Cryptocurrency Market Soars Across the Board on January 5th: AI Sector Leads the Rally, BTC Breaks $93,000, These Coins Perform the Best

LiquidityWitch · 2026-01-05T02:40:12+00:00

On January 5th, the crypto market experienced a broad rally, with the AI sector standing out with a 6.44% increase. Virtuals Protocol rose 18.22%, Render increased 15.70%. Bitcoin broke through $93,000, and Ethereum surpassed $3,200. The Meme, NFT, and Layer2 sectors also performed well, indicating an overall upward trend in the market.

LiquidityWitch

2026-01-05 02:40:12

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【Crypto World】On January 5th, the crypto market was in full swing, with almost all sectors rising. The most eye-catching was the AI sector, which saw a 24-hour increase of 6.44%. Star projects within the sector performed particularly aggressively—Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) surged by 18.22%, Render (RENDER) followed with a 15.70% increase, and even Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) was not idle, rising sharply by 11.49%.

The two major mainstream coins also did not disappoint. Bitcoin (BTC) broke through the $93,000 mark, with a 24-hour increase of 2.37%; Ethereum (ETH) surpassed $3,200, up by 2.04%. Interestingly, the movements in the sector indices were equally noteworthy—MAG7.ssi rose by 2.64%, DEFI.ssi increased by 3.37%, and MEME.ssi even jumped by 6.74%.

Apart from the AI spotlight, other sectors also had their highlights. The Meme sector rose 6.23% in 24 hours, with Pepe (PEPE) soaring by 13.67%, and Bonk (BONK) jumping an impressive 21.27%; the NFT sector increased by 6.17%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) climbing 13.63%; the PayFi sector gained 5.16%, with XRP (XRP) and Trust Wallet (TWT) rising by 6.26% and 5.86%, respectively.

Layer2 is also performing well—overall sector up by 4.32%, with Stacks (STX) surging 15.08%, and Celestia (TIA) up by 8.42%. The DeFi sector increased by 3.58%, with Onyxcoin (XCN) astonishingly rising by 30.13%, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) up by 7.89%. The Layer1 sector gained 2.53%, with Kaspa (KAS) performing strongly, up 14.43%; the CeFi sector increased by 2.35%, with Aster (ASTER) rising 8.89%.

Looking at the crypto sector indices, ssiAI, ssiNFT, and ssiMeme rose by 8.37%, 7.58%, and 5.67%, respectively, further confirming the broadness of this rally.

BTC-0,02%

VIRTUAL1,91%

RENDER-2,33%

FARTCOIN-2,35%

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WhaleInTraining

· 21h ago

The AI sector is going crazy again, and Virtuals is truly outstanding this time. Brothers who jumped on the train directly are making huge profits.

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TooScaredToSell

· 01-05 03:10

The AI sector is taking off again, and this momentum is a bit overwhelming. How far can Virtuals go?

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 01-05 03:10

The AI sector is back again. Can it hold steady this time, or will it plunge again?

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PumpAnalyst

· 01-05 03:09

The AI sector rose 6.44% and then started to hype it up? Bro, I looked at the data, and the manipulator's actions behind this rally are too obvious. I've been following projects like Virtuals for a while. Don't ask me why I'm bearish; as soon as the intraday support level breaks, I'll immediately run away.

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CounterIndicator

· 01-05 03:06

The AI sector is taking off again, no one can match this pace. How are things with Virtuals? Has anyone bottomed out?

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MetaverseLandlady

· 01-05 03:03

The AI sector is taking off again, and Virtuals really can't hold back this time.

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