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Morgan Stanley filed for Solana and Bitcoin ETFs, with the SOL trust set to use custodians and staking rewards accruing to NAV. SHIB briefly hit $0.00001 after crossing its 100‑day EMA but reversed. John Bollinger cautioned on XRP, saying BTC > ETH > XRP, noting structure lags despite a roughly 32% gain since Jan. 1.

Shiba Inu is approaching a potential golden cross on the daily chart, with the 23-day SMA rising toward the 50-day and price back above both. The next hurdle is the 200-day EMA near $0.0000106; a sustained break above it could weaken resistance toward the five-zero area. This setup follows a late-December low near $0.000007, where sellers failed to push lower.

During Wednesday's Asia session, Shiba Inu's 24-hour trading volume fell 53.33% to $194.67 million as the token dipped 4.96% to $0.00000896, while remaining 26.69% higher week over week. SHIB had surged for four days into a Jan. 5 peak at $0.00001017 before cooling. Glassnode notes spot volumes across Bitcoin and altcoins are at their lowest since November 2023.

PEPENODE's presale is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at a final token price of $0.0012161 after raising $2.6 million with 24 hours remaining. The project touts staking at 522% APY and plans exchange listings alongside a virtual mining launch, as the market shows Bitcoin near $92,000 and Ethereum around $3,200.

In a Tuesday outlook, Bitwise said crypto opened 2026 on firm footing, with Bitcoin and Ether up about 7% year to date six days into the year and Dogecoin up 20%. The firm added that durability now hinges on U.S. legislative progress, the absence of new forced liquidations, and a stable equity backdrop.

As 2026 begins, Solana's SOL token sits in contrast to its network performance, having dropped 34.16% in 2025 while still leading Layer 1 rivals in transactions per second and on-chain activity. At the same time, Solana's memecoin ecosystem, anchored by BONK and major launchpads, has seen market cap and volumes climb sharply, raising the question of whether price can finally realign with fundamentals in the new cycle.

Pepe Coin advanced 65% over seven days and led major meme tokens. On January 3, its open interest reached a record 75 trillion PEPE, according to CoinGlass, while price reclaimed $0.0000060 and a falling wedge breakout put the 200D EMA in focus. Traders are watching $0.0000095 near term and $0.000015 if momentum persists, as RSI signals overbought risk.

In the first week of 2026, Bitcoin trades around $93,000 to $94,000 and Ethereum hovers near $3,300 as risk appetite cautiously returns. Against this backdrop, three presales are drawing attention: Bitcoin Hyper has raised $30.1 million at $0.013535 per token with 39% staking rewards, PEPENODE has collected $2.58 million at $0.0012161 with a 526% APY, and Maxi Doge has brought in $4.4 million. These projects target themes such as Bitcoin Layer 2 scaling, mine-to-earn GameFi, and high-volatility meme trading.

PEPENODE’s mine-to-earn GameFi presale has raised $2,587,005.74, with tokens priced at $0.0012161. The project issues virtual Miner Nodes to reward participation without hardware, and analysts have flagged potential upside following its token generation event and exchange listings. Presale timing is nearing completion, and post-launch features include a burn mechanism tied to in-game rig upgrades.

On Jan. 5, Ripple executed a 300 million XRP transfer identified by Whale Alert, with XRP posting over 6% daily gains as Bitcoin rose 3.24% and Ethereum 2.38%. SHIB's setup points to a 26.45% upside toward $0.0001101 after reclaiming $0.000087, while John Bollinger highlighted a "near perfect base" and targets at $100,000 and $107,000 for BTC.