According to an Artemis report, Visa accounts for more than 90% of the cryptocurrency card segment, which now handles $18 billion in annual transactions. Stablecoin-linked payments, including Visa's reported $3.5 billion volume by the end of 2025, are supporting this expansion, while analysts expect traditional card networks to remain dominant in the near term.

Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin Layer 2 project, has raised over $30.6 million in its presale, with tokens priced at $0.013585 and an initial listing set at $0.013675. According to the publication, DeFi volumes rose 15% month-over-month, while Base and Arbitrum recorded $147,000 and $39,000 in daily fees around January 14–15, 2026, underscoring robust L2 activity ahead of HYPER's Q1 2026 launch.

Toncoin has struggled to break decisively above the $1.70 area in recent weeks, even as Bitcoin reclaimed $94.5k as support. On-chain and derivatives data show rising 90-day MVRV and Open Interest but no clear network-wide accumulation, suggesting potential rallies toward $2.16–$2.37 could be limited by profit-taking.

At 01:45 market open, Bitcoin dropped nearly $4,000 in one hour to $92,000 amid a $500 million liquidation of leveraged longs. Gold surged to a record $4,660 per ounce and silver reached $94 as traders sought havens. A 10% tariff on eight EU countries begins February 1 and rises to 25% in June.

Large holders amassed over 210 million ADA across the past three weeks while the token traded below $0.40. Price compressed near $0.38–$0.39 inside a multi‑month descending channel, with Binance top traders 72.52% long and the OI‑Weighted Funding Rate at +0.0018%. Momentum stayed weak, leaving a breakout above resistance as the key signal.

On January 15, Solana recorded $804 million in stablecoin inflows in 24 hours, later maintaining $532 million, outpacing Tron's $397 million and contrasting with Ethereum's net outflows. Stablecoin supply on Solana has reportedly climbed to a record $15 billion, a 200% year-on-year jump, while one analyst suggests SOL could reach $300 if it breaks out of its current range. Recent data also indicate six straight weeks of inflows into SOL-linked ETFs, with $8.94 million added on January 15 and total net assets rising to $1.19 billion, equal to 1.49% of Solana's market cap.

Bitcoin whales are depositing less to Binance in early 2026, just 15,800 BTC versus December's 37,133 BTC, leaving flows at 42.5% of last month. Daily whale transfers are under 2,200 BTC, while Bitcoin trades near $95,020 alongside strong U.S. spot ETF inflows above $750 million.

Altcoins gained momentum as Bitcoin’s dominance weakened and Ethereum emerged as a key driver of sentiment, with ETH/BTC trading at 0.03484. The Altcoin Season Index fell to 35 while Total 2 formed an ascending triangle around $1.29 trillion, and several privacy-focused altcoins recorded outsized gains.