Crypto Market Starts 2026 Strong: Bitcoin Above $90K, Technicals Point to Potential $100K Move

first published 2026-01-02T16:16:55Z

Bitcoin rose above $90,000 (~$89,976) on Jan. 2, 2026, up about 2.5% over 24 hours. Ether, Solana and XRP each gained roughly 4%. The moves coincided with a shift from late-2025 intraday selloffs to price gains during U.S. trading hours. Crypto-related stocks and bitcoin miners-turned-AI-infrastructure names (Hut 8, CleanSpark, TeraWulf, Cipher Mining, IREN) jumped ~8–10%, and firms such as MicroStrategy, Coinbase, Galaxy Digital and Circle Financial also advanced. Broader markets were firmer (Nasdaq +0.6%; silver, gold, copper modestly up).

AI Analysis

Bitcoin topped $90,000 (+2.5% 24h) with correlated ~4% gains in ether, solana and XRP; the summary notes a change to intraday rises during U.S. hours after prior daily selloffs and a simultaneous rally in miners and crypto stocks, indicating observable market-moving price and sector activity.

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