Husky Inu AI (HINU) has started the new year with the latest price increase of its pre-launch phase, rising from $0.00024487 to $0.00024581. The pre-launch phase began on April 1, 2025.

However, the cryptocurrency market remains in bearish territory, with most tokens, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and others trading in the red.

Husky Inu AI (HINU) Starts the New Year With Another Price Jump

Husky Inu AI (HINU) has completed the first price increase of 2026, rising from $0.00024487 to $0.00024581. 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.

Will Fundraising Pick Up In 2026?

Fundraising has gathered steam over the past few days. Husky Inu has raised $917,618 so far, registering a substantial uptick over the past few days after remaining static around $907,935, suggesting investor risk appetite has returned. The project crossed the $750,000 milestone on May 16 and the $800,000 milestone on June 15. The project reached the $850,000 milestone in July and crossed $900,000 in October. However, fundraising has picked up again over the past few days as investor sentiment turns positive.

Cryptocurrency Market Remains Sluggish

Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market has performed along expected lines, with price action muted as 2026 gets off to a subdued start. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped further over the past 24 hours, dropping below $88,000 to its current level of $87,495. The flagship cryptocurrency fell by over 1% in the past 24 hours. On the other hand, Ethereum briefly reclaimed $3,000 and reached an intraday high of $3,014. However, it lost momentum after reaching this level and dropped to a low of $2,959 before moving to $2,974. The altcoin is marginally up over the past 24 hours. Ripple (XRP) is down 1.50% and Solana (SOL) is down over 1% at $124.

Dogecoin (DOGE) has registered a substantial 4% decline, while Cardano (ADA) is down over 4% at $0.336. Chainlink (LINK), Stellar (XLM), Hedera (HBAR), Litecoin (LTC), Toncoin (TON), and Polkadot (DOT) have also registered substantial declines over the past 24 hours. As a result, the crypto market cap is down nearly 1% at 2.96 trillion. The 24-hour trading volume is also down 4% at $85.65 billion.

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