On January 9, the U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a decision on former President Donald Trump's global tariffs case, leaving January 14 as the next potential opinion date. The ruling will address tariffs imposed under emergency powers and could alter trade policy, with possible spillover effects on broader markets, including digital assets. As of January 10, 2026, Bitcoin trades around $90,361.02, while market participants remain cautious until the Court clarifies its stance.

On January 7, 2026, Ethereum-based Truebit reported an exploit that drained 8,535 ETH, worth about $26.6 million. The team advised users to avoid the compromised "Purchase" contract and said law enforcement is involved. The incident coincided with a sharp collapse in the TRU token's value.

Barclays announced an investment in U.S.-based stablecoin platform Ubyx, aiming to strengthen regulated digital money connectivity. The move was reported on January 7 and, according to the report, follows Ubyx's $10 million seed funding in June, with executives emphasizing interoperability and the role of digital wallets.

On January 9, the TrueBit computation scaling protocol suffered an on-chain exploit that resulted in the loss of approximately 8,535 ETH, valued around $26.4 million. The attack targeted TrueBit contracts on Ethereum and moved funds from affected addresses to wallets controlled by the attacker, while the team has not yet released a full technical post-mortem. Ethereum's market reaction has been limited so far, with price data indicating only moderate impact despite ongoing concerns over DeFi protocol security.

Travis VanderZanden has introduced Buck (BUCK), a non-collateralized stablecoin positioned as a "dollar of the Bitcoin world" that offers users a 7% annualized yield without lock-up or lending. The token is currently limited to non-U.S. users with AML checks, trades via buck.io, and on January 7, 2026 was priced at $0.99 with more than a 32% 24-hour volume decline and no market capitalization due to zero circulating supply.

On January 6, U.S. Congressman Ritchie Torres introduced the 2026 Financial Forecasting Market Public Integrity Act to restrict insider trading by government officials in prediction markets. The bill seeks to curb unethical profit-taking based on non-public information and reinforce transparency standards for federally elected officials. Its implementation could reshape trading behavior in forecasting markets and influence future financial regulation debates.

On January 5, 2026, Starknet experienced a brief halt in transaction processing between 9:24 and 9:42 AM UTC due to a block execution mismatch, before restoring full network operations. During the disruption, Bithumb suspended STRK deposits, while the token traded around $0.09 with a $459.44 million market cap and 24-hour volume of $60.68 million, as the community awaited a detailed post-incident report.

On January 5, 2026, Starknet's mainnet suffered an outage linked to slow block production, with the team investigating and working on technical fixes. Despite the disruption and absence of detailed leadership commentary, the STRK token's market performance and trading activity showed limited immediate impact. The event follows a prior incident in September 2025, underscoring ongoing operational reliability concerns for the network.

As of January 5, 2026, secondary reports indicate that Bank of America permits its wealth advisors to suggest allocating up to 4% of client portfolios to Bitcoin, though the bank has not issued an official confirmation. A cited statement from Chris Hyzy describes a 1%–4% digital asset allocation via regulated vehicles for investors comfortable with higher volatility, while CoinMarketCap data show Bitcoin trading around $92,566.51 with a market cap of $1.85 trillion and 58.68% market dominance.