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.

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, the yen swung sharply as the dollar briefly exceeded 159.00 before sliding to 157.33 and later hovering near 158.00, leaving the pair down 0.3%. The Bank of Japan kept short‑term rates at 0.75%, while senior officials declined to comment on intervention talk or reported rate‑check calls with banks.