BTC/USD $68,420 +2.8%
ETH/USD $3,540 +1.4%
SOL/USD $142.80 -0.6%
BNB/USD $605.20 +0.9%
XRP/USD $0.62 -1.2%
DOGE/USD $0.18 +5.4%
BTC/USD $68,420 +2.8%
ETH/USD $3,540 +1.4%
SOL/USD $142.80 -0.6%
BNB/USD $605.20 +0.9%
XRP/USD $0.62 -1.2%
DOGE/USD $0.18 +5.4%
Altcoins

Crypto Prices on January 5: BTC 1.86%↑, BONK 18.94%↑

Cryptocurrency Prices on January 5, 2026. (IT Times) The cryptocurrency market recorded broad gains on January 5, with most major digital assets trading higher. According to CoinMarketCap, as

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Crypto Prices on January 5: BTC 1.86%↑, BONK 18.94%↑
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Cryptocurrency Prices on January 5, 2026. (IT Times)

The cryptocurrency market recorded broad gains on January 5, with most major digital assets trading higher.

According to CoinMarketCap, as of 11:00 AM KST on January 5, Bitcoin (BTC) was up 1.86% at $92,812.19, while Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.45% to $3,187.85. XRP (XRP) climbed 5.83% to $2.15. Dogecoin (DOGE) gained 3.40% to $0.1512, Solana (SOL) advanced 2.28% to $136.79, and Avalanche (AVAX) increased 3.52% to $14.42. Shiba Inu (SHIB) jumped 8.07% to $0.058913, Aptos (APT) added 2.42% to $1.95, and Pi (PI) rose 1.95% to $0.2135.

Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Bonk (BONK) recorded the largest daily gain, surging 18.94%, while Canton (CC) posted the steepest decline, falling 5.84%.

Other notable altcoins included Obol (OBOL), which rose 1.86% to $0.0274, and Aleo (ALEO), which gained 0.51% to $0.1326.

New cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap within the past 24 hours included Polly Penguin (POLLY) and Flying Ketamine Horse (FKH).

IT Times Kunyoung Kim ([email protected])