Japan's Financial Services Agency launched a public consultation on January 27, 2026 to define which bonds can qualify as reserve assets for yen-denominated stablecoins, with submissions accepted until February 27, 2026. The draft framework includes strict credit rating and size thresholds for foreign bonds and is tied to the amended 2025 Payment Services Act governing stablecoin issuance and reserves. Market observers suggest tighter eligibility rules could increase demand for Japanese government bonds from stablecoin issuers over time.

Since the start of 2026, XRP has fallen about 4% to trade near $1.90, while on-chain data shows a net increase of 42 wallets holding at least one million tokens. Despite the token sitting roughly 25% below its 200-day moving average and about 40% under its price a year ago, projections for 2026 outline base, bull, and bear scenarios between $1.60 and $2.70.

Binance will remove 20 spot trading pairs on January 30, 2026 at 08:00 UTC, with spot trading bots for those pairs shutting down at the same time. The change affects pairs such as ARPA/BTC and AXS/ETH; tokens will remain tradable through other listings. Users are expected to close positions in the affected pairs before the cutoff.

In a Jan. 23 research note, 21Shares' Matt Mena projected three XRP outcomes for 2026 after the August 2025 settlement cleared the SEC overhang. The firm cites US spot ETF assets above $1.3 billion and a 55‑day inflow streak, exchange reserves at 1.7 billion XRP, and RLUSD's expansion as key inputs behind targets of $2.45 (50%), $2.69 (30%), and $1.60 (implied -16%).

Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3 and long‑time Bitcoin advocate, has aligned himself with an X user's forecast of an "Omega candle" that could raise BTC by $100,000. He maintains a longer‑term view that Bitcoin can reach $1,000,000, while author Robert Kiyosaki recently said selling part of his Bitcoin and gold holdings to buy a house was a big mistake and continues using real estate income to accumulate crypto.

On January 28, 2026, several U.S. Senators sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche questioning the Department of Justice's decision to dismantle its crypto enforcement unit after he reported significant digital asset holdings. The lawmakers argue his actions may violate federal conflict-of-interest rules, while also highlighting 2025 data showing illicit crypto volume of $158 billion and a sharp rise in activity tied to sanctioned entities.

Institutions increasingly treat Bitcoin volatility as manageable, with liquidity now the core execution risk. Market depth at 1% and refill dynamics, alongside intraday cycles, drive costs, while ETFs and stablecoins shape flows. With 30% drops near round numbers, timing and structure matter more than price swings.

Spacecoin’s $SPACE token has launched on major exchanges alongside a structured two-season airdrop distributing 11% of the 21 billion token supply to early supporters. Learn who is eligible, how the airdrop vesting works, and how to claim the Spacecoin airdrop and trade $SPACE using BingX’s AI-powered Spot and Futures markets.