Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Shiba Inu, Polygon and Bitcoin – European Wrap 27 January

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The real reason why Shiba Inu diamond hands refuse to sell despite 40.6% SHIB price rally

Shiba Inu holders who acquired SHIB more than 11 months ago are holding onto their tokens. These holders have refrained from selling their SHIB holdings since December 2021. Shiba Inu’s layer-2 scaling solution Shibarium’s launch is a long-awaited developmental milestone and it could act as a bullish catalyst for the meme coin. It is likely that SHIB holders are awaiting this milestone for shedding their Shiba Inu tokens.

Is the dramatic rise in whale activity in AAVE, MATIC and DYDX a sell signal?

AAVE, MATIC and DYDX price rallied alongside large market capitalization cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum in January. Experts at the crypto intelligence tracker Santiment believe the recent spike in activity by whales on these networks needs to be watched closely. Typically a rise in interest from large wallet investors is a precursor to increasing selling pressure and a decline in the asset’s price.

Aave, Polygon and Dydx see high whale activity

Bitcoin Weekly Forecast: If bulls are back, this is where you can accumulate BTC next

Bitcoin price shows a lack of momentum after an explosive move in the last three weeks. The fourth week has been relatively silent, without a lot of volatile moves. While BTC consolidates, other altcoins are rallying left and right, providing massive gains.

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Bitcoin eyes 50-day EMA breakout, Ethereum consolidates, XRP steadies

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple trade near key technical levels on Friday as the broader cryptocurrency market pauses following last week's recovery. BTC is approaching the 50-day Exponential Moving Average while ETH continues to consolidate between two major EMAs.

Uniswap lead gains, Cardano and NEAR risk rejection at EMAs resistance

Top altcoins Uniswap, Cardano and Near Protocol all saw gains on Thursday after a slight recovery across the crypto market. UNI rallied over 10% on Thursday, reaching a six-month high after unveiling Launches, a new feature in its Web App that aggregates tokens across launchpads that leverages the decentralized exchange as their trading infrastructure.

Aave to sunset Sonic, Aptos, zkSync, Scroll reserves, affecting $98 million in supply

Aave is planning to sunset 75 low-activity reserves across its decentralized finance protocol as part of a broader effort to reduce operational, technical and economic risks across its network of deployments.

Strategy, Coinbase post weak Q2 earnings amid prediction market growth for the exchange

Strategy reported an $8.33 billion operating loss in the second quarter of 2026, according to its earnings report released Thursday. The losses were largely driven by an $8.32 billion unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings as the top crypto's price declined during the period. The company also reported an $8.22 billion net loss for the quarter, or $24.45 per diluted share.

Bitcoin: BTC holds firm, but the $100 Oil threat could change the game

Bitcoin (BTC) is modestly recovering, trading at $65,400 on Friday and holding firmly above the key support zone. US-listed spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) supported BTC’s modest recovery as they continued to attract institutional inflows through Thursday, pointing to the third consecutive week of inflows.