On January 8, 2026, the ETH Coinbase premium retreated to levels last seen in February 2025, and ETH traded around $3,110.57. Weaker U.S. spot demand and cautious derivatives activity left price capped below $3,300, with open interest at $17.78B and the fear-and-greed index at 49. A stronger bid may be needed for a breakout.

BNB Smart Chain is scheduled to implement the Fermi hard fork on January 14, 2026, targeting shorter block times and higher throughput. The upgrade follows the Fourier hard fork on Op BNB Chain on January 7, which reduced its block interval from 500 to 250 milliseconds. Despite these network improvements, BNB has dropped below $900 amid a broader market decline, with price volatility driven by long liquidations.

On January 7, 2026, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission opened trading for the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) on Solana through Kraken Pro. FRNT is a state-launched, USD-backed stablecoin whose reserve interest supports Wyoming’s school program, and the token can also be accessed via other platforms and bridged to multiple chains.

On January 6, 2026, on-chain researchers observed multiple 100 ETH withdrawals from Tornado Cash consolidating to one wallet, followed by 128,808 ETH reaching a ProveX-linked address. Analysts also tied these flows to 112,987 ETH sent by Richard Heart in November 2025. ProveX's sacrifice phase is nearing its end, with a 6.25% rate increase from January 8.

On January 7, 2026, Rumble and Tether unveiled a non-custodial wallet for creators, integrating with Rumble's tipping tools. The wallet supports USDT, XAUt and BTC, and uses Tether's WDK; MoonPay provides a fiat on-ramp via cards, Apple Pay, PayPal and Venmo. It embeds censorship-resistant payments directly into the platform.

On January 6 2026, ZK, the native token of the ZKSync Elastic network, surged to a one-month high after being listed on South Korean exchange Upbit. The asset gained more than 25% in a day to reach $0.04, with open interest on derivatives markets rebounding from $14M to $42M as traders focused on centralized exchanges.

On January 5, 2026, trader Peter Brandt highlighted Bitcoin Cash as a potential leader of a 2026 crypto rally after BCH climbed to about $650 and 0.0070 BTC, marking a one‑year high. The asset has held near $600 for weeks, maintained open interest above $434M with 55% of positions long, and is now facing resistance below $800. Mining activity around 8 EH/s and slightly higher daily profitability than Bitcoin are supporting the network, while BCH sits among the top‑gaining coins over the past three months despite an overall Bitcoin‑dominant market.

In early January, a major ZCash holder unshielded over 200K ZEC worth more than $100M, while prices fell below $500 to $492.51 and briefly $484.41. About 4.86M ZEC remain shielded, and open interest declined to $764M. Traders eye resistance near $520 amid reduced mindshare and a noted sell limit at $509.

On January 5, 2026, data showed bitcoin whale activity on exchanges climbing to a 10‑month high while BTC traded back above $92,000. Large deposits, particularly on Binance, are raising concerns that major holders could be positioning to sell or lock in profits after the recent recovery.