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River (RIVER) is tot nu toe de best presterende altcoin van 2026, met een stijging van ongeveer 500% year-to-date dankzij een sterke marktrally.

Ondanks de scherpe koersstijging hebben sommige marktwaarnemers zorgen geuit over de concentratie van het tokenaanbod. Dit verschil tussen het optimisme uit de markt en de onderliggende fundamenten heeft discussie veroorzaakt over de houdbaarheid van de snelle koersstijging van RIVER.

RIVER wordt de best presterende token van 2026

De bredere cryptomarkt was in 2026 tot nu toe erg volatiel, met een rally aan het begin van het jaar gevolgd door flinke dalingen, waarbij een groot deel van de winsten van grote assets weer werd weggevaagd.

Toch trok RIVER zich weinig aan van deze trend. Het token steeg bijna 500% sinds 1 januari en bereikte op maandag een nieuwe all-time high van $87,73.

“RIVER is tot nu toe de best presterende altcoin van 2026,” postte Joao Wedson, oprichter van Alphractal.

Toch ging de stijging niet zonder volatiliteit. De altcoin daalde meer dan 7% in de afgelopen 24 uur.

Op het moment van schrijven werd er gehandeld op $70,76. Het handelsvolume daalde met 21,20% in dezelfde periode, terwijl de marktkapitalisatie van RIVER $1,42 miljard bedroeg.

River (RIVER) koers prestaties. Bron: BeInCrypto Markten

Let op: na een all-time high is het normaal dat de prijs wat terugzakt binnen de cryptomarkten. Dit hoort vaak bij de korte-termijn marktdynamiek.

Buiten de koersprestaties is het token steeds meer aanwezig op de markt. River werd genoteerd op meerdere grote exchanges, waaronder Lighter, HTX en Coinone.

“Korea is een lastige markt die vooral wordt gedreven door retail-investeerders. Assets die daar niet aanslaan verdwijnen vaak snel. $RIVER trekt wereldwijd miljarden aan volume – dat is belangrijk. Door de vraag te spreiden over regio’s en top 3-volume op Binance, OKX en HTX, zit de liquiditeit niet op één plek. Die spreiding betekent meestal meer veerkracht, en veerkracht zorgt ervoor dat iets blijft bestaan,” schreef een analist.

Het project kondigde ook aan dat het een strategische investeringsronde van $12 miljoen heeft afgerond. Hierbij waren onder meer TRON, Justin Sun, het Maelstrom Fund van Arthur Hayes, en The Spartan Group betrokken, naast beursgenoteerde bedrijven en institutionele investeerders uit de VS en Europa.

Volgens het team wordt dit kapitaal gebruikt om Rivers groei te versnellen, zowel in EVM- als niet-EVM-omgevingen, en om de on-chain liquiditeitsinfrastructuur verder te versterken.

Bovendien maakte River vorige week een strategische samenwerking met Sui bekend, waarmee het wil uitbreiden naar meerdere blockchain-ecosystemen.

“Deze samenwerking combineert Rivers chain-abstraction stablecoin framework met de high-performance infrastructuur van Sui. Rivers stablecoin satUSD wordt zo het overkoepelende asset waarmee liquiditeit tussen ecosystemen heen en weer kan bewegen en direct op Sui kan afrekenen,” luidde de aankondiging.

RIVER-rally ontketent $100 koersdoelen terwijl analisten waarschuwen voor risico’s

De scherpe koersstijging en de groei van het ecosysteem zorgen voor optimisme in de community, sommige mensen zien zelfs een waardering van drie cijfers voor de altcoin. Toch blijft er twijfel over de houdbaarheid van deze opwaartse trend.

Crypto-analist Broke Doomer gaf aan dat RIVER een “perfect-parabolische” koersstructuur laat zien, wat volgens hem suggereert dat extra instroom de koers richting $100 kan duwen. Hij waarschuwt echter ook voor mogelijke manipulatie.

“Naar mijn mening is er veel manipulatie bij $RIVER. Iedereen weet dat het 90% zal gaan dalen, maar niemand weet vanaf welke koers,” schreef hij.

Een andere analist wees erop dat het aanbod van het token zeer gecentraliseerd is: 94% zit in 5 wallets. Door deze concentratie kunnen een paar houders makkelijk een grote verkoopgolf veroorzaken, waardoor kleinere investeerders risico lopen. Volgens de analist,

“Na enorme manipulatie en een bubbel-fase krijgen we een flinke dump.”

Volgens analyse van CoinGlass lijkt de rally van RIVER vooral door leverage te komen, omdat het handelsvolume in futures meer dan 80 keer hoger zou zijn dan de spot handel.

De toekomst van RIVER verdeelt nu marktvolgers. Voorstanders noemen steun van institutionele partijen, noteringen op exchanges en wereldwijde vraag als redenen voor optimisme. Critici wijzen op de risico’s. De komende tijd zal uitwijzen of de stijging van RIVER standhoudt of dat het een nieuw voorbeeld wordt van volatiliteit op de cryptomarkt.

Asian stock markets showed little concern on Tuesday over the latest tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump. The main indices remained close to their all-time highs, and South Korea experienced a strong intra-day movement.

The limited response shows that investors have become less sensitive to Trump's trade threats. They see his warnings as negotiating tactics and not as direct policy changes.

Asia learns to ignore the noise

Asian stocks rose broadly, despite Trump's threat of higher tariffs on South Korean goods. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 1.19%, the Nikkei 225 in Japan increased by 0.78%, the Australian ASX gained 0.92%, and the Shanghai Composite went up 0.43% during the afternoon hours.

The Ethereum price fell below $3,000 last week, indicating broader volatility in the crypto market and fluctuating confidence from investors. ETH briefly dipped to lower support but then recovered, showing a clear divide between groups of investors.

While some participants quickly reduced their positions, others seem ready for a recovery. This creates mixed signals about the direction of prices in the short term.

Ethereum institutions are skeptical

Tether is one of the most aggressive gold buyers in the world and competes with central banks – and sometimes even exceeds them.

The crypto firm is increasingly converting stablecoin profits into physical gold, at the level of a sovereign state.

Central banks are no longer the largest buyers: Tether generates stablecoin yield gold at the sovereign level.

In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 alone, the stablecoin issuer added approximately 27 metric tons of gold to its reserves according to Tether. This purchasing tactic places Tether among the largest gold buyers in the world during that period.

Smart money wallets have continued to accumulate Cardano (ADA) over the past two months, even as the price of the cryptocurrency fell.

In contrast to these large holders, smaller retail wallets have actually sold in the past three weeks. This difference in behavior among investors may indicate a possible turning point for Cardano.

ADA whale accumulation contrasts with retail selling pressure.

ADA has experienced significant volatility, just like the rest of the market. In the past two months, the altcoin has dropped by approximately 19%. After an initial rise in January 2026, the price sharply reversed, causing most of the year-to-date gains to disappear.

Bitcoin faces increasing selling pressure at the end of January 2026, partly due to a drop of $2.24 billion in stablecoin market capitalization, a yearly low in the Coinbase premium, and a sharp decrease in mining hash rate due to a severe US ice storm.

Due to this combination of factors, experienced trader Peter Brandt warns that Bitcoin could fall below $70,000 if this market pressure continues.

Stablecoin exodus indicates capital flight from crypto.

The crypto market is experiencing a significant decline in liquidity, as the market capitalization of the top 12 stablecoins has fallen by $2.24 billion in just 10 days. This coincides with the 8% decline in the Bitcoin price. According to data from the market information platform Santiment, this decline goes beyond normal profit-taking.

The Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet (TSE: 3350) adjusted its profit forecast for the entire fiscal year 2025 on January 26. The company reported a Bitcoin impairment loss of ¥104,6 billion ($678 million), but simultaneously raised its expectation for operating profit.

The results show a direct stress test for the Digital Asset Treasury model, which was under heavy criticism at the end of 2025.

Bitcoin impairment is a non-cash accounting adjustment.

Silver recovers after its sharpest intraday turnaround since the financial crisis of 2008. The price rises again above $110 after falling more than 7% from Monday's record above $117.

The extreme volatility in precious metals reflects a broader crisis of confidence in fiat currencies and government debt. Now that gold breaks through $5,000 and silver shows the wildest fluctuations in 17 years, the markets indicate that there is significant unrest regarding the sustainability of government finances in major economies. This sentiment may spread to riskier assets such as cryptocurrencies.

Coinone, the third largest crypto exchange in South Korea, has denied reports that it is in talks to sell a stake to Coinbase, contradicting speculation that the American exchange giant is making a new attempt to gain access to the liquidity-rich Korean market.

The denial shows how difficult it remains for global exchanges to enter the heavily regulated Korean crypto sector, even as local players are rapidly merging.

‘Completely unfounded’

The term of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ends in May this year. Nevertheless, users of prediction markets are already placing their bets on whom US President Donald Trump will choose as his successor.

Previously, Kevin Hassett was mentioned, but now the focus is shifting to Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer at BlackRock.

Reading the market Trump's Davos signals

Rieder is currently performing strongly on prediction platforms. Both Polymarket and Kalshi give him a 45% chance of receiving the nomination. This puts him ahead of other candidates such as Fed Governor Christopher Waller and former Fed official Kevin Warsh.

Bitcoin is approaching an important macro event as U.S. politicians attempt to avoid a new federal government shutdown before the funding deadline of January 30. The market is under pressure during this period, following a failed January rally and a clear shift in sentiment.

Historically, Bitcoin does not behave as a reliable hedge during U.S. government shutdowns. Instead, the price usually follows the existing market momentum.

Why a U.S. shutdown is being discussed again

Cryptomarkets often move based on positioning before the price reacts. In the last days of January, the attention shifts to a small group of ‘made in USA coins’ that no longer move with the broader market but instead show early signs of significant shifts, both bullish and bearish.

Now that the market is looking for direction in February, these three made in USA coins stand out due to their price structure, on-chain positioning, momentum signals, and accumulation patterns.

Chainlink (LINK)

Prediction markets are very active when it comes to crypto price outcomes. Tens of millions in volume have been placed on the Bitcoin price for January alone, along with large volumes for Ethereum, XRP, and Solana.

The concentration of capital in short-term betting on prices raises concerns about the future of crypto. These ever-changing, all-or-nothing bets show that the sector is increasingly seen as a place for speculation rather than a long-term investment category.

MicroStrategy announced its latest Bitcoin purchase on January 26. The company made its fourth purchase in January, buying $264.1 million worth of Bitcoin at an average price of $90,061 per BTC.

As a result of this purchase, the average purchase price of Bitcoin by the company is now $76,037 per BTC. The purchase took place while Bitcoin was trading volatile in January, with the price dropping from early January highs above $95,000 to the high $80,000 range.

Latest purchase details and financing structure

Altcoins are back in the spotlight as momentum returns to the crypto market. While the Bitcoin price is not yet fully stable, altcoins are finding their way to their all-time highs. These developments show growing confidence from investors and indicate possible explosive breakouts in the future.

BeInCrypto has analyzed three of these altcoins that are close to their all-time highs and may potentially reach them.

Rain (RAIN)

RAIN is trading within a widening ascending wedge pattern, indicating a bullish structure. The price is making higher highs and higher lows while respecting support and resistance lines. Currently, RAIN is consolidating just below the upper resistance of the channel, close to the all-time high at $0.01009.

Meme coins had a tough week as selling pressure pushed prices further down across the sector. Despite this weakness, momentum indicators suggest that the pace of losses is slowing down and a downward exhaustion is in sight.

BeInCrypto has analyzed three meme coins that are showing the first signs of a potential trend reversal at the end of January, as sentiment stabilizes.

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The crypto market often reacts less to fundamental factors and more to attention. When narratives peak, the price only rises if volume and positions confirm that. Now that Melania Trump's documentary is coming out on January 30, traders are watching to see if the hype can lead to sustained demand for MELANIA and TRUMP tokens — or if both tokens might pull back once the attention fades.

So far, the price movements of these Solana meme coins mainly show early positions and not yet full confidence. Charts, volume, and on-chain data indicate that both tokens are at a decision point, where sentiment alone is unlikely to be enough.

The crypto market receives over $464 million in new tokens in the last week of January 2025. Major projects such as Sign (SIGN), Kamino (KMNO), and Jupiter (JUP) will then bring significant new token supplies to the market.

These unlocks, worth millions, can cause volatility and impact prices in the short term. Below you can see what to pay attention to.

1. Sign (SIGN)

Unlock date: January 28

Number of tokens being unlocked: 290 million SIGN

Issued supply: 1.64 billion SIGN

This week, investors in Bitcoin, gold, and silver are closely monitoring important American economic signals. These signals can influence market sentiment and the prices of these assets.

As the Bitcoin price fluctuates around $88,000, gold nearly touches $5,000 per ounce, and silver rises above $100 per ounce due to persistent demand for safe havens, these events are of great importance.

4 American economic data releases that influence investor sentiment this week

The interest rate policy of the Federal Reserve remains crucial. Lower interest rates usually lead to more interest in riskier assets like Bitcoin, and make it less expensive to hold non-yielding assets like gold and silver.

The Ethereum price has decreased by about 1.3% in the last 24 hours and nearly 10% in the past week. This is no longer just short-term volatility. On the daily chart, the ETH price has already fallen below an important neckline. As a result, a bearish structure has become active, warning of possibly another 20% drop if the support breaks.

At the same time, a new development is visible. Capital seems to be shifting from Bitcoin to Ethereum, resulting in a short-term recovery. Whether this rotation of Ethereum can really turn a breakdown into a bear trap depends on who is actually buying, who is selling at higher prices, and which price levels are holding now.