On February 2, 2026, Bed Bath & Beyond said it acquired Tokens.com to build a unified gateway for tokenized real estate and other real world assets. The platform is planned to let users tokenize public and private securities, access cryptocurrencies including stablecoins, and manage portfolios in one place. Tokens.com is targeted to launch by July 1, 2026, pending closing conditions.

Institutional investors withdrew $1.7 billion from digital asset investment products in a single week, pushing year-to-date flows to a net outflow of $1 billion. The United States led with $1.65 billion in redemptions as Bitcoin products lost $1.32 billion; Ethereum, XRP and Solana products also saw weekly outflows.

In a CNBC interview on January 28, 2026, Fundstrat's Tom Lee said faster earnings growth and a softer US dollar could push equities toward his 7,700 year-end target. He argued that valuations remain compressed relative to improving fundamentals, and highlighted cyclical sectors, financials and the so-called Mag 7 as key areas of focus despite potential volatility.

Institutional investors saw $1.73 billion exit digital asset products in one week, marking the largest outflows since mid-November 2025. Bitcoin logged $1.09 billion in outflows and Ethereum $630 million, while Solana drew $17.1 million in inflows. Regionally, the US led with nearly $1.8 billion withdrawn.

On January 24, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ended its civil enforcement action with prejudice against Gemini Trust Company, LLC. The case, tied to the Gemini Earn lending program and a January 12, 2023 complaint in the Southern District of New York, was dismissed following a joint stipulation and full in-kind return of crypto assets to Earn investors.

On January 22, 2026, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he remains cautiously optimistic on Bitcoin and the wider crypto market despite recent volatility. He reiterated a prior projection that Bitcoin could climb to $170,000 by late 2025 and now wants to see the asset revisit the $125,000–$150,000 range, while also expressing a positive view on upcoming US legislation on stablecoins and digital asset classification.

Leveraged crypto traders saw $655 million in positions wiped out over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. On January 21, 2026, Bitcoin jumped from $88,224 to $90,295 before reversing to $87,304, prompting liquidations across shorts and longs; BTC and ETH were last at $89,479 and $2,988.

On January 21, 2026, Arca CIO Jeff Dorman argued that crypto is in an "existential crisis," claiming value from tokenization and stablecoin adoption is accruing to intermediaries and only a few DeFi tokens, token launchpads, and GLXY stock may benefit. Macro investor Dan Tapiero disagreed, while BTC was $88,992, down 1.9% over the past 24 hours.

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.