U.Today said XRP fell more than 3.90%, extending a death cross and marking a 90-day low, with weekly losses at 11.33%. According to CoinMarketCap, the token traded at $1.69 after a $1.78 intraday high, while 24-hour volume slid 20.74% to $4.02 billion; the pattern was first observed on Jan. 19.

On January 29, 2026, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse praised the Senate Agriculture Committee’s advancement of a crypto market structure bill that builds on the CLARITY Act. He said regulatory clarity is 100% necessary for future entrepreneurs and argued it could resolve SEC–CFTC overlap while easing lawsuit-driven uncertainty.

On Jan. 28, 2026, on-chain data provider CryptoQuant highlighted a renewed rise in Bitcoin's supply in loss, a metric historically linked to the start of bear markets. When this percentage climbs from 15% to 20%, unrealized losses tend to expand from short-term to long-term holders, suggesting a deeper structural downturn instead of a brief pullback. While BTC traded around $89,688.08 with a 2.2% daily gain and higher volume, its weak weekly performance and comments from Robert Kiyosaki about regretting previous sales underscore lingering concerns about extended downside pressure.

XRP has struggled to break above the $2.50 resistance in the past month, but a recently formed mini golden cross is signaling renewed bullish momentum. The token slipped below $2 after limited trading activity, yet analysts say a move above $2.45 could pave the way toward $3 if volume returns. With XRP now around $1.91 and a rare fractal pattern echoing its 2018 run, some market observers even speculate on a long-term path toward $17.

Shiba Inu's derivatives positioning climbed, with open interest up 3.94% to 11.27 trillion SHIB worth $90.36 million in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. Price ranged between $0.000007755 and $0.000008105 before settling near $0.000007875, while spot volume rose 9% to $89.68 million.

The Ethereum Foundation has created a dedicated post-quantum security team led by researcher Thomas Coratger to address potential risks from future quantum computers. The initiative includes $2 million in funding split between the Poseidon hash function prize and a broader PQ cryptography program, with protocol-level upgrades planned for wallets, accounts, validators and smart contracts.

On January 24, 2010, Bitcointalk user Sabunir listed a digital picture for 500 BTC, then worth about $1, a moment Binance recently highlighted. At current market prices, those 500 BTC are valued at roughly $44.8 million, reflecting more than 4 billion percent growth over 16 years while Bitcoin trades around $89,484.88 within a $88,486.36 to $91,100.25 daily range.

On January 22, 2026, BlackRock moved 3,970 BTC ($356.7M) and 82,813 ETH ($247.1M) to Coinbase Prime, totaling $603 million. The transfers, flagged by Jacob King using Arkham Intelligence, stoked sale and volatility concerns as Bitcoin traded around $89,419.00 and Ethereum near $2,958.45.

Dogecoin's price remains below a key support, but volatility metrics suggest room for a move of about 30%. Bollinger Bands span $0.1226–$0.1554, and DOGE last traded near $0.1257 after a 3.36% daily gain, with volume up 5.39% to $1.38 billion.