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This week's recap
- The crypto market ends the week with a complete market capitalization of $3.22 trillion.
- Bitcoin rose to around $95,100.
- Ethereum rose almost 7% and traded at around $3,300.
- XRP is down 2%, Solana is up 4% and Dogecoin is down 3%.
- Almost all altcoins are trading within the green, although there are some exceptions.
- The DeFi sector increased the full value of protocols (TVL) to about $129 billion.
Crypto 6 – January 18, 2026: Market Analysis and Performance
The crypto market is once more bullish on account of changing policies and intense political unrest within the US. Most cryptocurrencies have increased in value over the past seven days. However, some are surprisingly on the losing side of an unexpected rally. Meanwhile, the full market capitalization increased by over $100 billion to $3.22 trillion.
Bitcoin has had a successful trading period for much of the past seven days. The king of cryptocurrencies rose steadily and targeted the $95,000 resistance level. After a protracted and tiring run, BTC hit $97,600 on Wednesday. However, it was soon pushed back by the bears to its current trading value of around $95,000.
Ethereum also gained value this week, increasing its value by almost 7%. As a result, the second largest cryptocurrency has consolidated its position above the $3,000 threshold. The current value above $3,300 will revive the optimism of its supporters ahead of a difficult trading period.
Altcoins and DeFi
Most altcoins are trading within the green, although there remain some notable exceptions. For example, XRP is down 2%, Solana is up 4%, Cardano is down 1%, Avalanche is down 2%, Sui is down 3%, Chainlink is up 4%, and TRON is up 6%. On the opposite hand, Hyperliquid is up 6%.
There were also some interesting developments with memecoins. For example, Dogecoin is down 3%, Shiba Inu is down 5%, and Pepecoin is down 5%.
The Metaverse sector has also seen notable moves over the past week. For example, Axie Infinity is up 94%, The Sandbox is up 22%, and Floki is up 7%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is up 11%, Render is down 12%, and ApeCoin is up 5%. Stacks fell 7% and virtuals fell 15%. Meanwhile, MultiversX rose 3%.
The DeFi sector contributed nearly $5.6 billion to the full protocols value (TVL), bringing the full to roughly $129.64 billion.
Crypto Market Analysis – What’s New?
- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott announced the postponement of the highly anticipated crypto market structure bill. The announcement could have sparked the recent crypto bull run.
Crypto market forecast for next week
The crypto market is experiencing a very good trading period for the primary time this yr. We have seen significant increases across the board. More importantly, Bitcoin was just $2,500 shy of the scary $100,000 mark. Hopefully the trend continues and improves next week.
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