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Binance will auto‑settle and delist USDⓈ‑M perpetual contracts for BID/USDT, DMC/USDT, ZRC/USDT and TANSSI/USDT at 09:00 UTC on January 21, 2026. New positions will be blocked from 08:30 UTC, with liquidations in the last hour handled via single IOC orders and possible Auto‑Deleveraging if margin is insufficient. Binance also warned of higher volatility and may adjust leverage, margin or funding rates under extreme conditions.

On January 17, Dogecoin fell 0.39% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap, with price near $0.1375. The hourly chart shows a false breakout at $0.1383 and could lead to a $0.1360 retest if the daily candle closes near support, per TradingView. Midterm, DOGE trades between $0.1199 and $0.1568, implying limited volatility by month end.

Bitcoin started an important week trading just under its 50-week MA and EMA cluster, while U.S. spot ETF inflows have reached about 3.8K BTC so far this year. The inflow pace is slightly ahead of roughly 3.5K BTC over the same 2025 period and appears consistent with prior seasonal patterns, as price consolidates near the mid $90,000s.

Arkham reported that the so-called $10B Hyperunit Whale, linked to Garrett Jin, expanded an existing Ether long by $66.2 million, taking the position to about $733.3 million and pushing overall ETH, SOL and BTC long exposure above $900 million. At the same time, chart data showed Ethereum's market dominance stabilizing around 12.5% near a key support zone, with MACD turning bullish and trading volume rising after a rebound from early 2025 lows.

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.

Bitcoin (BTC) broke above a multi‑week pattern and retested about $95,000, putting a measured objective near $107,000 in play by February. Long‑dormant holder distribution has slowed and coins are moving off exchanges, tightening supply, while a potential 20‑/50‑day EMA bull cross and a negative correlation to gold add to the bullish case.

On January 17, 2026, on-chain analytics indicated the top 10 XRP wallets hold 18.56% of circulating coins, addresses ranked 10–50 account for 24.85%, and 56.59% is dispersed among millions of smaller holders. Ripple’s escrow manages 45% of total supply, while operational wallets hold nearly 1%. Major exchanges like Binance and Bithumb each hold about 1.8 billion XRP, and the price stands at $2.06 after a 0.17% dip.

Silver traded at $90.05 as of writing after briefly exceeding $93 earlier in the week, with 8% gains over both the past seven and 30 days. Google Trends shows search interest doubling after the $90 breakout, while Vanda reported $921.8 million flowing into silver-linked ETFs and a 169-day inflow streak for the iShares Silver Trust.

This week, Bitcoin climbed back above $97,000 for the first time since November 2025, after clearing the $94,000 technical barrier. On January 16, analyst Darkfost highlighted that the short-term holder realized price, now around $102,000, is a key on-chain level that could drive whether recent buyers hold or sell as they approach break-even. Glassnode's Chris Beamish added that reclaiming this cost basis is important for renewed bullish momentum, with Bitcoin currently trading near $95,300.

On January 17, 2026, former Ripple CTO David Schwartz cautioned that copy trading can mislead followers by elevating luck as skill. He warned that choosing leaders based on past wins makes it hard to avoid luck-driven records and urged caution when assessing track records.