Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that in 2026 the network will work to restore "lost ground" in areas such as self-sovereignty, privacy, and user experience. He pointed to progress in institutional and retail privacy tools like Railgun and highlighted growing execution client diversity, with Geth's dominance reduced and alternatives like Nethermind and Besu gaining share.

Cardano has recorded a 10,654.62% spike in futures trading volume on BitMEX to $40.04 million, while its open interest hovers around $792.57 million. CME Group plans to launch ADA and Micro ADA futures contracts on Feb. 9, pending regulatory review. ADA is trading near $0.395, with key resistance seen at $0.4378 and $0.50, and support levels around $0.38, $0.33 and $0.27.

On Saturday, Donald Trump announced that imports from eight NATO countries will face a 10% tariff from February 1, rising to 25% by June 1, unless they agree to sell Greenland to the United States. The move targets Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland, and is linked by Trump to their troop deployments in Greenland. European leaders and U.S. senators have pushed back, warning the tariffs risk damaging Western unity and stressing there is no imminent security threat to the island.

Binance will liquidate and delist the USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts for BID, DMC, ZRC and TANSSI on January 21, 2026. Operations end at 09:00 UTC (17:00 UTC+8), trading stops 30 minutes earlier, and users are asked to close positions manually to avoid forced liquidation.

Bitcoin is holding the $94,630 H4 support while resistance at $98,200 and $107,500 stays in focus. According to Kamile Uray, BTC remains above $89,326, with bullish continuation possible; Lennaert Snyder expects weekend liquidity to keep price range-bound, watching for a break above $95,820 toward the $97,960 monthly high.

Binance has enabled USD withdrawals via SWIFT, expanding fiat access across more than 70 countries as of January 2026. The service, facilitated by BPay Global licensed in Bahrain, offers direct USD on- and off-ramps to crypto, with early market feedback described as positive and no public comments from regulators.

On January 10, a high-value crypto wallet was compromised through a social engineering scheme, leading to the loss of more than $280 million in digital assets. The attacker rapidly converted large Litecoin and four-figure Bitcoin holdings via instant swaps, privacy coins such as Monero, and cross-chain bridges like THORChain, causing notable market volatility. Investigators have not linked the theft to any state-backed group, and the victim's identity remains undisclosed.

On 17 January 2026, Megatel Homes detailed plans to launch a blockchain-based rewards program using its MegPrime token after an SEC no-action letter, according to the report. Tokens are earned via rent, mortgage, and everyday spending, and renters could apply up to $25,000 of prior rent toward buying a Megatel home.