Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in Taipei that the company is discussing a potential investment in OpenAI that could reach up to $100 billion. The proposal mentions substantial equity and a 10‑gigawatt computing build‑out, with no binding agreement yet. OpenAI's leadership has signaled strong interest in expanding collaboration.

FTX plans to carry out its next creditor distribution on March 31, following an announcement by creditor representative Sunil. The round is based on $9.6 billion in reconciled claims and could add a further $2 billion to creditor recoveries if the proposal is approved. A prior distribution in September 2025 totaled $1.6 billion, shaping expectations for how remaining disputed reserves may be resolved.

On January 31, 2026, the U.S. government entered a partial shutdown after Senate funding votes failed amid DHS reform disputes. A Senate spending bill awaits House review until February 2. Bitcoin traded at $78,552.41, down 6.55% over 24 hours and 11.89% over the past week, with dominance at 58.96% and a market cap of 1.57 trillion.

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act in a 12–11 vote on Thursday. Democrats opposed the bill, citing concerns over Trump family cryptocurrency interests, while Republicans, led by Chair John Boozman, supported it. The measure now moves toward potential full Senate consideration as markets watch for regulatory implications.

On January 29, 2026, the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee opened an inquiry into stablecoin oversight. The review will examine global issuance since 2014, compare the UK with the US and EU, and analyze how GBP-denominated stablecoins could affect monetary policy and traditional institutions. Outcomes could inform future regulatory frameworks and the UK’s competitiveness in the digital economy.

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 April 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche dissolved the Department of Justice's National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, a move now contested by six U.S. Senators including Elizabeth Warren. They warn that shutting down the 2021-formed unit, which focused on money laundering and crypto-enabled crime, could heighten illicit digital asset activity and raises concerns about Blanche's personal crypto holdings.

Anatoly Aksakov set a timeline to complete Russia's crypto legislative framework by end of June 2026, with regulations taking effect on July 1, 2027. The plan proposes a qualification test and a $4,000 annual limit for retail purchases, alongside a Central Bank whitelist likely covering Bitcoin and Ethereum, pending State Duma approval.

SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig will hold a joint public session on crypto regulatory coordination on January 29, 2026 at 2 p.m. EST. Hosted at CFTC headquarters, the discussion aims to clarify oversight boundaries and advance harmonized rules, with near-term effects expected to be qualitative rather than token-specific.