According to @CoinMarketCap, total crypto market capitalization increased 3.86% to $3.23 trillion, with BTC up 5.15% and ETH up 6.25%. According to @CoinMarketCap, short liquidations spiked above $500 million on January 13 before normalizing. According to @CoinMarketCap, funding rates have risen alongside risk appetite but remain at healthy levels. According to @CoinMarketCap, the advance has been characterized as markets grinding higher toward $100K again for BTC.

According to @CoinMarketCap, BTC rose 5.15% and ETH 6.25%, lifting the total crypto market cap to $3.23T. The update states crypto is decoupling from TradFi and BTC is pushing toward $100K, source: @CoinMarketCap. Short liquidations exceeded $500M on Jan 13, source: @CoinMarketCap. Privacy coins led performance and stablecoin rails continued to expand, source: @CoinMarketCap.

According to @CoinMarketCap, two solo Bitcoin miners each solved a block this week—one on Tuesday and one on Thursday—earning around 300,000 dollars apiece in block rewards. source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 16, 2026 The block reward is composed of the 3.125 BTC subsidy plus transaction fees as defined by the Bitcoin protocol, so payouts of this size are consistent with protocol rules and prevailing fees and prices at the time of mining. source: Bitcoin.org Developer Guide; Bitcoin Wiki (Controlled supply, Transaction fees) This underscores that solo mining wins are statistically rare and high-variance compared with pooled mining, which is why most miners use pools to smooth revenue. source: Bitcoin Wiki (Solo mining; Mining pool) For traders, these isolated wins do not change Bitcoin’s fixed issuance schedule or network difficulty, meaning broader BTC supply dynamics remain unaffected by individual solo finds. source: Bitcoin Wiki (Controlled supply; Difficulty)

According to @santimentfeed, a Jan 15, 2026 market update reviews Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL), Monero (XMR), and Zcash (ZEC) and evaluates whether the current bullish price action could develop into a broader bull cycle, with details released on their official YouTube channel. According to @santimentfeed, the coverage focuses on these six assets to help traders gauge whether ongoing momentum is signaling a transition toward a sustained bull market phase.

According to @justinsuntron, TRX would make a new high with another 10 percent gain, as stated in his X post on Jan 15, 2026 (source: https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011882140942962728). He also highlighted a post by @0xMayyy claiming TRX rose when the broader market rose and continued rising when the market fell, and posed the rhetorical question whether TRX is the real Bitcoin (source: https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011882140942962728; source: https://x.com/0xMayyy/status/2011879023253819527). The post frames 10 percent as a near-term threshold traders may monitor for potential breakout context on TRX price action (source: https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011882140942962728).

According to the source, MetaMask added Tron (TRX) support on Thursday as part of its expansion beyond Ethereum, per the Jan 15, 2026 post. The source also states this follows MetaMask’s addition of Bitcoin (BTC) support last month, indicating continued multi-chain rollout.

According to the source, MetaMask has added support for Tron (TRX), following earlier expansions to Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) as stated in a social media post dated January 15, 2026 (source: social media post included in the prompt). For traders, this indicates TRX functionality is referenced alongside BTC and SOL within MetaMask’s feature set, expanding in-wallet asset coverage relevant to trading workflows (source: same post). The post does not provide technical details, rollout timing, or regional availability, so users should confirm the feature within the official MetaMask application before adjusting execution or custody processes (source: same post).

According to @simplykashif citing Santiment, Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $96,500 as retail holders declined by 47,244 over the past three days and exchange balances fell to a 7-month low of 1.18 million BTC (source: Santiment via @simplykashif). @simplykashif characterizes the address decline as retail panic and highlights the simultaneous drop in exchange supply; traders can monitor these Santiment on-chain series (retail holder counts and exchange supply) to track spot-side supply conditions (source: @simplykashif; data: Santiment).

According to @santimentfeed, Internet Computer (ICP) led large-cap crypto assets over the past week with a 39% market cap increase. Source: @santimentfeed on X, Jan 14, 2026; Santiment data screener app.santiment.net/screener?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_screener_7d_changes_b_011426/. Other notable weekly gainers were WLFI +8%, Bitcoin (BTC) +7%, Bittensor (TAO) +7%, RAIN +7%, Ethereum (ETH) +6%, and Chainlink (LINK) +6, based on Santiment’s 7-day screener. Source: @santimentfeed on X, Jan 14, 2026; app.santiment.net/screener?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_screener_7d_changes_b_011426/.

According to @BullTheoryio, U.S. stocks are dumping today with roughly $360 billion in market value wiped out, while Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market added about $40 billion, a divergence the author notes is uncommon (source: @BullTheoryio on X, Jan 14, 2026). For trading, this reported flow shift supports momentum setups favoring BTC strength versus U.S. equities and potential relative-value pair trades while the divergence persists, with tighter intraday risk controls given cross-asset volatility (source: @BullTheoryio).

According to @Andre_Dragosch, institutional investors have purchased about 30,000 BTC year to date in 2026 while roughly 5,700 BTC have been mined, placing institutional demand at around six times new issuance, source: @Andre_Dragosch on X, Jan 14, 2026. This implies a net absorption of approximately 24,300 BTC beyond fresh supply so far in 2026, evidencing a concrete supply demand imbalance relative to mining output, source: @Andre_Dragosch on X, Jan 14, 2026.

According to @CryptoKing4Ever, Bitcoin (BTC) succeeded after its creator disappeared, while Monero (XMR) was designed so no one has to, framing XMR as the purest form of sovereign digital money (source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X, Jan 14, 2026). This positions XMR within a privacy-coin trading thesis centered on censorship resistance and contributor anonymity relative to BTC, guiding trader focus toward the sovereignty narrative when evaluating XMR vs BTC (source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X, Jan 14, 2026).

According to the source, a Jan 14, 2026 social post links to an analysis claiming Ethereum ETH could outperform Bitcoin BTC in 2026, implying the core expression of the view is long ETH versus BTC or the ETH BTC cross for relative strength positioning. Source: Jan 14, 2026 social post linking to an external analysis. The post does not list catalysts or data, so traders should review the linked analysis before acting and meanwhile monitor ETH BTC trend, funding rates for ETH and BTC, options skew, and spot to perpetual basis as confirmation tools for relative strength. Source: Jan 14, 2026 social post stating the claim without details.

According to @Andre_Dragosch, he amplified a post on January 13, 2026 asserting that during bull runs, BTC follows gold, highlighting a potential Bitcoin–gold correlation signal for market timing. Source: @Andre_Dragosch on X, Jan 13, 2026; original assertion by @sminston_with on X. According to @Andre_Dragosch, the shared message positions gold strength as a cue for BTC upside, framing gold as a potential leading indicator during crypto bull phases. Source: @Andre_Dragosch on X, Jan 13, 2026; original assertion by @sminston_with on X. According to @Andre_Dragosch, no specific price levels or quantitative metrics were provided in the post, focusing instead on the directional thesis that Bitcoin tracks gold in risk-on cycles. Source: @Andre_Dragosch on X, Jan 13, 2026; original assertion by @sminston_with on X.

According to @santimentfeed on X (Jan 13, 2026), Bitcoin has crossed $94K again as BTC, ETH, and broader cryptocurrencies rebound. According to @santimentfeed on X (Jan 13, 2026), their crowd text metric shows spikes in Lower or Below indicate elevated FUD and have historically preceded price bounces, while spikes in Higher or Above indicate FOMO and have historically preceded pullbacks. According to @santimentfeed on X (Jan 13, 2026), retail FOMO may creep in if BTC begins teasing $100K in the next few days. According to @santimentfeed on X (Jan 13, 2026), prices tend to move opposite to the crowd’s expectations, supporting a contrarian approach during extreme sentiment spikes. According to Santiment’s dashboard linked by @santimentfeed on X (Jan 13, 2026), traders can track these signals for BTC and ETH at app.santiment.net/s/P6eWdtNm?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_higher_vs_lower_b_011326/&fpr=twitter to identify when the crowd turns overly fearful or greedy.

According to @Matt_Hougan, Bitcoin’s spot price is being set by marginal buyers from new professional investors, making shifts in net institutional demand the key driver. Source: Matt Hougan, X post dated Jan 13, 2026. He highlighted Bradley Duke’s question that recent BTC weakness blamed on deteriorating liquidity and long-term holder selling may instead reflect a fall in net institutional demand, implying prices would improve if that demand returns (presented as his hypothesis). Source: Bradley Duke, X post dated Jan 13, 2026; Matt Hougan, X post dated Jan 13, 2026. For trading, prioritize tracking U.S. spot BTC ETF creations and redemptions as a direct proxy for institutional net demand. Source: ETF issuers including iShares by BlackRock, Fidelity, ARK 21Shares daily flow reports; listing exchanges Cboe and Nasdaq public notices. Cross-check institutional positioning via CME Bitcoin futures open interest and the spot to futures basis to gauge leverage and demand intensity. Source: CME Group Bitcoin futures contract data and market statistics. Validate flow direction with net transfers on institutional venues such as Coinbase Institutional and LMAX Digital, and with large on-chain exchange flows from analytics providers. Source: Coinbase Institutional updates, LMAX Digital market data, and on-chain data providers such as Glassnode. A sustained pickup across these proxies would corroborate returning institutional demand, while deterioration would confirm the current thesis of weaker marginal buying. Source: Synthesis of the above sources and the institutional-demand thesis highlighted by Matt Hougan and Bradley Duke on X, Jan 13, 2026.

According to @Andre_Dragosch, Bitcoin has effectively become the new hurdle rate for Bitcoin-treasury equities like MicroStrategy (MSTR), meaning investors expect MSTR to outperform BTC rather than the S&P 500, source: https://twitter.com/Andre_Dragosch/status/2011016030450049508. He states that MSTR’s equity risk premium should be framed as Bitcoin return minus the risk-free rate multiplied by MSTR’s beta to Bitcoin, which defines the performance benchmark traders should track, source: https://twitter.com/Andre_Dragosch/status/2011016030450049508. He adds that because investors can buy BTC directly without MSTR’s added credit and counterparty risks, any common stock issuance will be judged against BTC’s risk-adjusted returns, source: https://twitter.com/Andre_Dragosch/status/2011016030450049508. For trading, this implies monitoring MSTR’s beta to BTC and pricing equity raises versus BTC returns and the risk-free rate to assess relative value and potential alpha, as outlined by @Andre_Dragosch, source: https://twitter.com/Andre_Dragosch/status/2011016030450049508.

According to @caprioleio, Bitcoin (BTC) has decoupled from money supply and global liquidity flows, indicating a break from prior macro-driven price dynamics (Source: @caprioleio on X, Jan 13, 2026). According to @caprioleio, 2025 marked BTC’s entry into a “Quantum Event Horizon,” where the time to a non-zero probability of a quantum computer breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography is now shorter than the estimated time required to upgrade Bitcoin (Source: @caprioleio on X, Jan 13, 2026). According to @caprioleio, capital is repositioning to account for this quantum-security risk, implying market flows are adjusting to perceived cryptographic vulnerability timelines (Source: @caprioleio on X, Jan 13, 2026).

According to @caprioleio, $93,500 marks the bearish threshold for Bitcoin (BTC), with continued selling by long-term holders (LTHs) and institutions, and BTC has entered a value zone with multiple liquidity catalysts, making $93,500 a key level to monitor for directional bias. Sources: Charles Edwards (@caprioleio) on X, Jan 12, 2026; Capriole Investments Update #68 at capriole.com/update-68.

According to the source, the S&P 500 closed above 6,975 for the first time, marking a new record close for the index and highlighting strong U.S. equity momentum, source: the source. Research shows higher U.S. equity highs have coincided with stronger BTC-equity correlation since 2020, which can amplify crypto beta during risk-on phases, source: IMF 2022. Traders should verify the official close via S&P Dow Jones Indices and monitor BTC and ETH price reaction for sentiment spillovers documented across asset classes, source: S&P Dow Jones Indices; BIS 2022.