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.

French market regulators warn that around 30% of the 90 crypto firms registered in France have not indicated whether they will seek authorization under the MiCA framework ahead of the June 30 deadline. Companies must inform the AMF if they will apply for a MiCA licence or close down, or they risk losing the right to operate in France and across the EU. Industry voices say compliance costs and banking-style requirements, especially for stablecoins, could push smaller actors out of the European market.

On January 16, 2026, President Donald Trump signaled he may keep Kevin Hassett in his current role rather than nominate him as Fed chair, shifting attention to former Governor Kevin Warsh. Markets reacted, with the dollar firming and stocks slipping; Polymarket odds moved to 59% for Warsh and 18% for Hassett.

Google filed an appeal challenging U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta's 2024 monopoly finding and moved to pause parts of a 2025 remedies order requiring data-sharing and annual rebidding of default-search deals. The company also requested a stay during the appellate process, which, according to the report, could take about a year from notice to decision.

On January 10, 2026, an on-chain investigator reported that a hardware wallet social engineering scam led to more than $282 million in BTC and LTC being stolen and routed into Monero via multiple instant exchanges. The attacker also bridged a substantial share of the BTC to Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin using THORChain, while Monero's price surged from around $450 to near $800 before later pulling back below $630.

As the January 2026 FOMC meeting nears, markets assign a 5% chance of a 25 bps rate cut and a 95% likelihood of no change. U.S. inflation cooled to 2.7% at end‑2025, while January 15 initial jobless claims were 198,000 and December added 50,000 jobs. Elevated rates continue to pressure Bitcoin and other crypto.