Top Weekly Gainers: Altcoins React to Bitcoin Strength
As Bitcoin traded above $90K, market sentiment turned more positive and altcoins followed. $MYX surged +82%, $PEPE climbed close to +50%, and $CC added around +40%, supported by increasing volume.
This kind of move often appears when capital starts rotating out of Bitcoin into higher-beta assets.
Solana is grinding higher in a clear uptrend, showing strong and controlled bullish continuation near local highs.
Price is holding above EMA 7 / 25 / 99 on the 1H chart after a clean impulsive move from 124. Market structure remains healthy with higher highs and higher lows. Current consolidation just below 133 looks like a classic bull flag.
BREAKING: Bitcoin Prints Second Straight Green Day in 2026
Bitcoin just recorded its second consecutive daily green candle this year, a small but important signal as the market starts to build momentum.
After a long period of consolidation, early strength like this often reflects improving sentiment rather than pure speculation. While it doesn’t confirm a trend yet, it shows buyers are stepping in and defending price.
2026 is just getting started, but early price action suggests this could be a very important year for $BTC if momentum continues.
Bitcoin proved resilience. Ethereum is now proving scalability.
Ethereum’s daily transaction volume has reached a new all-time high, surpassing levels seen during the 2021 NFT and DeFi boom. The 7-day average recently climbed to around 1.87M transactions, well above the previous record.
More importantly, active wallets rose to ~729K, and new address creation exceeded 270K in a single day, the strongest inflow since 2018. Despite higher activity, fees remained relatively stable.
This growth is being driven by real network upgrades and institutional usage such as stablecoins, RWAs, and ETF-related flows, not speculative hype.
Ethereum continues to strengthen its role as core settlement infrastructure.
Solana is showing strength beneath the surface as 2026 begins, even while price remains below $130.
On-chain data points to whale accumulation during consolidation, a pattern often linked to long-term positioning. Network activity remains strong, with Solana recording $1.6T in DEX trading volume, ranking just behind Binance and outperforming many centralized exchanges.
However, rising NVT and falling open interest suggest short-term caution. SOL is holding near its 20-day EMA around $125, with $130 acting as the key level to watch.
Spot ETF flows on Dec. 31 (ET) showed continued pressure on Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $348M in net outflows, with none of the 12 funds seeing inflows. Ethereum spot ETFs also saw $72.06M in net outflows, with all nine ETFs posting zero inflows.
In contrast, Solana spot ETFs recorded $2.29M in net inflows, while XRP spot ETFs saw $5.58M in inflows.
The data shows risk still coming out of BTC and ETH ETFs, while selective interest remains in certain altcoin products.
Bitcoin is once again trading near the upper Bear Band, a level that has historically appeared late in market cycles.
While price remains above long-term trend support, momentum is starting to flatten. In previous cycles, similar conditions often resulted in a prolonged distribution phase rather than immediate continuation.
If the market follows historical patterns, potential mean-reversion zones may appear around $62K, $43K, and $27K.
This does not imply an immediate crash. Instead, it suggests compressed risk, where upside becomes harder and downside sensitivity increases.
According to Token Terminal, developers deployed 8.7 million new smart contracts, the highest quarterly total in the network’s history. This marks a strong recovery after weaker activity in the previous two quarters.
The growth was driven by stablecoin usage, real-world asset tokenization, and infrastructure development. Contract deployment often acts as a leading indicator, appearing before increases in users, transactions, and network fees.
Ethereum is increasingly positioning itself as a global settlement layer for on-chain finance.
BlackRock transferred a large amount of crypto as ETF outflows continued into year-end.
On-chain data shows 2,201 BTC and 7,557 ETH were sent to Coinbase Prime, worth over $214M at the time. The move happened as Bitcoin ETFs recorded -$275.9M in net outflows on Dec 26, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for most of the pressure. Ethereum ETFs also saw net exits.
Zooming out, crypto ETPs have now seen about $3.2B in outflows since the October correction.
This does not confirm aggressive selling, but large institutional transfers during persistent outflows usually point to a more cautious stance.
BNB continues to trade under a long-term downward trendline, which keeps the market structure bearish. Rallies are still getting capped by dynamic resistance, and upside momentum remains weak.
For this to flip bullish, BNB needs a clean reclaim of the trendline with confirmation. Until then, downside continuation toward lower support zones remains the more likely path.
California has proposed a 5% billionaire wealth tax, and it’s raising serious concerns in the crypto industry.
The tax targets unrealized gains, including crypto holdings and startup equity that hasn’t been sold. This could pressure founders and long-term holders who have paper wealth but limited liquidity.
Many crypto leaders warn this kind of policy may push innovation outside the US, as capital and talent become more mobile.
At the same time, some firms are still expanding into the US, showing the situation is complex and still evolving.
The bigger question is whether the US can stay competitive in a global, digital economy.
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The 2026 XRP story depends on one big “if”: if $BTC reaches $250K, large-cap alts with stronger fundamentals could get a bigger rotation.
Some reports say XRP was more resilient in 2025 than the wider alt market, and they link that to growing adoption and clearer regulation. Ripple has also been building like a serious financial company, with coverage showing $2.7B+ in acquisitions aimed at payments, treasury software, and trading infrastructure.
If BTC goes parabolic in 2026, the argument is simple: money rotates into the few alts that look “institution-ready.”
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The 2025 revenue leaderboard is a strong reality check.
Solana leads all chains by a wide margin at about $1.3B in revenue, while Hyperliquid comes in second at around $816M. It shows the dominance game is shifting toward chains that generate consistent fees from real usage, especially trading activity, instead of relying only on TVL and narratives.
As $BTC continues to trade as a macro asset, large Ethereum holders are quietly shifting strategy. BitMNR, the world’s largest Ethereum treasury firm, has officially entered ETH staking - marking a major change in how corporate treasuries manage long-term crypto holdings.
Key Points:
- BitMNR deposited around 74,880 $ETH into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake system, worth nearly $219 million, according to on-chain data shared by Arkham Intelligence.
- This is the first time the firm has staked any of its Ethereum. Until now, BitMNR kept its massive ETH reserves untouched, relying purely on price appreciation.
- On-chain data shows BitMNR holds about 4.06 million ETH, valued near $11.9 billion - roughly 3.37% of Ethereum’s total supply.
With current staking yields around 3.1%, staking its full balance could generate over 126,000 ETH annually, translating into hundreds of millions in potential yield at current prices.
📌 The move signals a broader shift: large holders are no longer just betting on price. They’re starting to treat Ethereum as a yield-generating financial asset - not just a speculative one.
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