Happy Friday all! If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap:
🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨
- Bitcoin is forecasted to reach $101,000 this month according to traders on Kalshi.
- Belgium's second largest bank KBC will become the first in the country to offer Bitcoin trading.
- Dartmouth College disclosed purchasing $10 million worth of Bitcoin ETF in late 2025.
- JPMorgan estimates Bitcoin and crypto inflows could exceed $130 billion this year.
- The US Senate Banking Committee has postponed the Bitcoin and crypto market structure legislation markup after withdrawals of support.
- US Senate Democrats plan to meet with crypto industry representatives regarding market structure legislation.
- Coinbase CEO states that banks are attempting to eliminate competition through the crypto market structure legislation.
- Coinbase CEO remarks that American voters clearly want crypto.
- Robinhood CEO asserts it's time for the US to lead on crypto policy.
- Goldman Sachs is investing significant time in crypto, tokenization, and stablecoins.
- Robinhood and Coinbase stocks declined 7.8% and 6.5% respectively following the delay in crypto legislation.
- Taiwan commits $500 billion to support US semiconductor operations.
- President Trump cuts tariffs on Taiwan to 15%.
- The White House states President Trump prevented 800 executions in Iran.
- China urges Canada to distance itself from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing.
- President Trump informs Iran he has no plans for an attack.
- Iranian Defence Minister claims America and Israel support weapons smuggling and separatists in Iran.
- Argentina declares Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon as terrorist organizations.
- Russia expresses deep concern over NATO troops deployment to Greenland.
- Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi states he will officially recognize Israel if he comes to power.
- The US completes its first sale of Venezuelan oil worth $500 million.
- Average 30-year mortgage rate in the US is now 6.06%, the lowest since September 2022.
- Goldman Sachs reports Q4 adjusted EPS of $14.01, beating estimates, with revenue of $13.45 billion.
- Morgan Stanley reports Q4 adjusted EPS of $2.68, beating estimates, with revenue of $17.89 billion.
- BlackRock reports Q4 adjusted EPS of $13.16, beating estimates, with revenue of $7.01 billion.
- TSMC reports Q4 revenue up 25% to $33.7 billion, with adjusted EPS of $3.14.
📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊
- The LSD platform's beta waitlist has surpassed capacity by approximately 800%.
- Markets has listed BABA, enabling the first fully onchain trading of Alibaba stock 24/7 with up to 10x leverage.
- CME Group to launch Cardano and Chainlink futures.
- Ethereum treasury company Bitmine invests $200 million in MrBeast's Beast Industries.
- Interactive Brokers enables 24/7 funding with USDC on Ethereum, Solana, and Base, with plans to add Ripple and PayPal stablecoins soon.
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Credit to the following X accounts for key insights & updates: @whaleinsider @bitcoinmagazine @watcherguru
@degeneratenews @charliebilello @economyapp @earnings_time
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Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.
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