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Today's crypto market sentiment (January 17, 2026) is neutral, with a slight cautious undertone following minor price pullbacks.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 50, right in the middle of the scale (0 = Extreme Fear, 100 = Extreme Greed). This indicates balanced investor emotions — neither excessive panic nor over-the-top euphoria.
Here are some recent visuals of the Fear & Greed Index to illustrate the current neutral zone:🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨💥💥

Total crypto market cap: Around $3.22T (down ~0.24% in the last 24 hours, with some sources showing slight variations up to ~$3.32T).
Bitcoin (BTC): Trading near $95,300–$95,700 (down mildly ~0.35% recently), holding strong dominance at ~59%. BTC remains stable but below recent highs, with resistance near $100K.
Trading volume: Solid but down slightly, reflecting consolidation rather than strong directional moves.
Overall trend: The market shows mild caution after a brief greed phase earlier in the week (index hit ~61). Recent dips are tied to profit-taking, macro uncertainty, and lower ETF inflows compared to prior days. Still, long-term sentiment stays positive thanks to institutional interest and regulatory clarity pushes.
Most major coins are flat to slightly red, though outliers like Axie Infinity (AXS) surged +32% as a top gainer. The market feels like it's in a "wait-and-see" consolidation phase — neutral sentiment often precedes bigger moves once catalysts (e.g., policy news or ETF flows) emerge.

$XRP 🚨🚨🚨🚨
XRP has officially delivered its first technical golden cross of 2026, and the market is already looking at a 13% upside window if this bull pattern validates in textbook manner.

On Jan. 13, XRP's 23-day simple moving average crossed above the 50-day, as visible on the TradingView chart, which is a golden cross formation for the first time since late 2025. For those not familiar, this bullish crossover with "golden" in its name usually indicates a bullish trend shift, especially when it is backed by rising volumes or key narrative developments.

$BTC 💥💥🔥🔥
🚨The Bitcoin price toward $100,000 is approaching; in fact, it appears to be an increasingly tangible goal that the digital asset market is watching closely. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe indicated that the pioneering crypto is acting exactly as bulls expected, managing to stay above a crucial resistance zone that has now flipped into support.

🚨Silver has added more than $3.9 trillion in market capitalization over the past 12 months, surging nearly 200% and sharply outperforming major risk assets.

The rally has eclipsed gains in other precious metals such as Gold, which has risen about 70% over the same period, as well as equities and crypto.💥💥💥🔥

Over the past year, silver has outpaced the S&P 500, which is up roughly 17%, and the Nasdaq Composite, which has gained about 21%. Risk assets such as Bitcoin have lagged significantly, with Bitcoin down roughly 4% over the past 12 months.

Silver has also surpassed major technology stocks and Bitcoin over the past 12 months, overtaking companies such as Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon in market capitalization.🚀🚀🚀🚀

#HBAR 🚨💥💥🔥
.P. Morgan's latest report spotlights $HBAR's Hedera as THE example of public/permissioned DLT—open to all users but with enterprise controls for security & regs. Perfect fit for institutions managing trillions! Bullish for adoption & growth.

$BTC 🔥🚨💥

This Week’s Crypto Headlines You Can’t Miss

First Time in 3 Months: Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Signals Greed. The price pump earlier this week shifted overall market sentiment, as the fear and greed index entered ‘greed’ territory for the first time in three months. As is typically the case following such a sudden change, the market headed in the opposite direction soon after.

2025 Was Brutal for Bitcoin, But Arthur Hayes Sees Liquidity-Driven Rebound Ahead. The rough ending to the previous year will be followed by a more profound rally in 2026, predicted BitMEX’s former CEO, Arthur Hayes. In a new essay, he attributed the late 2025 decline to a declining US dollar credit.

Ethereum Treasury Giant Bitmine Makes $200M Power Move Into MrBeast’s Empire. The largest ETH treasury firm has invested $200 million into Beast Industries, the entertainment company founded by YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, who is widely known as MrBeast.

Senate Banking Committee Postpones Crypto Market Structure Bill. Perhaps the most evident behind the latest price correction this week was the postponement of the highly anticipated crypto market structure bill. Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott announced the decision on Thursday.

Ethereum Sets Record With 393,600 New Wallets in One Day. The Ethereum network hit a massive milestone earlier this week as 393,600 new wallets were created in a 24-hour window on January 11. This set a new record in this metric, even though ETH has remained far below its 2025 peak.

Monero (XMR) Hits Fresh Records But Experts Warn Against FOMO Entries. As mentioned above, Monero had a big week in which it broke its previous record on a few occasions. The latest was on January 14 at almost $800, but experts warned investors to be wary of FOMO entries.

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#Zcash 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The Zcash Foundation announced that the SEC has closed its investigation into the organization, without recommending enforcement action.

The inquiry, which began in August 2023, raised concerns over certain crypto asset offerings but has now been resolved.

Following the news, the ZEC token surged 12%, reversing a recent decline. But today’s downward trajectory underscores a familiar dynamic in crypto trading, where lingering uncertainty around privacy coins can outweigh favorable regulatory developments.

#SUI 💥🔥🚨🔥

Sui’s blockchain resumed normal activity after a network stall that halted transactions for roughly six hours on January 14, 2026. According to reports, validators identified the problem in the mid-afternoon and worked to roll out a fix that restored block creation and transaction processing later that evening.

🚨 $XRP

Ripple secures 2 EU licenses – Is XRP’s 2026 rally brewing?

In that context, Ripple’s [XRP] latest roadmap feels intentional. Recently, Ripple announced it received licensing approval from Luxembourg’s financial regulator, a move that brings it a step closer to the EU market

The Luxembourg green light followed a similar approval in the U.K., less than a week earlier. Back-to-back regulatory wins like these don’t happen by chance. Instead, they signal a clear push toward expansion in Europe.

$XRP 🔥🚨💥💥

Is the CLARITY Act a Turning Point for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP?

The crypto market is watching Washington closely as uncertainty grows around the proposed CLARITY Act, a US bill meant to finally define how digital assets are regulated. Prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP remain relatively stable for now, but analysts warn that volatility could pick up as the political debate heats up.

#ETH 💥💥🔥🔥🚀

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion invests $200 million in YouTube star MrBeast’s company

The investment gives Bitmine a stake in a brand with strong Gen Z and millennial appeal, reaching over 450 million subscribers across its YouTube channels.

Garlinghouse shares surprising conclusion from recent CPI data

Ripple’s chief executive shared an X post by the Wall Street Journal and revealed that he had spotted some important (and what is more, positive) data in it, which might be related to cryptocurrency.

Garlinghouse pointed out that the recent CPI report contains data about a 3.5% reduction in the fees U.S. consumers pay for financial services. The CEO believes it could be “in part because of the Administration’s pro-crypto policies.” Without showing a particular photo of any WSJ issues, Garlinghouse simply mentioned that this information is “a little buried in WSJ print edition.”

Bitcoin Trades Elevated as CLARITY Act Nears, With Bulls Positioning for Fresh All-Time Highs

As of mid-January 2026, the CLARITY Act is advancing through a dual-committee process in the Senate, generating optimism alongside renewed industry friction. The Senate Banking Committee, led by Senator Tim Scott, has scheduled a Jan. 15 markup after releasing materials aimed at drawing a regulatory “bright line” between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Bitcoin’s ability to hold above $95,000 has tracked expectations that clearer jurisdictional boundaries could reduce regulatory overhang. Meanwhile, the Senate Agriculture Committee delayed its markup to Jan. 27 to allow Chairman John Boozman and Senator Cory Booker more time to resolve disagreements over digital commodity definitions and presidential ethics. Despite delays, lawmakers continue working to merge both drafts into a unified framework designed to move U.S. crypto markets beyond regulation by enforcement. Tensions intensified on Jan. 14 after Coinbase withdrew support for the Banking Committee draft, warning it would effectively ban tokenized equities, restrict DeFi privacy, weaken the CFTC, and eliminate stablecoin rewards. The company described the proposal as worse than the current status quo and urged lawmakers to pursue a revised, bipartisan approach.

$BTC 💥🔥🔥🚀

Bitcoin mining and high performance computing firms like Bitdeer, CleanSpark, and Riot Platforms were the main stock market beneficiaries as Bitcoin jumped above $97,000 Wednesday afternoon.

Bitcoin mining stocks rally as BTC topped $97,000, hitting its highest price since November.

Crypto treasury firms like Strategy and BitMine also rose on the day.

Institutional interest is growing with accelerating ETF inflows and on-chain accumulation.

The Zcash Foundation announced today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation into the organization and will not recommend any enforcement action.💥💥💥🔥🔥💥

This marks the end of the probe that began with a subpoena on August 31.  According to the announcement, the SEC's decision shows the foundation's "commitment to transparency and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements."🔥🔥🔥

It is worth noting that this investigation was kept secret for nearly 2.5 years. The public did not know the Zcash Foundation was under active investigation until today’s announcement that it had closed.

$BTC

Bitcoin, the leader of the cryptocurrency market, reached its highest level in nearly eight weeks with its latest surge.

According to Polymarket data, the probability of Bitcoin surpassing the $100,000 level in January is priced at 63%.

Russia plans to open its digital asset market to non-professional investors, signaling a controlled expansion of retail access and tighter oversight expectations nationally in 2026.🔥🔥🔥🔥

Regulated rollout would push providers to strengthen client classification, suitability prompts, recordkeeping, and escalation, making compliance workflows a primary bottleneck.

Broader participation may improve liquidity but raises governance demands, so the next watch items are eligibility rules, product scope, and enforcement once access begins.

Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it signed a deal to explore cross-border stablecoin payments with a company linked to World Liberty Financial, the crypto business tied to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, according to a Reuters report.💥💥💥🚀🚨

Pakistan’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) said the agreement takes the form of a memorandum of understanding with SC Financial Technologies, a relatively obscure firm it described as an affiliated entity of World Liberty Financial. The memorandum sets the stage for technical cooperation on regulated stablecoin-based payment infrastructure.

#DOGE 💥💥🔥🔥🔥

Bankinter has taken a minority stake in Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me, joining a $33 million funding round that also included Tether.

The investment strengthens Bit2Me's capital structure and supports its regulatory ambitions in Europe and Latin America, as it operates under the EU's new MiCA regulation, the exchange said.

The deal marks another example of traditional banks collaborating with crypto firms, with Bit2Me already working with major Spanish financial institutions including BBVA, Unicaja and Cecabank.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressuring the country’s banking regulator to hold off on considering World Liberty Financial’s bid for a bank charter until US President Donald Trump divests his interest in the crypto platform.

In a letter on Tuesday, Warren asked Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, to delay reviewing World Liberty’s application for a national trust bank until Trump “eliminates all financial conflicts of interest involving himself or his family and the company.”