Coinbase has introduced prediction markets across all 50 U.S. states through a partnership with Kalshi, extending its services beyond conventional crypto trading. The rollout, announced in a Wednesday X post, allows users to trade contracts on real-world outcomes in areas such as sports, politics, and culture. This move supports Coinbase's long-term plan to develop an "everything exchange" that includes multiple asset classes within one platform.

On Tuesday, Ripple introduced a corporate treasury platform that connects GTreasury's cash management software with its blockchain and stablecoin infrastructure. The system lets enterprises manage payments, liquidity and cross-border settlements from a single interface while using stablecoins such as Ripple USD (RLUSD), which has a market cap of about $1.42 billion, to target faster, near-instant settlement. In October, Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury laid the foundation for this enterprise-focused service as financial markets increasingly explore tokenization and on-chain operations.

In a Monday blog post, Bitwise cautioned that the U.S. crypto sector has roughly three years to demonstrate real-world utility amid deepening uncertainty over the Clarity Act. The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed its market-structure markup from Monday to Thursday due to a winter storm. Bitwise's Matt Hougan outlined positioning that favors resilient, Bitcoin-centric assets if ambiguity persists.

A PayPal and National Cryptocurrency Association survey of more than 600 payment‑strategy leaders reports that about 40% of US merchants accept crypto, nearly 90% have fielded customer requests, and 84% expect it to be mainstream within five years. PayPal says it launched a crypto checkout tool in July supporting over 100 coins, while merchants already accepting crypto see an average 26% of sales via these payments.

In a new blog post, BitMEX co‑founder Arthur Hayes argues the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury may intervene to support the yen and suppress JGB yields, expanding the Fed's Foreign Currency Denominated Assets. He plans to re‑enter Bitcoin and select altcoins once the weekly H.4.1 report shows that line item rising.

Ethereum is preparing to deploy ERC-8004 on mainnet, a MetaMask-developed standard for trustless discovery and verification of AI agents. A possible Thursday rollout was indicated, and an update on January 27, 2026 said the launch would happen on mainnet "soon." The standard enables portable reputation and cross-organization agent interactions.

Eco CEO Ryne Saxe argues that the U.S. Senate's proposed ban on passive yield for stablecoin holders would strengthen traditional banks while limiting the growth of DeFi applications. He warns that such restrictions could push U.S. users toward offshore or fully on-chain services, shift regulatory pressure onto crypto frontends, and encourage issuers to design activity-based rewards that closely resemble yield in practice.

Tether launched USA₮, a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., and built to operate under the GENIUS Act. U.S. users can access it via Bybit, Crypto.com, Kraken, OKX, and MoonPay. The move positions Tether against Circle's USDC at $72 billion, alongside USDT's $186 billion global scale.

Over the past 10 days, the combined market value of leading stablecoins has fallen by $2.24 billion, which Santiment interprets as capital exiting crypto toward gold and silver. During the same period in 2025, Bitcoin slid from about $121,500 after an Oct. 10 liquidation to roughly $88,080, while gold climbed above $5,000 and silver more than doubled in value. Santiment suggests that shrinking stablecoin supply could limit the pace and strength of any broader crypto market rebound.