The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin, has urged Senate Banking leaders to reject DeFi developer exemptions in the broader crypto market structure bill that includes the CLARITY Act and BRCA. Lawmakers warned the changes could weaken key criminal code tools used by the Department of Justice, while the bill also faces setbacks after Coinbase withdrew support over issues such as a ban on stablecoin rewards.

U.S. mortgage lender Newrez will begin treating select crypto holdings as qualifying assets in its underwriting, with the change slated for February. Eligible assets include Bitcoin, Ether, spot ETFs tied to those coins, and U.S. dollar‑pegged stablecoins held with U.S‑regulated platforms. Valuations may be adjusted for volatility, and payments remain in USD.

Senator Tim Scott has postponed the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Crypto Market Structure Act due to disagreements over stablecoin yields and DeFi restrictions. The delay coincided with a roughly 2% decline in Bitcoin and Ether prices, while Bitcoin later traded around $95,166.01 with a market cap of $1.90 trillion as of January 17, 2026.

The Senate Banking Committee delayed a planned markup of a U.S. crypto market structure bill after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on January 14 the company no longer backed the text. The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed its own session and set a new markup date for 27 January 2026.

Anchorage Digital is pursuing a $200 million–$400 million capital raise while weighing an IPO next year. The federally chartered crypto bank is expanding stablecoin, custody and wealth services, and it cited 2025 as a year of scale amid rising institutional demand. The firm previously raised $350 million in late 2021, valuing it above $3 billion.

Journalist Eleanor Terrett reported on January 17, 2026, that the Trump administration is weighing whether to withdraw backing for the crypto market structure bill if Coinbase does not return to negotiations over stablecoin yield terms. Coinbase and CEO Brian Armstrong have criticized bank-driven changes they say restrict stablecoin rewards and tokenized equities, while critics like Citron Research allege the exchange is undermining the bill to fend off competition. The dispute has coincided with the Senate Banking Committee postponing its planned markup of the bill on January 15 without setting a new date.

On October 23, 2025, a shared network drive at law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP used by JPMorgan Chase was accessed by an unauthorized party, exposing data tied to 659 bank customers. The compromised files contained names along with account numbers, Social Security numbers, passport or other government ID details, and contact information, and Chase is now notifying affected clients, urging them to watch for identity theft and offering two years of complimentary credit monitoring.

The rupee has come under pressure amid global uncertainty and tariff headwinds. In 2025, foreign investors pulled nearly $18 billion from equities, and some experts see 92-94 per US dollar in 2026. RBI interventions, a wider trade deficit and inflation concerns add to the strain, even as rate cuts aim to bolster growth.