{"id":69298,"date":"2026-01-26T09:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=69298"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:16:52","slug":"crypto-market-news-today-january-26-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-and-crypto-price-gravitating-as-usd-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=69298","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Market News Today, January 26: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Crypto Price Gravitating as USD Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, and most major crypto coins are dropping in price as the USD is taking a hit with rumors of Japanese Yen intervention and another US Government shutdown by the end of the month. Bitcoin dumped even more from last week to the 88,000 area, while Ethereum dumped by 1,4% and XRP fell further to the 2 USD mark.<\/p>\n<p>People are speculating that the Fed could quietly follow Japan\u2019s playbook and support the yen by selling dollars; the USD weakens by implication. What comes next usually follows with assets priced in dollars, these include Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and most big crypto coins like Solana.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <\/p>\n<p>As reported by the Financial Times, it appears that the NY Federal Reserve desk conducted rate check(s) on Friday in an effort to weaken the dollar\/strengthen the Yen<\/p>\n<p>This is incredibly rare, and signals that a LOT more dollar weakness might be ahead of us <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OgVz6B1bto\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/OgVz6B1bto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jeJOgl4o2H\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jeJOgl4o2H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milo (@milocredit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milocredit\/status\/2015185688875122831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin Price Falls as USD Weakens?<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin USD price is pinned under $88,000, testing support after a rough stretch of ETF outflows. US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a healthy sum of outflows by the end of last week, and leverage liquidation hit $1.8 billion in liquidations over the past 2 days. As usual, institutional money does not tiptoe when it leaves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8\" data-coin-id=\"bitcoin\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084de4f8-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unexpectedly, GameStop transferred 4,710 Bitcoin, or about 422 million USD, to Coinbase Prime. Whether this will lead to a sale or a treasury reshuffle is still unclear, but it just doesn\u2019t look good at all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GameStop Moved 4.7K BTC to Coinbase Prime at $76M Loss<br \/> \u2022  GameStop, the world\u2019s largest video game retailer, is seeing huge losses on its Bitcoin holdings as the leading asset struggles below $90,000.<br \/>\u2022  In May 2025, GameStop accumulated 4,710 BTC for roughly $504 million,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1yI24T6zy\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/R1yI24T6zy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 D (@DateeD1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DateeD1\/status\/2015135432443310547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Price-wise, Bitcoin USD continues to echo older patterns seen against gold and even the NASDAQ. Gold just tagged $5,000 per ounce for the first time, silver crossed $100, and copper pushed to $5.92. Meanwhile, the total crypto market cap slid to a critical point of $3.04 trillion, erasing 150 billion in a short time span. However, historically, Bitcoin\u2019s bear phases versus gold last around 14 months; the current drawdown sits near 51 percent over 350 days. Since the 2022 low, Bitcoin has tended to fall, go quiet for seven or eight weeks, then climb again. It is annoying, but time will tell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">10+ Next Crypto to 100X In 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ethereum Price Slides, as ETH Foundation Spends 2 Million USD for Insurance<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67\" data-coin-id=\"ethereum\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084eec67-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ethereum price is holding support between 2,700 and 2,800 USD, with RSI hovering near oversold levels around 37. Bitcoin dominance remains high at under 60%, keeping altcoins on a short leash. Even so, Ethereum on-chain activity hasn\u2019t cracked, as its price experienced a 10% dump this week.<\/p>\n<p>Technically, ETH is consolidating below its 50-day EMA at $3,150 range, which caps upside for now. Still, oversold conditions often precede bounces toward 3,000, especially if Bitcoin USD stabilizes.<\/p>\n<p>On the development side, the Ethereum Foundation launched a post-quantum security team with 2 million in funding, focusing on insurance and fondation, which is good for the years to comes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today marks an inflection in the Ethereum Foundation&#8217;s long-term quantum strategy.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve formed a new Post Quantum (PQ) team, led by the brilliant Thomas Coratger (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tcoratger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@tcoratger<\/a>). Joining him is Emile, one of the world-class talents behind leanVM. leanVM is the cryptographic\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Drake (@drakefjustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drakefjustin\/status\/2014791629408784816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>XRP USD Rangebound as We Wait for Price Catalyst<\/h2>\n<p>The XRP price continues to respect a wide range that\u2019s lasted nearly 400 days. The XRP USD price has oscillated between $1.8 and $3.6, a very wide 2x confusing range. Buyers who entered between $2 and $3 have endured drawdowns of 25 to 30 percent, and some suspect market makers could force a deeper flush before momentum backs, and are also very dependent on Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9\" data-coin-id=\"ripple\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_69773084ef1b9-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Macro forces loom large here, too. If the Fed does weaken the dollar by effectively creating dollars to buy <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeFiTracer\/status\/2015398315102191708?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yen<\/a>, USD devaluation could inflate risk assets across the board. In 2024, similar volatility preceded sharp BTC rallies, dragging the Ethereum and XRP <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/crypto-market-news-today-january-23-bank-cant-handle-14-billion-withdrawal-what-crypto-learn-from-davos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">price<\/a> along for the ride.<\/p>\n<p>It might be scary, but Big Four firm says crypto has crossed an irreversible point, and CZ Binance says the supercycle is coming this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in <\/a><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">2026<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/report\/state-of-crypto-q4-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">99Bitcoins\u2019 Q4 2025 State of Crypto Market Report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Follow 99Bitcoins on\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/99BitcoinsHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>\u00a0For the Latest Market Updates and Subscribe on\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@99bitcoins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0For Daily Expert Market Analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-live-articles-list\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-updates-container\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-no-updates\">\n<p>There are no live updates available yet. Please check back soon!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/crypto-market-news-today-january-26-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-and-crypto-price-gravitating-as-usd-falls\/\">Crypto Market News Today, January 26: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Crypto Price Gravitating as USD Falls<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, and most major crypto coins are dropping in price as the USD is taking a hit with rumors of Japanese Yen intervention and another US Government shutdown by the end of the month. Bitcoin dumped even more from last week to the 88,000 area, while Ethereum dumped by 1,4% and XRP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-69298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}