Crypto prices were little changed as Washington awaited a Supreme Court decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that could reset tariff powers under IEEPA. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule now exceeds 4,500 pages, and roughly 100 billion dollars in revenue tied to emergency tariffs may be affected. Traders are cautious as early 2026 begins.

In a new long-term outlook, VanEck projects Bitcoin could climb to $2.9 million per coin by 2050 if it evolves into a key settlement currency and enters central bank reserves. The base case assumes Bitcoin processes 5–10% of international trade, 5% of domestic transactions, and reaches a 2.5% allocation in central bank portfolios, while alternative scenarios range from $130,000 to $52.4 million per coin.

Bernstein's Tuesday research note anticipates a multi-year tokenization "supercycle" beginning in 2026 after a soft end to 2025. The firm reaffirmed Bitcoin targets of $150,000 for 2026 and $200,000 for 2027, and projects stablecoin supply near $420 billion by end-2026, tokenized assets around $80 billion, and prediction market volumes roughly $70 billion.

Kinexys, J.P. Morgan's blockchain unit, and Digital Asset said on Wednesday they will issue JPM Coin (JPMD) natively on the privacy-enabled Canton Network to support near‑real‑time settlement. A phased rollout through 2026 will set up issuance, transfer, and redemption on-chain, while exploring links to J.P. Morgan's Blockchain Deposit Accounts for institutional workflows.

World Liberty Financial has filed an application with the OCC to establish World Liberty Trust Company as a nationally chartered trust bank that would directly issue its USD1 stablecoin and handle custody and conversion services. The Trump-linked firm aims to consolidate USD1's issuance, minting, and redemption under federal oversight, after reporting that the token reached a market capitalization above $3.4 billion within its first year and grew faster at launch than rivals such as USDC and PYUSD.

On January 7, 2026, Wyoming's Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) went live on Solana and became purchasable on Kraken, following confirmation by Governor Mark Gordon. The fully reserved, fiat-backed stablecoin offers near‑instant settlement and fees around $0.01, and can be bridged via Stargate to Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Optimism, and Polygon.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $471.9 million in net outflows on Tuesday, just one day after logging a $697.2 million net inflow that marked their strongest session in three months. Analysts highlight that more than $1.2 billion moved into these products over the first two trading days of 2026 and project the potential for up to $150 billion in inflows for the year, while Morgan Stanley has filed to launch its own Bitcoin and Solana ETFs.

In a Tuesday outlook, Bitwise said crypto opened 2026 on firm footing, with Bitcoin and Ether up about 7% year to date six days into the year and Dogecoin up 20%. The firm added that durability now hinges on U.S. legislative progress, the absence of new forced liquidations, and a stable equity backdrop.

Strategy's shares jumped nearly 6% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after MSCI said it would postpone plans to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its major equity indexes. The decision eased concerns that index-tracking funds might be forced to sell holdings in firms like Strategy, while analysts welcomed the reprieve but cautioned that MSCI's broader review of non-operating companies remains ongoing.