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XRP has continued to defend the $1.96–$2.0 support zone while trading above the $2 psychological demand area. On-chain and derivatives metrics, including funding rates, spot CVD and cost basis distribution, suggest buyers may be accumulating and a local bottom could be forming near current levels. A move below $1.96 could deepen bearish sentiment, while the $2.15 region remains a key resistance for bulls.

A Satoshi-era wallet tagged by Arkham as "5K BTC OG" began selling on Dec. 4, 2024, according to Lookonchain and Arkham. It has offloaded 2,500 BTC for about $265 million at an average exit price of $106,164, and later moved 500 BTC to Binance valued at $47.77 million. The address still holds 2,500 BTC worth $237.5 million.

A total of 803.78 million XRP is locked across ETFs from major issuers, alongside a +22.63M XRP net inflow this week. Price action marked a Jan. 12 low at $2.03, followed by a test of the $2 support and resistance seen near $2.56 amid an hourly death cross.

DASH shows fading bullish momentum on the 1‑day chart, with RSI easing from overbought and EMAs starting to converge. Key sell walls sit at $78.00, $84.50 and $90.00, while resistance levels are $97.86 and $121.12. On the downside, the order book highlights $70–68 as near‑term floors, followed by $63.65, $56.46 and $45.57.

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.

According to the analysis, QNT rose 12.33% over the past 36 hours as daily volume tripled since Friday, 16 January. The study highlights weekly support near the 78.6% retracement at $75, a short-term invalidation on a 4‑hour close below $72.5, and overhead supply at $90–$110, while BTC's defense of $94.5k could allow a push toward $100k.

Market analyst Paul Bennett reports XRP-linked futures open interest has reached $4.03 billion, signaling widespread leverage on venues including Binance and CME. CoinGecko data shows XRP is up 10.2% over the past month and trading near $2.17, while a $30 million long and shrinking spot volumes point to a fragile, derivatives-driven setup.

Analyst Tyrex warns that Bitcoin's structure resembles April 2022 and, if the uptrend fails, projects an 11.04% slide toward $86,000–$84,000 while price hovers near $95,000. Separately, CryptoXLarge maps January–May 2026: quiet accumulation, a February surge, a March ATH around $240,000, an April bull trap, and a May flash crash.

Over the past week, Zcash has fallen from about $528 to $400 amid leadership-related uncertainty and persistent selling pressure, with the token recently trading around $402. During this downturn, a newly created whale wallet accumulated 76,661 ZEC valued at $31.65 million, while on-chain data show negative spot netflows and technical indicators warning that ZEC could break below the $400 support if bearish momentum continues.

XRP is currently trading just above $2, while an Elliott Wave-based technical outlook suggests a final Wave C advance toward the $2.26–$2.28 resistance area before a deeper correction. Analyst CasiTrades, using the 1-hour chart, expects the recent pullback to around $2.03 as a completed B wave that could lead into a five-wave C structure. If price is rejected near this upper band, the scenario anticipates a larger downside phase that may drag XRP back toward the macro support region around $1.65.