Gold and silver futures opened the week with sharp gains as geopolitical tensions and fresh U.S. tariff threats fueled safe-haven demand. With gold pressing toward $4,700 and silver consolidating near multi-year highs, traders are watching key technical levels that could define the next leg higher.

Decentraland’s MANA rallied strongly on 17 January, breaking above the local $0.15 resistance amid a broader GameFi upswing led by Axie Infinity. Within the last 24 hours, a Bitcoin pullback helped trigger $864 million in liquidations, dragging MANA lower as dormant circulation and falling mean coin age signaled distribution and weak long-term conviction.

Bitcoin's latest drop unfolded with unusually tight dispersion across major spot venues and stable session extremes. More than $500 million in long positions were liquidated in roughly sixty minutes across derivatives markets. The move looked dramatic, yet order books and arbitrage activity appeared orderly.

Security experts warn that "Evil Twin" public Wi-Fi clones can intercept credentials and expose crypto accounts. Last year, Australian Federal Police charged a man over fake airport Wi-Fi, and in January an X user reported a wallet drain after hotel Wi-Fi. Experts advise avoiding sensitive actions, using trusted VPNs, and confirming networks with venue staff.

The Bitcoin network's seven-day average hashrate fell below 1,000 EH/s on Saturday and now sits at 993 EH/s. It is nearly 15% lower than the 1,157 EH/s peak on Oct. 19, as an analyst says some miners are shifting power to AI, even with four difficulty cuts since Nov. 12, 2025 and higher hashprice.

Dogecoin extended its downside move against the US Dollar, breaking below the $0.1300 and $0.1250 support areas and forming a low around $0.1154. The price is now trading under $0.1300 and the 100-hourly simple moving average, with key resistance clustered near $0.1330–$0.1350 and important support levels at $0.1250, $0.1220, and $0.1200. A failure to recover above $0.1300 could open the door to further losses toward $0.1150 or even $0.1135.

On January 18, 2025, XRP reserves on Binance were valued at about $10.16 billion and fell to roughly $5.55 billion by mid-January 2026, a decline of around 45% according to CryptoQuant data. Over the same period, more than 25,000 XRP wallets moved into higher balance tiers and the total wallet count surpassed 7.5 million, while price action has remained range-bound despite tighter exchange supply.

Crypto mining hardware maker Canaan Inc. disclosed on Friday that it received a Nasdaq notice on Wednesday after its shares traded below $1 for 30 consecutive business days. The firm has until July 13 to lift its closing bid to at least $1 for a minimum of 10 straight trading sessions or risk being removed from the exchange, with a possible extension involving a reverse stock split.