Husky Inu AI (HINU) Moves To $0.00024865, Crypto Market Rally Hits Roadblock, Strategy Makes First Bitcoin Buy Of 2026

Husky Inu AI (HINU) has completed the latest price increase of its pre-launch phase, rising from $0.00024770 to $0.00024865. The project’s pre-launch phase began on April 1, following the conclusion of the presale.

Meanwhile, the crypto market retreated after posting significant gains as Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), and Solana (SOL), and most tokens traded lower. As a result, the crypto market cap is down nearly 1% at $3.18 trillion.

Husky Inu AI (HINU) Completes Latest Price Increase

Husky Inu AI (HINU) has completed the latest price increase of its pre-launch phase, rising from $0.00024770 to $0.00024865. The price increase is part of the project’s pre-launch phase, which began on April 1, 2025. The pre-launch allows the project to continue its fundraising efforts while empowering its growing community and existing token holders. It also helps the team to secure capital, fund platform improvements, undertake market initiatives, and support broader ecosystem expansion.

The project’s official launch date is under four months away, but the team has not ruled out moving the launch to an earlier or later date. The team will conduct a series of review meetings to determine the project’s launch date. The first two review meetings were held on July 1, 2025, and October 1, 2025, while the third is scheduled for January 1, 2026. Husky Inu has raised $717,746 so far, but could struggle to reach its stated goal of $1.2 million.

Husky Inu AI’s official launch date is now under three months away. However, the team remains open to the possibility of an earlier or later launch, depending on market conditions. The team will conduct a series of review meetings to determine the project’s launch date. The first two review meetings were held on July 1, 2025, and October 1, 2025, while the third is scheduled for January 1, 2026.

Crypto Market Rally Stalls

The cryptocurrency market retreated over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and other tokens trading lower. BTC faced a major sell wall around $95,000 as price action weakened in comparison to gold. The flagship cryptocurrency reached an intraday high of $94,352 on Tuesday but lost momentum at upper levels. As a result, the price fell to an intraday low of $91,526 before moving to its current level. BTC is down 1.26% over the past 24 hours, trading around $92,583.

ETH withstood selling pressure to reach an intraday high of $3,301 on Tuesday before dropping to $3,193. The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency regained momentum to reclaim $3,200 and move to its current level of $3,251, up 0.50%. XRP posted a stunning rally over the past week and was up nearly 15% over the past week by Tuesday. However, the rally stalled on Wednesday, and XRP fell almost 3% to $2.27. Despite the decline, XRP is up 22% over the past week. Solana (SOL) is up over 1% at $139, and Dogecoin (DOGE) is up nearly 1% at $0.150. Cardano (ADA) is trading in positive territory at $0.419 while Chainlink (LINK) is up almost 1% at $13.87.

Litecoin (LTC), Hedera (HBAR), and Polkadot (DOT) also registered notable price increases over the past 24 hours. However, Toncoin (TON) and Stellar (XLM) bucked the bullish trend, trading in the red. The crypto market cap is marginally down over the past 24 hours, while 24-hour trading volume is up 5% at $132 billion.

Strategy’s First Bitcoin Buy Of 2026

Michael Saylor’s Strategy kick-started 2026 with a $116 million Bitcoin buy. The company purchased 1,283 BTC between January 1 and January 4, taking its total Bitcoin holdings past 673,000 BTC. According to a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, the firm's total Bitcoin holdings are valued at $62.6 billion, purchased at an average cost of $75,026 per coin.

Strategy has also increased its US Dollar reserve by $62 million to $2.25 billion. The company uses its cash reserves to support payments on dividends, preferred stock, and interest payments on outstanding debt.

Strategy’s latest purchase comes despite the company posting an unrealized loss of $17.4 billion on its Bitcoin holdings in Q4 2025. It also reported a $5 billion associated deferred tax benefit, a potential reduction in its income tax liabilities.

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