On January 14, 2026, Eric Adams’ spokesperson denied that the former New York City mayor moved or benefited from funds tied to the newly launched NYC Token, following heavy investor losses. The project attributed sharp post-launch price swings to early market volatility and temporary liquidity "rebalancing," while onchain analysts reported multimillion-dollar withdrawals and estimated that around 60% of roughly 4,300 traders lost money in the token’s first hours.

Ethereum is up 14% in 2026, with a major leg on 13 January after a softer U.S. inflation print and President Donald Trump's push for rate cuts. According to Garret Bullish, a self-described White House whale, ETH could target $5,413 in a base case or $7,155 in an aggressive scenario under an Elliott Wave framework. Standard Chartered and other analysts also outline a path for ETH to outperform BTC.

Dogecoin pulled back from $0.1510 and traded beneath $0.1450, with buyers defending the $0.1420 area. The pair is above about $0.1425 and the 100‑hour SMA, facing resistance at $0.1450, $0.1500, and $0.1510. A close over $0.1510 may target $0.1550, while failure risks dips toward $0.1410 or $0.1350.

According to the analysis using data from Kraken, XRP could not extend above $2.20 and pulled back through $2.150 and $2.120, slipping below the 100-hour Simple Moving Average. Buyers are attempting to defend $2.080 and a trend line support, while $2.120 and $2.150 cap the upside; a break could revisit $2.20.

Chainlink’s price has broken out of a long-running descending channel and is holding above former resistance around the mid-$14 region. Large holders recently withdrew 342,557 LINK worth $4.8 million from Binance, while spot exchange netflows turned negative by about $2.26 million and Open Interest climbed 9.5% to roughly $673.5 million, with funding near 0.0101%. These shifts in supply, leverage, and structure favor bullish continuation as long as price stays above the old channel boundary, though a breakdown could trigger sharper downside if leverage unwinds.

Solana Mobile said its first Seeker (SKR) airdrop will allocate 1,819,755,000 tokens to 100,908 Seeker owners and 141,030,000 to 188 app developers. Claims open on January 21 at 2am UTC, and the distribution equals 20% of SKR's 10 billion supply, with staking available immediately afterward.

Internet Computer ICP advanced 12%, adding about $243 million to reach roughly $1.95 billion in market value. The breakout above a two month downtrend puts $3.78 and $4.34 in focus, with a path toward $5.30 if buyers hold momentum. Community sentiment was 73.68% bullish on 14 January.

On Wednesday, Lighter said users must stake LIT to deposit into its Lighter Liquidity Pool, with a 1:10 ratio allowing 1 LIT to unlock up to 10 USDC. The change takes effect immediately for new participants, while existing depositors have a two‑week grace period ending Jan. 28; fee waivers kick in at 100 LIT staked.