Betterment said attackers used a social engineering scheme on January 9 to access its systems and obtain customer names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates. The firm said accounts and passwords were not compromised, is working with a cybersecurity provider, and warned users about fraudulent messages urging $10,000 crypto transfers.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig has rebuilt the Innovation Advisory Committee with a crypto- and fintech-heavy lineup. Announced Monday, the membership spans Gemini, Kraken, Polymarket, Kalshi and major market operators such as Nasdaq, CME Group, ICE and Cboe, with the group set to advise on AI, blockchain, DeFi and market structure.

On Monday, US District Judge Aleta Trauger granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order, blocking Tennessee regulators from enforcing a cease-and-desist while the case proceeds. The SWC's Friday letters ordered Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to halt sports event contracts, void positions, and refund Tennessee users by Jan. 31, with penalties up to $25,000 per violation.

On January 13, the US Democratic Party launched BlueVault, a crypto fundraising platform for campaign donations that accepts Bitcoin and USDC. According to Coincu, the initiative is framed by regulatory clarity linked to the GENIUS Act and aims to reengage voters and donors after the 2024 presidential election. Coincu also notes Republican platforms have drawn over $21 million in crypto contributions.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced a crackdown on "grey money" after a Finance Ministry meeting on Friday, directing tighter controls on gold trading and digital assets. Measures include lowering the 2M baht reporting threshold for gold bar purchases and stricter Travel Rule enforcement for crypto providers. A data bureau will link agency datasets to detect suspicious flows.

South Korea's Financial Services Commission has proposed capping major shareholders' ownership in cryptocurrency exchanges at 20%. On Tuesday, DAXA, representing the five largest platforms, opposed the measure, warning of market disruption and possible forced stake reductions for figures such as Song Chi-hyung and Cha Myung-hun. The plan could also affect Naver's 20 trillion KRW agreement with Dunamu.

Meta is reportedly planning to lay off about 10% of employees at its Reality Labs division this week as it reallocates resources from metaverse projects to artificial intelligence and wearables. The unit, which has around 15,000 staff working on VR hardware and metaverse platforms like Horizon Worlds and Horizon Workrooms, has accumulated more than $70 billion in losses since its launch in August 2020.

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act on Monday, seeking to confirm that software authors and network maintainers who do not handle user funds are not money transmitters. Similar protections appear in the market-structure bill set for a Senate Banking Committee markup on Thursday.