On January 17, Bitcoin traded at $95,513 after a 0.8% 24-hour rise. The analysis highlights a false breakout near $95,537 and suggests a potential test of $95,700-$95,800 if momentum holds. Consolidation in the $95,000-$97,000 range is expected, while a weekly close above $95,938 could open a path toward the $100,000 zone.

On January 17, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik publicly criticized Coinbase Advanced's revised trading fee structure, pointing to a 1.2% Taker fee and 0.6% Maker fee. His remarks on X triggered debate over cost transparency for active traders, while Coinbase has not yet issued an official response. Bitcoin meanwhile trades around $95,504.92 with a market cap of $1.91 trillion and sharply lower 24-hour volume.

Ethereum is trading above $3,305, with price action around $3,312 supported by $474.6 million of weekly spot ETF inflows and Vitalik Buterin's 2026 development roadmap. Key resistance sits near $3,347 and $3,405, while rising network activity and institutional demand underpin a potential breakout.

Sei Network has set a mid-2026 deadline to complete its SIP-3 transition from a dual Cosmos–EVM design to an EVM-only blockchain, following community approval in May. The three-phase "Sei Giga" upgrade, running from January to March, will impact holders of Cosmos-native assets on Sei, including about $1.4 million in USDC.n that must be migrated before late March 2026 to avoid potential loss of access. The overhaul also introduces EVM-based staking, disables inbound IBC transfers, and replaces Sei's native oracle with external providers.

A proposed $10,000,000 class action settlement arising from an August 2022 cyberattack on Nelnet would allow affected borrowers to claim up to $5,000 with documented out-of-pocket losses. The incident allegedly exposed data of 2,501,324 OSLA and Edfinancial customers. Claims and opt-out or objection are due March 5, with final approval hearing set for May 5.

By the end of 2025, assets tied to metal and mining ETFs worldwide exceeded $750 billion, with precious metals driving most of the expansion. Gold ETFs held over $500 billion and silver ETF assets tripled to about $75 billion, while NYSE Arca and London together hosted roughly three-quarters of sector ETF capital. ETF structures and listing venues are reshaping capital flows and the physical supply–demand balance for key metals.

Spot XRP ETFs reversed their brief setback: January 7 marked the first daily outflow in nearly two months with more than $40 million withdrawn, and the week still closed with $38.07 million in net inflows. The following week added $56.84 million over five straight positive sessions, while XRP slipped about 1% and traded below $2.10.

On 17 January 2026, BlackRock was observed shifting more than $1.24 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum across several days, involving withdrawals rather than direct liquidation. On-chain tracking indicates these flows are linked to portfolio and custody rebalancing, while BlackRock continues to hold hundreds of thousands of BTC and millions of ETH, maintaining significant exposure to both assets.