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While it is true that there are significant differences in perception of digital assets in Korea, it is essential to consider that failing to prepare for the potential growth of the digital asset market poses an even greater risk,
We anticipate that Bitcoin will experience a period of consolidation until mid-March or early May, as financial markets, including Bitcoin, process the Fed's hawkish stance on inflation,
Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, said A shift toward a hostile stance on crypto could occur if an economic crisis undermines the dollar’s position, particularly if capital flows into crypto or if the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) financial system gains significant traction,
With the Republican Party now in control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the likelihood of passing various legislation to address regulatory uncertainties in the virtual asset market has significantly increased,
wrote Kim Kab-lae and Hwang Sei-woon, senior research fellows at Korea Capital Market Institute, in a recent report Never in financial history has anything reached $2 trillion [in size and] disappeared."
Tom Lee, managing partner and the head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, touted Bitcoin, stating The shift from regulatory uncertainty to a clear legal framework would likely encourage institutional adoption and further integrate digital assets into the traditional financial system,
crypto market intelligence firm Messari also wrote in its recent report While it's tempting to dismiss this as just another Trump spectacle, the launch of the official Trump token opens up a Pandora's box of ethical and regulatory questions … Should public figures, especially those with such political clout, wield this kind of sway in speculative markets? That's a question regulators are unlikely to ignore."
Justin D'Anethan, independent cryptocurrency analyst, told Reuters The reign of terror against crypto is over, ... and the beginning of innovation in America for crypto has just begun."
David Sacks, incoming White House AI and crypto czar, declared at Friday's Crypto Ball On the one hand I think this is a massive scam of his own followers, who are buying nothing, essentially, in the hopes that there will be a greater fool down the line to buy more ... On the other hand, maybe they're somewhat shielded from downside losses, because there will be a reliable source of individuals, companies, and foreign governments that see this—see buying these coins, these tokens—as a very convenient way to pay off the president for favors."
Catherine Rampell, Washington Post columnist, in an interview with CNN After decades of seeing presidents-elect spend the time leading up to inauguration separating themselves from their finances to show that they don't have any conflicts of interest, we now have a president-elect who, the weekend before inauguration, is launching new businesses along with promises to deregulate ... those sectors in a way to just blatantly profit off his own presidency."
Jordan Libowitz, Vice President of communications at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told Politico He's launching a major, new multibillion-dollar venture in the burgeoning crypto industry, where he has the most profound conflict of interest between [what] he's seeking to gain and his duties to regulate that industry—which now includes himself. This may represent the single worst conflict of interest in the modern history of the presidency."
Norman Eisen, former White House ethics adviser under the Obama administration, told The Washington Post The move highlights President Trump's embrace of crypto and belief that Americans should have the freedom to operate in the emerging asset class,
said Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Rumors that cryptocurrency may be declared a national interest by the United States during the inauguration are having a positive effect on the price of bitcoin,
There are high expectations of Trump announcing trade tariffs under executive order along with many other policy announcements that could prompt further U.S. dollar gains,
said Derek Halpenny, head of research global markets at MUFG If International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is invoked for trade, markets should see that as a strong statement of intent that the U.S. is planning large-scale tariffs,
said Sjay Rajadhyaksha, research analyst at Barclays, after assessing what announcements could immediately affect markets The first 100 days will be a critical indicator of whether this administration intends to deliver on its campaign promise to provide clear rules of engagement and end the era of lawfare against the lawful digital asset industry,
The industry is watching closely. The executive branch can accomplish a lot on its own initiative, including directing agency heads to freeze pending enforcement actions, a rollback of harmful rulemakings like SAB 121, and issuing new guidance to, among other things, liberalize access to the traditional banking system,
Crypto has been sidelined before—there's no guarantee it will be prioritized over tax reform and other headline issues,
The real question is, are we still chasing the same vision Satoshi had? Or have we lost our way in a sea of hype and altcoin nonsense?"
Satoshi, please forgive us,
he wrote on X, and within minutes, Bitcoiners flooded the comments section to share their own frustrations over the drastic changes that the crypto sector experienced through the years
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