W pierwszej połowie 2026 r. Bitcoin (BTC) odnotował wyraźny spadek liczby adresów portfeli o wartości co najmniej $1 million, ponieważ spadki cen zepchnęły tysiące portfeli poniżej tego progu. Między January 1 a June 30, 2026 liczba takich adresów spadła z 148,084 do 121,431, czyli o 26,653 (18%), wynika z H1 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Report przygotowanego przez Finbold. Największy ubytek dotyczył przedziału $1 million–$10 million: z 131,716 do 107,989, co oznacza spadek o 23,727 adresów.

Bitcoin ATM totals in the United States declined in Q1 2026, falling from 30,788 on January 1, 2026, to 30,229 on April 1, 2026. The net change equals a drop of 559 machines, or 1.82%, after monthly counts rose through March before slipping sharply by April 1.

On March 19, 2026, FBI New York warned Tron users about a phishing scam using fake Tron (TRX) tokens that appear in wallets with embedded messages claiming the recipient is under investigation. The tokens push victims to external sites for “verification” to avoid an alleged asset freeze, but the FBI says it does not communicate this way or request personal data via blockchain messages.

BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) began trading on Nasdaq with about $15.5 million in first-day volume and 592,804 shares changing hands. The ETF invests directly in ETH around $2,111, stakes roughly 80% of its holdings to target about 4% annual rewards, and launched with $106.7 million in net assets and a temporary sponsor fee reduction to 0.12% on the first $2.5 billion.

Since Donald Trump's January 2025 return to the White House, the number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least $1 million has fallen from 157,563 to 132,383 by January 20, 2026. This decline of 25,180 millionaire addresses, or about 16%, occurred despite more crypto-supportive policies and followed a post-election Bitcoin rally that pushed prices above $100,000 before retracing to around $92,558 one year after his inauguration.

BlackRock expanded its on-chain exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2025, with the value of its holdings rising from $54.83 billion to $77.35 billion by December 31. Over the year, the position grew by $22.52 billion, or 41.07%, driven by demand channeled through its spot crypto ETFs.

On January 1, 2026, XRP opened the year under notable selling pressure around $1.84, extending a downtrend that began in early September alongside fragile market sentiment. Technical indicators show the token trading below key moving-average and Fibonacci levels, while an additional 1 billion XRP escrow release on the same date added to near-term supply concerns. AI-based prediction tools nevertheless point to a potential move toward roughly $1.90–$1.95 by the end of January, implying only limited upside unless XRP can reclaim important resistance zones.

On July 22, 2025, XRP's market capitalization peaked near $210.4 billion as the token traded around $3.56. As of December 26, it trades near $1.86 with a roughly $112.8 billion valuation, a drawdown of about $97.6–$98 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data.

At the time of publication, HBAR changed hands at $0.1157, up 4.91% in 24 hours and 6.08% on the week, with a $4.95 billion market cap and $107.09 million in volume, according to Finbold. Finbold’s AI ensemble (Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Flash, GPT-4o) projects $0.115 by December 31, 2025, while traders watch the $0.115 support into December 27–30 amid tax-loss flows and January seasonality.