Monero's price surged to a new all-time high of $799 on 14 January before dropping 13.5% over the last 24 hours as trading volumes fell by 25%. The move followed an alleged hardware wallet attack in which over $282 million in LTC and BTC were converted into XMR, and analysts now see overheated futures activity and support levels near $518 and $447 as key risk zones.

Cardano has recorded a 10,654.62% spike in futures trading volume on BitMEX to $40.04 million, while its open interest hovers around $792.57 million. CME Group plans to launch ADA and Micro ADA futures contracts on Feb. 9, pending regulatory review. ADA is trading near $0.395, with key resistance seen at $0.4378 and $0.50, and support levels around $0.38, $0.33 and $0.27.

On 17 January 2026, Megatel Homes detailed plans to launch a blockchain-based rewards program using its MegPrime token after an SEC no-action letter, according to the report. Tokens are earned via rent, mortgage, and everyday spending, and renters could apply up to $25,000 of prior rent toward buying a Megatel home.

On January 16, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a 2026 initiative on X to restore self-sovereignty and trustlessness. The plan emphasizes ZK-EVMs and Block Access Limits to make full nodes practical again, privacy tools like Helios, ORAM and PIR, and onchain app hosting; the network also raised its blob limit from 15 to 21.

AVAX, the native asset of the Avalanche network, recently climbed to $14.85 before dropping back under $13.50 and now trades near $13.61. Analyst Ali Martinez’s January 16 chart study highlights repeated rejections around $14.83 and an inverse head and shoulders structure that could project upside targets at $17.59 and $18.41 if this resistance is cleared. AVAX has booked a 14.67% gain over the past month, hinting at a possible shift after a net negative Q4 2025.

A large ADA holder opened more than ten long positions around $0.38 after depositing $7.9 million USDC to Hyperliquid, according to Onchain Lens. The whale acquired 6.46 million ADA (~$2.50 million) as daily volume topped $600 million. Oversold metrics include a 0.659 bubble risk and an 86% drawdown from ATH, with resistance at $0.43.

Sei Network has set a mid-2026 deadline to complete its SIP-3 transition from a dual Cosmos–EVM design to an EVM-only blockchain, following community approval in May. The three-phase "Sei Giga" upgrade, running from January to March, will impact holders of Cosmos-native assets on Sei, including about $1.4 million in USDC.n that must be migrated before late March 2026 to avoid potential loss of access. The overhaul also introduces EVM-based staking, disables inbound IBC transfers, and replaces Sei's native oracle with external providers.

Spot XRP ETFs reversed their brief setback: January 7 marked the first daily outflow in nearly two months with more than $40 million withdrawn, and the week still closed with $38.07 million in net inflows. The following week added $56.84 million over five straight positive sessions, while XRP slipped about 1% and traded below $2.10.