Investor focus is rotating toward Bitcoin infrastructure altcoins as Bitcoin trades near key resistance levels. Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin Layer 2 integrating the Solana Virtual Machine, has reported presale funding of $31,228,293.92 with whale wallets accumulating over $116K, including a $63K purchase on Jan 15, 2026. The project markets itself as core DeFi and high-speed payments infrastructure for Bitcoin rather than a purely speculative token.

Risk appetite is returning to crypto, with capital rotating toward meme coins and utility-focused Layer 2 protocols. Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin L2 using SVM, reports a presale total of $31,228,293.92 and a current token price of $0.0136751, while on-chain records show whale buys totaling $116K, including a $63K transaction executed on Jan 15, 2026.

Crypto exchange MEXC has introduced a promotional campaign centered on its peer-to-peer marketplace, allocating a $200,000 airdrop pool for users making their first-ever deposit on the platform via P2P. The event runs from Jan. 4, 2026, at 11:00 UTC until Jan. 31 at 16:59 UTC, with a fixed 10 USDT reward available to eligible participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Users must register on the event page, complete a net P2P deposit above $100 within seven days, and comply with withdrawal and eligibility restrictions to receive rewards.

On Monday, 15 December 2025, Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) reported $29.5 million raised in its token presale. The project positions an SVM-powered execution layer alongside Bitcoin's base chain, keeping BTC as settlement while pushing transactions off-chain; HYPER is priced at $0.013425 for the next five hours before the presale's next phase.