On January 7, 2026, Fireblocks said it acquired Israel-based TRES Finance in a cash-and-equity transaction valued at about $130 million. The deal is its second in three months, following the October 2025 purchase of wallet startup Dynamic for around $90 million. In December, Fireblocks also partnered with Zepz to help scale stablecoin-powered remittances.

In early January 2026, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee came under pressure to decide whether the CLARITY Act crypto bill can move forward with bipartisan support. Lawmakers have been negotiating for months on market structure rules, and a bipartisan meeting was scheduled for January 6 to address regulatory issues before the Martin Luther King Jr Day recess. Senator Cynthia Lummis urged Democrats to join the markup, arguing that the bill would clarify jurisdiction, strengthen protections, and help keep crypto businesses in the United States.

The Digital Chamber plans to host more than 50 member companies in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to brief Senate offices on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act market structure bill. Senate Agriculture and Banking Committees are expected to move toward markup in mid-January, with Senator Tim Scott scheduling a Jan. 15 vote on market structure. Analysts and lawmakers have warned that the 2026 U.S. midterm elections and potential government shutdowns could influence the bill's timing and prospects.

On January 6, Cambodian authorities arrested businessman Chen Zhi and deported him to China, where he is accused of running a large‑scale crypto scam and money laundering network tied to a 127,000 BTC seizure worth around $15 billion. Chen, founder of Cambodia-based Prince Group, now faces potential prosecution under Chinese law, as investigators detail how funds allegedly flowed through shell companies, exchanges, and mining operations. Regulators and crypto firms have been working to trace and freeze assets, with reported U.S. losses from similar “pig-butchering” schemes reaching $3.6 billion in 2024.

Morgan Stanley filed for Solana and Bitcoin ETFs, with the SOL trust set to use custodians and staking rewards accruing to NAV. SHIB briefly hit $0.00001 after crossing its 100‑day EMA but reversed. John Bollinger cautioned on XRP, saying BTC > ETH > XRP, noting structure lags despite a roughly 32% gain since Jan. 1.

Updated January 7, 2026, DriveElectric projected UK electric car registrations to reach 580,000 in 2026, equal to 29% of new sales. The firm cited a baseline of 473,348 registrations and a 23.4% share in 2025, with December 2025 at 32.2%, and expects electric van registrations to grow 50% to around 45,000.

In his 2025 year-end review, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said the US dollar is entering a phase of structural weakness, citing a 39% slide against gold and double‑digit losses versus the euro and Swiss franc alongside nearly $10 trillion in debt that must be rolled over. As the US yield curve steepens and capital shifts toward precious metals, crypto analysts expect Bitcoin could climb to about $130,000 and Ethereum to $4,500 in early 2026 once gold and silver’s strong rally begins to cool.

Ripple said it has no plans to pursue an IPO, with President Monica Long highlighting the company's ability to self‑fund growth. Flare listed FXRP on Hyperliquid on Wednesday, introducing the first spot XRP market on the DEX. The digest also includes $243 million in U.S. spot bitcoin ETF redemptions on Tuesday and a new Morgan Stanley filing for a spot Ethereum ETF.