Trump Media and Technology Group has scheduled February 2, 2026, as the record date for shareholders to qualify for its planned blockchain-based rewards token tied to DJT stock. Only ultimate beneficial owners of at least one full DJT share will be eligible, with additional conditions excluding stock borrowers and potentially complicating access for objecting beneficial owners. The token will offer perks linked to Truth Social, Truth+ and Truth Predict, but will not provide ownership rights, cash value, or profit claims.

On January 20, 2026, the Government of Bermuda announced a plan to work with Circle and Coinbase to build what it describes as a fully on‑chain national economy. Unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the initiative will deploy USDC‑based infrastructure and enterprise tools across banks, insurers, SMEs and consumers, paired with nationwide education and onboarding.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong unveiled a policy blueprint to expand tokenized access to capital markets, aiming at roughly 4 billion adults excluded from equities and bonds. On January 16, 2026, Coinbase began rolling out stock trading to select users, aligning with his "everything exchange" vision.

On January 20, 2026, Chainlink introduced 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams to deliver stock and ETF market data across more than 40 blockchains. The feeds include bid/ask prices and volumes, mid and last trade, staleness checks, and status flags, enabling DeFi protocols to build equity perps, prediction markets, and other products beyond standard U.S. trading hours.

On January 20, 2026, an analysis argued that in 2025 and early 2026 most bridge losses stemmed from overwhelmed operators and validator coordination, not exotic exploits. Nine figure sums vanished within minutes as funds moved through privacy tools and DEXs before alarms fully registered. The piece stresses that design and operations, not just code, defined outcomes.

On 20 January 2026, Brian Armstrong argued that the global financial system structurally benefits existing capital owners while limiting broader access to top-performing markets. He highlighted how capital income has outpaced wages and pointed to tokenization of real-world assets on blockchain as a way to lower entry barriers and expand global market participation.

On January 20, 2026, Makina Finance suffered a flash-loan exploit that drained about $5 million from its DUSD/USDC Curve pool through oracle manipulation. According to CertiK and TenArmor, the attacker borrowed 280 million USDC at 03:40 UTC, used 170 million USDC to skew the oracle, then traded 110 million USDC and later moved 1,299 ETH. Makina said only DUSD LP positions on Curve were affected and urged withdrawals.

Portugal's gambling authority ordered Polymarket to halt domestic operations within 48 hours after heightened activity around the first-round presidential vote. The platform still lists markets for the February 8 runoff, with the winner market showing over $121M in trading volume, even as local access may be curtailed.