Gold Powers Above $5,000 as Debasement Trade Gathers Pace.
Gold $XAU rose, holding above $5,000 an ounce for a second day, as geopolitical risks and a flight from sovereign bonds and currencies extended the metal’s rally.
Bullion climbed as much as 1.9% on Tuesday for a seventh straight day of gains, while silver jumped more than 9% before paring gains in US trading. A wave of investment demand has sent precious metals sharply higher this month, with silver up 50% since the start of January. Gold and platinum have also posted significant advances.
The bitcoin to silver ratio currently stands near 780. This is now below the 2017 peak when bitcoin hit $20,000 and now close to the level seen in November 2022, when bitcoin bottomed near $15,500 as the ratio fell to around 700. Such convergence suggests silver may be entering a more vulnerable phase relative to bitcoin.
Silver has surged nearly 300% over the past year. On Monday, silver fell almost 15% after rising by a similar amount earlier in the session, briefly reaching highs near $117 per ounce before pulling back to around $112.
Previous local tops in silver have tended to cluster around the early part of the calendar year, with most occurring in the first half of the year. Notable examples include February 1974 and January 1980 which marked a clear blow off top at $47, February 1983, May 1987, February 1998, April 2004, May 2006, March 2008, and April 2011 at $50 which was also a blow off phase.
This historical pattern raises a potential red flag on silver's price action, if history is repeating itself, the precious metal may have reached its cycle peak, or even a blow off top.
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Ethereum Price Prediction: Sideways Now, But When This Breaks… $ETH Could Go Straight to $5K.
Crypto investor Jelle highlighted how Bitcoin remains above its weekly support, while macroeconomic conditions are evolving in a way that will ultimately drive demand for BTC.
As such, Jelle plans to hold his BTC and wait for the eventual rally, with the investor offering a similar assessment for Ethereum.
As noted above, the investor expects Ethereum to outperform the market average once things become more bullish, although he admits that if it drops below the $2,500 support level he may “have to re-assess.”
If we look at the Ethereum price chart today, we see that it may be nearing a big move, with a pennant forming since October. Its RSI (yellow) and MACD (orange, blue) have recently hit what could be bottoms, preparing the altcoin to make a significant upwards correction.
Based on this, and based on analysis from the likes of Jelle, we could see the Ethereum price retake $3,000 within the next week, and then move up to $3,500 by the end of February.
And because Ethereum is the biggest layer-one in terms of TVL, and is also leading the charge in terms of tokenization, it’s long-term price prediction is hugely bullish.
It could reach $4,000 in Q2, break the $5,000 barrier in H2, and then breach $6,500 in Q4.
This will depend on macroeconomic conditions, but if circumstances permit, Ethereum has the potential to rocket.
🚨Key prediction market putting strong odds on BlackRock's Rieder as next Fed chair . 🚨
BlackRock's chief bond investment manager Rick Rieder is now the clear favorite to succeed current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when his term is up, according to prediction market Kalshi.
On Tuesday, a day ahead of the outcome of the latest interest-rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee meeting, those who are willing to put money on the line to bet on the succession race put a 48% probability on Rieder becoming Fed leader.
#News 🚨: US banks may lose $500 billion to stablecoins by 2028, Standard Chartered warns.
U.S. dollar-backed crypto tokens known as stablecoins could pull around $500 billion in deposits out of U.S. banks by the end of 2028, Standard Chartered estimated on Tuesday - new analysis that could intensify a fight between banks and crypto companies over legislation to set rules for the digital asset sector.
It has been one year since the first US crypto-friendly president took office. Here are the numbers.
Since Trump took office and until yesterday:
👉 BTC is down 12% 👉 $ETH is down 5% 👉 $XRP is down 40% 👉 SOL is down 50%.
Other large-caps are down 50%-60%
Mid-caps are down 70%-80%
Small-caps and memes are down 90%
Some other interesting numbers:
👉 TRUMP (token) down 93% from the top 👉 MELANIA (token) down 99% from the top 👉 $WLFI (token) down 63%from the top
👉 Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (DJT) (stock) down 65% in one year.
In September 2025, Forbes estimated that Trump and his family's net worth had increased by around $3 billion (from $4.3 billion to $7.3 billion) since he took office. Most of this increase comes from cryptocurrency ventures.
Also worth noting that in a year:
👉 Gold is up 55% 👉 Silver is up 205% 👉 Dow Jones is up 12% 👉 Nasdaq is up 16%
To sum it up:
The economy has gone well enough, metals have skyrocketed, and crypto has tanked.
Data: TedPillows on X, CoinMarketCap, Yahoo Finance
🚨 🇺🇸 vs 🇨🇳 China Nears U.S. Bitcoin Reserves Despite Crypto Ban.
China is close to matching, and potentially overtaking, the United States as the largest government holder of bitcoin, despite maintaining a nationwide ban on crypto trading and mining. The claim was posted on its official X account.
According to the analysis, a significant share of those holdings may come from seizures and enforcement actions tied to illicit activity rather than open-market purchases. The thread suggests Beijing has not liquidated all confiscated bitcoin, allowing reserves to build quietly over time.
By contrast, it notes U.S. reserves also largely originate from forfeitures, but with periodic sales or auctions, making the balance more fluid. The key watch item is whether China formally surpasses the U.S. and what signals emerge around any future custody, management, or sale of those assets.
After reviewing industry reports and reserve disclosures, I found that Tether acquired approximately 27 metric tons of gold in Q4 2025 as part of its continued expansion of reserves backing $XAU .
This move is significant not only in scale, but also in timing. Against the backdrop of record-high gold prices, persistent geopolitical risks, and macroeconomic uncertainty, demand for gold-backed digital assets has accelerated sharply.
Over the past year, the gold-backed stablecoin market expanded from roughly $1.3 billion to over $4 billion, with Tether Gold accounting for nearly 60% of total market share. This level of dominance positions Tether as the clear leader in the segment.
Aster price has started surging, surviving the selling pressure. I don't have any idea about how long this pump will continue if you know anything comment down and let us know.
$SOL making a pullback from the support. going to 140$?
Sol in moving inside a falling wedge chart pattern, making a pullback from the key psychological support of 117$, at the time of writing this SOL is trading near 124$. I think the price could surge again to 140$ soon whats your opinion?
Forbes highlights $ONDO 's role in validating tokenized assets, which are now expanding access to assets that were previously out of reach.
The article notes Ondo's regulatory approach helped validate tokenized assets as viable onchain products.
By pushing for sensible frameworks early, Ondo helped establish the regulatory foundation for tokenization to truly scale, an industry now projected to reach $2–4 trillion by 2030.
🇺🇸 FED IS SIGNALING YEN INTERVENTION AGAIN JUST LIKE 1985. LAST TIME, THIS CRASHED THE DOLLAR BY NEARLY -50%.
In 1985, the U.S. dollar had become too strong. U.S. factories were losing business, exports were collapsing, and trade deficits were exploding. Congress was close to putting heavy tariffs on Japan and Europe.
So the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, and the U.K. met in New York at the Plaza Hotel and made a deal. They agreed to deliberately weaken the dollar. By directly selling dollars and buying other currencies together. That was the Plaza Accord and it worked.
Over the next 3 years:
- The dollar index fell almost 50%. - USD/JPY moved from 260 to 120. - The yen doubled in value.
This was one of the biggest currency resets in modern history. Because when governments coordinate in FX, markets don’t fight them. They follow. That decision changed everything.
A weaker dollar pushed:
- Gold higher - Commodities higher - Non-U.S. markets higher - Asset prices higher in dollar terms
Now look at today.
The U.S. still runs large trade deficits. Currency imbalances are at the highest. Japan is again at the center of stress. And the yen is again extremely weak. That is why Plaza Accord 2.0 is even being discussed.
Last week, the NY Fed did rate checks on USD/JPY, which is the exact step taken before FX intervention. It signals willingness to sell dollars and buy yen, just like 1985.
No intervention happened yet. But markets moved anyway. Because they remember what Plaza means.
The price of Silver $XAG drop nearly 14% last night, and now making a sharp recovery on the day start of Tuesday. The recovery still looking strong the price could surge nearly 125$ on short term. If you are new investor don't get admire by these green candles it could hurt you harder don't forget to manage risk and mark stoploss.#
Axie Infinity holds above the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), which is sloping higher, while the 50-day EMA exceeds the 100-day, signaling an improving short-term bias.
AXS should clear the 78.6% Fibonacci level at $2.640, measured from the May 14 high of $3.707 to the December 17 low of $0.759, to put $3.707 back on the map.
Technical indicators on the daily chart corroborate a buy-side bias after the recent rally. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line is above the signal line and above zero, with a modestly positive histogram that suggests buyers retain momentum. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 65 is bullish and is shy of overbought territory.
In case of pullbacks, initial support aligns at the 200-day EMA at $1.807, with the 100-day at $1.468 and the 50-day at $1.501 underpinning the broader base.