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This Week’s Summary
- The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $3.1 trillion.
- Bitcoin maintains its trading value at around $90,800.
- Ethereum continues to trade at around $3,100.
- XRP is up 1%, Solana is up 4%, and Dogecoin is down 9%.
- Almost all altcoins are trading in the green, though there are some exceptions.
- The DeFi sector maintains total value locked (TVL) at about $126 billion.
Crypto 5 – 11 January 2026: Market Analysis and Performance
The crypto market shows its resilience against increasing turmoil in international politics. Most cryptocurrencies surged significantly after the US arrested the Venezuelan President last week. This week, rising tensions between the US and Denmark over the former’s alleged plans to annex Greenland have affected most financial markets. However, the crypto landscape remained essentially unchanged. For example, the overall market capitalization dropped by only about $100 billion, remaining above the $3 trillion threshold.
Bitcoin had a successful trading period for most of the past seven days. The king of cryptocurrencies increased steadily, targeting the $95,000 resistance level. However, market pressure stopped its climb at around $94,100. Since then, BTC’s value has dropped steadily, eventually settling just under $91,000.
Ethereum had a largely uneventful week. The second crypto in command seesawed for most of the past seven days around the $3,100 level. While its stagnation is not necessarily good news, ETH supporters prefer it to a drop below the daunting $3,000 support level.
Altcoins & DeFi
Most altcoins are trading in the green, though some notable exceptions remain. For example, XRP is up 1%, Solana is up 4%, Cardano is down 2%, Avalanche is down 2%, Sui is up 18%, Chainlink is up 6%, and TRON is up 3%. On the other hand, Zcash is down 23%.
The memecoins also saw some interesting trajectories. For instance, Dogecoin is down 9%, Shiba Inu is down 6%, and Pepecoin is down 16%.
The Metaverse sector has also seen notable movements over the past week. For instance, Axie Infinity is up 1%, The Sandbox is down 3%, and Floki is down 10%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is up 3%, Render is up 33%, and ApeCoin is down 5%. Stacks increased by 11% and Virtuals by 21%. Meanwhile, MultiversX increased by 3%.
The DeFi sector lost nearly $0.6 billion from the total value locked in protocols (TVL), bringing the total to about $124.08 billion.
Crypto Market Analysis – What’s in the News?
- Morgan Stanley, the multi-trillion-dollar US bank, submitted filings with the SEC to launch ETFs for BTC, ETH, and SOL.
Next Week’s Crypto Market Forecast
The crypto market experiences a period of calm, unlike most financial markets. This year has started with several impactful events in international politics, with different repercussions across various economic sectors. It is interesting to see how the coming days unfold as market pressure and external forces intensify.
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