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.

On January 7, 2026, Bloomberg Intelligence senior strategist Mike McGlone warned that Bitcoin could revisit its long-term $50,000 support in 2026 if equity volatility returns, citing gold outperformance in 2025 as a cautionary signal. At press time, BTC traded at $92,136.48, down 1.76% on the day, with volume up 24.96% to $55.96 billion.

Ethereum has seen a sharp rise in staking demand, with its validator entry queue reported to be 237 times larger than the exit queue and 35.6 million ETH, or 29.5% of supply, already locked. The staked coins are earning a 2.84% APR while ETH trades around $3,236.61, and analysts suggest the resulting liquidity squeeze could support price stability and a more positive outlook for 2026.