According to @CoinMarketCap, crypto is showing relative strength despite rising global tension, highlighting resilience in market benchmarks for traders to monitor (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 16, 2026). @CoinMarketCap reports that Monero XMR is driving a resurgence in privacy coins, putting the privacy segment on traders’ momentum screens (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 16, 2026). @CoinMarketCap notes regulatory divergence with South Korea opening up and Dubai tightening, guiding attention to regional policy impacts on market participation (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 16, 2026). @CoinMarketCap adds that stablecoin rails continue to scale, with Visa Direct plus BVNK cited as another step, underscoring expanding fiat-to-stablecoin settlement pathways (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 16, 2026).

According to @CoinMarketCap, citing The Korea Times, South Korea is moving to require domestic crypto exchanges to compensate customers for losses from hacks or system failures even when the platforms are not at fault. The Korea Times reported the policy push follows the recent Upbit breach and would formalize mandatory reimbursement obligations for exchanges operating in the country. The Korea Times said the initiative addresses customer losses tied to security breaches and system outages, indicating a tighter customer-protection regime for Korean trading venues.