Cryptocurrencies kicked off the new year strong, with most digital coins trading in the green. After a rollercoaster ride in 2025, crypto investors are hopeful for a more stable and positive 2026. Supportive signals from the Federal Reserve and friendlier crypto regulations are fueling optimism in the market.

The total global crypto market value has jumped 2.1% overnight, reaching $3.03 trillion. Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies, 75 have seen gains of over 1% in just 24 hours. However, six of them are down by more than 1%. Meanwhile, overall crypto trading activity dipped slightly, with a 10% drop in trading volume to $74 billion.

Coins categorized under the “Made in America” label saw a healthy 3.2% rise in market value, now totaling $395 billion, which accounts for 13% of the entire crypto market.

Stablecoins—known for their price stability—grew slightly by 0.15%, with their market capitalization now at $316 billion, representing about 10.4% of the market.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) tokens gained momentum too, with a 2.5% increase in value, bringing their total market cap to $265 billion—roughly 8.7% of the overall crypto space.

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies also edged up, with a modest 0.13% increase to reach a total value of $67 billion.

The meme coin sector showed strong performance, jumping 9.1% overnight to a combined value of $41 billion, making up 1.34% of the total crypto market.

Crypto projects tied to artificial intelligence and big data also saw a boost, with a 6.7% increase that pushed their combined value to $18 billion.

Bitcoin (BTC), the top cryptocurrency, is now trading at $89,640.19—up from $87,508.83 at the end of December. That’s a 2.4% gain so far this year. Still, it remains about 29% below its all-time high of $126,198 set in October 2025. Over the past day, Bitcoin gained 2.2%, and it’s up nearly 1% on the week. In the last 24 hours, BTC fluctuated between $87,710 and $89,825.

Despite Bitcoin’s rise, there were $348 million in outflows from Bitcoin Spot ETFs on Wednesday in the U.S., following $355 million in inflows the day before. The largest outflow came from iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) with $99 million leaving the fund.

Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency, is also seeing gains. It’s now priced at $3,057.74, up from $2,967.04 at year-end—an increase of 3.1%. However, ETH is still trading 38% below its August 2025 peak of $4,953.73. In the past day alone, it rose by 2.7% and is up 3% for the week. It fluctuated between $2,973 and $3,065 over the last 24 hours.

Ethereum ETFs didn’t fare as well either, with net outflows of $72 million after seeing $68 million in inflows the previous day.

BNB (ranked #4) saw a mild uptick of 1.3% overnight and has gained 3.7% over the past week. It’s currently priced at $871.28—up from $863.26 at year-end—making for a year-to-date gain of 0.9%. BNB remains about 36% below its all-time high of $1,370 from October 2025.

XRP (ranked #5) rose 2.5% overnight to reach $1.89. That’s a 3.1% gain so far this year from its December close at $1.84. Despite this, XRP still sits roughly 51% below its record high from January 2018.

Solana (SOL), currently ranked #7, jumped by 3.4% overnight and is up 4.3% on the week. Trading at $129.00 today compared to $124.48 at year-end, it has gained around 3.6% so far in 2026. SOL is still far off its all-time high of $294 from January last year.

TRON (TRX), ranked #8, slightly dipped by 0.16% overnight to trade at $0.2845. However, it’s still showing a weekly gain of more than 2%. TRX is currently about 35% below its highest price of $0.4407 seen in December 2024.

Dogecoin (DOGE), the most popular meme coin and ranked #9 overall, surged by a whopping 10.2% overnight and is up over 13% so far this year. Currently priced at $0.1325 compared to its year-end value of $0.1173, DOGE is still down nearly 82% from its peak price of $0.7376 back in May 2021.

Cardano (ADA), ranked #10, posted a strong overnight gain of 7.6%, bringing its price to $0.3639—up from $0.3328 at the end of last year for a total gain of around 9.3%. ADA remains about 88% below its all-time high of $3.10 recorded in September 2021.

Among smaller coins making big moves, Pepe (PEPE), ranked #38, soared over 24% overnight—leading all gains across major tokens. Render (RENDER), ranked #70, and Aerodrome Finance (AERO), ranked #95, each jumped more than 17%.

On the flip side, Canton (CC), ranked #22, led the losses with an overnight dip of nearly 12%. MemeCore (M), ranked #41, followed with a drop of nearly 6%.

As we move into the early days of 2026, investors are watching closely for further regulatory developments and central bank actions that could shape the next big moves in crypto markets.

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