On 10 January 2026, Solana urged immediate adoption of v3.0.14 across all Mainnet-Beta validators, stating the release is mandatory and focused on stability during its v3 transition. The patch targets low-level fixes and coordinated upgrades while SOL trades around the mid-$130s, with RSI near 50 and a flattened MACD signaling neutral momentum.

CryptoQuant data shows exchange reserves for Shiba Inu have climbed to about 82 trillion SHIB, up from 81 trillion at the beginning of 2026. According to CoinCodex, SHIB trades near $0.00000864, down 0.53% over 24 hours, while positive net flows and softer derivatives activity point to building, near-term selling pressure even as some whales stay active.

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.

Pi Network released its first update of 2026 this week, introducing a bundled developer library and SDKs designed to let apps add Pi payment functions in under ten minutes. The upgrade supports JavaScript, React, Next.js and Ruby on Rails stacks, aiming to cut integration complexity and reduce developer friction. It comes as the PI token trades far below its $2.98 all‑time high and faces large token unlocks and weak social metrics, alongside relatively low but recently rising trading volumes.

Shiba Inu rallied across Jan. 1–5, 2026, peaking at $0.00001017 on Jan. 5 before momentum faded and four down days followed from Jan. 6, hitting $0.00000846. On Jan. 9, SHIB team member Lucie urged the community to stay resilient. At writing, SHIB was $0.000008658, down 0.8% daily but up 9.58% weekly.

Tether has registered a trademark in the Russian Federation for its Hadron tokenization platform. According to a review by RIA Novosti of Rospatent records, the application was filed in October 2025 and approved in January 2026, granting rights through October 3, 2035. The move aligns with Russia planning comprehensive crypto rules in the first half of 2026.

On 8 January 2026, Grayscale registered Delaware statutory trusts linked to prospective BNB and Hyperliquid HYPE exchange-traded fund products. These entities form an initial legal step before any formal ETF registration with the U.S. SEC, while BNB traded near $892 and HYPE around $26 on that date.

In projections for 2026, an AI model consulted by Finbold assigns an 18% chance that XRP touches $10 at any point, while its base scenario keeps the token in a $2 to $4 range with a 55% probability. The framework also gives a 27% likelihood to a stronger bull case in which XRP trades between $5 and $7. Around the time of the analysis, XRP was priced at $2.09, trading slightly above its 50-day SMA but below its 200-day SMA, with a neutral 14-day RSI of 54.14.