ETH trades near $3,000 as leverage on Binance's ETH futures holds around a record 0.632, raising the market's sensitivity to liquidation shocks. On January 25, the Taker Buy Sell Ratio fell to 0.86 before rebounding to 1.16, while price sits below the 50- and 100-day MAs and continues to range between $2,800 and $3,400.

Sony Group Corp. has committed an additional $13 million to Startale Group via the Sony Innovation Fund, roughly one year after the Soneium blockchain's mainnet went live. Soneium has processed about 524 million transactions since its January 2025 launch, while Startale's USDSC stablecoin is now operating on the network.

Samsung Electronics reported fourth-quarter operating profit of 20.1 trillion won, tripling year-on-year and marking its highest quarterly result. Revenue reached 93.8 trillion won, helped by surging demand and tight supply in AI-focused memory chips, while the smartphone unit saw weaker earnings amid fierce competition and slower device sales.

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. SEC published guidance confirming that tokenized securities remain subject to existing federal securities laws. The statement from the Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets details compliance steps for issuers and distinguishes custodial from synthetic third-party models, highlighting added investor protection risks.

The White House will meet banking and crypto executives on Monday to discuss a stalled cryptocurrency bill centered on stablecoin yield provisions. The agenda reflects ongoing tensions between the sectors, and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the current Senate Banking draft cannot be supported as written.

On January 29, 2026, the Trump administration restarted CLARITY talks involving U.S. regulators, banks, and crypto firms after a pause marked by regulatory gridlock and institutional caution. The agenda centers on practical coordination between traditional finance and digital asset markets, including custody, tokenization, and jurisdictional boundaries, as participants seek enforceable standards rather than deregulation. Outcomes from these discussions could influence how banks scale crypto services and how firms structure their operations in the U.S. market.

Polkadot's native smart contracts hub went live via a major runtime upgrade that also set a fixed 2.1 billion DOT supply and outlined lower long-term inflation. While the upgrade aims to speed up transactions and simplify development, DOT traded near $1.87 with muted price action, neutral RSI, modest inflows, and largely steady open interest.

Ahead of a committee vote on a major crypto market reform bill, senators on the Senate Agriculture Committee have filed amendments focused on ethics, consumer protection and national security. Proposals from lawmakers, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, would delay the bill until the CFTC has at least four confirmed commissioners and broaden protections for retail crypto participants.