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According to Rex on X, major firms are building positions in Solana, with Forward Industry near $1 billion and others in the hundreds of millions. As of January 2026, analyst Senior said Firedancer went live on mainnet, while Western Union integrated SOL and the spot SOL ETF’s net assets exceeded $1 billion.

Dogecoin futures on BitMEX saw a sharp 4,858% jump in volume to $77.61 million, while the spot price pulled back after a strong start to 2026. DOGE traded around $0.14, posting a modest 0.31% daily gain and 8.36% rise over the week, as traders watched key resistance levels and moving averages. At the same time, House of Doge outlined 2026 expansion plans, including RWA initiatives in Japan and new payment products such as a rewards debit card and embeddable wallets.

Solana now leads tokenized equities, hosting about 57% of roughly $1 billion in on-chain stock AUM via xStocks, according to Dune Analytics. On January 5, 2026, VAYLA described the Alpenglow upgrade targeting up to 100x speed with sub-second finality. The analysis flags resistance at $145 and eyes a possible move toward $500 if a breakout confirms.

Temple Digital Group has introduced a private institutional trading platform on the Canton Network, offering round-the-clock access to cryptocurrencies and stablecoins through a non-custodial, central limit order book model. The live venue supports asset managers, market makers and financial institutions, with support for tokenized equities and commodities targeted for 2026. Recent activity on Canton also includes tokenized US Treasury financing trials and plans to bring JPM Coin and tokenized Treasurys onto the network.

Investment bank B. Riley forecasts a move by 2026 in which digital assets shift from speculation to utility within financial infrastructure. Key drivers include stablecoin regulation and tokenization of real-world assets. Per CoinMarketCap, BTC stood at $91,132.33 with $1.82 trillion market cap as of January 8, 2026.

Ripple is piloting Amazon Bedrock with Amazon Web Services to accelerate XRP Ledger operational log reviews, reducing checks from 2–3 days to about 2–3 minutes. Details were shared by a solutions architect at a recent tech conference, and a post on January 7, 2026 highlighted ongoing discussions about Bedrock's use for XRPL.

On Jan. 1, 2026, China permitted commercial banks to pay interest on e‑CNY wallet balances, aiming to integrate the CBDC into bank balance sheets. On Jan. 7, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the shift gives China an edge, colliding with the GENIUS Act’s July 2025 prohibition on stablecoin yields and raising competitiveness concerns for US dollar stablecoins.

Binance has introduced perpetual futures for gold and silver priced in USDT, giving traders round-the-clock onchain access to the metals’ price movements without owning the underlying assets. The new XAUUSDT and XAGUSDT contracts are regulated under the Abu Dhabi Global Market framework as Binance plans more traditional asset-linked derivatives.

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.