GSPlatformCo Inc., a digital payments operator, says attackers accessed a customer-data system in April of last year. The company discovered the intrusion in November and filed notices with regulators, including Maine's Attorney General, in January. Breach disclosures state 537,877 U.S. individuals were affected, with exposure limited to basic personal details and account/transaction metadata.

On January 17, 2026, major US banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo detailed new safeguards for Zelle transfers, according to NBC San Diego. Measures range from blocking payments tied to social media contacts to fraud attestations and pop‑up warnings. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleges more than $870 million was lost to Zelle scams over seven years.

Crypto holders suffered an estimated $17,000,000,000 in losses to scams and fraud in 2025, driven by a surge in impersonation and AI-enabled attacks. On-chain inflows to scam addresses reached at least $14,000,000,000, and average haul per scam rose from $782 to $2,764, while AI-linked schemes extracted about 4.5 times more value.

On January 14, 2026, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he cannot back the current draft of the Clarity Act after a 48-hour review. He called the Senate Banking text worse than the status quo, citing a de facto ban on tokenized equities, DeFi and privacy concerns, diminished CFTC authority, and restrictions on stablecoin rewards.

On January 12, 2026, Strategy (MSTR) said it bought 13,627 BTC for approximately $1.25 billion, marking its biggest weekly buy since last summer. The tranche averaged about $91,519 per coin and lifted total holdings to 687,410 BTC. The company's cumulative Bitcoin spend is roughly $51.80 billion, with an average purchase price near $75,353.

At the start of 2026, CoinShares reports that institutional investors allocated $582 million of net inflows into digital asset investment products over the past week. The data shows $512 million went into Bitcoin products, $119 million into Ethereum and $10.7 million into XRP, while Solana products saw $30 million in outflows despite strong full-year 2025 inflows. For 2025 as a whole, global crypto investment products recorded $47.2 billion in inflows, led by the US with $44.5 billion.

On January 5, 2026, Bitcoin climbed above $94,000 as leveraged positions were flushed. CoinGlass reports $426.3 million liquidated in the last 24 hours, with $346.1 million from shorts; BTC hit $94,312 and led $227.96 in liquidations, followed by ETH at $73.33 and SOL at $13.41.

On January 3, 2026, CYFIRMA detailed Android/BankBot‑YNRK, a trojan spreading through counterfeit Google News apps and aiming at more than 60 banking and finance apps across Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia. The malware exploits accessibility services to automate transactions, capture screen content and harvest credentials, with crypto wallets such as MetaMask, Exodus and Trust Wallet also listed as at risk.

According to an SEC filing, Appaloosa Management founder David Tepper rebalanced in Q3 2025, slashing UnitedHealth by 92%, exiting Intel, and trimming Alibaba, Vistra, and Micron. He deployed $411,000,000 into Whirlpool, lifting the position from 266,000 to 5.5 million shares, and added Goodyear Tire plus regional banks Truist and Western Alliance.