Crypto Willy Weekly Wrap: Trump Fed Jabs Boost Bitcoin, Senate Advances Digital Asset Bills, and DeFi TVL Hits 115 Billion

The Blockchain Revolution: Cryptocurrency & DeFi Insights podcast. Hey folks, Crypto Willy here, your best bud diving deep into the blockchain buzz for the week ending January 31, 2026. Markets kicked off muted after that early-year fakeout, but bullish vibes are brewing thanks to Trump admin jabs at the Fed pushing prices up—Bitcoin's testing its 50-day MA around $88k-$93k support, Ethereum's chilling in the $3k-$3.2k pivot, and Solana's reclaiming $132, per OANDA's mid-month update. Regulatory fireworks lit up D.C.: White House crypto czar David Sacks confirmed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act's Senate markup, carving clear lines between SEC securities and CFTC commodities, pairing with the GENIUS Act for 1:1 Treasury-backed stablecoins. Senate Ag Committee, led by John Boozman, advanced the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act 12-11 on January 29, handing CFTC reins on digital commodities with dev protections. SEC's Paul Atkins and CFTC's Michael Selig hosted a harmonization roundtable that day, moderated by Eleanor Terrett, dropping clarity on DeFi, self-custody, perps, and tokenized securities—Atkins called out fragmented regs, Selig pushed safe harbors for builders. Ethereum nailed the BPO hard fork, polishing its Fusaka upgrades for Layer-2 scaling, holding steady above $3k. Quantum threats? BTQ Technologies launched the Bitcoin Quantum testnet on January 12, shielding $2T in exposed BTC with post-quantum crypto. Tether froze $182M USDT on Tron to curb illicit flows, while Western Union and Klarna eye their own stablecoins. DeFi's wild: TVL hit $115B, but hacks stung—Makina lost $4M January 20, Truebit $26M after, shifting risks to wallets and ops, says AInvest. Base lending exploded 25x on Bitcoin borrows, per Steakhouse Financial. Options expiry hit $8.8B Bitcoin/Ethereum today, volatility fading via Greeks.live. DeFi Development Corp. appointed Hadley Stern to the board January 29, adopted Solstice YieldVault January 13, and hosts an X Spaces tomorrow on UK progress. Thanks for tuning in, pals—catch you next week for more! This has been a Quiet Please production—for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.