French regulator AMF has reportedly identified 90 crypto firms registered in France that have not obtained a MiCA license ahead of the June 30 transition deadline. Around 40% of these firms are said to have no intention of applying, while roughly 30% have not responded and risk being forced to shut down operations in July.

On Wednesday, senators on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee submitted 137 amendments to the Digital Asset Market Structure Act ahead of a 5:00 PM deadline. The changes focus on issues such as DeFi oversight, the treatment of digital commodities versus securities, and new limits on stablecoin rewards that have sparked a clash between banks and major crypto firms.

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies rallied sharply on Jan. 13, 2026, with Monero, Dash, Zcash, and Horizen outperforming the broader market amid rising regulatory scrutiny and renewed demand for on-chain confidentiality. The surge comes as investors rotate into assets designed to resist transaction surveillance in an increasingly regulated crypto environment.

On January 14 2026, silver prices climbed above $91 per ounce for the first time, while gold traded within $10 of its all‑time high near $4,600 per ounce. The move followed lower-than-expected U.S. inflation in December, rising geopolitical tensions, and worries over potential tariffs and supply constraints that boosted demand for safe-haven metals. Analysts raised three-month targets for gold to $5,000 per ounce and silver to $100 per ounce amid strong demand and tight global inventories.

Russia is advancing a draft law that would let non-qualified investors purchase cryptocurrencies, while limiting each individual's exposure to 300,000 rubles. The bill, outlined by State Duma Financial Markets Committee chair Anatoly Aksakov, would remove crypto from a special regulatory regime, support cross-border settlements, and underpin planned exchange-based trading once the broader framework takes effect by July 1, 2026.

According to Bitwise and VettaFi, 32% of financial advisors allocated to crypto in client accounts in 2025, up from 22% in 2024. The survey gathered 299 responses between Oct. 31 and Dec. 8, 2025, and noted Bitcoin’s $126k all-time high and progress on U.S. rules, including the GENIUS Act, as context.

Paradigm vice president Justin Slaughter warned in an X post that implementing the crypto market structure bill could span nearly two presidential terms due to 45 required rulemakings. The measure heads to a Senate Banking Committee markup on Thursday, while the Senate Agriculture Committee postponed its hearing to Jan.27.

In its 2025 digital asset OTC market review, Wintermute reported that liquidity in the crypto market largely concentrated in Bitcoin, Ether and a few large-cap tokens, while most altcoins lost sustained investor interest. The report highlighted that a major deleveraging event on October 10 led to about $19 billion in liquidations and cut altcoin open interest by roughly 55%, even as OTC options activity and institutional positioning in major assets increased throughout the year.