Talos closed a $45 million Series B extension, adding investors including Robinhood Markets and lifting total Series B funding to $150 million. The company said the round values it at approximately $1.5 billion post-money and will support product expansion, with part of the investment settled using stablecoins.

Zodia Custody, a digital asset custody firm backed by Standard Chartered, has formed a partnership with Dubai Insurance to roll out a crypto-enabled digital wallet for the UAE insurance market. The wallet allows policyholders to pay premiums and receive claim settlements in digital assets within a regulated infrastructure, aiming to modernize insurance operations and enhance transparency. Dubai Insurance will use Zodia Custody's institutional-grade platform as part of its broader digital transformation strategy and alignment with the UAE's fintech ambitions.

Fidelity Investments said on Wednesday it will introduce its first U.S. dollar stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, National Association. The token will support 1:1 USD redemptions via Fidelity platforms and is slated for retail and institutional access in the coming weeks, with transfers available to any Ethereum mainnet address.

Chainalysis' 2026 Crypto Crime Report states that Chinese-language money laundering networks processed $16.1 billion in illicit crypto during 2025, averaging about $44 million per day across more than 1,799 active wallets. The report finds these networks now account for roughly 20% of known laundering activity and increasingly handle funds from pig butchering scams, highlighting a growing national security concern tied to crypto-enabled cross-border flows.

Wemade has announced that Chainlink Labs has joined the Global Alliance for KRW Stablecoin, a consortium focused on real-world adoption of Korean won-backed stablecoins and compliance with local regulations. The alliance, launched in November 2025, aims to build institutional-grade infrastructure, with Chainlink Labs contributing technical expertise, interoperability, and data services to support Korea's evolving stablecoin ecosystem.

Polymarket has resumed operations in the U.S. after securing an Amended Order of Designation from the CFTC, allowing it to roll out a domestic app with an initial focus on sports event contracts. Analyst Owen Lau at Clear Street argues that the platform's ultra-low fee model and eventual expansion into political and crypto markets could make prediction markets a useful user-engagement and retention feature for large exchanges such as Coinbase, despite ongoing fragmented state-level regulation.

Digital asset funds posted $1.73 billion of outflows last week, the biggest weekly decline since mid-November 2025. Bitcoin and Ethereum led with $1.09 billion and $630 million in redemptions, while U.S. products bore nearly $1.8 billion; Solana drew $17.1 million in inflows and smaller altcoins saw modest gains.

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.

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.