On January 14, 2026, Eric Adams’ spokesperson denied that the former New York City mayor moved or benefited from funds tied to the newly launched NYC Token, following heavy investor losses. The project attributed sharp post-launch price swings to early market volatility and temporary liquidity "rebalancing," while onchain analysts reported multimillion-dollar withdrawals and estimated that around 60% of roughly 4,300 traders lost money in the token’s first hours.

On January 14, 2026, Peter Schiff called Bitcoin’s surge to $97,000 a “huge sucker’s rally,” urging traders to favor mining stocks over Bitcoin and MSTR. Within the past 24 hours, BTC briefly crossed $97,000 before retracing to about $96,200, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $1 billion in net inflows and MSTR gained over 3% then slipped more than 1% after-hours.

On January 15, 2026, TSMC reported fourth-quarter results with net income of NT$505.74 billion, up 35% year over year, topping LSEG SmartEstimates' NT$478.37 billion. Revenue reached NT$1.046 trillion (US$33.09 billion), and chips at 7nm or smaller made up 77% of wafer revenue.

On January 14, Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said at King’s College London that stablecoin holders may eventually need protections similar to deposit insurance and priority creditor status. He linked this idea to the recent cash deposit protection cap increase from £85,000 to £120,000 and indicated that rules for sterling stablecoins should be finalized by year’s end.

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee halted a planned markup of its crypto market structure bill after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the exchange could not back the current draft. Despite the delay, White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks argued that passage of market structure legislation remains "as close as it's ever been," while disputes over stablecoin rewards and ethics rules continue to complicate negotiations.

Ethereum is up 14% in 2026, with a major leg on 13 January after a softer U.S. inflation print and President Donald Trump's push for rate cuts. According to Garret Bullish, a self-described White House whale, ETH could target $5,413 in a base case or $7,155 in an aggressive scenario under an Elliott Wave framework. Standard Chartered and other analysts also outline a path for ETH to outperform BTC.

On Wednesday, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott postponed a planned Thursday markup of a broad crypto market structure bill after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong retracted the exchange's backing for the latest draft. The legislation would classify crypto tokens, shift spot market oversight to the CFTC, and limit interest-like rewards on stablecoin holdings, while talks continue over disclosure rules and industry concerns.

CryptoQuant said Wednesday that Bitcoin derivatives open interest has dropped about 31% since October, a deleveraging move that often coincides with market bottoms. CoinGlass estimates total BTC OI near $65 billion, roughly 28% below the early October peak above $90 billion, while Deribit's $100,000 strike leads with $2.2 billion notional.