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India's Financial Intelligence Unit introduced stricter onboarding checks for crypto platforms, including live selfie verification and collection of location data. Income Tax Department officials argue that decentralization and cross‑border features hinder tax enforcement, while gains from crypto sales remain taxed at 30% under current law.

On January 9, 2026, WazirX confirmed Recovery Tokens were credited to eligible users as part of its court-approved restructuring following the 2024 hack. The pro rata RTs are non-tradable and may enable reclaiming roughly 75–80% of locked funds over time, subject to three-month recovery reviews and a $10 million buyback threshold.

On January 11, 2026, reports indicated that X is testing a native timeline feature that lets users view stock and cryptocurrency prices directly within posts. The initial rollout will focus on price visibility and simple charts rather than full trading, tying into Elon Musk's plan to turn X into an "everything app" with integrated financial tools. CEO Linda Yaccarino has outlined complementary initiatives like X Money, a peer-to-peer payments and digital wallet service backed by Visa, which aims to expand X's role in payments and commerce.

According to local media, a tax employee in Bobigny misused internal government software to compile files on crypto specialists, billionaire Vincent Bolloré, and public officials, then sold one dossier for €800 that led to a violent home attack on a prison officer in Montreuil. Her appeal was rejected on Jan. 6, highlighting how insider abuse of French state databases and new crypto wealth registries is turning self-custody into a physical coercion and identity-security problem.

On January 11, approximately $2.1M in TRADOOR was reportedly withdrawn from Bitget and moved to 10 newly created wallets. Neither Bitget nor the Tradoor team has confirmed the transfers, and immediate market reaction appeared limited. Concerns center on liquidity and possible downstream effects as official statements remain absent.

Binance Wallet announced an exclusive Booster and Token Generation Event for Unitas (UP), with subscriptions opening on January 12, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+8). The event targets a $50,000 raise in BNB for 10 million UP under an over-subscription model, capping each user's deposit at 3 BNB with proportional allocation.

Handwritten notes on €5 bills found in a 2021 Spanish cocaine raid led Europol and Albania's SPAK to a cross-border crypto laundering network linked to the Çopja group. Authorities seized over €35 million, while case files cite Binance, Tron/USDT flows, and a Milan front that bought about $40 million in crypto between October 23, 2024 and July 9, 2025.

On Friday, Betterment customers reported an unauthorized notification urging them to send up to $10,000 in Bitcoin and Ethereum for a promise of triple returns within a three-hour window. Betterment later said the message mimicked an official promotion but was sent via a third-party communications platform and was not a real offer. The incident coincides with ongoing social engineering and wallet-drain campaigns targeting EVM-compatible networks through phishing and malicious extensions.

Zcash developers who left Electric Coin Company plan to build a new Zcash-focused startup and a wallet code‑named cashZ using the Zashi codebase. Former ECC CEO Josh Swihart said they will not launch a new token and remain focused on ZEC. Meanwhile, dev activity has slumped, and recent market swings have tested the project.

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.