Bitcoin briefly topped $93,700 before settling near $93,500, buoyed by fresh 
consumer price index data at 2.7% and a sharp rebound in spot bitcoin 
exchange-traded funds inflows. ETF Flows Flip Positive On Jan. 13, 2026, 
bitcoin briefly vaulted above $94,100, extending its early-year momentum just 
a day after the Trump administration escalated its campaign to […]

Bitcoin Surges Past $94,000 Following New CPI Data and Renewed ETF Inflows

Steady ETF inflows, a bullish cup and handle chart pattern and improving 
sentiment across the total crypto market could propel Solana price to $190.

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Elon Musks lawsuit against OpenAI will go to trial April 27, 2026, over claims 
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BitMine stock price continued its consolidation as traders waited for the 
outcome of a crucial shareholder vote and after Standard Chartered analysts 
delivered a bold Ethereum prediction.

BitMine stock eyes parabolic move, top analyst predicts Ethereum surge

An XRP Ledger ecosystem developer behind the meme coin DROP is drawing 
attention after predicting a sharp shift in XRP’s relative value versus 
bitcoin this year, framing it as the start of a new “price discovery” phase 
for the token. Bird, who posts under @Bird_XRPL, wrote on X yesterday that 
“5,000 XRP will be worth 1 Bitcoin in 2026,” then clarified his math with a 
specific price path in mind. “I said I think 5,000 XRP will be worth 1 
Bitcoin,” he added. “For example 5,000 * $27 (XRP) = $135K (BTC).” While the 
post reads like a headline-grabbing forecast, the structure of Bird’s claim is 
a ratio trade: XRP outperforming BTC enough that 5,000 XRP could purchase one 
bitcoin. By anchoring the example to $27 XRP and a $135,000 BTC, Bird 
effectively argued that the market’s next leg higher could involve a 
meaningful repricing of XRP’s utility narrative rather than a simple beta move 
to bitcoin. Related Reading: Get Ready For An XRP Price Explosion Once This 
Happens; Analyst XRP Entering ‘Price Discovery’ Phase The call arrived 
alongside a series of posts linking XRP’s setup to broader risk-asset 
conditions and upcoming US macro catalysts. Bird argued that “above $2.70 $XRP 
opens the path to all time highs and beyond,” presenting that level as a 
technical inflection point. “Take a breath. Stay present. Remember this 
moment,” he wrote. “This is the end of a 7–8 year suppression and the 
beginning of true price discovery.” Bird’s longer thesis, posted on Jan. 11, 
focused less on short-term trading and more on a personal allocation framework 
that treats XRP as a long-duration hold. “XRP should be considered as part of 
your life saving plans,” he wrote, contrasting bank deposit yields with 
inflation drag. Related Reading: Ripple Builds ‘Next Amazon’ With XRP At The 
Center, Says Crypto CEO “Most people keep their money in banks earning around 
4–6% a year and feel comfortable doing so, but they rarely factor in 
inflation. Over time, the buying power of the US dollar and the British pound 
for example has fallen so much, meaning your money often grows on paper while 
quietly losing value in the real world.” He then positioned XRP as an 
alternative store of value tied to expanding usage rather than fiat purchasing 
power. “That’s where XRP comes in. XRP has spent years suppressed by legal 
uncertainty, yet during that time the technology continued to mature. Now we 
have clarity, and we can clearly see what’s being built,” Bird wrote, pointing 
to “cross border payments, institutional adoption, stablecoins like RLUSD, and 
real world assets being tokenised on chain.” Bird framed the trade-off as 
custody and counterparty risk versus upside participation. “That’s why I 
personally treat XRP as a long term savings vehicle rather than a short term 
trade,” he wrote. “You can self custody it, store it on a cold wallet, and 
remove reliance on banks altogether.” Bird also tied the timing of his 
forecast to what he described as a convergence of market structure and policy 
headlines. “It’s a massive week for XRP,” he wrote, citing CPI and PPI as 
volatility events and highlighting that the US market structure bill is 
scheduled to drop on Thursday. “The charts are aligning. The macro is aligned. 
If this pushes in our favour and we clear $2.70+, an all time high can come 
very fast for XRP people!” At press time, XRP traded at $2.06. Featured image 
created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

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