Crypto surge is straight up dominating my feeds this week, January 7th 2026, and I’m over here in my dim living room in Ohio, heater cranking against the freezing rain outside, nursing a lukewarm energy drink because sleep? What’s that.
Like, I kid you not, Bitcoin’s been flirting with $94k earlier this week, dipped a bit today to around $92-93k, but overall major coins surging after that rough New Year’s dip. Ethereum’s holding above $3k pretty steady, XRP’s been wild with those 9-13% pops, and even some memes like Pepe up 17%. This crypto surge feels like the market’s shaking off the 2025 hangover, but me? I’m still paranoid from getting rekt last year.
Why This Crypto Surge Has Me Both Hyped and Kinda Panicked
Real talk, this crypto surge kicked in strong with ETF inflows, some geopolitical stuff like that Venezuela drama boosting safe-haven vibes, and just straight new year money flowing in. Bitcoin hit $93k+ multiple times, total market cap pushing $3.3T at peaks. But honestly, I sold a chunk at like $88k end of last year thinking “bear market incoming,” and now I’m kicking myself while staring at these green candles. Classic me move.
Peep this CoinDesk article on the strong start: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/06/here-s-why-bitcoin-and-major-tokens-are-seeing-a-strong-start-to-2026
Major Coins Surging This Week: My Half-Asleep Breakdown
Here’s the ones killing it, from what I’m seeing:
- Bitcoin (BTC): Up like 7-8% since Jan 1, touched $94k, chilling around $92.5-93k now. Institutional love and all that.
- Ethereum (ETH): Rebounded to $3,200+ spots, steady gains on ETF hype.
- XRP: Surged 9-13%, flipped positions, trading over $2 sometimes – Ripple forever drama but gains tho.
- Solana (SOL): Climbing fast, institutional shifts.
- Memes and alts: Pepe +17%, some others popping.
Check Yahoo Finance on the rally: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-rises-above-93000-in-sign-of-bullish-trend-to-start-2026-175316587.html
And this on XRP leading: https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-ethereum-cryptos-xrp-73799dc8
Lessons From My Crypto Surge Screw-Ups (Yeah, Plural)
Last big pump? I FOMO’d into some shady alt, watched it dump 30% overnight, couldn’t even touch my leftover pizza – felt that nauseous. This time with major coins surging, I’m just DCA’ing small into BTC and a bit ETH, setting stupid alerts that wake me up anyway. Advice from your flawed bro: Don’t check prices during dinner, it’ll ruin your appetite. Also, read actual news, not just Twitter hype.
More on the rebound here: https://thedefiant.io/news/markets/bitcoin-breaks-usd94k-market-update-jan-5-2026
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Anyway, this crypto surge might fade if macro stuff hits, but it’s got me weirdly optimistic. Major coins surging this week is a nice change from the December blues.