Brad Garlinghouse was just announced to be a speaker at an upcoming XRP event scheduled for February 27th of 2026, aka XRP Australia from Wave of Innovation. This is definitely going to be a very exciting event. I recently talked about it in a video um recently as well.So, I'm excited for this one, especially considering the fact that it's very similar to like XRP Apex where we will see a lot of great discussions around the XRP ecosystem, what's coming, what's happening, and really kind of what's just plann ...

Hey ladies and gentlemen, you guys are probably wondering where I have been in the last seven days. What's been happening. What's been going on.Because I haven't been able to communicate with any of you in the last seven days. Um, and the main reason for this is because YouTube decided to take down my last video and they gave me a strike on the channel as well. And when you get a strike on the channel, you cannot communicate on this post tab, which I typically utilize in the past to give you guys just an up ...

Market Analysis & Cryptocurrency Trends - XRP shows significant weekly gains of 111%, outperforming Bitcoin (44%) and Ethereum (2%)[1] - Bitcoin needs to flip 116 thousand level with a daily candle close over it to confirm a bullish run, potentially retesting previous highs around 120 thousand plus [1] - XRP needs to break the midline at approximately $275 to potentially retest previous highs [1] - S&P 500 breaks above 6800, up 40+% since April 2025, adding $17 trillion of market cap in 6 months [2] Capital Rotation & Liquidity - $74 trillion parked in money market funds earning 5%+, awaiting a Federal Reserve decision to trigger a capital reallocation event [10] - Potential for a 10% rotation from money market funds could unleash $740 billion into risk assets [11] - Historical patterns show that Fed cuts following large money market fund sizes have ignited tech bubbles, housing manias, and market rallies [12] - If 5% of money market funds rotates, $370 billion could flow into Bitcoin, potentially driving its price to $280 thousand - $350 thousand [14] Investment Strategy & Market Outlook - Crypto is expected to be the next sector to experience a surge, following rotations from gold and stocks [6] - The current environment is bullish for crypto, with potential for significant price action once the market wakes up [23] - Gold is potentially topped out, indicating a shift towards Bitcoin and crypto [18]

Market Analysis & Predictions - XRP shows significant weekly gains compared to Bitcoin and Ethereum, indicating potential bullish territory [1] - Bitcoin needs to flip 116,000 to confirm a bullish run, potentially retesting previous highs around 120,000 plus [1] - XRP needs to break $2.75 to retest previous highs, with caution around that level due to potential rejection [1] - The S&P 500 breaks above 6,800, up 40+% since April 2025, adding $17 trillion of market cap in 6 months, signaling a bullish trend [2] - Gold is potentially topping out, with rotations expected from gold into stocks and then crypto [6][18] Money Market Funds & Liquidity - $7.4 trillion is parked in money market funds, waiting for Federal Reserve decisions to trigger a capital reallocation event [10] - Potential Fed cuts of 150-200 basis points could collapse money market fund income by $100-140 billion annually, driving reallocation [11] - Historical patterns show Fed cuts leading to market rallies (tech bubble in 1998, housing mania in 2003, general rally in 2009) [12] - A 5% rotation from money market funds could bring $370 billion into Bitcoin, potentially driving its price to $280,000-$350,000 [14] - Capital from money market funds is expected to flow into Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins, pushing the entire crypto space higher [15] Crypto Market Sentiment - The crypto environment is bullish, but many are still in denial, awaiting significant price action to realize the potential [23][24] - Bitcoin dominance is expected to break down, leading to significant price multiples for assets like XRP [21]

Industry Collaboration & Institutional Adoption - Hideera joined the Institute of International Finance (IIF), alongside major players like Circle, Coinbase, and BlackRock, to foster global financial stability and sustainable economic growth [3] - The IIF, a global association of the financial industry with over 400 members from more than 60 countries, focuses on innovative research, global advocacy, and industry events [4] - Hideera is highlighted as the only public Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) associated with the IIF, suggesting a significant role in future financial developments [7] - Hideera's Chief Policy Officer was invited by the IIF to NASDAQ's ring the bell ceremony, emphasizing the intersection of traditional finance and emerging tech [11] Project Agora & Central Bank Involvement - Hideera is participating in the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)'s DLT innovation challenge, exploring central bank money transactions on external programmable ledgers [18] - The BIS's Project Agora involves the IIF and major central banks, with Hideera potentially playing a key role due to its technology stack [15][16][18] Tokenization & Future Financial Systems - NASDAQ and the IIF convened global financial leaders to champion a future-proof financial system, with Hideera playing a part [10][12] - The IIF's CEO highlighted tokenization of securities, the rise of stable coins, and advances in generative AI as innovations reshaping finance [24][26] - Hideera's involvement with the IIF and NASDAQ suggests its selection as a key network by major institutional players for the future financial system [29][31]

We recently talked about how the Fed is going to make us rich. Now, that might be a broad statement. You might even say, "Well, Nick, that's just clickbait." However, all of the factors around what the Fed is doing currently, if we compare it to previous cycles, it has led to prices in this market going absolutely parabolic and melting faces.I don't believe that this time around is different. In fact, I do believe that we are going to see that same exact reaction but on a bigger scale. Let's take a quick lo ...

Market Trends & Industry Dynamics - The crypto market is slightly up, but significant price action work remains [1][2] - Major central banks are showing proof of concepts, indicating they will utilize DT and public blockchains like Hedera [2][3][16] - Bank of England released its DT innovation challenge report, exploring how central bank money could move across public blockchains, including Hedera [15][16] - The DT innovation challenge involves firms demonstrating secure transactions and settlement of central bank money on external ledgers [21][23] - The new financial system is emerging, with crypto as its core infrastructure, evidenced by major players targeting public blockchains [40][41] Hedera (HBAR) Performance & Technology - HBAR is up about 4% in the last 24 hours on the H4 chart [3] - HBAR needs to flip the midline at roughly 175% cents (approximately $0175) on the weekly chart, with 18 cents (approximately $018) being a good target [5] - Hedera saw almost a 9% TPS (transactions per second) boost [13] - Hedera has about 33 TPS, which is good, especially considering most transactions are crypto-related or HCS [14] - Hedera's ABFT (Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance) security, scalability, and fee structure are crucial for major use cases like wholesale money transactions, potentially involving trillions of dollars [36] Partnerships & Projects - Hedera is participating in the Bank of England and BIS org's DT innovation challenge [19] - Reserve Bank of Australia named Hedera as one of the DTs selected for Project Acia [34] - Philippine banks are collaborating to launch a stable coin on Hedera [35] - The state of Wyoming selected Hedera for their Frontier Stable token [35]

Stablecoin Market Growth & Trends - Stablecoins are experiencing significant growth in on-chain value and transfer volume, with monthly transfer volume exceeding $4 trillion and projected to reach $10 trillion [2][3] - Monthly transfer volume increased by over 37%, reaching $29 trillion, while the stablecoin market cap rose by over 3% to $296 billion in the last 30 days [5] - Monthly active addresses are up 13% to over 30 million, and the number of holders is up 245% to almost 200 million [5] - Stablecoins processed $46 trillion in transactions over the past year, nearly three times Visa's volume ($16 trillion) and closing in on the ACH network ($87 trillion) [27][28] - Stablecoins offer significant cost efficiencies compared to traditional payment methods, with transaction fees near zero compared to banks (1266%), MTOs (535%), and mobile carriers (387%) for a $200 transfer [29] ROUSD Performance & Adoption - ROUSD is highlighted as a trustworthy, transparent, and fully backed stablecoin, gaining attention from institutional players [7][8] - ROUSD's value on-chain is closing in on $900 million, up over 21% in the last 30 days, with monthly transfer volume up almost 90% to $65 billion [13][14] - ROUSD recorded its highest monthly trading volume in history, with $17 billion transacted in the week of October 12th [14] - ROUSD experienced a 31% jump on the XRP ledger, surpassing $100 million, with transfer volume surging almost 84% to almost $9 million [15] - All recent mints of ROUSD have been on the XRP ledger, including $245 million, $13 million, $18 million, and $500,000+ [17] - Visa is highlighting Ripple's ROUSD alongside USDC and USDT in its new report on stablecoins powering on-chain lending [19] Ripple's Strategic Moves & XRP Ledger Growth - Ripple's acquisition of G Treasury allows it to tap into a $120 trillion corporate treasury payments market [9] - Ripple aims to unlock idle capital (previously $27 trillion in Nostro/Vostro accounts) and enable real-time cross-border payments using stablecoins and the XRP ledger [10][11][12] - The stablecoin market cap on XRP surpassed $300 million for the first time, indicating major growth and usage of the XRP ledger [15] - The industry anticipates that increased stablecoin usage on networks like the XRP Ledger will drive network effects and positively impact the value of underlying gas tokens like XRP [33][34]

Market Analysis & Trends - The market is experiencing a bounce off lows, but these are not necessarily true gains, and it's uncertain if the upward trend will last [1] - The crypto market may not be following a traditional 4-year cycle, but rather a macro-based cycle influenced by liquidity [3][4] - Market shakeouts are occurring, leading to liquidations of millions of traders and creating frustration due to a lack of sustained positive gains [8][10][11] - Market tops do not form during periods of frustration and negativity, but rather during euphoria [13] - The Fear and Greed Index indicates market participants are still undecided on whether to be bullish or bearish [14] Technical Analysis & Predictions - Bitcoin needs to break previous highs to confirm a bullish structure, with targets around $117,000 to $120,000 [19][20] - Ethereum needs a daily candle close above $4,000 to clear major resistance, with targets around $4,200 to $4,300 [22][23][24] - XRP shows a potential inverse head and shoulders pattern, suggesting a possible breakout to the upside [25] - Gold's performance may foreshadow Bitcoin's movements, with Bitcoin typically lagging behind gold [32][35] - The analyst believes the major bull run for Bitcoin is about to begin, potentially leading to an altcoin season [40][41] Investment Strategy & Outlook - The analyst suggests patience and avoiding impulsive actions, emphasizing a step-by-step approach [47][48] - Factors such as gold's potential top and the possibility of a China deal could lead to a Bitcoin breakout [46][48]

Market Analysis & Trends - The market is currently bearish, with lower highs on the one-month view, but the weekly chart shows RSI at oversold levels, similar to October 2024 [1] - Bitcoin's performance is crucial, acting as a primary driver for the broader cryptocurrency market, including HBAR [1] Hedera (HBAR) Specifics - HBAR is currently around $0.165, with potential retesting of the lower trend line around $0.14-$0.145; key support levels to watch are $0.14 and $0.13 [1] - Hedera Foundation sent 250 million HBAR to a staking account (wallet ID 0.0.800) to drive both institutional and retail adoption [9] - New institutional-grade DeFi protocols are expected to launch on Hedera in Q1 2026 [11] Institutional Adoption & Tokenization - Arktix expanded its collaboration with Hedera, working with Federator Hermes to offer UCITS money market funds in tokenized form [1] - Federated Hermes, with $634.4 billion in money market assets under management and $830 billion total assets as of December 31st of last year, is involved in tokenizing money market funds on Hedera [1][3] - USDC on Hedera jumped by 7.8 million, reaching $172.1 million, with over 100% growth in the last month and 93% in the last week [6] DeFi Ecosystem Growth - Staking is highlighted as a significant component of the DeFi space, with liquid staking being a major player in TVL [13][14] - Hashport Network launched a faucet to provide users with a small amount of HBAR to cover initial fees for exploring DeFi on Hedera [20] - SaucerSwap Labs, a leading DEX on Hedera, crossed $4 billion in trading volume, climbing 88% to $974 million, while TVL grew 67% to $99 million in Q3 [20][21]