In a Sunday post on X, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged adding a "garbage collection" function to cut protocol bloat stemming from perpetual backward compatibility. He warned that excessive code and complex cryptography weaken trustlessness and self-sovereignty. His proposal targets fewer lines of code, reduced reliance on advanced primitives, and more invariants.

On January 18, analyst Ali Martinez shared on X a setup suggesting SUI could break above roughly $1.84 and aim for $2.29. The token moved between $1.70 and $1.90 over the past week, and was around $1.78 with a 0.9% daily dip. Martinez's view hinges on a bull flag continuation pattern.

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.

On January 17, 2026, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko argued the chain's survival depends on continuous iteration, countering Vitalik Buterin's January 12 call for optional protocol ossification. He emphasized decentralized, developer-driven upgrades and disciplined governance. Recent metrics show 2.4 million daily active addresses (+5.64%) and $11.80 billion in DeFi TVL (+6.98%) amid a broader liquidity reset.

XRP has entered 2026 with gains of more than 20%, lifting it back among the largest digital assets by market value and sparking renewed debate about its long-term prospects. While Ripple originally positioned XRP as a fast, low-cost bridge for cross-border payments, banks have largely favored Ripple's software tools, stablecoins, or internal tokens instead of using XRP directly. The rapid expansion of dollar-pegged stablecoins and Ripple's own evolving business strategy have prompted analysts to question how central XRP remains to the company's future.

Axie Infinity's AXS token has extended a volatile upswing on the daily chart, with price now pressing into a tight resistance band between $2.287 and $2.338 while momentum indicators remain firmly bullish. Technical signals such as rising 9-day and 20-day EMAs, an overbought RSI, and a widening positive MACD histogram point to strong upside pressure, but nearby resistance and large order-book walls around $2.161 and $2.500 could decide whether the rally continues or retraces toward support near $1.546–$1.523. Traders monitoring AXS may see breakout or rejection behavior around these levels as key triggers for the next move.

Solana is trading at $142.51 with daily volume near $2.25 billion, holding above the $140 support area. On January 17, 2026, STSS and Coinbase announced a validator on the Solana network, described as strengthening decentralization. Key levels show resistance at $145.47 with potential upside targets at $148.82 and $151.73 if price breaks higher.

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.