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 6: BTC 1.52%↑, VIRTUAL 17.18%↑

Cryptocurrency Prices on January 6, 2026. (IT Times) The cryptocurrency market traded broadly higher on January 6, with most major digital assets posting gains. According to CoinMarketCap, as

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Crypto Prices on January 6: BTC 1.52%↑, VIRTUAL 17.18%↑
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Cryptocurrency Prices on January 6, 2026. (IT Times)

The cryptocurrency market traded broadly higher on January 6, with most major digital assets posting gains.

According to CoinMarketCap, as of 10:00 AM KST on January 6, Bitcoin (BTC) was up 1.52% at $93,842.22, while Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.48% to $3,218.51. XRP (XRP) jumped 12.55% to $2.38, Dogecoin (DOGE) gained 1.12% to $0.1523, Solana (SOL) advanced 1.61% to $137.75, and Avalanche (AVAX) climbed 1.38% to $14.53. Shiba Inu (SHIB) increased 3.93% to $0.059269, Aptos (APT) edged up 0.03% to $1.95, and Worldcoin (WLD) surged 5.45% to $0.6338.

Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Virtual Protocol (VIRTUAL) recorded the largest daily gain, rising 17.18%, while MYX Finance (MYX) posted the steepest decline, falling 21.38%.

Other altcoins included Quai (QUAI), which rose 6.02% from the previous day to $0.04688, and Aleo (ALEO), which slipped 1.03% to $0.1309.

New cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap within the past 24 hours included BitcoinII (BC2), Nicolas Maduro (MADURO), and Depinsim (ESIM).