Binance plans to hold its fifth Pre-TGE Prime Sale for Zama (ZAMA) on January 29, 2026, between 08:00 and 10:00 UTC, with participation gated by Binance Alpha Points. Zama, which has raised more than $130 million from notable investors and saw its pre-market futures start at $0.0675, is expected to distribute tokens via "Keys" after its TGE around February 2, 2026. As of January 27, 2026, ZAMA trades near $0.05 with a roughly $106 million market cap and approximately $530 million fully diluted valuation, after a 30-day drawdown of almost 70%.

After a subdued week, more than 250 billion SHIB have been withdrawn from exchanges, with one trading session alone seeing 450 billion tokens moved off centralized platforms. On-chain flows and chart signals point to Shiba Inu potentially completing a bullish head-and-shoulders pattern inside a long-term falling wedge, with analysts eyeing a move toward $0.00001 and scenario targets of $0.000033 and $0.000042 if momentum and broader market conditions improve.

On January 28, 2026, Mesh Connect reached a $1 billion valuation after closing a new funding round, signaling growing confidence in crypto payments infrastructure. The company is processing close to $10 billion in monthly transactions and plans to expand in Latin America, Asia, and Europe, focusing on deeper integrations rather than direct consumer outreach.

CryptoBullet on X warns that Chainlink's weekly chart shows a head-and-shoulders pattern with an upward-sloping neckline near $10–$11; a weekly close below that zone could validate a bearish setup. The analyst's measured-move targets point to $4–$5 (about a 50% drop), with $7.15 as an intermediate support, while LINK trades at $11.98, up 1.1% on the day and down 5.4% over seven days.

Strategy disclosed last week that it bought 2,932 Bitcoin for about $264.1 million at an average price of $90,061 per BTC, lifting its total holdings to 712,647 BTC, or 3.2% of Bitcoin's 21 million supply. The firm's Bitcoin, accumulated at an average cost of roughly $76,037 per coin, represents about $54.2 billion in total spend and is now valued near $62.5 billion, extending its lead over other publicly listed BTC treasuries.

On Jan. 27, Lookonchain identified three whale addresses withdrawing about $14.33 million of tokenized gold (XAUT and PAXG) from Bybit, Gate, and MEXC while Bitcoin slowed into a narrow range. In a Jan. 26 note, Bitwise Europe reported $1.811 billion weekly outflows from global crypto ETPs, framing the gold bid as hedging rather than an exit from BTC.

For Q4 2025, the Ethereum Foundation has allocated $7,385,528.84 in ecosystem grants to projects working on Ethereum's core protocol, developer tooling, cryptography and community initiatives. The funding is intended to reinforce the network's technological infrastructure, while Ethereum's market price and broader crypto markets have shown no notable immediate reaction to the announcement.

On January 28, 2026, Arizona lawmakers advanced two bills to clarify that cryptocurrencies are not subject to property tax assessments. According to the latest legislative update, supporters say the measures will provide regulatory certainty and reduce friction, even as Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed crypto-related legislation in 2025.