On January 14, 2026, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted CPI data showing a 3.5% decline in US consumer financial services fees, which he suggested could be partly driven by pro-crypto policies. He also welcomed Senator Tim Scott's crypto market structure bill as a major, long-awaited step toward clearer regulation while noting Ripple's own legal experience and recent preliminary EMI license approval in Luxembourg.

On January 12, 2026, JAN3 CEO Samson Mow reiterated his forecast that Bitcoin could reach $1 million per coin between 2031 and 2033. He outlined a scenario of roughly $150,000 average annual gains, combined with years featuring multiple Omega candles and some sideways price action. Mow previously argued that spot Bitcoin ETFs, the 2024 halving and a potential U.S. national Bitcoin reserve could have driven a faster move to $1 million, while Bitcoin is currently trading around $90,000 after hitting several new highs above $120,000 last year.

On January 9, 2026, Metaplanet director and COO Yoshimi Abe outlined four events that could shape Bitcoin's price: a U.S. crypto bill vote on Jan. 15, ongoing U.S. hearings, the EU's crypto transfer tax reporting active from Jan. 1, and a Florida bill effective July 1 if passed. Metaplanet bought 4,279 BTC to reach 35,102, while Strategy added 1,287 BTC for a 673,783 total.

On Jan. 8, 2026, Shibburn data showed Shiba Inu's burn rate dropped 12.73% in 24 hours and 82.12% over the past week, with 1,319,354 SHIB and 34,819,938 SHIB removed from circulation, respectively. By the start of 2026, 410,754,186,675,427 SHIB had been destroyed, while the price slid 14% in three days to around $0.00000868. A separate Santiment report indicated SHIB ranked only 10th among major meme coins in large whale transactions, lagging behind FLOKI and PEPE.

Adam Back recently reshared Michael Saylor's May 23, 2024 X post about a potential Bitcoin "Godzilla" move, hinting at ultra-bullish expectations. At the same time, BTC is trading around $93,220 after falling from above $120,000, while Saylor's firm Strategy has disclosed a new purchase of 1,287 BTC, lifting its holdings to 673,783 coins and expanding its USD reserve to $2.25 billion.