These Are Must-Follows for Altcoins in the New Week

Crypto analyst The DeFi Investor shared the altcoin developments and macro headlines he closely follows in the market as the new week begins.

According to the analyst, the first week of January stands out with both technical updates and critical events that could affect the token economy.

Ethereum aims to further reduce gas fees on Layer-2 networks by increasing blob capacity as of January 7th. This update is being closely watched in terms of reducing costs within the L2 ecosystem.

On the Bitcoin side, there’s a notable development regarding institutional adoption. Bank of America’s asset management advisors are expected to begin recommending Bitcoin portfolio allocations to their clients starting January 5th.

Huma Finance hinted at a “big announcement” on January 5th, and details are being closely watched in the market. Around the same time, approximately $30 million worth of HYPE tokens will be unlocked for early contributors on January 6th.

A significant change is on the agenda for the ZK ecosystem. zkSync Era will be discontinued as of January 7th.

Gnosis will share its Gnosis 3.0 vision and 2026 roadmap with the public during a Q&A event on January 7th. On the same date, Stellar plans to launch its privacy-focused testnet.

According to the analyst, rumors that Donald Trump will announce his Federal Reserve chairman nominee around January 9th could be a determining factor in global risk appetite and crypto markets.

In addition, Superform, Infinex, and MegaETH are expected to launch their tokens throughout January, while the StandX platform’s Kaito S1 campaign will end on January 10th.

*This is not investment advice.

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