{"id":2397,"date":"2026-01-30T06:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:15:12","slug":"crypto-micro-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/crypto-micro-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Micro-Caps Rally as Bitcoin and Ethereum Stall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-dcedf3f9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-dcedf3f9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-30T164259.416.webp\" alt=\"Crypto Micro-Caps Rally as Bitcoin and Ethereum Stall\" title=\"Untitled design - 2026-01-30T164259.416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-30T164259.416.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-30T164259.416-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-30T164259.416-768x402.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crypto micro-cap tokens are stealing the spotlight today as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trade mostly sideways, recovering from a week marked by roughly $1.7 billion in forced liquidations. Traders are eyeing smaller tokens as potential bellwethers for the next \u201crisk-on\u201d leg in the market, reminiscent of earlier ETF-driven cycles.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etftrends.com\/core-strategies-content-hub\/small-caps-take-center-stage-dont-omit-key-category\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Small Caps Take Center Stage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the charge is Bi An Ren Sheng (BIANRENSHENG), which surged nearly 16% to trade around $0.1629. Its market capitalization now sits near $162.9 million, with roughly $47.4 million in 24-hour trading volume. AI-focused Sentient (SENT) also posted strong gains, climbing about 13% to $0.0389, supported by high turnover approaching $769 million. Meanwhile, Oasis Network\u2019s ROSE token rose roughly 9.3% to $0.0215, with $73.2 million changing hands in a single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One DeFi portfolio manager noted that this uptick reflects a \u201ctextbook rotation into beaten-up privacy and data-sharing names after weeks of underperformance.\u201d In other words, traders are betting on these micro-caps to outperform in a period when larger cryptocurrencies are taking a breather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blue Chips Hold Steady<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the market\u2019s heavyweights remain largely range-bound. Bitcoin is hovering near $82,743, fluctuating between $83,000 and $84,000 over the last 24 hours, with trading volumes exceeding $70 billion. Ethereum trades around $2,818, with a range from $2,750 to just above $2,820, showing elevated volatility as markets digest recent selling pressure. Solana sits near $115, moving within a $113\u2013$123 intraday band, with liquidity concentrated on major exchanges and options desks actively hedging downside risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broader market remains sensitive after recent selling pushed Bitcoin-linked assets lower and pressured altcoins. Analysts suggest the current setup mirrors previous ETF-era stress, when high demand for single-asset products briefly strained supply. Micro-caps, by contrast, appear to be trading as optionality\u2014small, high-potential plays that could benefit from the next bullish leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some market participants see today\u2019s divergence as a familiar pattern: heavy stress among large-cap cryptos alongside pockets of euphoria in micro-caps. This mirrors past ETF-driven cycles, such as December\u2019s milestone when XRP ETF assets first surpassed $1 billion, signaling renewed investor appetite for riskier, high-upside assets on the fringes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana consolidating, all eyes are on these smaller tokens, which may lead the way if the next risk-on wave takes hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/bitcoin-36\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/sec-and-cftc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEC and CFTC Revive Project Crypto to Shape U.S. Digital Asset Rules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto micro-cap tokens are stealing the spotlight today as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trade mostly sideways, recovering from a week &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Crypto Micro-Caps Rally as Bitcoin and Ethereum Stall\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/crypto-micro-cap\/#more-2397\" aria-label=\"Read more about Crypto Micro-Caps Rally as Bitcoin and Ethereum Stall\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4071,4073,4076,4078,4072,4074,4069,4077,4075,4070],"class_list":["post-2397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-bi-an-ren-sheng-price-movement","tag-bitcoin-ethereum-solana-sideways","tag-crypto-liquidations-impact","tag-crypto-market-volatility-analysis","tag-crypto-micro-caps-surge","tag-etf-driven-crypto-cycles","tag-oasis-rose-token-gains","tag-risk-on-crypto-trading","tag-sentient-crypto-update","tag-small-cap-crypto-tokens-today","resize-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-30T164259.416.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397\/revisions\/2399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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