On 26 January 2026, Binance announced it will introduce a Tesla-linked TSLAUSDT perpetual futures contract, scheduled to go live on 28 January 2026 at 14:30 UTC. The instrument will mirror Tesla's Nasdaq share price, trade 24/7 with up to 5x leverage, settle in USDT and offer a minimum position size of 0.01 TSLA with a notional starting from 5 USDT.

On January 26, 2026, CoinShares reported institutional outflows of $1.73 billion from digital asset investment products over the latest week, the largest since mid-November 2025. Bitcoin saw $1.09 billion in outflows, with Ethereum at $630 million, while Solana recorded $17.1 million in inflows. The US led with nearly $1.8 billion exiting, as Switzerland, Canada and Germany posted inflows.

As of January 26 2026, BlackRock's Global Fixed Income CIO Rick Rieder has moved into pole position on Polymarket and Kalshi for the role of Federal Reserve Chair, ahead of Jerome Powell's term ending in May. Rieder's probability has climbed sharply, overtaking former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, as traders respond to his recent meeting with Donald Trump and favorable public comments from the former president and economic advisor Kevin Hassett.

Coinbase is evaluating an equity investment in Coinone as the Korean exchange explores a partial sale of its controlling shareholder's stake. A local outlet said on Sunday that scenarios involve Chairman Cha Myung-hoon, who controls 53.44% via The One Group, while industry sources expect a Coinbase visit to South Korea this week.

More than two years after the Terra ecosystem collapsed and wiped out tens of billions from the crypto market, its creator Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in U.S. federal prison. Judge Paul Engelmeyer of the Southern District of New York imposed the sentence after hearing victim testimonies and weighing a plea deal that reduced a nine-count indictment to two fraud charges, while Kwon still faces additional proceedings in South Korea and credit for 17 months in Montenegro remains unresolved.

SK Hynix said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that it is considering a New York listing via ADRs to narrow a valuation gap with U.S. chip rivals and plans to provide an update within a month. Multiple banks have proposed listing about 17.4 million shares, or 2.4% of outstanding, as depositary receipts, The Korea Economic Daily reported Tuesday. The stock has risen almost 240% this year.

Twenty One Capital fell about 19.97% on its first full trading day following its merger with Cantor Equity Partners, despite holding more than 43,500 BTC worth over $4 billion and backing from Tether, Bitfinex and SoftBank. The stock opened at $10.74 versus Cantor’s prior $14.27 close and finished at $11.42, before after-hours trading lifted it to roughly $11.92 and a market value around $4 billion. CEO Jack Mallers said the company aims to build an operating business around Bitcoin rather than be viewed solely as a treasury-style BTC holder.

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