CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost reports Binance's Bitcoin futures open interest topped $15B on October 6, then fell more than 31% to about $10B as futures-led selling eased. He views the drop and an OI slide below the 180‑day average as a deleveraging signal, while Net Taker Volume has cooled to –$51M from a –$489M monthly peak. BTC last traded at $95,131.

In a Jan. 10 newsletter, analyst Will Taylor from CryptoinsightUK outlined a potential final long entry for XRP below its current support, contingent on Bitcoin forming a double-bottom-style retest that pulls major altcoins into deeper liquidity areas. Taylor's preferred buying zone for XRP sits around $1.90 to $1.82, while his minimum price target stands at $3.40, extending to $4.40 in the medium term and $8-$12 over the long run. At the time of writing, XRP was trading near $2.05, with Taylor noting that daily RSI conditions could still allow one more downside washout before a broader uptrend resumes.

Dogecoin has risen about 17% from its December 31 low, with analyst Cantonese Cat highlighting a clear shift in how the coin trades around its daily Bollinger Bands. Price has moved from persistent pressure near the lower band to the upper half of the range, with DOGE recently closing around $0.1405 above a 20‑day basis near $0.1348. On higher timeframes, the analyst frames the structure as a Wave 2 correction between Fibonacci levels at roughly $0.1177 and $0.1542, with multiple upside extensions mapped out. The key near term focus is whether DOGE can hold above the daily basis line and eventually clear the upper band region near $0.1564 while trading around $0.13674 at press time.

In 2025, Ripple carried out about $2.45 billion in acquisitions over seven months, which Digital Ascension Group CEO Jake Claver argues are designed to build an "Amazon of financial infrastructure" with XRP and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin at the settlement core. He links major moves such as the $1.25 billion purchase of prime broker Hidden Road, the roughly $200 million Rail deal, the $1 billion GTreasury buyout and the Palisade acquisition into an end-to-end institutional platform he says Ripple now brands as "Ripple 1." At press time, XRP was trading at $2.10.

According to a Jan. 8 video analysis by crypto analyst Kevin (@Kev Capital TA), Bitcoin's weekly hash ribbons flipped back to a buy signal. He cited a 84% historical hit rate across 19 prior weekly buy signals and outlined a late December capitulation followed by a buy, with another unconfirmed capitulation this week. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $91,009.

On Jan. 7, crypto analyst Quantum Ascend shared an X video arguing Cardano (ADA) is nearing the end of a multi‑month correction resembling 2020, with a "lower trendline reset" and weekly signals turning. He outlined upside levels at $5 and $10 once the ABCDE structure completes. ADA was $0.3925 at press time.

Panos Mekras, founder of Anodos Finance, argues that 2026 is a narrow window for the XRP Ledger to enter the top tier on liquidity and usage, provided Ripple and the XRPL Foundation prioritize consumer onboarding, mainstream payment rails, and faster funding. He flags current metrics—daily DEX volume frequently under $10m, AMM TVL below $50m, and only a few thousand active users—and calls for a clear target: top 3 by volume, liquidity, and overall activity.

At the start of 2026, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan noted that Bitcoin and Ethereum were each up 7% year-to-date as of Monday, January 5, while Dogecoin had climbed 29% over the same stretch. In a January 6 memo, he argued that whether this early move in crypto becomes a lasting advance depends on avoiding a repeat of the October 10, 2025 liquidation shock, the progress of the CLARITY Act in Congress, and the stability of U.S. equities. He labeled the systemic-risk issue a green light, while treating both the legislative path and the stock market backdrop as yellow lights that could still shift in either direction.

In the second week of January, Bank of America advisers can begin recommending multiple crypto ETPs from January 5, potentially shifting client portfolios toward active digital asset allocations. Ethereum’s BPO2 upgrade on January 7 raises blob capacity, while Hyperliquid’s HYPE unlock on January 6 and Stellar’s Protocol 25 “X-Ray” testnet upgrade on January 7 introduce fresh supply and new privacy tooling. Broader macro factors, including geopolitical tensions and expectations around the next US Fed chair nomination, intersect with a total crypto market cap reported at $3.12 trillion.