Solana Seeker’s SKR token staged a sharp post-launch rebound in early 2026, surging more than 360% in 24 hours after initial airdrop-driven volatility. The recovery was fueled by rapid exchange listings, heavy staking lockups that tightened circulating supply, and renewed speculative interest, shifting focus from launch hype to whether ecosystem adoption can sustain prices going forward.

XRP is attempting to stabilize near $1.95 after a volatile start to 2026, with buyers defending short-term support following a brief dip below $2.00. While institutional developments around Ripple and XRP ETFs continue to support the long-term narrative, price action remains corrective, keeping focus on whether XRP can reclaim key resistance levels in the week ahead.

On 22 January 2026 at 08:30, Ripple unveiled a partnership with DXC Technology to link its XRP and RLUSD payments to the Hogan core banking platform. Banks using Hogan can add blockchain payments, custody and tokenization without replacing existing systems, with transactions expected to settle on the XRP Ledger.

Story’s (IP) price recently bounced sharply from a key support region around $2.40, forming a potential short-term base. At the same time, Open Interest and whale holdings climbed, with large players now controlling 55% of the supply and derivatives positioning hitting about $89 million. If buying pressure from these participants persists, IP could attempt to revisit the $4 resistance area where notable liquidity is clustered.

On January 22, Saga paused its Ethereum-compatible SagaEVM chainlet after an unauthorized breach that the team said caused about $7 million in losses. The incident destabilized Saga Dollar to $0.75 and was followed by a 55% drop in TVL within 24 hours, with operations halted for an audit and address blacklisting.

Thailand’s securities regulator is preparing rules for crypto ETFs and for trading crypto futures on TFEX, with formal ETF guidelines targeted early this year. The plan classifies digital assets as another asset class with a suggested allocation of up to 5% in diversified portfolios, and also advances market-making and a tokenization sandbox.

Layer-1 protocol Saga paused its Ethereum-compatible SagaEVM chainlet on Wednesday following a $7 million exploit. Its dollar-pegged stablecoin fell to $0.75 around 10:16 pm UTC, and TVL slid roughly 55% from over $37 million to $16 million. The team says the network remains sound and has begun blacklisting the attacker's address.

Tom Lee, founder and head of research at Fundstrat, reiterated on a recent podcast that markets could face a "painful" decline in 2026, pointing to tariff tensions, Federal Reserve independence and an incoming Fed chair as key factors. Bitcoin has already swung from $84k to $126k in 2025 before a late-year wipeout, and now trades near $90k after dropping 10% from a $98k high amid renewed tariff fears. Swissblock's Bitcoin Risk Index currently signals consolidation, with support and resistance levels around $89.2k, $94.8k, $99k and $84.5k guiding near-term scenarios as U.S. spot ETF flows stagnate.