Tapping Into Crypto

Venezuela Invasion & Crypto Rally: The Bizarre Market Response Explained

Tapping Into Crypto

Show Notes

We’re kicking the new year off by covering the first significant green rally in months. We discuss what's driving it, why Ray Dalio calls AI an "early bubble phase" and our insights into the Goldman Sachs report showing 77% of banks plan to add crypto.

You’ll hear:

04:14 - Federal Reserve balance sheet spike

05:04 - New Fed chair coming May

06:16 - Render leads AI token rally: Up big in last 7 days

07:00 - Ray Dalio: "AI boom is early bubble phase"

08:11 - Pepe up 68%, XRP up 26%: Is this alt season?

12:18 - BitMine adds $260M Ethereum: 16-day wait to enter staking queue

16:50 - Goldman Sachs: 77% of banks adding crypto in next 12 months

21:03 - FOMC meeting coming: First data-driven decision with new jobs/growth data

… and much more!

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