On Jan. 13, XRP's 23-day simple moving average crossed above its 50-day average, marking the first golden cross of 2026 and signaling a potential bullish shift. The price is trading just above $2.06, with a key target zone around $2.28–$2.35 and a possible 13% rise toward $2.32 if the pattern unfolds like previous instances.

Bitcoin is approaching $100,000 again, but multiple technical hurdles are stacking up. The 20‑week moving average at $100,000, a potential 23‑week/50‑week death cross near the same area, and the 200‑day average just above $99,000 form a three‑tier barrier. Since October, price has struggled at this zone amid higher volatility and lighter volume.

XRP's performance against Bitcoin is showing a bullish technical pattern, with the XRP/BTC pair eyeing a potential 50% to 55% upside move after rebounding from the midline of the monthly Bollinger Bands near 0.00001988 BTC. This setup challenges XRP's historically weak track record versus Bitcoin in February, where its median return has been negative while Bitcoin's has been positive. If the current pattern plays out, analysts suggest it could mark the start of a rare XRP/BTC supercycle similar to the 2017-2018 phase.

Hyperliquid has listed Monero (XMR) perpetual futures as the token's price surged 81.6% this month to trade above $742. With spot markets for XMR largely unavailable, traders are turning to derivatives, and some analysts are eyeing $850–$900 on a "cup with handle" setup.

On Jan. 14, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow of $843.62 million, reversing a week of outflows in a single day and lifting cumulative net inflows above $58.1 billion. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust added $648.39 million and pushed its net assets beyond $76 billion, while total spot ETF assets reached $128.04 billion, or 6.56% of Bitcoin's market cap. BTC briefly traded at $96,951 as institutional demand strengthened and some market participants positioned for potential Q1 CPI relief and rate cuts.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao cautioned that buying meme coins inspired by his tweets is "almost guaranteed" to lose money. His message follows a Jan. 1 incident in which BROCCOLI, named after his dog, was allegedly used in a scheme involving stolen Binance market maker accounts and futures positions. Zhao said he enjoys memes but does not endorse coin launches tied to his posts.

According to Arkham, a single address withdrew 48.53 billion SHIB from a Coinbase hot wallet about eight hours ago, valued near $422,700 at transfer. The wallet carries 410 ETH and a total portfolio of $2.54 million, while SHIB's price fell 2.8% to $0.00000839 amid traders watching $0.00000699 support and targets at $0.00001102 and $0.00001203.

On Monday, Jan. 12, XRP was up 10.8% for early 2026, marking its strongest first-quarter start since 2023 and trading between $2.04 and $2.35. A separate Bitcoin wallet holding 26,916 BTC, valued at over $2.44 billion, fueled speculation around the 17th anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto's first 10 BTC transaction to Hal Finney, while Cardano showed an unusual $0 in short liquidations over key intraday windows as longs booked hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.

Meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB) has formed a mini golden cross, with its 23-day simple moving average crossing above the 50-day SMA and price holding near $0.00000810. With SHIB currently around $0.00000870 and the 200-day EMA near $0.00001054, there is about 22% upside that could lift its market cap by roughly $1 billion if the pattern continues. The bullish setup remains intact as long as support near $0.00000810 is not lost.