XRP is changing hands near $1.81 after a daily drop of almost 5% and a weekly decline of about 6%, while analysts highlight a roughly 434-day consolidation phase. Key chart watchers are focusing on the $1.80 support zone and a tight $1.80–$2.00 range, as on-chain data shows 42 new wallets with at least one million XRP and continued inflows into XRP-linked ETFs.

On January 29, 2026 at 17:45, Ethereum fell below $2,900, extending its short-term downtrend and intensifying pressure on leveraged positions. According to the latest liquidation data, 30 percent moves could trigger liquidations of $11.22 billion in shorts or $10.50 billion in longs. RSI slipped into the low 30s while MACD remains negative.

Dogecoin fell 5.79% in the last 24 hours to $0.117 and was down 2.51% over the most recent hour. According to CoinGlass, open interest slipped 1.38% to $1.4 billion, while BitMEX futures volume spiked 10,782% to $200.98 million. Alicharts reports >$1 million transactions dropped 94.6% over four weeks.

Pro-crypto lawyer Bill Morgan expects XRP to post notable gains in the coming months after new on-chain data shows a fresh rise in millionaire wallets on XRP Ledger. Since Jan. 1, dozens of wallets holding at least one million XRP have reappeared, reversing a prior exodus that followed the Oct. 10 market crash and suggesting renewed confidence among large holders.

Solana's active validator set has declined by 68% in three years, dropping from a peak of 2,560 nodes in March 2023 to 795, according to Solanacompass. Smaller, independent validators report that rising operating costs and fee competition from large zero-fee operators are pushing them out, while Solana's Nakamoto Coefficient has fallen from 31 to 20 over the same period, signaling increased network concentration.

On January 29, 2026, XRP traded near the bottom of its recent range and remained below declining resistance, signaling muted momentum. According to the analysis, total open interest hovered around $3.38 billion with a recent 24‑hour pullback, while Binance held a large share of derivatives exposure. Exchange inflows and outflows showed episodic spikes without a persistent trend, and prior inflow surges aligned with price softness.

Solana's price has cooled after a roughly 20% decline from resistance near $150, with the token now hovering around a key technical area. Analyst Umair Crypto highlighted that rejection at the Value Area High near $141 sent SOL back into its two-month trading range, where it is retesting the Value Area Low flip zone around $128. Further consolidation above this support, described by BitGuru as a compression phase, could precede a sharp move in either direction depending on how price reacts to nearby support and resistance.

On January 29, 2026, Tom Lee's crypto infrastructure company Bitmine significantly expanded its Ethereum staking position by locking an additional 250,912 ETH, valued at roughly $740 million. This brought its total staked balance to about 2.58 million ETH, worth $7.6 billion and accounting for around 61% of its Ethereum holdings, while ETH traded near $2,925 with modest recent declines.