
{"id":125894,"date":"2026-01-09T12:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=125894"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:25:50","slug":"pi-network-pi-recent-updates-ripple-xrp-price-targets-and-more-bits-recap-jan-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=125894","title":{"rendered":"Pi Network (PI) Recent Updates, Ripple (XRP) Price Targets, and More: Bits Recap Jan 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The team behind Pi Network remains quite active on X, recently issuing an important reminder to its community. Some analysts believe Ripple\u2019s XRP might be gearing up for a price explosion, while certain indicators suggest Ethereum (ETH) could experience substantial short-term volatility.<\/p>\n<h2>Clarification for the PI Users<\/h2>\n<p>The controversial yet highly popular crypto project Pi Network has been around for almost seven years, and its name has been featured in multiple X accounts. However, the majority are unofficial and could provide misleading information for the users (known as Pioneers).<\/p>\n<p>The project\u2019s team recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/important-pi-network-pi-reminder-concerning-all-pioneers-details-here\/\">warned<\/a> that the only official X account is the one named Pi Network (PiCoreTeam). Its user base is 4.2 million, surpassing the official profiles of prominent altcoins like Ethereum and Ripple.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Pi Network\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pi-networks-vague-2026-goals-trigger-backlash-as-pi-misses-market-rally\/\">released<\/a> its 2025 recap, highlighting advancements in its ecosystem, with the most significant milestone being the long-awaited mainnet and token launch in February.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous X users, though, criticized the project for failing to solve some of the biggest issues related to the migration process and the verification procedures.\u00a0Meanwhile, PI\u2019s price has been on a massive decline over the past several months, and some analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pi-network-pi-price-predictions-heres-why-its-hard-to-stay-bullish\/\">believe<\/a> it\u2019s \u201chard to stay bullish\u201d at this moment.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Next for XRP?<\/h2>\n<p>Ripple\u2019s native token had an impressive start to the year, briefly surging above $2.40 on January 6. However, in the past few days, the bears regained control, and it now trades at around $2.10 (per CoinGecko\u2019s data).<\/p>\n<p>The analyst, using the X moniker CW, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ripples-xrp-supply-shrinks-fast-could-10-be-next-this-cycle\/\">noted<\/a> that the XRP reserves on the South Korean exchange Upbit had dried up at the start of 2026. Such a development was observed in 2024, shortly before the asset began a major bull run, raising the question of whether history will repeat itself.<\/p>\n<p>XRP is usually among the most talked-about topics in the sector, and its popularity was <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/cnbc-crowns-xrp-hottest-crypto-trade-of-2026-over-btc-and-eth-heres-why\/\">boosted<\/a> further this week after CNBC crowned it \u201cthe hottest crypto trade of the year.\u201d The host of the Power Lunch show claimed\u00a0there is \u201cbig money\u201d behind this token, noting the significant interest in the spot XRP ETFs.<\/p>\n<h2>ETH Turbulence Incoming?<\/h2>\n<p>The second-largest cryptocurrency also started 2026 on the right foot and currently trades well above $3,000. While price volatility over the past day hasn\u2019t been substantial, one key indicator suggests that the quiet may not last much longer.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours ago, X user Bryant <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-eth-breakout-nears-as-supply-falls-but-demand-lags\/\">revealed<\/a> that the Bollinger Bands \u201care squeezing tightly.\u201d The metric, introduced by John Bollinger in the 1980s, is widely used by traders. It consists of a moving average with upper and lower bands, and their squeezing could precede a strong price move in either direction.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Merlijn The Trader <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MerlijnTrader\/status\/2009173230536503778?s=20\">thinks<\/a> the disappointing end of 2025 for ETH might be good news for the bulls. He reminded that the asset often performs well in the first and second quarters after finishing the year in the red.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pi-network-pi-recent-updates-ripple-xrp-price-targets-and-more-bits-recap-jan-9\/\">Pi Network (PI) Recent Updates, Ripple (XRP) Price Targets, and More: Bits Recap Jan 9<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team behind Pi Network remains quite active on X, recently issuing an important reminder to its community. Some analysts believe Ripple\u2019s XRP might be gearing up for a price explosion, while certain indicators suggest Ethereum (ETH) could experience substantial short-term volatility. Clarification for the PI Users The controversial yet highly popular crypto project Pi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":125895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/125895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}