As 2026 begins, KIMI AI issued end‑year price targets for XRP, Solana and Dogecoin. The model projects XRP near $8, SOL around $400 and DOGE near $0.45, versus recent levels near $2.09, $134 and $0.14. Forecasts hinge on a full bull market and rising institutional adoption.

On January 8, Pi Network's PI traded near $0.20, about 2% higher on the week but 93% below its $3 peak from February last year, per CoinGecko. Traders on X split as critics cited exchange inflows and governance concerns, while others eyed a break from an eight-month downtrend and targets near $0.57 amid scheduled token unlocks.

Dogecoin previously moved from roughly $0.10 to about $0.45 in a late-2024 parabolic rally after a period of sideways trading. If a similar 4.5x surge were to play out from a higher base near $0.15, projections indicate the DOGE price could advance into the $0.60 to $0.67 zone, still short of its $0.76 all-time high.

On January 9, the TrueBit computation scaling protocol suffered an on-chain exploit that resulted in the loss of approximately 8,535 ETH, valued around $26.4 million. The attack targeted TrueBit contracts on Ethereum and moved funds from affected addresses to wallets controlled by the attacker, while the team has not yet released a full technical post-mortem. Ethereum's market reaction has been limited so far, with price data indicating only moderate impact despite ongoing concerns over DeFi protocol security.

On Sunday, Shiba Inu (SHIB) rose just over 13%, then since Tuesday slipped about 4% while trading between $0.000007 and $0.000014. A bullish divergence and price breakout are cited as signals for a possible 246–300% move toward $0.000032, amid sustained whale accumulation. At press time, SHIB was $0.00000863, down 1.83%.

On January 8, 2026, analyst Ali Martinez shared UTXO Realized Price Distribution charts indicating Dogecoin faces scarce on-chain support near $0.14, with the next major accumulation area around $0.073. As the crypto market enters its first significant 2026 drawdown, DOGE risks losing $0.10 and momentum above $0.12.

Dogecoin is climbing alongside other meme coins in Q1 2026, with one crypto analyst arguing that recent accumulation could precede a strong upside move. The analyst's chart highlights a key support area around $0.14 and a potential target zone between $0.188 and $0.194, while warning that a drop below roughly $0.148 would challenge the bullish view. At the time of writing, Dogecoin trades near $0.143 after gaining more than 18% this week but still shows a trading volume decline of over 30%.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) dipped over the past 24 hours as total crypto market value eased to $3.17 trillion, yet it remains up 22% on the week and 25% in January 2026. Momentum signals remain constructive, with RSI above 50 and a narrowing pennant formation. A decisive move above $0.000010 could open $0.000025–$0.000036, while $0.00010 is cited as a longer-term target.