Movers of the Day 23-Jan-2026

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

🌙 00:00 CET – Daily Wrap-Up: Market Volatility Spikes Amid Failed Evening Breakout – Top Movers of the Day

• Kaia and 0G: Since 7 pm Kaia has increased by 4.67%, 0G by 3.33%.
  

Overview: The market experienced a highly erratic session, defined by multiple failed attempts to sustain higher price levels. After a relatively range-bound morning, the narrative shifted into extreme volatility during the afternoon and evening hours. A sudden vertical surge in the late evening pushed the price toward daily highs, only to be met by a massive and immediate rejection. The session ends with the market retracing its recent gains, signaling persistent selling pressure at higher resistance zones despite the underlying resilience.

🔍 Market Insight: The broad market remains in a state of fragile stabilization, with the NWST1100 index posting a marginal gain of 0.18%. While major assets like Bitcoin (+0.26%) and Ether (+0.20%) moved almost in lockstep, the significant volatility seen in the blue-chip sector suggests that liquidity remains thin and prone to sharp shifts. The outperformance of specific assets like Kaia and 0G indicates that speculative capital is focusing on niche projects, while the broader sector indices remain underwater. With late-day upside progress being aggressively countered, the market appears vulnerable to further downside tests as buyers struggle to consolidate ground.

NWSBCT (Blue Chips Index): The technical profile of the NWSBCT index shows a day of intense price swings. After oscillating between the 7.44 and 7.54 levels throughout the morning and early afternoon, the index staged a powerful breakout toward 7.59 in the evening. However, this peak acted as a major resistance level, leading to a sharp capitulation that saw the index plunge vertically back to the 7.41 mark. The index staged a minor recovery in the final hour to close near 7.44, confirming that the earlier breakout attempt was a “fake-out” that triggered a liquidity flush.

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 performance classification 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. 

Kaia (KAIA)

Kaia is a high-performance public blockchain formed through the merger of the Klaytn and Finschia blockchains, initially developed by Kakao and LINE, respectively. This integration has created Asia’s largest Web3 ecosystem, seamlessly integrated with the Kakaotalk and LINE messenger apps, which collectively boast over 250 million users. Kaia allows users to engage with Web3 technologies with the ease and speed of Web2, all within their preferred messenger superapps. This integration enables users to connect, create, collaborate, and contribute to the ecosystem, bridging the gap between traditional and decentralized digital experiences.

🌇 19:00 CET – Evening Report: Momentum Attempts a Turn as Structure Rebuilds – Top Movers of the Day

• Kaia and 0G: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours, with Kaia posting the most significant intraday gain since 2 p.m., advancing by 10.77%. 💡The 24-hour surge is driven by a potent mix of a high-profile utility launch and a technical breakout, amplified by positive ecosystem momentum. For a typical holder, this suggests growing market recognition of Kaia’s stablecoin and gaming strategy, though the overbought short-term conditions warrant caution. Key watch: Can KAIA hold above the $0.0666 Fibonacci level, and will trading volume sustain above $70 million to confirm the breakout’s strength?
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has remained noisy and whipsaw-prone, but the last several hours show early structural improvement rather than pure mean reversion. 🔍 Market Insight: NWST1100 on the hourly timeframe, the MACD histogram zero cross marks a potential transition in a multi-day momentum wave, which now stands at an inflection point: either rejection near zero or acceptance that could open a multi-day trend. Importantly, price has re-entered the one-month ascending regression channel after testing a multi-month horizontal support zone, suggesting that recent selling pressure may have been absorbed rather than expanded. 🧭 Strategic Read: Most likely next move: a grinding recovery / mean-reversion path back toward the middle of the Bollinger structure, provided the market holds above the latest reaction low. Invalidation risk: a renewed push into the prior low zone would revive the double-bottom/retest scenario and likely bring renewed volatility.

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 1.13% 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 the market absorbed the intraday dip, stabilized, and then produced a sharp late rally—a pattern often seen when selling pressure is met by systematic dip-buying. 📍As of 19:00 CET, it is trading around 9.56.
3. The 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported gains, ranging from 0.84% (NWSCo100) to 1.80% (NWSOT50) since midnight.
4. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has recovered by 1.32% and Ether by 1.05%

Kaia (KAIA)

⚡ 14:00 – Midday Report:  Selective Strength in a Market Still Searching for a Base – Top Movers of the Day

• Irys and 0G: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours, with Irys increasing by 7.44% since the morning update. 💡IRYS’s surge is driven by a combination of a timely AI partnership narrative and confirming technical strength, allowing it to decouple from a stagnant market. For holders, this suggests short-term bullish momentum, but the token remains in a volatile discovery phase after its recent launch. Key watch: Can IRYS hold above $0.055 and attract follow-through volume, or will profit-taking from the November airdrop recipients cap the rally?
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has oscillated in a lower range and repeatedly failed to build momentum through prior intraday resistance. That profile fits absorption/repair rather than a confirmed trend reversal. 🔍 Market Insight: The NWST1100 (broader view): Momentum deterioration is still present, but the rate of decline is moderating. This is the kind of backdrop where selling pressure can become “spent”, but it does not, by itself, confirm a durable bottom.  🧭 Strategic Read: Price action behaving like distribution has not fully cleared, but also showing signs that the downside impulse may be losing acceleration. Most likely scenario (next move): Continued range-to-down drift that either (a) probes the recent lows to complete a double-bottom attempt, or (b) holds sideways while momentum cools further.

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 0.95% 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 an initial impulse lower, followed by a lack of a strong upward trend; instead, it oscillates in a lower range.📍 As of 14:00 CET, the index is trading around 7.47. 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported mixed performance, ranging from -0.30% (NWSCo100) to 0.44% (NWSOT50) since midnight. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has retraced by 0.82%, while Ether has significantly underperformed Bitcoin, dropping by 1.80%.

Irys (IRYS)

Irys (IRYS) is a Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built as a datachain, unifying scalable on-chain data storage and EVM-compatible smart contract execution within a single network. Unlike traditional architectures that separate storage and computation across multiple protocols, Irys enables smart contracts to read, verify, and act on on-chain data natively, turning it into an active, programmable asset. The network employs a hybrid Useful Proof of Work and Stake (uPoW/S) consensus and a multi-ledger design that supports both temporary and permanent storage while limiting validator concentration. The native IRYS token powers all computation and storage actions and is systematically burned, creating deflation tied directly to usage. Irys positions itself as foundational infrastructure for data-intensive Web3 applications, from AI to on-chain analytics.

☀️ 9:00 – Morning Pulse:  Stabilisation Attempt After the Shock Leg – Top Movers of the Day 

• Sentient and 0G: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours, with 0G posting the crypto market’s most significant intraday gain since midnight, surging 20.98%. 💡The 24-hour surge is primarily driven by positive sentiment around an imminent network upgrade—evidenced by significant exchange support—and reinforced by validating partnership news in the AI agent niche. Technically, the move has broken key resistance, though high volume indicates speculative participation. For holders, the combined factors suggest a market reassessment of 0G’s near-term fundamentals and ecosystem growth. Key watch: Can the price sustain above the $0.972–$1.03 resistance zone following the hard fork’s completion on January 27?
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market shifted from liquidation into a fragile stabilisation phase. Price action reads as post-shock mean reversion inside a damaged structure, with buyers defending the lows but struggling to reclaim the prior breakdown zone. 🔍 Market Insight: The NWST1100 recovery has been orderly, but still looks like repair work rather than a confirmed reversal—momentum remains capped, and the market is still trading beneath the key “re-acceptance” shelf (0.236 Fib band).🧭 Strategic Read: This is a risk-management regime, not an entry-chasing regime. The most likely scenario is range formation with a potential retest: buyers may try to build a higher low, but any rally that fails to reclaim the breakdown levels should be treated as a bounce within a corrective phase. A cleaner bullish signal would require reclaiming and holding above the key Fib shelf, shifting the tape from “support defence” to “trend repair.”

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 0.63% 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 an impulse down, followed by a choppy rebound and an overnight grind higher—but the move has not yet converted into clean trend continuation.  📍As of 9:00 CET, it is trading around 7.50.
3. The 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported mixed performance, ranging from -0.06% (NWSCo100) to 0.82% (NWSM200) since midnight.
4. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has retraced by 0.38%, while Ether has dramatically underperformed Bitcoin, dropping by 1.91%.

0G (0G)

0G is a modular, AI-native Layer-1 (“decentralized AI Operating System”) combining blockchain, storage, compute, and data availability to support scalable, verifiable onchain AI. Its architecture uses erasure-coded storage, Proof-of-Random-Access, and modular DA layers to reduce costs and boost throughput. Backed by over $ 290 M in funding, 0G enables developers to select only the necessary components (Compute, Storage, DA, Chain) and seamlessly integrate into existing ecosystems.