Grant Cardone is rolling out a real estate structure that channels cash flow from large U.S. multifamily properties into Bitcoin while exploring tokenized ownership. The approach is expanding as President Donald Trump outlines plans to curb institutional buying of single-family homes and push borrowing costs lower, reshaping the housing investment landscape.

US President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office this week that a leaker tied to Venezuela is “in jail right now.” On January 15, 2026, Lookonchain highlighted two inactive Polymarket wallets and detailed profits, including a combined $630,484 linked to trades around Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.

Citron Research has publicly endorsed tokenization platform Securitize while accusing Coinbase of resisting a key US crypto market structure bill out of competitive concerns. Following Citron's comments, shares of Cantor Equity Partners II, the SPAC set to merge with Securitize in the first half of 2026, briefly surged around 10% as Coinbase stock fell nearly 4% on the same day.

On January 15, 2026, Pump.fun launched "callouts" in its mobile app, enabling users to push-notify all followers about a chosen coin. Founder Alon Cohen said he will test the feature by calling a token with a $14,000 market cap. Each account can make one call every six hours and competes on a global leaderboard.

As the Senate Banking Committee moves toward marking up new crypto market structure legislation this week, Senator Richard Blumenthal is warning that the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank foreshadowed how crypto-related volatility can stress traditional lenders. He highlights findings from a 292-page investigation and points to stablecoins and banks like Signature and Silvergate as evidence that fast-moving digital deposits and opaque exposures could magnify future losses without stronger safeguards.

On January 14, 2026, NCAA President Charlie Baker asked the CFTC's Michael Selig to pause college sports prediction markets over student-athlete safety and integrity concerns. The request targets roughly $320 million in active markets and seeks stronger safeguards around age limits, oversight, and harassment prevention. Recent growth includes a January 12 record of $701.7 million in daily volume.

On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation announced that the US Securities and Exchange Commission had ended its multi-year investigation without recommending any enforcement action. The probe, launched in August 2023 and internally labeled SF-04569, focused on certain crypto asset offerings and concluded as ZEC traded around $439, up about 13% with 24-hour volume near $881 million. The decision comes amid internal governance tensions in the Zcash ecosystem and a broader recalibration of US crypto enforcement since 2025.

On January 14, 2026, BonkFun announced a BONK Classic launch format on Solana with zero creator fees and a 0.30% swap fee, largely funneled back into liquidity. The move comes as Pump.fun regains dominance in meme coin issuance and as both platforms revamp fee structures while BONK trades near $0.000012 after a double‑digit volume jump.

On January 14, 2026, CEO John Patrick Mullin said Mantra will reduce headcount and shift to a lean operating model after months of pressure stemming from OM’s severe drawdown. Teams in business development, marketing, HR and support are most affected, while the firm prioritizes capital efficiency and RWA execution alongside measures like a 150 million OM burn and buybacks.