On 23 January 2026, Binance submitted an application in Greece for a Markets in Crypto‑Assets license that would grant it EU‑wide authorization under the bloc’s new regulatory regime. If approved, the exchange could passport its services across all member states, with Greece potentially serving as its main regulatory hub in a market where competition among jurisdictions for crypto firms is increasing.

According to on-chain data, Binance shifted 17,527,443,126 Shiba Inu tokens from a hot wallet to an internal cold storage address on the Ethereum network, prompting debate among SHIB holders. The transfer involved no ETH and cost less than $0.01 in gas fees, while SHIB was trading around $0.00000788 with stable volumes and no visible spike in selling pressure. Analysts suggest the operation appears to be a storage and reserve management move rather than a signal of imminent liquidation, though any sharp volatility this week could hint at a broader strategic rebalance.

Grayscale Investments has submitted a Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to register the Grayscale BNB ETF, an exchange-traded fund intended to mirror the price of BNB. The Delaware-incorporated trust would issue shares representing fractional interests in BNB and begin offering them only after the SEC declares the registration effective.

According to CoinGlass data, Shiba Inu open interest rose 0.45% in the last 24 hours to $87.19 million, even as the token's price and trading activity declined. SHIB was trading at $0.00000786, down 0.51% daily and 6.06% over the week, while CoinMarketCap figures showed spot volume dropping 27.87% to $82.26 million. With leverage reportedly being flushed out and key resistance near $0.000008 holding since Jan. 14, traders appear to be reassessing the next move for the meme coin.

On January 23, 2026, OTC whale wallet 0xFB7 acquired 20,013 ETH worth $59.07M, after buying 10,000 ETH ($28,97 million) on January 22. Trend Research borrowed $70M USDT from Aave and purchased 24,555 ETH ($75.5M), holding 651,310 ETH ($1.92B). ETH trades at $2,911.57, down 1% day-over-day and 10.4% week-over-week, with a 0.1% monthly gain.

As of January 23 2026, the Cosmos Hub is contending with a wave of project and developer departures and a deeply underperforming ATOM token, which is down almost 90% from its all‑time high and trading near $2.3. Community figure Tony argues that exits by projects such as Noble can ultimately benefit the Hub, framing them as a chance to refocus on institutional use cases. Teams linked to Cosmos are now exploring radical changes to ATOM tokenomics, value accrual, and inflation while emphasizing interoperability, appchain flexibility, and institutional‑grade infrastructure.

At the Friday Wall Street open, according to TradingView data, Bitcoin stayed under $90,000 while gold touched $4,967 and silver approached $100. Traders focused on the 2025 yearly open at $93,500 and key pivots at $86.8K and $91K, as Capriole founder Charles Edwards outlined a $12,000–$23,000 gold path over 3–8 years.

On January 23, 2026, UBS was reported to be preparing to let select private-banking clients trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The move, by a firm with roughly $6.9 trillion in assets under management, would begin with a limited rollout centered on Bitcoin before potentially expanding access to additional digital assets.