ROLLUP: Clarity Bill Stalls | Powell vs. Trump | NYC Meme Rug | Silver Explodes | X Adds Crypto
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Show Notes
Washington takes center stage this week as crypto collides with power, policy, and markets. Ryan and David break down the CLARITY Act fight in the Senate, why banks want to kill stablecoin yield, and why Coinbase says the bill may be worse than no bill at all. They also unpack Trump’s DOJ targeting Jerome Powell and what it means for Fed independence, silver’s explosive move as markets search for safety, X’s push toward becoming a crypto super app, and the NYC mayor’s meme coin disaster. Plus: Tom Lee’s surprising MrBeast investment and what it signals about capital, culture, and crypto’s next phase.
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
2:25 DOJ opened an investigation into Jerome Powell
https://x.com/federalreserve/status/2010510130970849338
https://x.com/federalreserve/status/2010510130970849338
https://x.com/LynAldenContact/status/2010526966953202125
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/powell-probe-highlights-trump-doj-role-white-house-enforcer-2026-01-14/
https://polymarket.com/event/jerome-powell-out-as-fed-chair-by
10:44 Markets
https://x.com/JesseCohenInv/status/2011311082896572766
https://www.coinnews.net/2025/01/09/american-silver-eagle-series-welcomes-2025-w-proof-edition/
https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/GLD:NYSEARCA
https://x.com/echodatruth/status/2010568502474571870
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/13/cpi-inflation-report-december-2026.html
https://polymarket.com/dashboards/fed-rates
20:52 Most important Legislation for crypto…ever?
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2010709769187676430
https://x.com/DavidMMcintosh/status/2010389058271289845
https://www.aba.com/-/media/documents/letters-to-congress-and-regulators/ltrsenatestablecoin20260105.pdf
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/11/jpmorgan-downplays-stablecoin-threat-as-local-bankers-warn-of-usd6-6t-risk
https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/2009795675635306737
https://x.com/USTransparent
https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2009809558605299914
https://x.com/SenLummis/status/2010939496830030038
https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/2011464338528166081
https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/2011464341556428936
https://x.com/davidsacks47/status/2011650262361129193
https://polymarket.com/event/clarity-act-signed-into-law-in-2026
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/2010841027800895514
42:09 NYC Mayor Eric Adams issued a memecoin
https://x.com/runecrypto_/status/2010847811781230781
https://x.com/ericadamsfornyc/status/2010849167258566727
https://x.com/bubblemaps/status/2010890093431832789
https://x.com/ericadamsfornyc/status/2011541285354815932
https://x.com/buynyctoken/status/2011501230288257452
https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2010945632505127317
46:41 TOM LEE - BITMINE….invests $200m in MR BEAST MEDIA
https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/2011774463818518813
https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/2011810278980120830
49:53 World Liberty Financial launched a lending platform
https://worldlibertyfinancial.com/markets
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/13/senate-s-warren-wlfi-tied-bank-application-should-be-halted-until-trump-divests
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dolomite
51:45 Polygon….ALL IN on STABLECOIN STACK with two major acquisitions
https://x.com/0xPolygon/status/2011076681302446556
https://x.com/HadickM/status/2011099510957580437
https://x.com/sandeepnailwal/status/2009763000895344766
https://x.com/obchakevich_/status/2008876239285637419
54:21 X is rolling out Smart Cashtags & Killing InfoFi
https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/2010404608263520356
https://www.theblock.co/post/385805/kaito-token-plummets-x-revises-api-policies-ban-infofi-crypto-projects
https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2011825522817270230
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/kaito
58:33 BitGo IPO - $2 billion! ($100 billion in custody)
https://x.com/AccessIPOs/status/2010727529238417549
59:16 The Golden Globes integrated Polymarket into their broadcast
https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/2010862175607488709
1:00:38 David’s Market of the Week
https://polymarket.com/event/khamenei-out-as-supreme-leader-of-iran-by-january-31
https://x.com/polymarket/status/2009382529384497184
1:05:00 Closing & Disclaimers
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