Silver traded at $90.05 as of writing after briefly exceeding $93 earlier in the week, with 8% gains over both the past seven and 30 days. Google Trends shows search interest doubling after the $90 breakout, while Vanda reported $921.8 million flowing into silver-linked ETFs and a 169-day inflow streak for the iShares Silver Trust.

On 17 January 2026, Goldman Sachs said on its latest earnings call it remains committed to tokenization even as the CLARITY Act’s progress has stalled. The Senate Banking Committee removed the bill from markup, while Coinbase withdrew support over concerns about tokenized equities and stablecoin incentives. Attention is turning to alternative market structure efforts in Congress.

DTCC’s Global Head Nadine Chakar said at a Thursday virtual forum the firm will prioritize interoperability across blockchains over closed ecosystems for tokenized securities. The company is working with Canton Network and plans support for an Ethereum-compatible “AppChain.” Separately, on January 7, 2026, the SEC approved DTCC’s expanded ACS Triparty Service under FICC following a September 2025 filing.

This week, Bitcoin climbed back above $97,000 for the first time since November 2025, after clearing the $94,000 technical barrier. On January 16, analyst Darkfost highlighted that the short-term holder realized price, now around $102,000, is a key on-chain level that could drive whether recent buyers hold or sell as they approach break-even. Glassnode's Chris Beamish added that reclaiming this cost basis is important for renewed bullish momentum, with Bitcoin currently trading near $95,300.

On January 16, 2026, a Bitmine wallet moved 20,000 ETH worth $65.4 million off Kraken. The firm also added 24,068 ETH this week and now holds 4.07 million ETH valued around $13.37 billion, equal to 3.36% of supply. At publication, ETH was $3,293, down 0.64% after rising over 6% in the past week.

On January 17, 2026, former Ripple CTO David Schwartz cautioned that copy trading can mislead followers by elevating luck as skill. He warned that choosing leaders based on past wins makes it hard to avoid luck-driven records and urged caution when assessing track records.

In Q3 2025, George Soros’ Soros Fund Management initiated major new equity positions in Amazon, Apple and Alphabet totaling $644.823 million. Over the same quarter, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway opened a new stake in Alphabet worth $4.93 billion, while Berkshire’s CEO role shifted from Buffett to Greg Abel on January 1, 2026.

On January 17 2026, Germany and several Holocaust memorial institutions called on major social media platforms to curb the spread of misleading AI-generated Holocaust images. The organizations urged platforms to clearly label such content, proactively remove certain manipulated depictions, and restrict monetization of the fabricated imagery. Experts have also warned that the growing volume of AI "slop" risks distorting historical facts and undermining trust in authentic records.