Bakkt Holdings has agreed to acquire its long-time stablecoin infrastructure partner Distributed Technologies Research in an all-stock transaction involving approximately 9.1 million Class A shares. The company plans to change its corporate name to "Bakkt, Inc." effective January 22, 2026, while keeping its NYSE ticker "BKKT" and advancing its stablecoin settlement and neobanking strategy.

On January 12, 2026, Strategy (MSTR) said it bought 13,627 BTC for approximately $1.25 billion, marking its biggest weekly buy since last summer. The tranche averaged about $91,519 per coin and lifted total holdings to 687,410 BTC. The company's cumulative Bitcoin spend is roughly $51.80 billion, with an average purchase price near $75,353.

On January 12, 2026, SlowMist released an audit report on the Truebit Protocol exploit that drained about $26 million in ETH. The report attributes the incident to an unchecked addition operation in the Purchase contract's price calculation, compiled with Solidity 0.6.10 without SafeMath overflow protection. The attack briefly pushed Uniswap's daily trading fee capture revenue above $1.4 million, largely driven by TRU-related trading.

According to the company's Monday announcement, Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 24,266 ETH over the past week, raising its treasury to about 4.17 million ETH, or roughly 3.4% of circulating supply. Chair Tom Lee is urging shareholder approval to increase authorized shares ahead of Thursday's annual meeting in Las Vegas to support a 5% supply target.

On January 12, 2026, Ukrainian authorities ordered communication providers to block access to prediction market platform Polymarket, citing unlicensed gambling activities. The decision, issued under Resolution No. 695 by the National Commission for State Regulation of Communications and Informatization, has led to uneven access across the country while more than $410 million in Ukraine-related bets and $270 million in completed wagers are tied to the platform. Polymarket’s dependence on USDC and Polygon leaves it navigating recurring geo-blocks in multiple jurisdictions.

On January 12, 2026, automated trading bot platform Trojan introduced a Solana-based trading terminal that integrates MetaMask as its native wallet. The new terminal, branded as the Trojan on Solana Bot, targets millions of existing users with features like lightning-fast execution, custom routing, copy trading, and auto-selling. With support for Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin via MetaMask, the platform aims to enhance the trading experience and draw in users from multiple blockchains.

Dubai's DFSA implemented updated crypto rules that took effect on 12 January 2026. The measures ban privacy tokens and "privacy devices" within the DIFC and replace the regulator's token whitelist with firm-led suitability assessments, while easing limits on fund participation and opening access for brokers and custodians using compliant assets.

On January 12, 2026, Arthur Azizov analyzes perpetual futures, noting they comprised roughly 68% of Bitcoin trading volume in 2025. He explains how funding rates, unified collateral and shared risk engines are pushing perps toward core market infrastructure, while warning that liquidation cascades and collateral mispricing still pose systemic risks. Azizov proposes dynamic limits, transparent insurance and tiered margin frameworks to strengthen trust.