Between January 12 and January 16, 2026, BlackRock directed substantial capital into Bitcoin and Ethereum via its spot ETFs, with IBIT logging roughly $1.04 billion and ETHA about $219 million. Combined exposure reached about $1.25 billion for the week, while Bitcoin stood at $95,093 and Ethereum at $3,309 at press time.

On January 10, 2026, an investor reportedly lost more than $282 million in Litecoin and Bitcoin after attackers accessed a hardware wallet through a social engineering scam around 23:00 UTC. The stolen coins were quickly moved across multiple blockchains, with a large share allegedly converted into Monero via instant exchanges, coinciding with a sharp XMR price surge over the following four days.

According to ChatGPT, XRP's base-case range by February 1, 2026 is $2.25–$2.60, with upside to $2.60–$3.10 if broader market momentum and regulatory tailwinds improve. A weaker backdrop could push prices toward $1.90–$2.20. At press time, XRP traded near $2.06, up less than 0.1% in 24 hours and down about 1.5% on the week.

On January 16, TradingShot published a long‑term Bitcoin model indicating a key test at the 200‑day MA and a path toward roughly $60,000 by the final week of September 2026. At press time, BTC traded at $95,123, down 0.4% daily but over 5% higher on the week.

Standard Chartered has published a new Ethereum outlook, calling for ETH to reach $7,500 by end-2026 and $30,000 by 2029. The bank also expects Ethereum to outperform Bitcoin through 2026, with the $30,000 level implying about a 790% gain from $3,371 and a market cap near $3.6 trillion under minimal BTC growth.

Ethereum's on-chain usage has accelerated, with Sunday adding about 393,600 new wallets and the past week averaging roughly 327,000 per day; total non-empty wallets stand near 172.9 million. Amid heightened activity, ETH trades at $3,291, up more than 5% in 24 hours and 2.5% weekly, while SMA levels and a neutral 14-day RSI of 64.58 outline a mixed technical picture.

According to BlockchainCenter's Ethereum Rainbow Chart, ETH's valuation bands for January 31, 2026 span from $993 at the low end to $22,453 at the top. At press time, Ethereum traded near $3,102, down less than 0.1% over 24 hours and over 2% week-on-week, placing it in lower-mid zones of the model.

Polygon (POL) at $0.169 (−5.8% over 24 hours) and Render (RENDER) at $2.615 (+13.99% over 24 hours) are posting elevated RSI across longer timeframes. With 12-hour and 24-hour readings above 70, both exhibit overbought momentum that can precede consolidation or pullbacks. Traders may watch for cooling toward neutral RSI levels near 50 before acting.

In projections for 2026, an AI model consulted by Finbold assigns an 18% chance that XRP touches $10 at any point, while its base scenario keeps the token in a $2 to $4 range with a 55% probability. The framework also gives a 27% likelihood to a stronger bull case in which XRP trades between $5 and $7. Around the time of the analysis, XRP was priced at $2.09, trading slightly above its 50-day SMA but below its 200-day SMA, with a neutral 14-day RSI of 54.14.