Monero jumps 44% to a new all-time high in 8 days with strong FOMO among the crowd, and now leads the privacy sector while Zcash fades into the background, according to Santiment.
He serves as Executive Director of the Presidential Advisory Council on Digital Assets (a White House government body focused on U.S. cryptocurrency policy, often informally referred to as the «White House Crypto Council»).
This is a specific government position under the Trump administration, where he leads coordination on digital asset regulation, legislative initiatives such as the CLARITY Act, stablecoins, and projects like the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve.
Do you think the CLARITY Act will be passed in 2026?
U.S. Senators Wyden and Lummis introduce bipartisan Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, a bill designed to protect blockchain developers from money transmitter requirements.
The CFTC Chairman, Michael Selig, establishes the Innovation Advisory Committee to advise on emerging financial technologies, such as AI and blockchain.
The participants of the CEOs' Innovation Council are expected to be among the founding members.
The Senate Agriculture Committee postpones discussion of the cryptocurrency market structure bill until the last week of January, citing the need for more time to maintain bipartisan support.
$XRP: Yoshitaka Kitao, president of SBI Group: "Ripple is no longer limited to creating products, but is now building a complete ecosystem with XRP and RLUSD integrated at every layer".
Investment products in cryptocurrencies recorded outflows of $454 million last week, with Bitcoin leading the way with $405 million in withdrawals, as investors grew concerned about the increasingly slim prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March.
HISTORICAL RATIO SUGGESTS EXTREME OVERVALUATION IN STOCKS (COMPARABLE TO THE 2001 CRISIS)
🔹The ratio between total market capitalization and M2 (money supply) reached 306% 🔹This means U.S. stocks are worth MORE THAN 3 TIMES the total dollars in circulation 🔹This has only happened once before in history: in the YEAR 2000... just before the tech crash
WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT?
▪️In 2000, the ratio exceeded 300% and the bubble burst ▪️In 2007, the ratio was 210% before the global financial crisis ▪️In 2021, it hit 280% and then came the bear market of 2022
🔸We are now at 306%, THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN HISTORY
This does not mean a drop is imminent, but it could mean the market NEEDS CONFIDENCE AND PERFECT DATA TO KEEP RISING
BITCOIN DEVALUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME
"Devaluation" was one of the hottest topics in 2025, but Bloomberg analyst E. Balchunas claims it's a long-term strategy that requires patience, so investors shouldn't expect a sudden spike in Bitcoin's price.
The recovery of $ETH is being driven by spot demand as open interest in futures rebuilds, with on-chain and derivatives data pointing to renewed exposure by traders.
Standard Chartered has reduced its short-term price targets for Ethereum, but still expects it to surpass Bitcoin over the course of 2026, and the bank forecasts that ETH will reach $40,000 by the end of 2030.