Bitcoin price started a downside extension below $92,000. BTC is now recovering from $89,220 and might face barriers for a fresh increase near $92,000. Bitcoin started a recovery wave above $90,000 and $90,500. The price is trading above $91,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $90,750 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to move up if it stays above the $90,000 zone. Bitcoin Price Attempts Recovery Bitcoin price failed to stay above $91,500 and started a downside correction. BTC dipped below $92,000 and $91,200 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The price even dipped below $90,500 and tested $90,000. A low was formed at $89,225 and the price is now attempting a fresh increase. There was a move above $90,500. The price climbed higher above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $93,770 swing high to the $89,225 low. Besides, there was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $90,750 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. Bitcoin is now trading above $91,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. If the price remains stable above $90,500, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $92,000 level and the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $93,770 swing high to the $89,225 low. The first key resistance is near the $92,650 level. The next resistance could be $93,500. A close above the $93,500 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $94,000 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $94,500 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $95,000 and $95,500. Another Decline In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $92,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $91,250 level. The first major support is near the $90,500 level. The next support is now near the $90,000 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $89,250 support in the near term. The main support sits at $88,000, below which BTC might accelerate lower in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $91,250, followed by $90,500. Major Resistance Levels – $92,500 and $93,500.
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The Bitcoin price has slowed down after a relatively hot start to the year, as it appears that not much has structurally changed for the market leader. A crypto analyst recently revealed that the premier cryptocurrency continues to trade beneath a critical price threshold. Why The Present Scenario Raises Caution Among Investors In a January 10 post on social media platform X, analyst Ali Martinez shared that the Bitcoin price has continued to trade underneath its 50-week Simple Moving Average (SMA). This not-so-optimistic trend, according to the crypto pundit, has been ongoing for the past nine weeks. Related Reading: Bitcoin Maintains Mid-$90k Levels: Possible Price Targets — Analyst For context, the 50-week SMA is a long-term technical indicator that calculates, on average, the closing price of an asset — in this case, Bitcoin — over the past 50 weeks. This indicator is particularly useful in establishing points of dynamic support and resistance during differing market cycles. For example, it functions as support during bull markets and acts as resistance in bear markets. When Bitcoin trades above the 50W SMA, it is often a sign that the market is in a strong uptrend. Contrarily, when the Bitcoin price trades beneath this dynamic resistance level for an extended period, it indicates that upside momentum is weakening and that major corrections might soon ensue. Interestingly, historical data is the source of this observation. From the chart shared below, there are recurrent periods where the Bitcoin price stayed consistently below the 50W SMA. In those past cycles, these periods of prolonged deviation beneath the 50W SMA preceded major pullbacks for BTC, which often ranged between 50% to 70%. Notably, the pullbacks seen did not end Bitcoin’s long-term uptrend. Rather — as is typical of corrections — they likely served as reset phases, where excessive leverage was wiped out of the market in preparation for the next long-term continuations. As a result, concerns have been raised among Bitcoin market participants, considering the similarity of the current setup to past ones. If history were to repeat itself here, the Bitcoin price could see a pullback by at least 50%, with the price falling to levels as low as $50,000. Bitcoin Price Outlook On a more positive note, the Bitcoin price still has a chance to escape the snares of its historical woes. For this to happen, the world’s leading cryptocurrency would have to reclaim the 50-week moving average and hold above it for prolonged periods. As of press time, the price of Bitcoin stands at around $90,352, reflecting no movement in the past day. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says Cardano Creator Featured image from iStock, chart from TradingView
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Tokenized gold is getting fresh attention in the XRP community, and some voices are saying the technology is ready. According to posts from XRPL developers and industry figures, the ledger can support 24/7 access, quick transfers, and integration with automated market makers. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says Cardano Creator Meld Gold is cited as a concrete step: reports have disclosed that Meld partnered with Ripple in June 2024 and launched gold and silver tokens in Q3 2024, with each token backed by one gram of physical metal held by trusted providers. That move put an actual product on the ledger instead of just talk. Tokenized Metals Moving Toward XRPL Advocates argue that having on-ledger tokens backed by real metal changes the use case for XRP and the XRPL. Phil Kwok, co-founder of Web3 technology company and education platform EasyA, told followers that “tokenized gold is coming to the XRPL,” and validators like Vet pointed out the technical fit. absolutely. tokenised gold is coming to the xrp ledger. and it’s going to be epic. https://t.co/wSPobxHD2W — Phil Kwok | EasyA (@kwok_phil) January 9, 2026 Vet highlighted features such as constant availability and links to DeFi tools, and raised the question of why broad adoption has not happened yet. Some future features, including lending and escrow, were mentioned as ways to make tokenized metals more useful. Market Demand And The Incentive Gap Demand already exists in other corners of crypto. Reports note Paxos and Tether manage billions of dollars’ worth of tokenized metals, showing investor interest is real. Still, execution matters. Pano Mekras of Anodos Finance told the discussion that incentives are likely the missing piece; large firms may be reluctant to launch products on the XRPL unless there are clear economic reasons to do so. Attracting high-volume projects may require active outreach and stronger on-ledger incentives. Market Reaction And Price Action Based on reports, XRP’s price moved above $2 early in January 2026 and touched around $2.41 during a broader crypto upswing. The token later settled near $2 as traders digested gains. A pullback of roughly 14% has been reported since the highs, and trading has shown both inflows from institutions and bouts of profit-taking. There is no clear proof that tokenized metals have driven these swings, however; market moves are being tracked separately from on-ledger product launches. What This Means For The XRPL If more tokenized metal products arrive, the XRPL could find new uses beyond payments. Trading and settlement for gold and silver tokens would add transaction volume and could open room for new DeFi tools built around those tokens. Related Reading: Crypto Market Watches As Clarity Act Enters Senate Debate Next Week: US Senator Adoption will depend on custody arrangements, audit practices, and regulatory clarity, areas observers say still need work. Economic incentives, as Mekras warned, will play a key role in whether major issuers come onboard. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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The launch of the spot XRP ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in the United States was one of the rare success stories of 2025’s final quarter. The crypto-linked products have helped ensure significant capital influx into the altcoin in recent months. While the XRP ETFs recorded their first negative outflow day in the past week, the exchange-traded funds also reached a new record in terms of the total value traded in a single week. This milestone reflects the growing maturity of the XRP ETF market in the US. XRP Funds Post $219M Trading Volume In Past Week According to the latest market data, the spot XRP ETFs posted their highest weekly trading volume since debut at $219 million. This figure is almost double the value traded in the XRP ETF market in the previous week ($117.4 million). Related Reading: Analyst Outlines The Bull Case For XRP And Why Price Will Hit All-Time High Soon Meanwhile, this new record merely surpasses the previous record of $213.9 million reached in the third week of December 2025. This feat signals the rising investor demand for the XRP exchange-traded funds despite the waning interest in the broader crypto ETF market. As mentioned earlier, the US-based XRP ETFs registered their first negative performance in the past week, with a net outflow of $40.8 million on Wednesday, January 7. However, this single-day performance didn’t stop the exchange-traded products from ending the week in the green. Data from SoSoValue reveals that the XRP ETF market saw an additional $38.07 million in value for the week ending January 9. However, a look at the chart shows that the capital inflow for the crypto-linked products is steadily declining. As of this writing, the spot XRP ETFs have accumulated $1.47 billion in total net assets since launching in mid-November 2025. Canary Capital’s XRPC tops the list with $375.1 million in net assets under management (AUM), followed by Bitwise’s XRP fund at $300.3 million, and Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ at $279.6 million. XRP ETFs Shine While Crypto ETF Market Flounders While the XRP ETFs seem to be enduring the market storm, the more-established Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have seen better days. According to recent market data, the crypto funds saw a combined withdrawal of $749.6 million during their first full trading week of the year. Most notably, the spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest single-day net outflows of $486.1 million on Wednesday, January 7. The BTC exchange-traded funds closed the week with a net outflow of over $681 million. Meanwhile, the Ethereum ETF market, which started on a positive note with inflows of $168.1 million on January 5 and $114.7 million on January 6, eventually ended the week with net withdrawals of $68.6 million. Related Reading: Bitcoin Tests $90,000 Support As Netflows Turn Positive — Details Featured image from iStock,chart from TradingView
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After retreating from late-2025 highs, Bitcoin has spent much of recent trading days fluctuating between the mid-$80,000s and low-$90,000s, with buyers consistently stepping in on dips and sellers defending the same resistance level. Interestingly, this technical setup resembles the structure Bitcoin formed before its last major rally that eventually pushed it to its price peak above $126,000. Related Reading: Crypto Market Watches As Clarity Act Enters Senate Debate Next Week: US Senator Bitcoin Revisits A Familiar Consolidation Structure A closer look at BTC price action on the daily candlestick timeframe chart shows that the leading cryptocurrency is tracing a pattern that looks very similar to what played out between March and May 2025. In that earlier phase, Bitcoin spent weeks trading between roughly $76,000 and $86,000, repeatedly failing to break higher and giving the impression of stagnation. During that time, the Bitcoin price held above support levels and continued to print lower lows within the range and gave the impression of a lack of immediate upside. That consolidation ultimately proved to be a base. Once Bitcoin broke above the upper boundary of that range at $86,000, the sentiment changed very quickly and created the stage for a strong upside move that eventually led to Bitcoin. The current structure shows the same characteristics, only at a higher altitude. This time, Bitcoin is ranging between approximately $84,000 and $94,000, with price compressing in a similar way to early 2025. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: @aganstwallst On X Why Bitcoin Might Push To New ATHs The $94,000 level has become the primary area determining Bitcoin’s current upward price action. Bitcoin’s price action tested this zone during an early January rally, briefly pushing toward $94,500 on January 5 before facing rejection and dropping back into correction. That rejection is now in the past, and the next priority is what Bitcoin might do once it finally secures a decisive break above this resistance. The previous performance is a good reference point for what could follow a confirmed breakout. After Bitcoin cleared $86,000 during the prior consolidation last year, it pushed up for many months, eventually reaching a peak price of around $126,080. That move represented a gain of about 46% from the breakout level. No two price movements can play out in exactly the same way, but the similarities between the current setup and last year’s structure suggest that Bitcoin may once again be building energy below resistance. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says Cardano Creator If Bitcoin delivers a comparable expansion after breaking above $94,000, the projected upside targets would extend a little above $126,000 and lead to the creation of a new all-time high. Applying the same percentage move from $94,000 points to a potential advance to as high as $138,000. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView
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According to TradingView data, big holders on Bitfinex have been trimming long positions after a late-December peak of 73,000 BTC. The move follows a broader drop in whale holdings of roughly 220,000 BTC during 2025, a change that has analysts and traders parsing what comes next. Related Reading: Crypto Market Watches As Clarity Act Enters Senate Debate Next Week: US Senator Price action has been steady. Bitcoin has been moving inside a tight range around $88,000 to $92,000 while the market seeks direction. Whale Moves And Historical Patterns Based on reports, some traders see this as a classic unwind pattern that precedes price gains. In early 2025, a similar fall in long positions coincided with Bitcoin slipping under $74k then staging a sharp rebound. That past recovery climbed to about $112k in 43 days after positions were flushed. MartyParty, a commentator on X, pointed to that episode when noting Bitfinex whales were “aggressively closing $BTC longs,” a behavior that has in the past been followed by big swings. Bitfinex whales are aggressively closing $BTC longs, a signal that historically precedes massive volatility. Last time this “unwind” happened in early 2025, Bitcoin was stalling at $74k. This precedes the Wyckoff Spring. See charts below. The flush cleared leverage and ignited… pic.twitter.com/2qfmH2eliJ — MartyParty (@martypartymusic) January 10, 2026 Market Breadth And Investor Mix Reports have disclosed that on-chain tracker CryptoQuant finds overall whale holdings fell by over 200,000 BTC across the year, while smaller investors have increased exposure. This shift is being read by some as a sign that ownership is broadening. If more participants hold coins, price moves can be supported by a wider base of buyers. That does not guarantee higher prices, but it does change the way risk spreads through the market. Price Range And Resistance Levels Traders are watching a near-term ceiling around $94,000 that has capped several rallies. Bitcoin currently sits near $91.5k. A sustained break above that $94,000 level with volume would be a stronger confirmation for bulls. On the flip side, a failure to move higher could see the range widen to the downside, especially if funding costs rise or if liquidations pick up. Fractal Targets And Caution Some analysts are using past patterns to project targets. Based on reports, one scenario maps a repeat of the spring-and-rally sequence, aiming at $135k or more if history repeats closely enough. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says Cardano Creator That view depends on similar market conditions lining up, which is not certain. Whales are not a single, unified actor; different groups can close positions for different reasons, and some trades are used as hedges rather than bets on price direction. Volume, funding rates, and net positioning on major derivatives platforms will matter. A clean breakout above $94,000 with rising spot demand would support the bullish case. Conversely, rising selling pressure at that level could keep Bitcoin confined to the $88,000–$92,000 band until a new catalyst appears. The current action looks like a setup in progress — one that could lead to sharp moves once traders decide on direction. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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