On January 20, 2026, SOL Strategies Inc. launched STKESOL, a liquid staking token on Solana. The company said the LST had 545K SOL (~$70M) in TVL at announcement and is integrating with Orca, Squads, Kamino, and Loopscale. STKESOL uses the SPL Stake Pool Program and allocates stake across multiple validators.

On January 21, 2026, Solana Mobile began a 90-day airdrop of its native SKR token for Seeker smartphone owners and select early dApp developers. The fixed supply is 10 billion SKR with 30% allocated at launch, claims are made via the device wallet, and the company said more than 100,000 users are eligible.

Trump Media has scheduled Feb. 2, 2026 as the record date for a non-tradable blockchain token airdrop to shareholders holding at least one DJT share. Each eligible share is initially tied to one token minted and custodied by Crypto.com, which may grant product-related rewards but no shareholder or cash rights, while the stock briefly jumped over 7% on the announcement day.

Gold's move beyond $4,800 has coincided with a surge in tokenized gold, with XAUT and PAXG drawing elevated activity. A CEX.io report says trading in these assets totaled $178 billion in 2025, including $126 billion in Q4, placing the segment behind only GLD by volume among U.S.-listed funds.

On 21 January 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the "Future-Proof" initiative to modernize its rulebook for digital assets and prediction markets. The program seeks to replace enforcement-led oversight with clearer, purpose-built regulations tailored to 24/7, technology-driven trading. CFTC Chair Mike Selig said the effort aims to address gaps in a framework built for agricultural futures as the agency prepares for a larger role under the proposed CLARITY Act.

Bhutan plans to deploy a validator on the Sei Network in Q1 through a collaboration between the Sei Development Foundation and Druk Holding and Investments' technology division. Officials highlighted future workstreams in payments, tokenization and digital ID. Bitbo estimates the kingdom holds around 11,286 BTC worth over $1 billion alongside an Ethereum-powered self-sovereign ID program.

Crypto assets fell on Tuesday alongside major U.S. equity indexes after President Trump's latest tariff threats against European countries reignited trade war concerns. Bitcoin briefly broke below $88,000 before rebounding near $89,752, while the total crypto market value slipped to $3.03 trillion and Ethereum and Solana posted steeper losses. As investors rotated into gold, silver and U.S. Treasuries, Bitcoin and major altcoins continued to trade in tight ranges, reflecting cautious positioning ahead of Trump's World Economic Forum engagements in Davos this week.

RollX (ROLL) continued its post-listing advance, rising over 11% in the past 24 hours as staking incentives absorbed circulating supply and price held a critical technical support zone. Despite cooling volume, elevated liquidity and active rotation suggest ROLL remains in an early price discovery phase.