On January 21, 2026, Evernorth said it will raise over $1 billion to build a large institutional XRP treasury in partnership with t54 Labs, using AI agents on XRPL. The plan includes institutional lending, liquidity provisioning and DeFi yields, while XRP traded at $1.95, up 2.94% in 24 hours with $4.24 billion volume.

On January 22, Shiba Inu (SHIB) added 0.65% over the past 24 hours and traded near $0.00000794. According to CoinMarketCap, the broader market shifted back to the green, while SHIB's intraday range favored $0.00000770–$0.00000820. A failure to hold support around $0.00000789 could open a move toward $0.00000770–$0.00000780, and, if $0.00000678 breaks, momentum may extend toward $0.0000060.

On Jan. 22, analytics firm Santiment said via X that XRP's social data has entered "Extreme Fear" after about a 19% decline from the Jan. 5 high. The firm argues such bearish crowd sentiment has often preceded rebounds. XRP last traded near $1.9498 following the early-January surge and subsequent pullback.

Evernorth plans to expand its XRP holdings beyond 1 billion dollars in gross proceeds and collaborate with t54 Labs to deploy AI-based agentic finance on the XRP Ledger. The firm aims to generate yield via lending, liquidity provision, and DeFi activity, while preparing a Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger under the ticker XRPN in early 2026. The treasury already holds 473.2 million XRP and is backed by investors including Ripple, SBI, Pantera Capital, Kraken, and GSR.

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.