Digital Assets Decoded: Your Daily Crypto Guide podcast.
Hey folks, Crypto Willy here with your **Digital Assets Decoded: Your Daily Crypto Guide** for the week leading up to January 3rd, 2026. Markets are shaking off that post-holiday hangover like a champ—Bitcoin just hit the $90,000 level on day two of the year, according to CNBC Crypto World hosted by Talia Kaplan. Yeah, BTC, Ether, and XRP all climbed higher by noon Eastern on January 1st, with weekly gains keeping the green vibes alive.
Over on Crypto Banter's urgent January analysis from January 2nd, the host's calling out extreme fear in the sentiment charts, but that's prime hunting ground for us vets. The four-year cycle? Already busted wide open, folks. Institutional whales aren't flinching—Tether scooped up 8,888.88 Bitcoin on New Year's Eve (those eights, right?), Tom Lee loaded more Ethereum, and big ETH holders like Bitmain are stacking hard. Ethereum staking's on fire too, with lined-up stakes nearly flipping unstaked supply—bullish signal screaming for a New Year rally.
Mark your calendars for January 15th in D.C.: it's showdown time with the Clarity Act vote for crypto regs, MSCI Index decisions on whether companies like ours stay listed, and a US Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs that could pump stimulus cash our way. Add potential government shutdown drama, and early 2026's got turbulent waves, but the host's still mega-bullish long-term. Charts? BTC and ETH are grinding that Gandalf resistance line after a month-long range—break it by the 15th, and we're eyeing higher. Alts like SOL showing meme-season strength, CRV pumping hard, HBAR flexing, but watch Hyperliquid unlocks on the 6th and PEPE, AVAX, XMR for scalps.
Ether ETFs and digital asset treasuries? Bit Digital CEO Sam Tabar told CNBC he's eyeing massive institutional adoption in 2026, echoing Reserve One's Jamie Leverton. Possible rate cut this month too—smart money's accumulating, not panicking.
Thanks for tuning in, buddies—catch you next week for more decoded action. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. Stay stacked!
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