Onchain derivatives platform Paradex refunded about $650,000 to roughly 200 users after a maintenance-related software issue led to unintended liquidations across several markets. The platform said the event occurred during a planned 30-minute database upgrade on Monday and prompted a chain rollback, order cancellations and new safeguards to prevent similar failures.

In early 2026, emerging market equities have risen about 7%, sharply outperforming the S&P 500’s 1% gain as investors reallocate away from US dollar assets and Treasuries. Major EM indexes logged a fifth straight week of advances, with Asia’s technology sector and Latin American shares, up 13% this year, leading the move. China’s central bank backed yuan strength, several EM currencies appreciated more than 3%, and a leading EM ETF drew over $6.5 billion in January amid renewed de-dollarization themes.

Over the next two decades, Nansen founder Alex Svanevik expects roughly $100 trillion in global assets to move between generations, with younger heirs directing significantly more of their portfolios into digital assets than today's holders. Research cited in the report indicates younger U.S. investors own crypto at more than twice the rate of older cohorts and often allocate triple the share of their portfolios to non-traditional assets, while institutions and new infrastructure continue to expand market access.

During an interview at Davos, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said he would have blocked US users from the beginning to sidestep regulatory issues tied to the Bank Secrecy Act. His comments emphasize Binance's evolving focus on compliance, while Bitcoin trades at $90,126.62 with a $1.80 trillion market cap and a 29.02% drop in daily volume.

In January 2026, U.S. crypto legislation stalled again as Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott’s market structure bill was pushed back to late February or March and faced resistance from Senate Judiciary leaders Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin over a developer exemption. The Senate Agriculture Committee, led by John Boozman, set a January 27 markup without Democratic backing, while CFTC Chair Michael Selig launched the "Future-Proof" initiative and SEC Chair Paul Atkins oversaw a 60% drop in crypto enforcement actions in 2025, alongside new SEC–CFTC coordination efforts. These moves highlight how regulatory agencies are assuming a larger role as Congress struggles to finalize a durable framework for U.S. digital asset markets.

GameStop transferred its 4,710 BTC to Coinbase Prime amid a softer market, with Bitcoin around $89,098. CryptoQuant said a sale near $90,800 could realize about $76 million in losses, while GME climbed roughly 6.7% after CEO Ryan Cohen bought 500,000 shares on January 21.

On January 23, 2026, Novo Nordisk shares advanced after the new oral Wegovy weight-loss pill logged 18,410 first-week prescriptions and outpaced Eli Lilly's Zepbound. The rally was reinforced by a Buy rating from Goldman Sachs, as investors focused on the drugmaker's earnings outlook and expanding position in the GLP-1 obesity market.

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.