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📈 Gold or stocks: which is more profitable over 25 years

If you had invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 in 2000, you would now have $77,495.

But if you had invested the same $10,000 in gold, your capital would have grown to $126,596.

Despite crises, inflation, and wars, it is gold that preserved and multiplied capital more than 12 times.

#BTC #GOLD

🫠 1 Bitcoin fee

Someone wanted to transfer 1 BTC to the Kraken exchange, but ended up with 0.0001 BTC ($10) because the fee was 0.99 BTC ($105k).

Consider that you locked in a profit, just not the way you wanted 😁

#BTC #bitcoin #USGovShutdownEnd? #StrategyBTCPurchase

📊 $BTC is making gains, metals are holding their value

The chart from 2016 shows a simple fact: Bitcoin has delivered exponentially higher returns than gold and silver. But it also fluctuates much more dramatically.

Metals are not about gains, but about preserving value.

#BTC | #Bitcoin

📣 Dogecoin Leaves Shiba Inu Behind in Spot ETF Race After SEC Approval

Dogecoin pulls ahead of Shiba Inu after its spot ETF gains SEC approval and begins trading, highlighting a growing gap in meme coin ETFs.

🔸 Dogecoin Secures First SEC-Approved Meme Coin ETF

Dogecoin strengthened its position after a spot ETF tied to the token received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Earlier this week, the 21Shares Dogecoin ETF began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker TDOG, according to regulatory filings. The approval makes Dogecoin the first and only meme coin with a standalone SEC-approved spot ETF.

With the launch, Dogecoin now trades alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP in the U.S. spot ETF market. The development improves institutional access to DOGE and reinforces its role as the leading meme coin. Market data shows Dogecoin commands a market capitalization of about $21 billion, far ahead of its nearest rival.

Shiba Inu, which launched in August 2020 as Dogecoin’s primary competitor, has no exclusive spot ETF filing in the United States. Its only ETF-related exposure came through a mention as a potential asset in a T. Rowe Price ETF, rather than a dedicated product. As a result, DOGE now stands alone among meme coins with direct ETF approval.

🔸 Why Shiba Inu Remains Absent From the ETF Market

Shiba Inu’s absence from the spot ETF race has drawn attention, given that it meets several eligibility benchmarks. The SEC classifies meme coins like SHIB as non-securities, a key requirement for spot ETF approval. In addition, SHIB already trades through a regulated futures product on Coinbase, a path previously taken by Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Grayscale has also identified SHIB as eligible under the SEC’s Generic Listing Standard, which regulators approved in mid-2025. Despite these factors, no U.S. asset manager has filed for a standalone Shiba Inu spot ETF. Community members continue to push for progress, but issuers have remained cautious.

#SHIB | #DOGE

⚡️ Render holds above $2 – Will bulls face one more shakeout?

Render [$RENDER ] saw a good start to 2026. It saw a price growth of 85% in the first week of January, far outstripping its artificial sector peers Chainlink [LINK] and Bittensor [TAO].

Since then, the Open Interest has tailed off by nearly 30%, Coinalyze data showed. While the breakout past the psychological $2 former resistance was encouraging, the price has come back to the same demand zone.

A recent measured the on-chain metrics of RENDER against another AI token, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance [FET]. The report found that Render metrics did not measure favorably to FET.

Moreover, the longer-term downtrend on the price chart remained unbroken.

🔸 Can RENDER bulls turn this situation around?

The positive signs were there. The OBV made a new high when RENDER rallied to $2.71 two weeks ago, showing buyers were dominant in the market. The daily RSI also remained above neutral 50, showing upward momentum was not fully expunged by the retracement.

While the indicators and the stability above $2 in recent days were promising, they also warned of a precarious position for the bulls. The $2.94 swing high from November was not breached during the recent rally, which meant the long-term downtrend was unbroken.

🔸 Why traders should wait for a dip

The liquidation map showed that the cumulative short liquidation leverage nearby could drag prices lower. The $1.86-$1.88 area could be a key short-term liquidity target that RENDER prices would be drawn to.

This area lies within the higher timeframe former supply zone from $1.68-$1.86 from November.

Therefore, traders can wait for a sweep of this region before looking to buy Render tokens. The cumulative long liquidation leverage above $2.15 could attract prices higher after a dip toward $1.80.

#Render

🇯🇵 Japan to Regulate $XRP as a Financial Asset in 2026

Japan Moves to Classify XRP as a Financial Product, Eyeing Q2 2026 Implementation

Japan, a global crypto leader, is reportedly set to formally classify Ripple’s XRP as a financial product under its updated regulatory framework.

Market analyst Xaif Crypto notes the change could take effect by Q2 2026, bringing XRP under the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA).

Japan’s proposed classification of XRP under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act marks a major step in formalizing digital asset regulation. By clarifying compliance for exchanges, institutions, and retail investors, it reduces legal uncertainty and strengthens the trading environment.

Concurrently, the nation is leveraging the XRP Ledger as the foundation of its emerging tokenized economy.

If Japan classifies XRP as a financial product under the FIEA, it could set a landmark precedent for other cryptocurrencies navigating the country’s strict regulatory landscape.

While most digital assets are currently regulated as crypto assets under the Payment Services Act, this move would impose tighter oversight, including exchange licensing, anti-money laundering rules, and stronger investor protections, potentially opening the door for major firms to officially adopt XRP.

Why does this matter? Well, Japan is fine-tuning its crypto policies to balance innovation with consumer protection, aiming for Q2 2026 implementation. This proactive approach gives the market time to adapt to evolving compliance standards, while major Japanese banks accelerate adoption of the XRP Ledger, signaling growing institutional support for digital assets.

Therefore, Japan’s recognition of XRP as a financial product could set a benchmark for global crypto regulation. With the U.S. and EU still debating XRP’s legal status, Japan’s approach may guide other jurisdictions in balancing innovation, risk management, and investor protection.

#XRP | #Ripple

⚡️ Can $XRP Overtake Bitcoin? Analyst Warns of Global Liquidity Crisis

Crypto analyst Jake Claver believes XRP will overtake Bitcoin as the top digital asset. In Part 4 of his “XRP Domino Theory” series, he explains how a global financial crisis could force markets to adopt instant settlement infrastructure.

Claver calls it “the largest wealth transfer in our lifetimes.”

Here’s a deep dive.

🔸 Oil Shock Could Break the Yen Carry Trade

Claver points to rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran, Venezuela, China, and Russia. A 20-40% spike in oil prices, he says, would break the Japanese yen carry trade.

Over three decades, tens of trillions of dollars were borrowed in yen and invested into treasuries, stocks, and crypto. Japanese bond rates have now hit 30-year highs across all maturities.

“When the carry trade unwinds, people are going to sell whatever they can to move toward the safest thing in their mind, which is likely going to be Japanese bonds,” Claver said.

Japan holds around $1.6 trillion in US treasuries. BRICS nations hold another $2.3 trillion.

🔸 Tether’s Balance Sheet Risk

Tether’s market cap sits at $190 billion, but only $135 billion is backed by US treasuries. The rest includes roughly 100,000 BTC, over 100 metric tons of gold, and private credit.

Claver warns that a global margin call could crash these assets by 20-50%, putting pressure on Tether’s peg. Crypto exchanges depend on Tether for liquidity. If it slips, order books thin out and withdrawals slow down.

🔸 Bitcoin ETFs Become Forced Sellers

In a panic, Claver expects MicroStrategy and Bitcoin ETFs to sell. Institutional redemptions would push authorized participants to dump underlying BTC, creating a negative feedback loop.
His prediction: Bitcoin falls to $20,000.

🔸 Why XRP Wins

Claver estimates available XRP supply at under 1 billion tokens, possibly as low as 100 million. At current prices, just $200 million in buying pressure could exhaust supply. Price would then gap up until holders decide to sell.

#XRP #BTC

📊 Analysis Company: ‘Bitcoin’s Major Rally May Depend on This News Coming from Japan’

In its latest assessment, cryptocurrency asset analysis company Delphi Digital pointed to a striking negative correlation between Bitcoin and Japan’s 10-year government bonds.

According to the analysis, tensions in the Japanese bond market are putting pressure on Bitcoin prices, but a potential central bank intervention could reverse this trend.

A Delphi Digital report notes that while Bitcoin prices are trading sideways, gold continues to rise, arguing that the primary reason for this could be Japanese government bonds. Normally, rising bond yields increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets, putting pressure on gold. However, the current situation, where both gold and yields are rising simultaneously, suggests the market is pricing in policy pressures and balance sheet risks rather than economic growth.

According to the data in the report, Japan’s 10-year government bond yield has risen approximately 3.65 standard deviations above its long-term average. It is noted that Japanese banks structurally hold a high percentage of long-term bonds and are heavily exposed to them, both as assets and collateral. This situation creates vulnerability for the financial system.

In the current environment, it is stated that much of this pressure is absorbed by gold, while Bitcoin exhibits a negative correlation with Japanese 10-year bonds and has performed relatively weakly with rising yields. According to Delphi Digital, if the Bank of Japan takes a step to stabilize the bond market, the risk premium on gold may decrease and Bitcoin may find room to recover.

#BTC | #Bitcoin

📣 Bitcoin vs Gold.

On the chart, it can be seen that the indicator of Bitcoin's undervaluation is at historically low levels.

At the same time, gold is historically greatly overvalued.

This divergence foreshadows a potentially impressive growth for $BTC in the long term ↗️

#GOLD #BTC

📌 Cardano Founder Hoskinson Warns of U.S. Recession

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned that the United States faces a significant risk of recession if several global forces converge.

In a recent commentary, he said a potential AI bubble burst, combined with long-time U.S. allies shifting trade and investment toward China, could push the economy into recession.

As a result, Hoskinson argued that prolonged economic decoupling would sharply reduce U.S. consumption and could become economically catastrophic without timely policy intervention.

🔸 What Could Drive US Into Recession

The Cardano founder made the assertion in a recent interview while addressing questions about whether and when the U.S. could enter a recession. He described a chain reaction in which financial strain and geopolitical realignment weaken foreign direct investment into the U.S.

He pointed to deepening economic ties with China among Western partners, including new trade deals and expanded diplomacy involving Canada and the U.K., as signs of a gradual but meaningful shift in global trade dynamics.

Hoskinson also warned of a potential AI bubble burst and escalating retaliatory tariffs across Europe as factors that could drive the U.S. into recession.

🔸 Potential Timing

According to him, losing a significant share of trading partners over a three- to five-year period would directly weaken U.S. consumption. Since consumption underpins the economy, he argued that losing as many as 50% of trading partners would have a severe impact.

He adds that if these pressures remain unchecked, a U.S. recession becomes inevitable. However, he maintains that prompt and decisive government action could still prevent an economic downturn.

🔸 Fears of Potential Recession Remain

Amid escalating trade tensions, financial experts warn that the U.S. faces rising recession risks. In March 2025, Goldman Sachs estimated a 35% chance of a U.S. recession within the next 12 months, citing intensifying trade wars.

#ADA | #Cardano @Cardano Foundation

🔘 Hedera ($HBAR ) price drops toward $0.10 despite McLaren F1 partnership

Hedera’s price fell alongside other cryptocurrencies on Friday, reaching intraday lows near $0.10.
After seeing a sharp decline on January 19, HBAR rebounded slightly to around $0.115.

However, sell-off pressure across the risk assets market has pushed bulls into the woods to leave the brief upside as a mask of a likely deeper rot.

It’s an outlook mirrored across the altcoin ecosystem as Bitcoin struggles below $90,000.

Due to profit-taking amid macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds, BTC has touched lows of $87,700 and currently hovers around $89,230.

🔸 HBAR dips despite McLaren partnership

Struggling altcoins, including HBAR, risk dragging lower. Hedera seems to have failed to capture upside momentum despite the news of a major partnership with McLaren.

The Hedera team announced a multi-year partnership with McLaren Racing on Thursday, revealing that the crypto company is now an Official Partner of the McLaren F1 Team.

💬 “Working with one of the world’s most recognized sports brands is a big step for the Hedera ecosystem. It gives us a chance to show what Web3 can look like when it’s built on a network people can trust, and when it’s tied to experiences fans actually want,” said Charles Adkins, CEO of HBAR, Inc.

🔸 HBAR technical outlook

HBAR’s chart reveals a pronounced bearish structure, with the price well below key moving averages.

The altcoin has been in a prolonged downtrend since it touched highs of $0.35 in January last year.

Technical indicators point to further downside risk, as HBAR breached the $0.12 support earlier this month and now hovers near $0.10, with oscillators like RSI trending lower. Hedera’s token is below all major averages.

Hedera’s market capitalization stands at approximately $4.65 billion, reflecting a 65% drop from July 2025 peaks, exacerbated by declining total value locked at $61.5 million and a 16% stablecoin supply reduction over the past week.

#HBAR | #Hedera

🟠 Bitcoin surges to $91,000, showing signs of life on suspected Bank of Japan intervention

Bitcoin $BTC $90,657.36 reclaimed the $91,000 level in early U.S. afternoon hours on Friday, continuing volatile action and threatening to sustainably break out of its tight week-long range of roughly $88,000-$90,000.

Possibly behind the quick 2% move off of the morning’s lows was suspected intervention in the foreign exchange market by Japanese authorities. The Bank of Japan overnight left monetary policy unchanged, but was somewhat hawkish in its policy statement. That had the yen modestly stronger versus the U.S. dollar — a move that quickly compounded just after the noon hour on the U.S. east coast, with some traders saying the action had the hallmarks of FX intervention.

For all the talk about President Trump, Greenland, tariffs, precious metals, AI, and any number of other headline-making subjects, there is a sizable cohort of traders who believe the weakening yen exchange rate in recent months — and the implications for leveraged carry trades — is behind the struggles of bitcoin and the broader crypto market.

To the extent that that weakness is reversed, those same traders believe risk assets like crypto could benefit.

🔸 Crypto-related stocks gaining

Bitcoin miners, including those with increasing exposure to artificial intelligence infrastructure, reversed all their early declines into a strong rally. Iren (IREN), Hut 8 (HUT), TeraWulf (WULF) and CleanSpark (CLSK) were up 5%-10% despite starting the session in the red. Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate bitcoin holder, bounced 5% from Friday's low. Down sharply early on Friday, Coinbase (COIN) narrowed its loss to just 1%.

U.S. stocks have also reversed an early decline, with the Nasdaq now higher by 0.6%.
Precious metals continue to soar, with silver now higher by more than 5% to $101.44 per ounce and gold ahead 1.5% to just a few dollars shy of $5,000. Platinum and palladium are up more than 6% each.

#BTC | #Bitcoin

🐸 $PEPE Coin Price Eyes 45% Rebound as Buyers Regain Control on Spot Markets

PEPE Coin price prediction has reached the stage of definite phase as the price stabilized above the recent demand. The market has since moved on a narrowed range following the lack of downside momentum as it approached structural support.

This stabilization comes after a definite change in participation behavior which, in turn, pits price under a distinct resistance band. The structure has now become a directional resolution where structure, as opposed to sentiment, is the key factor to the next move.

🔸 PEPE Coin Price Outlook and Price Action Analysis

The price prediction of PEPE Coin now rests on the possibility of the recovery phase graduating to continuation, with  a Cup and Handle breakout in place. At the time  of analysis, the PEPE market value sat around $0.00000499, following a recovery from the  $0.00000494 support region.

This level was the structural low of a rounded accumulation base, which grew when selling pressure had weakened gradually. Price admired this foundation and started shaping the right side of a cup. The action si indication of the demand taking over the supply and not chasing momentum.

The resulting pullback created a shallow handle, with price maintaining a position above the support and volatility compressing. In this period, RSI leveled off in the mid-40s and reversed higher with price. The context validates momentum improvement without overextension.

The correlation indicates stability as opposed to fatigue hence keeping the price upheld without pushing rejection during the consolidation phase. In case PEPE price recovers above $0.00000547, structure would support further continuation to 0.00000600. The zone is where the preceding supply had served as an upside limit.

Acceptance above that level would allow price to rotate toward $0.00000717, completing a measured 45% rebound.  However, a loss of $0.00000494 support would nullify the accumulation structure and undermine the future PEPE price outlook.

#PEPE | #PEPEcoin

Retrodrops - next level 🧠

Someone decided not to skimp and assembled a real farm of Solana Phones, ordering 100 phones (~ $500 each).

Yesterday, the owners received a drop of the SKR token - an average of $500 per account, and those who actively engaged in on-chain activity received $2,000-5,000 each.

As the crypto enthusiasts write on Twitter, the guy who assembled this farm ended up earning about $200k just from the SKR drop - and this is not counting all the previous drops that came to the phone owners from various ecosystem projects.

#SOL #Solana $SOL

📊 BTC 2023 vs BTC 2026.

A chart showing the similarity of Bitcoin's price movement in 2023 and at the current moment is actively being spread online.

If history repeats itself, the upward trend of BTC will continue ↗️

#BTC #bitcoin $BTC

🪙 U.S. first spot $XRP ETF crashes over 20% 

The first U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) has fallen more than 20% from its post-launch peak, despite strong early institutional demand.

In this context, the Canary XRP ETF, which trades on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPC, closed the last session at $20.26, leaving it down about 23.9% from its launch.

Notably, the ETF rallied into the mid-$26 range shortly after launch before reversing lower. At the same time, XRPC has fallen about 8.5% in the latest session and is down more than 10% over the past five trading days.

While the ETF remains marginally positive on a one-month basis, up roughly 1.5%, the fund has recorded repeated failures to sustain rebounds. Year-to-date performance is essentially flat, masking the sharp decline from the launch high.

The weakness stands in contrast to the ETF’s strong debut. The Canary fund made history as the first U.S. spot XRP ETF, offering regulated exposure to XRP without direct token ownership, and drew heavy early trading volumes amid pent-up demand following years of regulatory uncertainty.

Institutional flows initially reinforced that optimism, with XRP spot ETFs absorbing about $483 million in December 2025 even as Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw outflows, pushing total assets to roughly $1.3 billion within weeks.

However, chart performance highlights a growing gap between inflows and price resilience.

After peaking shortly after launch, XRPC slipped into a volatile but persistent decline, suggesting ETF demand has been insufficient to offset weakness in the underlying XRP market and shifting risk appetite. Recent sessions also point to investor rebalancing after an extended period of inflows.

Indeed, the ETF’s performance comes at a time when XRP is showing weakness in line with broader cryptocurrency market sentiment, with the asset dropping below the $2 support zone.

#XRP | #Ripple

📉 Bitcoin bounces to $89,500 as Trump strikes calmer tone in Greenland acquisition in Davos

Bitcoin BTC $89,109.82 mounted a modest bounce on Wednesday U.S. morning in the U.S. as Trump struck a more conciliatory tone on Greenland during a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos.

"I'm seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, just as we have acquired many other territories throughout our history," Trump said. "This will not be a threat to NATO."

"All I'm asking is a piece of ice," he added later during the speech, noting that he won't use force for the acquisition.

Bitcoin climbed to $89,500, up more than 1% from the session lows. Meanwhile, gold fell from its fresh record of almost $4,900, giving back some of the early gains.

Risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, saw sharp declines over the past days as investors grew increasingly concerned about rising tensions between U.S. and Europe over Greenland. Trump threatened to impose tariffs against several European countries.

#BTC | #Bitcoin

🔴 Justin Sun Predicts a Better Year for Tron After an Impressive 2025

Justin Sun, founder of Tron (TRX), has predicted a better performance for the network in 2026. Sun believes the Tron network will outperform its 2025 performance in 2026, catalyzed by the mainstream adoption of stablecoins, digital assets, and Web3 protocols.

🔸 Sun Applauds Tron Network For its 2025 Performance

According to Sun, 2026 will be a better year for the Tron network due to its cumulative strong fundamentals. Sun reposted a Messari report on X that showed palpable growth of the Tron network in 2025.

According to the report, the Tron network broke the $1 billion revenue mark in a single quarter for the first time since its inception and is up by 22.7% year over year (YoY).

The Tron network closed 2025 with a total stablecoin supply of $81.8 billion, of which nearly $81 billion was Tether’s USDT. Furthermore, the average daily USDT transfer volume surged by 4.9% quarter over quarter to $23.8 billion.

The report noted that the Tron ecosystem recorded impressive growth in 2025, catalyzed by its adoption by major institutional and cross-chain integrations. For instance, Ledger Live introduced TRX staking, and the coin was also launched on the Base chain. Additionally, USDT on Tron was cleared by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) for mainstream use.

Meanwhile, SunPerp achieved more than $25 billion in total trading volume, which also contributed to the chain’s revenue. However, the report noted that Tron’s DeFi total value locked decreased QoQ to close the year around $4.4 billion.

🔸 What’s Next?

The Tron network is well-positioned to grow in 2026, catalyzed by rising institutional investor demand and global regulatory clarity. The ongoing implementation of the GENIUS Act amid the potential passage of the CLARITY Act is a major trigger for Tron’s growth in 2026.

22.7With the expected capital rotation from the precious metal industry to the crypto market, TRX and the wider Tron ecosystem will significantly benefit.

#JustinSun @Justin Sun孙宇晨

🐻 Aggressive short position

Kit opened a series of short positions with an aggressive stop-loss, where the actual stop-loss is actually liquidation.

💵 Since the market is declining, he has no reason to worry yet - the profit from the shorts is already almost $13 million.

Either he knew something, or he was lucky - he conducted a thorough analysis 😉