On January 12, 2026, Whale Alert flagged a transfer of 80,000 ETH (249,199,882 USD) from Binance to a Binance Beacon Deposit address. The destination is typically associated with staking activity, and the move arrives amid elevated staking queues plus recent increases in ETH trading volume and a modest 0.1% daily price gain.

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin has set out a "walkaway test" vision in which the network must keep running safely and usefully even if core developers stop working on it. He argues Ethereum should become quantum-resistant, reach thousands of TPS with technologies like ZK-EVM and PeerDAS, and limit unbounded state growth so upgrades become optional rather than critical for survival.

Within the last 24 hours, XRP has seen open interest in futures climb above $4.03 billion as traders locked in roughly 4.05 billion tokens across major exchanges. The price has held above $2.05 while technical indicators and a $30 million whale long position point to expectations of a potential rebound.

On January 10, 2026, attorney John Deaton commended Ripple for navigating years of regulatory pressure and emerging with a $40 billion valuation. He noted the company's 2025 conclusion of its SEC lawsuit, which included a $125 million fine, and pointed to acquisitions such as GTreasury to underscore momentum. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the firm will prioritize XRP and its RLUSD stablecoin for real-world utility.

An inactive Solana whale address has transferred 80,000 SOL, valued at about $10.87 million, from Binance to a private wallet after a year of no activity. The move, tracked by Lookonchain, is being interpreted by market observers as a potential long-term accumulation signal even as SOL trades around $136 and struggles below key support levels.

Shiba Inu's prospects for reaching $0.00001 improved as open interest rose 1.89% to $109.75 million over the last 24 hours. The price moved between $0.000008499 and $0.00008827 and was $0.000008658 at press time, up 1.12%. Technical signals and futures positioning point to a potential continuation if buying pressure builds.

On January 9, 2026, XRP advocate "WrathofKahneman" said there is no AWS integration into XRPL and clarified Ripple is testing Amazon Bedrock AI off-chain. He explained the tool analyzes XRPL data and may cut log processing from days to between two and three minutes, with any protocol changes requiring validator approval.

On Jan. 8, 2026, Ethereum set a new throughput record at 58,786 TPS, 78% above the previous ATH of 32,950, according to Joseph Young. He attributed the jump to post‑Fusaka scaling and growing layer‑2 activity, and said further gains could come with the Glamsterdam upgrade.

Trader Peter Brandt has highlighted a rare bullish bottom pattern on Bitcoin, with key levels around $90,000 to $100,000 and downside risk toward $70,000. Bitcoin is trading near $90,212 with lower volume, while ETF outflows, reduced leverage and macro uncertainties weigh on sentiment. If BTC can clear $92,000 and eventually $100,000, some market participants see room for a larger rally, though others warn of a potential crash if risk assets weaken.