About UsThe global crypto market is worth about 2.97 trillion dollars. Bitcoin is still the thing that everyone in the crypto industry is looking at even though the price of Bitcoin has not been doing much in the beginning of 2026, which is really frustrating, for people who are waiting for something to happen with the price of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is trading between 87,000 dollars and 89,000 dollars now.
It went up to 94,000 dollars for a while earlier in the month.
But some big things that affect the economy like new tariffs from the United States and the dollar getting a bit stronger have kept Bitcoin below 100,000 dollars.
Bitcoin has not been able to stay above 100,000 dollars.
The price of Bitcoin is still, below 100,000 dollars because of these things. People who work with institutions are still really positive about this. A recent survey of over 140 companies from around the world found out that 60 percent of the banks in the United States are almost ready to start holding Bitcoin for their clients and helping them buy and sell it. These banks are getting ready to offer Bitcoin services to the people they work with. Bitcoin is still very popular, with these banks and they want to start working with Bitcoin soon.
Ethereum is going through a time right now. The price of Ethereum is around $2,911. Ethereum has had a time getting back to $3,000. Some people think this is because Ethereum is not being used much as it could be. This is happening as Ethereum starts to focus on keeping peoples information safe even after computers get a lot faster. The people in charge of Ethereum want to make sure it is safe, from threats that might come up in the future so they are making this a big priority for 2026.
2. Regulatory Watershed: The Era of Implementation
The year 2025 was about creating new laws. Now in 2026 the focus is on making sure people follow these laws. The way things are regulated has really changed. It used to be about taking people to court all the time. Now it is more about keeping an eye on things and making sure everything is done properly. The regulatory landscape of 2026 is all, about this approach.
The SEC’s “Pivot to Peace”
On January 26 2026 the SEC made a decision. They stopped their running case against Gemini, which is the exchange that the Winklevoss twins started. The SEC did this after the people who used Gemini Earn got their money back because of what happened with Genesis going bankrupt. This is all part of something that is happening in the United States. The people in charge are trying to be friendly to the Gemini exchange and other businesses like it. They want to finish lawsuits and make it easy for companies, in the United States to do business with Gemini and other exchanges.
The GENIUS Act and Stablecoin Sovereignty
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, which is also known as the GENIUS Act was signed into law in the middle of the year 2025. Now this law is being put into effect completely. The federal government says that all stablecoins that are backed by dollars have to have money set aside to back them up completely. This means that for every dollar that people have in these stablecoins there is a dollar somewhere to back it up. Because of this law people can see what is going on much more clearly. For example Circle and Tether are now showing everyone that they have the money to back up their stablecoins and they are doing this in time. They are also doing this on the blockchain, which’s a public record so everyone can see the proof of reserves, for these stablecoins. The fact that we have rules now has helped the stablecoin market to grow really big it is now, over $300 billion because people see stablecoins as a real way to make payments, not just some risky cryptocurrency.
3. The Big Change: Traditional Finance Meets Blockchain Technology
The big news in January 2026 is that the line between style stock exchanges and blockchain technology is getting really blurry. This news, about blockchain technology and stock exchanges is very important. The idea of blockchain technology and traditional stock exchanges is changing a lot. Blockchain technology is becoming a part of stock exchanges.
* The New York Stock Exchange is doing something. The New York Stock Exchange is making a platform for people to trade and settle securities on a blockchain. This means people can trade on this platform all the time every day of the week. The New York Stock Exchange platform will also let people settle trades away which is really fast. This is a change from the old way of doing things, which took a lot longer. The old way was called T+1 but the New York Stock Exchange platform will be much faster it will be, like T+0.
* The DTCC Pilot: After the Securities and Exchange Commission gave its okay the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp started a test program. This program is for the DTCC to help with tokenization services for United States Treasuries. The DTCC is doing this test. By the middle of 2026 people think that tokenized government debt from the DTCC will be used a lot, as collateral in the DeFi ecosystem for the DTCC services. The DTCC will be a part of this.
* Chainlinks Equities Stream: Chainlink has come up with something called the 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams. This means Chainlink is taking data from the 80 trillion dollar U.S. Stock market and putting it right into the financial systems that are run by computers. This is going to help people make new and complicated financial products that use both new ways of doing things, which are called hybrid financial products and these hybrid financial products are going to be supported by Chainlinks Equities Stream.
4. The New Frontier: “Agentic Commerce” and AI
At the World Economic Forum in Davos this month people were talking a lot about something at the Crypto House meetings: Agentic Commerce. Important people in the business like Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire and the old boss of Binance, Changpeng Zhao said that the useful thing about crypto is not really for people but for computers that can think and act on their own like AI agents. The idea of Agentic Commerce and AI agents was a deal, at the Crypto House.
As Artificial Intelligence agents become more independent they need a way to pay for things like computer power or information without using a bank account. Artificial Intelligence agents have to be able to buy resources, like computer power or data on their own. This is a problem because Artificial Intelligence agents do not have a bank account to pay for these things.
* The Machine Economy: By the year 2026 we will see a lot of companies using Machine-to-Machine payments for the first time. This is when one machine can pay another machine, which’s a really big deal. The Machine Economy is going to change a lot of things and Machine-, to-Machine payments are a part of it.
* My favorite choice for rails is speed networks. I like Solana and Coinbases Base. They are very good because the cost to use them is very low. You only have to pay a bit of money to make a transaction. Solana is my pick for 2026. I like Solana because it is the choice for people who want to use artificial intelligence to buy and sell things. Solana is good at helping people make transactions quickly and cheaply. That is why I think Solana is the choice, for high speed networks.
5. Security & Technology: The Quantum Pivot
The Ethereum Foundation is doing something important with security. They are making sure that Ethereum is safe from computers that can solve problems fast. These computers are called computers and they are getting better and better. By the year 2026 quantum computers will be very powerful. The people who make cryptocurrency need to make sure their signatures are safe.
Coinbase has a group called the Quantum Advisory Board. This group is helping the cryptocurrency people make sure their signatures are safe, from computers. The Ethereum Foundation and the cryptocurrency people want to make sure that peoples digital signatures are safe and cannot be hacked. Ethereum is a deal and the Ethereum Foundation wants to keep it safe.
Summary: A Sober Path Forward
The crypto news in January 2026 shows that crypto has finally become more stable. The big changes in crypto prices that used to happen all the time are not as bad now. This is because big companies and the government are getting involved and making rules. Crypto is also being used for things now. The time when people bought crypto just because it was popular on the internet is over. Now people are more interested in crypto that is used for transactions. The value of crypto is tied to how it is used in the real world. Crypto is going through a change where it is becoming more about the things it can do in the real world. The crypto news is talking about this change and how it is affecting the market. Crypto is becoming more, about infrastructure and less about making money quickly.
As we look at the rest of the year our focus is still, on the Bitcoin price reaching $100,000 and the New York Stock Exchanges tokenized platform working well. The crazy days of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies are over. Now it is time for Bitcoin and other crypto currencies to be really useful.https://meeqam.com/contct
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