Polygon’s POL token climbed 9.29% in 24 hours and 48.5% over the past week, with the rally starting on 1 January alongside wider crypto market gains. A record single-day burn of just over 3 million POL, rising Open Interest, and a return to profitability for 90-day holders now intersect with key resistance around $0.18–$0.20 and mounting profit-taking pressure.

Zcash (ZEC) extended a sharp sell-off after a governance clash that led to the Electric Coin Company's exit, with the $381 local low now under pressure. Key supports sit at $371 and $307, while a prior relief rally retested the $450 supply area. A break below $371 could open $345 and $307–$288.

Over the past year, large Bitcoin holders have reduced their balances by about 220,000 BTC while the network hashrate growth has slowed as prices stay below miners' $95k-$96k breakeven range. At the same time, Fidelity data shows Bitcoin's 1-year realized volatility has dropped to an all-time low of 42%, with the spot price still above the realized cost basis of long-term whales at $39.6k and miner whales at $58.6k. However, newer whales with a realized price near $99k may choose to sell on a rebound, posing a potential headwind for bulls despite the historically bullish implications of volatility lows.

Bitcoin has been consolidating around the $90k area in January, struggling to break above the $94.5k resistance while trading between $89.3k and $91k. Over the same period, Open Interest climbed from $54.62 billion to $62.14 billion before stalling, and long positions have seen hundreds of millions of dollars in liquidations. Spot ETF products also registered $1.128 billion in outflows since 06 January, keeping crypto longs cautious despite short-term bounces.

In 2025, 135 developers contributed to Bitcoin Core, up from 100 in 2024, alongside 285,000 lines of code changed and a 1% rise in commits to 2,541. A Quarkslab audit completed in September reported no medium, high, or critical vulnerabilities, while Bitcoin’s price structure on the 4-hour chart has turned bullish above the $91k area.

Bitcoin moved above $90k after three weeks consolidating between $85k and $90k, yet analysts see a possible liquidity sweep before any sustained breakout. According to CrypNuevo on X, a push over $94.5k could be followed by a drop below $84k before a move toward $100k, while similar heatmap levels put Ethereum near $3,200, $3,500 and $2,700–$2,800.

Pudgy Penguins’ PENGU token has climbed 8.6% in 24 hours and 47% since 1 January 2026 while the wider altcoin market cap, excluding Ethereum, rose 7.5%. Despite a months-long downtrend and still-recovering indicators on the 3-day chart, a move above $0.0128 could confirm a bullish structure, with traders eyeing $0.016 and $0.022 as next upside targets while monitoring Bitcoin for potential weakness.

Official Trump's TRUMP memecoin climbed 8.6% in the last 24 hours while Open Interest rose 35%, even as its higher timeframe trend stayed bearish. After a bounce from $4.68 to $5.46 and a break above local resistance near $5–$5.1, traders are watching potential entries on retests and a possible move toward $8, though a lasting trend reversal remains uncertain.

Convex Finance’s CVX token jumped 28.5% in 24 hours, alongside a 12-fold rise in daily trading volume, after breaking out of a multi-week consolidation below $2. Some traders linked the move to confusion with Chevron’s CVX ticker, while others pointed to Convex’s yield appeal and improving market sentiment. Key upside levels now sit around $2.32 and $2.90, with short-term support seen near the $1.90 area.