On January 20, 2026, the New York Stock Exchange announced plans to build a tokenized securities platform designed for 24/7 trading and instant settlement. The initiative also contemplates stablecoin-based funding, while immediate reactions from industry and regulators were not noted.

On January 20 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bermuda said it will build a fully on-chain national economy with Circle and Coinbase. The initiative centers on USDC for payments and education, aiming to cut local processing costs, expand digital finance access, and support asset tokenization across merchants and banks.

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos on January 19, 2026, Bermuda outlined a plan with Coinbase and Circle to develop what it calls a fully on-chain national economy using USDC and Base. The initiative includes piloting stablecoin payments across government, financial institutions, and merchants, backed by digital literacy programs and earlier USDC airdrop experiments to encourage local adoption.

On January 19, 2026, Bermuda announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos a plan to build a fully on-chain national economy with Coinbase and Circle. The initiative will use USDC for fast, low-cost payments and includes government testing, bank and insurer tokenization pilots, and nationwide education and onboarding.

On 19 January, the New York Stock Exchange outlined a tokenized securities platform enabling 24/7 trading of U.S.-listed equities and ETFs, pending regulatory approval. The design supports fractional shares, dollar-denominated orders, and stablecoin funding, with near-instant on-chain settlement across blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana.

Magic Eden will begin directing 15% of all platform revenue to a combined $ME token buyback and USDC staking rewards program starting February 1, 2026. Half of the allocation will fund $ME buybacks and the other half will be distributed as USDC yield to $ME stakers, with monthly claims beginning in March for February activity. This initiative builds on Magic Eden's late-2025 marketplace-focused buyback scheme and reflects its broader shift from a pure NFT marketplace to a multi-asset crypto entertainment platform.

On January 19 2026, the Reserve Bank of India proposed that BRICS members link their central bank digital currencies to streamline cross-border trade and tourism payments. The plan would allow the bloc’s economies, including newer members such as the UAE, Iran and Indonesia, to settle transactions directly instead of relying on the U.S. dollar and systems like SWIFT. The RBI is also examining bilateral FX swaps to manage trade imbalances and is promoting the e-rupee over dollar-pegged stablecoins to safeguard domestic monetary stability.

The Government of Bermuda announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that it is collaborating with Coinbase and Circle to develop what it calls a fully onchain national economy. The plan includes piloting stablecoin payments across government agencies, expanding USDC use among local merchants, and supporting financial institutions in adopting tokenization and other digital finance tools. Building on its 2018 Digital Asset Business Act and prior USDC airdrop initiatives, Bermuda aims to lower payment costs and broaden access to global finance for residents and businesses.