The year 2026 is beginning, and there's nothing better than analyzing the current state of Cryptocurrencies and DeFi. Due to global instability, Bitcoin may end up being a form of digital reserve; many call it digital gold because of its scarcity and immutability characteristics. We will see that 2026 started well, with Bitcoin rising above $94k, Fear & Greed indicators improving, and this ends up causing liquidity to return to the market and to DeFi, causing Altcoins and Web3 projects to rise again as well. Check it all out now!
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The year started well for Crypto!
The year 2026 has already started very busy, and in the case of Bitcoin, it has been very positive. BTC, which at the end of last year was struggling between $80,000 and $90,000, started the year already managing to stay above the $94,000 mark and seems to be on track to approach $100,000 again. It's very important to surpass this mark because it's a goal that impacts crypto investors, as it's a very significant number. Other relevant cryptocurrencies are also reaching impressive values: Ethereum has surpassed $3,000, BNB is approaching $1,000, while Solana is nearing $140.
This rise in the price of Bitcoin also ended up causing an improvement in the Fear & Greed Index, which assesses investor sentiment regarding the crypto market. The index, which was in Extreme Fear due to the events of October and November of last year, has now returned to "FEAR" and is approaching neutrality. Given the magnitude of the event, an unexpected loss of liquidity, one would expect a delay in recovering to those levels, but this recovery means that investors are beginning to regain confidence in the crypto market, and this is reflected in asset prices.
Altcoin and DeFi follow the upward trend!
With the rise of Bitcoin and an improvement in investor sentiment, the Crypto market began to attract more liquidity. This is evident when observing the Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi. Since the end of 2025, there has been a constant outflow of liquidity from the DeFi ecosystem and consequently from altcoins and web3 projects. However, this recent surge has made this drop seem to begin showing signs of a trend towards rising again.
Part of this liquidity that has returned to the DeFi market ends up going to Altcoins, due to the creation of liquidity pools and the positioning of buyers in these tokens. As we can see in the chart above, this positive scenario caused Altcoins to follow this upward trend, experiencing a significant increase this week with almost all of them showing positive gains, ranging from 10% to 70%.
All this shows that the year has started very well for Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, Altcoins, and DeFi. However, unfortunately, we are at the beginning of the year and much can still happen; in other words, it's impossible to know if this will continue, improve, or worsen. Therefore, analyze calmly and carefully, as Robert Kiyosaki would say: "Your profit is made when you buy... not when you sell," so if you are interested in any cryptocurrencies, wait for the right moment.
