Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Ethereum & Memecoins — Asian Wrap 20 January

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Bitcoin rallies to $104,000 as crypto traders gear for Donald Trump’s inauguration, here’s what to expect

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to a high of $104,254 on Friday as traders anticipate a Trump-led rally with the inauguration event on Monday. The crypto community of traders, investors and businesses has pinned their hopes on the first-ever crypto president’s plan to designate crypto as a national priority.

Ethereum Price Forecast: ETH likely to see increased demand as Pectra upgrade is set for March launch

Ethereum (ETH) traded above $3,400 on Friday following core developers' decision to roll out the Pectra upgrade in March. Meanwhile, ETH is looking to overcome the resistance near a key descending trendline that extends from mid-December.

Top meme coins Shiba Inu and PEPE rally as crypto market maintains bullish momentum

Top meme coins Shiba Inu (SHIB) and PEPE rallied above 10% on Friday as the crypto market looked strong heading into the weekend. A massive surge in open interest in both tokens indicates rising investors's optimism.

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XRP extends decline as muted on-chain activity, bearish technicals weigh

Ripple (XRP) continues to trade under heavy selling, trading below $1.10 at the time of writing on Wednesday. The remittance token marks four consecutive days of declines, weighed down by geopolitical tensions and significantly low risk appetite.

Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP extend technical weakness amid escalating tensions in the Middle East

Cryptocurrencies are broadly extending declines on Wednesday, after last week’s recovery. The sell-off has seen Bitcoin (BTC) slide below $62,000, increasing downside risks toward the next key support at $60,000.

Solana nears key support zone as bears aim for a 20% downside

Solana price is down 3% on Wednesday, extending a bearish reversal after an overhead trendline capped the previous week’s recovery. Institutional inflows eased to $1.67 million on Tuesday, while declining Open Interest and fluctuating funding rates indicate mixed retail demand.

Hyperliquid extends losses as retail demand fades

Hyperliquid (HYPE) slips below $70 on Wednesday, extending a steady decline so far this week. A broader market risk-off sentiment weighs down on the retail support for HYPE despite steady institutional demand, with $4.32 million in inflows on Tuesday.

Bitcoin: Quarter-end rebalancing might fuel BTC next bullish move

Bitcoin (BTC) is up over 3% so far this week, trading above $61,800 at the time of writing on Friday after slipping to a 21-month low earlier this week. Institutional selling continued, with spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) recording net outflows of over $520 million through Thursday, pointing to the eighth consecutive week of withdrawals.