In 2026, Ripple's chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty argues that crypto adoption is progressing quietly while he maintains a positive long-term view on XRP despite the latest pullback. He points to growing on-chain real-world assets, the launch of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, and increasing integration of crypto services by traditional financial institutions as key structural forces. XRP has fallen around 15% over the past week to trade near $1.60, a level that previously acted as strong support, as traders also turn attention to presale projects like Bitcoin Hyper on Solana.

On February 2, 2026, a sponsored article outlined BlockDAG’s presale pitch, citing a 15,000 TPS design, a hybrid DAG + Proof-of-Work architecture, full EVM support, and $453M raised. It also noted a $0.0005 presale price and a $0.05 launch target, with the Awakening Testnet reported at 1,400 TPS and comparisons to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano.

On 2 February 2026, ZKP was highlighted for a presale that analysts say could attract over $1.7B, supported by GDPR- and CCPA-aligned privacy features and projections of up to an 8,000x return. Over the same period, PEPE traded between $0.0000042 and $0.0000049 after a drop of more than 14%, while Dogecoin hovered near $0.108 following a weekly decline of nearly 12%.

XRP's price recently rebounded from the central line and tagged the 33-EMA around $1.60–$1.61 after a sharp liquidity sweep near $1.64. A technical analyst outlines scenarios where XRP could first see another liquidity grab before expanding, with potential targets near $7 or even $27 if past bull cycles repeat. XRP's setup is further shaped by Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin launch, which has surpassed $1.2 billion in under two weeks and may influence near-term volatility.

Ripple's U.S. dollar-pegged RLUSD is closing in on a $1.5 billion market cap after fresh liquidity, with total value around $1.39 billion. The RLUSD Treasury minted 28,200,000 tokens, and a January spot listing on Binance introduced pairs like RLUSD/USDT and XRP/RLUSD, pushing 24-hour volumes above $363 million.

Ethereum fell 19% over three days to trade below $2,400, exposing large unrealized losses for prominent holders. On-chain data shows major positions, including 4.24 million ETH bought near $3,854, are down roughly $6.8 billion, with other whales facing hundreds of millions. Technicals flag $2,400 as key support, with $2,700–$2,800 as near-term resistance.

In January, Polygon burned 25.7 million POL, about 0.24% of total supply, as on‑chain activity climbed. Despite a 9–10% daily bounce to about $0.11–$0.113 and a near 20% uptick in 24‑hour volume, the token remains range‑bound below mid‑2025 highs. RSI sits in the low‑40s, pointing to a relief bounce rather than a trend shift.

ParaFi Capital is committing $35 million to Jupiter, the Solana-based onchain trading and liquidity aggregator. The companies said tokens were bought at prevailing market prices with no discount, carried extended lockups, and the transaction settled entirely in JupUSD, with warrants enabling ParaFi to purchase additional tokens at higher prices. Jupiter described it as its first outside capital.