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.

Binance said it will remove 23 spot trading pairs on January 9 following a periodic review, while the underlying tokens will remain tradable against other available pairs. On January 8, several involved assets declined, with BIO down 10%, amid a broader pullback that also saw BTC slip below $90,000 and ZEC post double‑digit losses.

Dogecoin is trading just under $0.15 and would need a 430% rise to top its roughly $0.74 peak from spring 2021. Four AI chatbots offered mixed views on a 2026 all-time high, with one assigning 35%–45% odds and others saying "extraordinary catalysts" may be required. Price targets cited ranged from $0.44 to $0.50 absent a market-wide mania.

Ripple’s ecosystem has drawn renewed attention in early January as XRP’s price rose 20% in a week to $2.25. The company expanded in Asia through partnerships with major Japanese banks, secured a $500 million funding round at a $40 billion valuation, and saw strong demand for spot XRP ETFs that accumulated about $1.25 billion in net inflows. Despite speculation, Ripple’s leadership maintains it plans to stay private for now.

In the first quarter of 2026, four AI chatbots were asked to assess whether Pi Network's PI token, trading near $0.21, could climb to $1. ChatGPT and Grok saw the move as unlikely due to weak liquidity, limited utility, and large token unlocks, while Perplexity and Gemini considered a $1 target feasible if a major exchange such as Binance lists PI and the ecosystem sees a significant upgrade.

Bitcoin surged at the start of the year after closing 2025 near $87,000 despite having set a record above $126,000 in early October. Several analysts now project new highs between $126,200 and roughly $210,000 for 2026, while others warn that if the four-year cycle persists BTC could plunge to $32,000 and spend time trading in a wide band between $80,687 and $98,880.

On January 2, Pepe (PEPE) jumped about 35% over 24 hours to around $0.000005647, its highest since mid-November, per CoinGecko. Analysts on X, including James Wynn and curb.sol, set bullish market-cap targets ranging from over $10 billion to $69 billion. With RSI near 83, traders also flagged overbought risk and potential pullbacks.

Binance will remove FDUSD cross- and isolated-margin pairs on January 6, covering ADA/FDUSD, AVAX/FDUSD, LINK/FDUSD, BCH/FDUSD, TAO/FDUSD, LTC/FDUSD and SUI/FDUSD. The exchange did not provide a reason. Cardano fell 3.5% on December 30, while other non-stablecoin assets showed limited immediate reaction.

Shiba Inu's exchange reserves have fallen to about 81.2 trillion tokens as of December 28, the lowest level since April 2021, while its price trades near $0.000007478 after a sharp yearly decline. The reduced exchange supply is seen by some market participants as a potential catalyst for a short-term rebound, even as burn activity slows and concerns over Shibarium's stalled development keep bearish pressure in play.