Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Pull Back: Analysts Say Crypto Market Still In ‘Downtrend’ But Find ‘No Reason’ For It To Fall Lower – Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) (ARCA:BTC)

Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside stocks on Wednesday as investors cashed out following recent rallies.

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 8:20 p.m. ET)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)-1.56%$91,305.82Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)               -2.97%$3,170.13XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                         -5.03%$2.17Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                         -2.55%$136.82Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                         -1.02%$0.1468Bitcoin Falls Below $91,000

Bitcoin slipped below $91,000 in afternoon trading before paring some losses overnight. Trading volume for the apex cryptocurrency plunged 22% over the…

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DOGE, SHIB Surge 30% While BTC, ETH, XRP Lag—What’s Happening?

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) surged 30% over four days, while Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) rallied 27% in its strongest January performance since 2023, outperforming Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP).

DOGE ETFs Drive Institutional Demand

The Grayscale DOGE Spot ETF (NYSE:GDOG) and Bitwise DOGE Spot ETF (NYSE:BWOW) saw explosive demand in early January after months of flat activity.

Daily net inflows spiked to $1.60 million on January 5 and $2.90 million on January 2, marking the first significant institutional buying since the ETFs launched in late 2025. 

Cumulative total net inflow across DOGE spot ETFs reached $6.24 million as of January 6, with nearly all of…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slip Ahead Of Crucial Jobs Data

Bitcoin is holding above the $90,000 level as traders lock in profits following last week’s rally and a rejection at key resistance.

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 94,861 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $303.85 million.       

SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $243.2 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Tuesday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $114.7 million.

In the past 24 hours, top losers include Dash, Mantle, and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes: Michael van de Poppe said Bitcoin is in a neutral consolidation phase after failing to break above $94,000.

He expects a short-term bounce over the next one…

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Polymarket Partners With Dow Jones To Supply Prediction Market Data Across Major Outlets

Prediction platform Polymarket has partnered with the Dow Jones to distribute its market-implied data across several of the publisher’s flagship media brands.

What Happened: Under the agreement, Polymarket’s prediction market data will be featured across Dow Jones outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, appearing in both digital and print formats, Bloomberg reported.

The data will also support new editorial features, such as earnings calendars that reflect market-implied expectations for publicly traded companies.

This marks Polymarket’s first formal media partnership and comes after its return to U.S. operations following a 2022 settlement with…

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Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Are Surging In Early 2026

Global cryptocurrency markets have gained momentum at the start of 2026 as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) broke above key technical levels, reigniting speculation over a potential move back toward $100,000.

What Happened: Entrepreneur and Bitcoin investor Lark Davis said the crypto market has staged a strong rebound to begin 2026, adding more than $250 billion in total market capitalization.

Bitcoin is up about 7%, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has gained nearly 9%, major altcoins are posting double-digit gains, and meme coins have surged sharply.

Davis attributed the rally to five main drivers:

The end of tax-loss harvesting, which removed December selling pressure and allowed rebound buying.

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Bitcoin Price Teeters At $90,000 As New Year Rally Falters

Bitcoin hovered just below the $91,000 level today, paring recent gains after an explosive start to the new year that briefly pushed prices toward fresh seven-day highs.

The bitcoin price was trading around $90,815, down roughly 1% over the past 24 hours, according to market data. Daily trading volume stood near $52 billion, while bitcoin’s total market capitalization slipped to about $1.82 trillion, also down around 1% on the day.

The pullback leaves the bitcoin price roughly 3% below its recent seven-day high near $94,700, after prices surged more than 8% in the first days of 2026. That rally carried the bitcoin price above $94,000 earlier this week, fueled by renewed ETF…

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Top Self Custody Bitcoin Wallets For 2026

As we stroll past January 3rd, the day Bitcoin was effectively born, an old tradition in the Bitcoin industry passed us by, the “not your keys, not your coins” day, which was celebrated widely for a few years in a row back in 2014. While the news cycle this year was dominated by geopolitics and many Bitcoiners are entering the industry via ETFs, Bitcoin self-custody nevertheless remains a core value proposition of Bitcoin and one that merits a deep dive into the best options available to users to date.

To that end, here’s the top mobile, desktop, hardware, seed backup, and multi-signature wallets for Bitcoin-specific users in the market today, as far as I am concerned. 

Opinions…

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Ripple Turns Down IPO After $500M Raise—Here’s What They’re Planning Instead

Ripple President Monica Long said the company has no plans to pursue an IPO after raising $500 million in November at a $40 billion valuation, choosing private growth over public market scrutiny.

Ripple Chooses Private Growth Over Public Markets

Long told Bloomberg the company plans to remain private, citing its robust financial position and preference for expanding through acquisitions and product development without accessing public markets.

The November funding round drew investors including Fortress Investment Group, Citadel Securities, and other crypto-focused funds. 

Long described the deal structure as “very positive, very favorable for Ripple.”

She said the company didn’t need…

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Morgan Stanley Files Third Crypto ETF In 48 Hours As Ethereum Trust Follows Bitcoin, Solana – Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) on Tuesday filed for an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) Trust with the SEC, marking the bank’s third crypto ETF filing in 48 hours after registering Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) trusts earlier this week.

Ethereum Trust Will Stake ETH For Yield

The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust will be a passive investment vehicle sponsored by Morgan Stanley Investment Management, holding ether directly and valuing shares daily based on a pricing benchmark derived from major trading venues, Decrypt reported.

The trust intends to stake a portion of its ETH holdings and distribute rewards to shareholders at least quarterly, subject to IRS guidance. 

This structure allows…

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Strategy ($MSTR) Jumps 7% On Positive MSCI News

Shares of Strategy ($MSTR) surged as much as 7% earlier today after global index provider MSCI concluded its long-running review of digital asset treasury companies and opted not to exclude them from its flagship equity indexes — at least for now.

$MSTR was trading above $170 per share in early market trading, before paring gains as bitcoin pulled back into the low $91,000 range.

By midday, $MSTR shares had dipped to around $165, up only 4%, tracking weakness in the broader crypto market but still holding a solid advance on the day.

The rally followed confirmation from MSCI that it will maintain the current treatment of digital asset treasury companies (DATCOs), including…

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