.

Circle minted 1.00 billion USDC on Solana within the last 24 hours, taking the network’s USDC supply to 1.75 billion on January 6, 2026, according to Lookonchain. CoinMarketCap shows USDC at $1.00 with a market cap near $75.70 billion and 24-hour volume of $14.26 billion. No official statements from Circle were available.

On December 18, a hacker drained $27.3 million from a compromised multisig crypto wallet and has since begun off-loading funds via Tornado Cash. On-chain data shows the attacker pulled 1,000 ETH worth $3.24 million from Aave while still holding a $9.75 million leveraged long, and has funneled a total of 6,300 ETH valued at $19.4 million through the mixer. Separate Tornado Cash activity tied to a pig-butchering investment scam and other 2025 exploits highlight industry-wide losses exceeding $117.8 million in December and $3.4 billion for the year.

On Tuesday, December 6, the Shiba Inu community was warned about a new wallet address spoofing scam that targets active SHIB wallets by mimicking past transaction addresses. The scheme uses tiny dust transfers from look‑alike addresses so victims may later copy the wrong address from their history and send funds directly to scammers. Holders are urged to verify the entire wallet address before each transfer and avoid reusing addresses from random incoming transactions.

On January 5–6, 2026, the People's Bank of China set out a work plan to steadily advance the digital yuan and upgrade infrastructure for cross-border RMB use. The central bank aims to promote e-CNY in trade and investment, broaden international payment system links, and deepen QR code payment cooperation with other countries. It will also maintain a moderately loose monetary stance in 2026, refine Bond Connect and Swap Connect, and tighten oversight of virtual cryptocurrencies and related illicit activities.