On January 5, 2026, Santiment published data ranking the most actively developed projects in the Ethereum ecosystem over the previous 30 days. The list is led by MetaMask USD, followed by Starknet, Chainlink, Radworks, Safe, Ethereum, Decentraland, Worldcoin, Status, and Cartesi, highlighting a focus on infrastructure, scaling, and governance rather than short-term price moves.

During the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon confronted Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong over Armstrong's comments that banks are quietly working to derail a US crypto market structure bill. The clash, centered on whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield or rewards, comes as the legislation has passed the House but stalled in the Senate amid political and industry pushback. Coinbase later sought to play down tensions with banks, even as the Senate Banking Committee postponed a markup following Armstrong's stance that the bill is unacceptable in its current form.

CAKE extended its sell off, reaching the lowest level since April 2025, while the broader slide began in November 2025. Spot volume surged 115% to $76 million and price fell over 11%, with Binance participants contributing notable selling and a split between spot and perpetual positioning. A pivotal demand zone now anchors prospects for a move toward $2.5–$2.7.

On January 30, 2026 in Singapore, Paradex announced the completion of XP Season 2 and outlined plans for the upcoming $DIME Token Generation Event. The platform confirmed that 25% of the fully diluted $DIME supply will be airdropped to XP holders at TGE, including 20% for Season 2 participants, with the event targeted for late February or early March after Chinese New Year.

Cardano's ADA fell 7.70% to $0.3251 as 24‑hour volume jumped 72% to $831 million, with price hovering near the $0.318–$0.315 support area. A daily close below $0.315 could open a 25% slide toward $0.2329, while on‑chain and derivatives data show active engagement and mixed signals on near‑term direction.

According to CoinGlass data, XRP trades around $1.74, roughly 2.14% above the long max pain level at $1.7224 and 20.13% below the key short pain point at $2.09478. With short positions reportedly about 10 times larger than longs and price consolidating between $1.72 and $1.76 after losing the $1.89 support, the setup points to a possible February squeeze if funding stabilizes and market sentiment improves.

Key players in the Ripple-backed XRPL ecosystem are preparing an XLS-66 lending upgrade on testnet, aiming to unlock institutional DeFi strategies via single-asset vaults and fixed-rate loans. Evernorth plans to center its XRP treasury strategy on the upcoming lending protocol, while RLUSD’s supply has climbed above $1 billion even as XRPL’s DeFi TVL has fallen to about $60 million. Large XRP holders show mixed signals, with +1 million XRP wallets returning to accumulation as the token trades around $1.7 amid easing but still net selling whale flows.

PI token posted successive all-time lows, culminating on January 29 at $0.1589, a 94.5% drop from its late February 2025 peak of $2.99. Gemini outlined scenarios for next week, including risk of further downside to $0.12–$0.14 and a brief rebound toward $0.18 on oversold conditions. It also flagged thin volume support below $0.16.