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Crypto analyst Arthur Hayes suggested the Federal Reserve might print dollars to build reserves and buy Japanese yen, expanding its $19.185 billion foreign currency assets. The yen rallied up to 1.75% to 155.63 per dollar amid talk of possible Japanese intervention, though no official word has come yet. Crypto enthusiasts see this potential liquidity as a positive for Bitcoin, which held steady around $89,500 on Saturday, while skeptics question the Fed’s intentions.

Coinbase Markets has added Solana-based Doodles (DOOD) and Moonbirds (BIRB) to its asset listing roadmap. The exchange will begin trading these tokens once market-making support and technical infrastructure are ready. Doodles, launched in May 2025 for AI tools and games, trades around $0.0047. Moonbirds plans BIRB’s launch on January 28 for staking and DEX perks, boosting its NFT floor price over 10%. Fans welcomed the news on social media, while some remain cautious amid crypto market volatility.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is encouraging people to buy gold, silver, and Bitcoin as protection against US economic problems. He points to the $38.43 trillion national debt and 2.7 percent inflation as reasons the dollar is losing value. Kiyosaki says 2026 is a key chance to build wealth and urges buying real assets despite price swings. While many support his view, critics mention his past bankruptcy and legal issues.

Swiss banking powerhouse UBS, overseeing $4.7 trillion in wealth assets as of late 2025, plans to launch cryptocurrency trading for select private banking clients in Switzerland. High-net-worth individuals will access spot Bitcoin/Ethereum and derivatives, with potential rollout to Asia-Pacific and the US. This follows UBS Tokenize pilots with Chainlink and Swift for tokenized funds and digital cash solutions. CEO Sergio Ermotti declared at Davos that blockchain will transform traditional banking, joining JPMorgan and BNY Mellon in the institutional crypto surge.

Farcaster co‑founder Dan Romero has confirmed the decentralized social protocol will remain active and continue operating normally, dismissing rumors of a shutdown. Farcaster had about 250,000 monthly active users and over 100,000 funded wallets in December 2025, and is transitioning to new leadership under Neynar, a venture‑backed startup focusing on developers. Romero also announced that Merkle plans to return the full $180 million raised to investors, underscoring responsible capital management, and clarified that funds for his recent home came from Coinbase IPO proceeds.

French hardware wallet maker Ledger is preparing for a U.S. stock market listing in New York that could value the company at more than $4 billion, potentially as soon as later this year, working with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and Barclays on the deal. Founded in Paris in 2014 and last valued at approximately $1.5 billion, Ledger has achieved record revenues of over $100 million in 2025, as demand for secure offline wallets rises in response to increasing crypto thefts and hacks. CEO Pascal Gauthier says strong investor interest and a surge in security needs are driving the company toward a U.S. IPO.

Binance Wallet (Web) has introduced three advanced AI-driven features aimed at improving on-chain research and trend discovery. “Social Hype” analyzes large-scale social media data to rank trending tokens across BSC, Solana, and Base. “Topic Rush” tracks capital inflows to classify narratives into Early, Rising, or Viral stages, helping users spot momentum sooner. The “AI Assistant” instantly summarizes essential token data, enabling faster, data-backed decision-making for crypto users.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao highlighted tokenization as a powerful way for governments and markets to create value. By turning bonds, real estate, and commodities into blockchain tokens, traditional assets can become faster to trade, more liquid, and widely accessible. This could unlock trillions of dollars even before larger crypto industries develop. Experts estimate the tokenized asset market could reach 16 trillion dollars by 2030, while crypto grows in payments and as a currency for AI-driven transactions.

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is advancing plans to modernize its crypto framework by introducing new regulatory measures. The upcoming rules will allow the launch of crypto exchange-traded funds, expand crypto futures trading on the Thailand Futures Exchange through market maker support, and formally recognize digital assets under the Derivatives Act. SEC Deputy Secretary General Jomkwan Kongsakul said the changes are designed to create clearer oversight, attract investment, and support the long term growth of Thailand’s digital asset market.

Saga has paused its SagaEVM chain after a smart contract exploit drained nearly $7 million in assets, forcing the team to stop the chain at block height 6,593,800 while it investigates and fixes the issue. Attackers used a coordinated series of contract and cross‑chain actions to bridge funds out to Ethereum, and Saga is working with exchanges to blacklist the attacker’s wallet. The breach led Saga Dollar to drop to about $0.75 and slashed the total value locked by over half, though the core network remains secure.