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.

On January 29, 2026, Dogecoin is retesting a previously broken downtrend line on the 4-hour chart. Price stands at $0.1209, down 4.2% over 24 hours, 3.9% on the week, and 2.8% over the month. A firm hold could keep the path open toward recent local highs, while a failure would increase downside risk.

Russian lawmakers plan to approve a wide-ranging crypto regulation package by the end of June, with the rules scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027. The framework would permit regulated trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum, selected altcoins and stablecoins, while capping annual retail purchases at about 300,000 rubles and imposing testing requirements and licensing rules for intermediaries.

On January 20, 2026, Grayscale Investments filed a Form 8-K with the SEC to amend its XRP Trust, refining how pricing is calculated. According to the filing, the CoinDesk XRP Benchmark now adds Binance (XRP-USDC), Gate (XRP-USDC), and HashKey (XRP-USD), while removing Bitfinex (XRP-USD), aiming to improve accuracy and reduce manipulation risk.

On January 28, 2026, Jack Dorsey's offline messaging and Bitcoin app Bitchat was reported to be experiencing a surge in adoption as internet shutdowns affected communication in countries such as Iran and Uganda. The app, which operates without internet connectivity, central servers, or user accounts, has surpassed 28,000 downloads in 2026 and climbed to top positions in app store rankings around Uganda's election while gaining traction amid protest-related shutdowns in Iran.

On January 26, Santiment said large Cardano wallets accumulated 454.7M ADA over two months while small wallets sold. At press time, ADA was $0.3487, up 0.1% daily, down 2.4% weekly, and 5.6% lower monthly. Santiment's post also noted $161,420,000 in added value and a 22.0K ADA retail outflow over three weeks.

On January 27, 2026, analysts highlighted that the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) hovering close to 97 is approaching a zone that has previously aligned with strong Bitcoin (BTC) advances. Historical moves where DXY slid below 96 have coincided with Bitcoin surging from about $2,000 to $20,000 in 2017 and from roughly $10,000 to $64,000 in 2020–2021. With BTC now around $87,852.43 and showing mixed short-term performance, traders are closely monitoring whether another dollar breakdown could again reshape Bitcoin's macro backdrop.

On January 26, 2026, Trader Tardigrade flagged a weekly bullish divergence on Dogecoin, while his 4-hour view showed a breakdown and a rejection near $0.11464. DOGE traded around $0.122, up 1.2% on the day but down 5.4% for the week and 0.7% over the month, according to CoinGecko.

On January 25, Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone cautioned that Ethereum's downside risks dominate as equity market volatility could return. He highlighted the $2,000–$4,000 range since 2023 and questioned the strength of $2,000 support. ETH was around $2,883, down 1.7% daily, 10.4% weekly, and 1.6% monthly, according to CoinGecko.