Swissblock said a key market-cycle gauge for Ethereum has shifted to "predominance," echoing leadership seen in Q2 2025. Staked supply has reached 47% (77.85 million ETH) as BitMine added 1.7 million ETH worth $5.56 billion in recent weeks. CoinShares also noted $496 million of ETH inflows into U.S. spot ETFs last week.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (DJT) said it will distribute a new digital token to shareholders, setting a record date of February 2, 2026. Eligible recipients include ultimate beneficial owners and registered holders with at least one DJT share, and the tokens will be minted with Crypto.com and held in custody before distribution.

In January 2026, technical signals on the BTC/DOGE pair suggest Dogecoin could outperform Bitcoin as traders rotate toward higher‑beta meme coins. A potential breakdown in the BTC/DOGE ascending channel and a double‑bottom pattern near $0.115 on DOGE point to a possible falling wedge breakout toward $0.28 and beyond. Momentum indicators such as RSI and MACD are aligning with this bullish scenario, while Bitcoin Hyper emerges as a project aiming to enhance Bitcoin’s scalability using Solana‑based technology.

Ethereum is showing a strong on-chain accumulation band between $2,772 and $3,119, suggesting a key support area above $3,000. According to analyst Ali Martinez, many holders last bought ETH in this zone, which could limit downside risk unless price breaks decisively below $2,772. A sustained move above $3,119 may reinforce bullish momentum, while a drop under the range alongside ETF outflows could trigger a deeper correction.

According to market data, altcoins extended a broad sell-off over the past 24 hours, with the total crypto market cap excluding Bitcoin sliding to about $1.2 trillion and losing roughly $50 billion in a day. Trading volume hovered near $147 billion, while large-cap tokens such as Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, BNB and Monero posted notable weekly declines.

On January 19, 2026, Glassnode warned that XRP's current on-chain cost-basis structure closely resembles the configuration seen ahead of its 60% price decline in 2022, with newer wallets buying below the mid-term cohort's realized price. XRP is trading at $1.91, down 4.74% over the past 24 hours and below its 20-, 50-, 100- and 200-day moving averages, while analysts are watching the $2.00 psychological level, $1.80 support, and potential downside toward $1.25 if selling pressure intensifies. Despite $1.37 billion in cumulative ETF inflows since November 2025 and exchange reserves dropping to their lowest since 2018, recent inflows and rising exchange balances show that ETF demand has not fully averted drawdowns.

On 20 January 2026, privacy-focused blockchain Midnight, which is closely integrated with the Cardano ecosystem, saw its NIGHT token listed for trading on eToro. The move opens access to a wider retail user base beyond crypto-native exchanges, while the network continues to develop zero-knowledge technology for selective data privacy and advances through its 2026 roadmap.

World Liberty Financial faced criticism after a USD1 growth proposal, created on December 28 and closed on January 4, passed with 77.75% support while nine large wallets controlled about 59% of the voting power. Community members objected that many WLFI holders with locked tokens could not vote, questioned dilution from using WLFI for USD1 incentives, and flagged large transfers such as 500 million WLFI sent to Jump Trading as early investors remained locked. The dispute has intensified even as the project pursues a U.S. national banking charter and launches World Liberty Markets to expand its USD1 and WLFI ecosystem.