According to the Dutch central bank, indirect holdings of crypto-linked securities in the Netherlands reached about $1.4 billion by October 2025, up from $94 million in 2020 and equal to 0.03% of total securities. Exposure is concentrated in ETFs, ETNs, and crypto treasury shares, with households and pension funds among the largest holders.

Vietnam has started a five‑year pilot licensing framework for crypto asset trading platforms, introducing its first structured oversight of an industry that has grown for years without clear regulation. Under the program, exchanges must meet strict capital, ownership and operational standards, while both domestic and foreign investors will be required to trade through licensed providers using regulated VND accounts.

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI launched Horizon1000, a $50 million initiative to deploy AI across African health systems, starting in Rwanda. The program aims to support up to 1,000 primary clinics by 2028 and address severe staffing gaps, with an AI health hub already established in Kigali. Experts welcome potential benefits but flag risks around errors, privacy, bias, and language barriers.

Ripple President Monica Long forecasts that by the end of 2026, corporate balance sheets will collectively hold over $1 trillion in digital assets and that half of Fortune 500 companies will have formal digital asset strategies. She links this outlook to the rise of regulated stablecoins like RLUSD, new U.S. legislation, and growing institutional activity in B2B payments, custody, and capital markets.

Strategy said it purchased 22,305 BTC between January 12 and 18 for ~$2.13 billion at an average ~$95,284 per coin. As of January 19, 2026, its holdings stand at 709,715 BTC, acquired for ~$53.92 billion at an average ~$75,979 per BTC. The move marks the company’s third Bitcoin buy of 2026 and one of its largest weekly adds in months.

On Sunday, Charles Hoskinson spent around 30 minutes on YouTube criticizing US crypto policy, the CLARITY Act, and industry figures backing it, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. By Monday, Cardano's market sentiment had turned bearish, with ADA falling about 2% to roughly $0.35 and extending a week-long decline of 8%. The token came within $0.01 of $0.40 during a brief rally driven by strong social media optimism before the pullback.

On Monday, Trove announced a migration to Solana and launched its token, after holding a presale just a week earlier. The market move was followed by sharp declines, including claims of a 95% crash and a fully diluted valuation dropping from $20 million to $1 million. Contributors are calling for a class action as refund disputes and fund-use concerns intensify.

On January 19, 2026, major privacy-focused cryptocurrencies fell in tandem with Bitcoin's 2.3% 24-hour decline, with several leading tokens posting steeper losses. Monero, Zcash, Litecoin, Dash and Starknet all traded lower despite some smaller projects such as ARPA and Dusk recording double-digit hourly and daily gains. The moves came as new rules like the EU's DAC8 directive and Dubai's updated crypto framework added regulatory pressure to the sector.

On January 19, 2026, participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos are facing renewed tensions as Donald Trump threatens new US import tariffs on several European countries if Greenland talks collapse. The plan includes a 10% levy from February, rising to 25% from June 1, pressuring the euro, the British pound, European stock futures and Bitcoin, which has slipped over 2% to $92,900. European political leaders have pushed back, calling the measures a mistake or economic blackmail, while investors reassess geopolitical risk amid rising gold prices.