Husky Inu AI (HINU) has just completed another small price jump in its pre-launch phase, moving from $0.00024770 to $0.00024865. This stage started on April 1, 2025, right after the project wrapped up its presale. The purpose of the pre-launch phase is to raise more funds, grow the community, and help current investors. It also gives the team a chance to improve the platform, fund marketing efforts, and expand the overall ecosystem.

The official launch of Husky Inu AI is getting closer—now under three months away. However, the team is still flexible on the final launch date. They’ve already held two review meetings (on July 1 and October 1, 2025) and have another one planned for January 1, 2026. These meetings help decide if the project is ready to go live. So far, Husky Inu AI has raised about $717,746 out of its $1.2 million goal.

Meanwhile, the overall crypto market has taken a slight dip after recent gains. The global crypto market cap is now down about 1%, sitting at around $3.18 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) lost some momentum after hitting a high of $94,352 and fell to a low of $91,526 before bouncing back to around $92,583—a 1.26% drop in the last 24 hours.

Ethereum (ETH) managed to hold strong despite selling pressure. It climbed to $3,301 before dropping to $3,193, then recovered to about $3,251—up 0.50%. Ripple (XRP) had a big run earlier in the week but slipped nearly 3% on Wednesday to $2.27. Even with the drop, XRP is still up 22% over the past week.

Solana (SOL) is trading higher at $139, up more than 1%, while Dogecoin (DOGE) rose slightly to $0.150. Cardano (ADA) is holding steady at $0.419 and Chainlink (LINK) is also up nearly 1%, trading at $13.87.

Other altcoins like Litecoin (LTC), Hedera (HBAR), and Polkadot (DOT) also saw solid price increases. However, Toncoin (TON) and Stellar (XLM) went against the trend and are trading in negative territory. Despite some red across the board, crypto trading volume in the past 24 hours jumped by 5% to reach $132 billion.

In other news, Michael Saylor’s company Strategy kicked off 2026 with a major Bitcoin buy—spending $116 million to purchase 1,283 BTC between January 1 and January 4. That brings their total holdings to over 673,000 BTC, worth about $62.6 billion based on an average purchase price of $75,026 per coin.

Strategy also added $62 million to its U.S. dollar reserves, which now total $2.25 billion. These reserves help cover dividend payments and interest on outstanding debt.

Even though Strategy posted an unrealized loss of $17.4 billion on its Bitcoin holdings in Q4 2025, it reported a deferred tax benefit of $5 billion—which could lower future tax payments.

For updates on Husky Inu AI and its upcoming launch, keep an eye out for more news as the project continues developing and growing toward its funding goal.