Crypto Market News Today, January 6: Bitcoin Price Hits $94,000 as Federal Reserve Pumps Liquidity

ZKsync’s ZK token hit a one-month high following the ZK Upbit listing, as the Korean exchange added new trading pairs. ZKsync is a Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum that uses zero-knowledge rollups to improve transaction speeds and lower costs on the network, with the ZK token serving as the ecosystem’s native utility and governance asset.

Korean won markets on Bithumb and now Upbit account for a growing slice of ZK’s trading, with one venue already handling more than 16% of volume. This fits a broader pattern in altcoins where fresh exchange listings, especially in Korea, trigger pumps that unfortunately don’t always last.

While the Upbit listing likely drove the short-lived pump, ZK’s updated tokenomics could play a more meaningful role in shaping longer-term price action.

(Source: Tradingview)

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Is the BTC USD price ready for $100,000 by the end of the week? Seems like so because Bitcoin miner Hut 8 (HUT) ripped to a fresh four-year high on Monday as its Bitcoin stash and data-center business turned the stock into a market darling.

HUT spiked intraday to $59.76 before closing at $58.25, up +13.6%, while Bitcoin’s renewed strength kept money flowing into the entire mining sector.

(Source: HUT, TradingView)

This comes as Bitcoin starts 2026 in recovery mode and investors chase miners that combine BTC exposure with AI-ready data centers. Overall, the question now is: Will the Bitcoin price outperform some of the best Solana meme coins in Q1 2026?

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A brand-new Polymarket account reportedly turned about $30,000 into $400,000 by betting on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture just hours before US forces moved in, sparking accusations of alleged insider trading on the leading Prediction market platform.

Calls for identity checks and a ban on specific topics are among the measures being floated by market participants to remove insiders’ unfair advantage in certain markets on the platform.

While Bitcoin

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held strong above $90,000 amid broader macro jitters, this Polymarket story did more to shake trust than to move price. It taps into a growing worry that crypto markets are heavily weighted, so insiders win while regular users provide the liquidity.

Insider who made $400,000 on Maduro’s capture at Polymarket – could turn out to be someone connected to Steven Charles Witkoff (WLFI Co-Founder)

The entire CT was talking yesterday about an insider who placed around $32k just a few hours before the well–known events in… pic.twitter.com/IXfTYOTMZs

— Andrew 10 GWEI (@Andrey_10gwei) January 4, 2026

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After what can only be described as disappointing Q4 2025, the question is: Will the XRP price melt faces in January? Looks like so. From the XRP USDT daily chart, there are hints of strength and traders are positioning themselves for a possible 2X to over $4 and fresh all-time highs.

As at press time, the XRP price is firm after ripping through $2, adding +10% and cementing its position in the top 10. XRP USDT is already the top performer in the top 30, outperforming some of the best meme coins to buy.

(Source: Coingecko)

Even with the XRP USD price surging, bulls appear to be getting started: A classic bullish signal called a “golden cross” looms on the daily chart. The signal forms when the 50-day moving average line breaks above the 200-day moving average.

At the moment, this is about to form, and traders take it as a bullish signal that the XRP price is heading to $3, or higher, perhaps in the next few days.

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Respected fund manager Bill Miller IV and Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee say Bitcoin USD looks ready for another leg up in 2026, with a clear shot at a new all-time high. BTC is up +0.8% today, trading at around $91,200, but remains -26% below its $126,080 peak. Bitcoin has begun 2026 strongly, up over +7% this year as dip buyers quietly step in and liquidity begins to flow back into the crypto market.

Miller IV and Lee argue that the end of the US government’s war efforts, surging Wall Street adoption, and declining interest rates could all contribute to BTC hitting new highs this year. That, and a simple historical fact: Bitcoin has never posted two consecutive losing years.

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