Happy New Year 2026

Tokens and coins that moved the most in the last 24 hours:

🌙 00:00 CET – Daily Wrap-Up: Year-End Consolidation Persists as Breakout Attempts Fade – Top Movers of the Day

• River and Terra Classic: These cryptocurrencies have delivered explosive performance over the past day.
• Fluid has increased by 7.75% since the 7 p.m. update, leading to late-session gains. 💡FLUID’s rally combines technical factors with renewed interest in its capital-efficient stablecoin products. However, the token’s lack of direct revenue ties and broader market caution (Fear Index: 31) suggest cautious optimism. Key watch: Fluid DEX v2 launch timeline and whether protocol fees will integrate FLUID tokenomics.
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market closed the final session of the year in a state of compression and balance, with price action remaining confined within a well-defined range. Late-session volatility failed to alter the broader structure, reinforcing the view that recent moves lack directional commitment. 🔍 Market Insight: Despite intermittent intraday spikes, the broader market failed to follow through, confirming that recent upside attempts were liquidity-driven probes, not genuine breakouts. 🧭 Strategic Read: The market closes the year in equilibrium: No confirmed breakout. No breakdown from support. Volatility contained, momentum neutral.

NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark.The definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has retraced by 0.72% over the previous 24 hours. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips.” The daily chart shows the NWSBCT avoided further breakdown; it continues to trade below its rising-channel midline. The late spike appears more consistent with short-term mean reversion than renewed downtrend. 📍 As of 24:00 CET, the index is trading around 7.32. 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported gains, ranging from 0.09% (NWSBE) to 0.95% (NWSS300) since the 7 p.m. update. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin retraced by 0.78%; in contrast, Ether outperformed it, recovering by 0.28%.

This closing update covers the day’s final session, which ran from 7:00 p.m. to midnight CET. Top Movers include 24h performance, but the primary focus is on the asset with the most significant change since the 7:00 p.m. report. 2100NEWS Indices show changes from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. CET. 2100NEWS Total Index (NWST1100) and Bitcoin & Ether sections always reflect complete 24-hour changes, regardless of report timing. Please note that conditions may have changed since publication. The classification of performance between Bitcoin and Ether (significant, slight, similar) is based on a statistical analysis of their historical volatility. Supplemental notes detail the criteria for highlighting these specific cryptocurrencies and indices.

Fluid (FLUID)

Fluid (FLUID) is a DeFi protocol that unifies lending, borrowing, and trading into a single cross-chain liquidity layer. Built on Ethereum and Solana, it lets deposited assets serve as both collateral and DEX liquidity, reducing fragmentation and maximizing capital efficiency. The protocol emphasizes security—reporting zero user fund losses over seven years and processing more than $120B in cumulative trading volume. Its “Connected Liquidity Layer,” Smart Collateral, and Smart Debt systems dynamically optimize asset utilization, attracting institutional users such as StableX. FLUID token holders govern the ecosystem, with revenue supporting buybacks from a fixed 100M supply. With growing TVL and expansion toward Arbitrum, Fluid is positioning itself as the core infrastructure for scalable, interoperable on-chain finance.

🌇 19:00 CET – Evening Report: Range Persists as Break Attempts Fade into Year-End Drift – Top Movers of the Day

• River and Terra Classic: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours, with  Terra Classic posting the most significant intraday gain since 2 p.m., advancing by 13.58%. 💡LUNC’s rally combines exchange-driven liquidity (Binance listing), upgrade speculation, and technical momentum – though sustainability hinges on holding $0.000040. Key watch: Network stability post-upgrade and whether USDC pairing sustains 40% of LUNC’s $108M daily volume. Traders should monitor the completion of the Dec 18 upgrade and Binance’s deposit resumption timeline for directional cues.
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market softened into the European close, with downside pressure re-emerging after earlier intraday strength failed to hold. Price action across indices continues to reflect range-bound conditions, with repeated probes above resistance levels fading quickly. 🔍 Market Insight: Today’s pullback confirms a lack of follow-through after earlier strength. Momentum indicators remain neutral: RSI is mid-range and rolling, not accelerating. This structure favors mean-reversion behavior rather than trend continuation.   🧭 Strategic Read: The market is not breaking down, but it is also not transitioning into a new impulse phase. Failed follow-through keeps risk skewed toward choppy, rotational price action.

1. NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark.The definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has retraced by 0.96% over the previous 24 hours.
2. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark NWSBCT (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips.” The daily chart shows a drop in the afternoon. 📍As of 19:00 CET, it is trading around 7.33.
3. The 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported losses, ranging from -2.00% (NWSM200) to -0.67% (NWSBE) since midnight.
4. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has retraced 0.93%, while Ether has significantly outperformed it, decreasing only by 0.05%.

Terra Classic (LUNC)

Luna Classic is the first native token of the Terra blockchain, released in August 2018. LUNC existed before the launch of the new chain — now branded Terra (LUNA) — and continues to use the original code of the Terra ecosystem. The primary function that the native token performed was to absorb the price deviation of the algorithmic stablecoin — $UST. The price of the UST stablecoin was pegged to the US dollar by minting and burning UST tokens to balance supply and demand. In May 2022, UST lost its peg and collapsed. The UST stablecoin algorithm created trillions of LUNA tokens, fell into a hyperinflationary spiral, and reduced the value of the original LUNA token by 99%.

Terra (LUNA) and Terra Classic (LUNC) have the right to exist following the implementation of the Terra Ecosystem Revival Plan 2. The essence of the plan is to split the current blockchain through forking,  creating a new chain in the ecosystem, and preserving the previous version. According to the recovery plan, the existing chain and token have been rebranded as Terra Classic. The new LUNA tokens were airdropped to existing LUNA and UST holders before the depeg, and the subsequent crash occurred.

⚡ 14:00 – Midday Report:  Consolidation Dominates – Top Movers of the Day

• GoMining and Chilliz: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours.
• Origin Trail has increased by 6.17% since the morning update. 💡TRAC’s rally combines technical buying, improved exchange liquidity, and strategic positioning in the AI/DePIN thematic – though sustainability depends on breaking the $0.45 resistance. Key watch: Whether the MACD histogram maintains upward momentum into January.
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has remained structurally neutral. The prevailing signal is consolidation, not breakout, with both NWST1100 and NWSBCT behaving in line with a compressed, range-bound environment. Direction will only matter once the market proves it can leave balance behind. 🔍 Market Insight: NWST1100 holds slightly above the regression channel midline, but the move lacks follow-through. Over the last ~16 days, the regression channel has effectively acted as a horizontal trading range, with repeated failures to expand volatility in either direction. This positioning reflects balance, not strength: price is neither reclaiming the upper half of the channel nor breaking down toward the lower boundary. Momentum indicators remain muted, reinforcing the interpretation that recent advances are mean-reversion moves within the range, not trend initiation. 🧭 Strategic Read:  Market structure favors patience over anticipation. The absence of follow-through after prior upside attempts argues against aggressive positioning. Current behavior is consistent with the year-end balance, where capital waits for a clearer catalyst rather than front-running direction.

NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark.The definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has recovered by 0.62% over the previous 24 hours. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips.” The daily chart shows it continues to hold within the rising intraday structure.📍 As of 14:00 CET, the index is trading around 7.42. 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported mixed performance, ranging from -0.38% (NWSMi500) to 0.77% (NWSOT50) since midnight. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has recovered by 0.88%, while Ether has significantly underperformed it, recovering by 0.29%.

OriginTrail (TRAC)

OriginTrail is an ecosystem building a Verifiable Internet for AI, aiming to combat misinformation worsened by AI adoption. It ensures the trustworthiness of information by allowing its origins to be tracked verifiably, promoting discoverability and integrity of knowledge for reliable AI. OriginTrail has applications in real-world assets (RWAs), search engines, question-answering systems, and generally knowledge-dependent applications (such as AI systems). Initially adopted in global supply chains to serve as a trusted data-sharing hub, OriginTrail now also supports the creation of a trusted AI knowledge ecosystem. It enhances the discoverability of crucial knowledge and verifies information provenance, crucial in the age of misinformation. OriginTrail’s technology is increasingly vital across sectors such as asset tokenization, construction, healthcare, and the metaverse, thanks to its ability to authenticate and secure information. Supported by world-class organizations, OriginTrail is enhancing its trusted knowledge network. These partnerships extend their impact across multiple industries, underscoring their role in advancing a verifiable knowledge web and supporting RWAs’ economies.

☀️ 9:00 – Morning Pulse:  Range-Bound Market Holds Near Mean as Year-End Trading Continues – Top Movers of the Day 

• Plasma and Chilliz: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours, with Plasma posting the most significant intraday gain since midnight, rising 10.69%. 💡XPL’s rally combines exchange momentum, technical triggers, and targeted incentives, but faces headwinds from token unlocks and broader market caution. Key watch: Can XPL hold above $0.17 (current price: $0.175) to invalidate its long-term downtrend? Monitor HTX volumes and OI shifts for confirmation.

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has remained in a consolidation regime, with price action over the past two weeks confined mainly to a regression-defined range. Recent moves lack directional follow-through and instead reflect mean-reversion dynamics, typical for late-December trading conditions. While short-term bounces have occurred, they have so far failed to develop into sustained trends. Volatility remains compressed, and positioning appears cautious as the market transitions toward year-end.  🔍 Market Insight: A closer look at the structure shows that NWST1100 continues to oscillate around the regression channel midline, which has effectively acted as a gravitational center for price over the past ~16 days. Multiple midline crossings during this period underline the absence of a dominant trend rather than signaling a breakout attempt. Notably, the total market has not transitioned into the upper half of the channel with persistence, nor has volatility expanded—both prerequisites for a valid directional move. Current positioning, therefore, reflects range maintenance rather than trend initiation. 🧭 Strategic Read: This environment favors tactical, range-aware positioning rather than directional conviction. Mean-reversion remains the dominant behavior: moves away from the channel midline have repeatedly been faded, while rebounds lack sufficient follow-through to establish a new trend leg. Until the market demonstrates sustained acceptance above the regression midline and expanding volatility toward the upper channel boundary, any upside should be treated as rotational drift, not trend continuation.

1. NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark.The definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has recovered by 1.05% over the previous 24 hours.
2. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark NWSBCT (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips.” The daily chart shows a gradual drift around the regression midline, with neither buyers nor sellers exerting decisive control. Recent advances stalled without momentum, reinforcing the view that current moves are part of an intra-range rotation rather than the early phase of a breakout. 📍As of 9:00 CET, it is trading around 7.42.
3. The 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported mixed performance, ranging from  -0.14% (NWSMi500) to 1.11% (NWSOT50) since midnight.
4. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has recovered by 1.28% and Ether by 0.86%.
   

Plasma (XPL)

Plasma is a high-performance layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins. Stablecoins have become one of crypto’s dominant use cases, with over $275 billion in supply and trillions in monthly volume. Plasma is purpose-built to meet their demands with zero-fee USD₮ transfers, custom gas tokens, support for confidential payments, and the throughput to scale globally.