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in the United States, mortgage rates have now dropped to a near two-year low. But how is this even possible? I mean, the Fed. has yet still not made their highly anticipated rate cut announcement? (The “official” Fed. rate cut announcement will be coming on the 18th, Wednesday). NO ANNOUNCEMENT NECESSARY. Unannounced, the Fed. back in June of this year started a NEW AND EXPANSIVE quantitative easing cycle which has not only caused the benchmark US 10-year yield to crater, but has also caused th
Trends. Markets And the Economy: Collision Course 2025.
By Gregory Mannarino. (The Robin Hood Of Wallstreet) $XRP $XLM Last Wednesday the Federal Reserve cut rates another 25 basis points. With that, the long end of the yield curve from the 10yr-30yr, instead of dropping, did the just opposite. Subsequently, the stock market got hit with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping over 1,100 points. In the days immediately following that stock market drop, it tried to recover but couldn’t. Now gauging from what happene
He forgot to mention that its NOT scalable—or did he ment to say xrp is a better form of money?
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Coinbase CEO Calls Bitcoin ‘The Better Form Of Money,’ Urges Governments to Hold BTC Reserves
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has called Bitcoin a better form of money than gold, citing its scarcity, portability, divisibility, utility, and performance.
Armstrong’s comments followed the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago’s opposition to establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). Kganyago argued against the notion, questioning Bitcoin’s strategic value as a government-held asset.
Coinbase CEO on Bitcoin vs. Gold
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Armstrong elaborated on Bitcoin’s advantages over gold.
“Bitcoin is a better form of money. It has the decentralization and scarcity of gold, but better divisibility, portability, and (i think) even fungibility. It’s relatively harder to tell if gold is pure, or contains some lead in the middle of the bar,” Armstrong wrote.
Bitcoin vs. Gold Chart. Source: Brian Armstrong/X
He noted that Bitcoin’s market capitalization, approximately $2 trillion, represents 11% of gold’s market cap, which is around $18 trillion. The CEO expressed confidence that Bitcoin’s market cap could surpass gold within the next 5-10 years, eventually making Bitcoin reserves more significant than gold reserves.
Therefore, he argued that countries with gold reserves should consider allocating at least 11% of those reserves to Bitcoin.
“If the US leads here with a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, I think many of the G20 will follow,” he added.
His detailed post followed the discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Kganyago expressed skepticism about governments holding Bitcoin reserves.
The SARB governor dismissed the idea of lobbying for a particular asset without strategic intent. Moreover, Kganyago emphasized gold’s historical precedence as a store of value.
“There is a history to gold, there was once a gold standard, currencies were pegged to gold. But if we now say Bitcoin, then what about platinum or coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?,” Kganyago questioned.
He described the debate as a public policy issue that requires broader engagement, warning against industries pushing their products onto society.
In response, Armstrong highlighted Bitcoin’s track record as the best-performing asset over the last decade. He emphasized that governments should consider Bitcoin as a store of value and gradually increase their holdings over time.
“It might start with being 1% of their reserves but over time, it will come to be equal or greater than gold reserves,” Armstrong suggested.
Meanwhile, SBR continues to gain traction. States like Wyoming, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Texas have introduced bills to adopt Bitcoin as a strategic asset.
Furthermore, at least 15 US states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, are actively considering measures to establish Bitcoin reserves. President Donald Trump also signed an executive order to create a “national digital asset stockpile.” This move has paved the way for a more formalized approach to integrating digital assets into the country’s financial strategy.
In finance, liquidity generally refers to the ease of which any asset can be converted into cash. On a macro scale, economically, LIQUIDITY IS THE BACKBONE OF THE SYSTEM. The flow of credit, also known as debt, through an economy is the single factor which allows the economy to function. EVERYTHING depends on the continual flow of credit/debt through the system. IF the flow of credit/debt through an economy is interrupted, THEN ALL TRANSACTIONS STOP. The very nature of the modern central bank ru
(Last weeks article update) Here is some important market news. The U.S. dollar was selling off on Monday and U.S. stock futures extended gains on a report that President-elect Donald Trump is weighing targeted tariffs, instead of universal ones which was proposed by the campaign.
Is It Over for The Stock Market? FIVE Factors in Play.
History may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme. And when it comes to the financial markets, cycles do more or less repeat. There is a widely known and followed market trend called “The January Barometer.” Historically, the January Barometer has proven to be an effective way to gauge how the S&P500 will perform for the entire year. Specifically, this barometer runs from January 1st through to the 31st. How the stock market performs between January 1st through the 31st generally sets the to
A new system with an entirely new set of rules, a new paradigm is coming.
For nearly a decade I have been making the above statement to those who follow my work, referring to what I know, and we all know is coming. Rapidly the people of The United States FIRST, are being thrusted into a system which they neither voted for nor want, but the fact is this- it cannot be stopped. For many decades central banks have been developing a new system, (none more so than the US Federal Reserve which still holds the world reserve currency, AND the European Central Bank). What has a
I have to bring this to your attention. (See MMRI chart below). Theoretically what we are seeing here with the MMRI, circled, is VERY BAD. As of late the stock market appears to be shrugging every thing off on the promise of more easy money… BUT THERE WILL BE A BREAKING POINT.
We will be watching this VERY closely.(MMRI)
Friday closed at 284.2 Today 276.8
Overall Market Risk is still ON—BuyALLDips - Watch Gregory Mannarino (youtube) - See Previous posts about the mmri and understand how to gauge risk and fully understand the drivers of the markets(Not stock charts, its all a derrivatives deriving value from the debt markets—hence why it’s important to understand the MMRI which tracks risk in the overall markets! $XRP $XLM
Not since the run up to the March 2000 stock market crash, (Dot-com bubble), have we seen the stock market do what it is doing right now. The stock market today is rising at its fastest pace since the Dot-com era. Not before, nor since, the run up to the bursting of the Dot-com stock market bubble and subsequent meltdown, has the stock market run up so fast. So far this year, 2024, the stock market has set 47 new record highs. Would it surprise you to know that today, it is THE SAME mechanism in
The MMRI is ticking up recently, and this is worth watching closely. A rising MMRI (Mannarino Market Risk Indicator) often means the Fed is selling bonds. When they sell bonds, they're essentially pulling money out of safe government debt, leaving it to "wait" for an opportunity to flow into the stock market. This increase in risk could lead to more liquidity moving into riskier assets like equities as investors chase returns. So, a rising MMRI could mean a bullish setup down the line for stocks. On the flip side, when MMRI falls, it suggests bond-buying activity, which pulls cash away from riskier markets and towards safer assets. This usually implies the Fed is trying to keep yields down, signaling lower risk appetite in the broader market. Keep an eye on these moves>it’s a dynamic gauge of risk and potential flow of money.$XRP #rlusd 👀
Earlier vs NOW(MMRI pictures) FED is IN the markets buying it all up! (IT TAKES VAST ANOUNTS OF FIAT TO MOVE THE MMRI DOWN) - MMRI Daily Moves in DECIMALS in a Healthy market #XRP_ETF #RLUSD #GrayscaleXRPTrust - EXPECT MMRI TO FALL FURTHER - TSUNAMI OF MONEY IS ABOUT TO GET INJECTED INTO RISKIER ASSETS LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! - OFF THE TEL-LIE-VISION PUPPET NARRATIVES $XRP - THERE IS NO CRYPTO LIKE XRP WHEN IT COMES TO GAUGING RISK. IT IS OFFICIALLY THE LESS RISKIEST CRYPTO AS OF NOW HAVING A POTENTIAL UPSIDE LIKE NO OTHER CRYPTO! WHY?; 1. RIPPLE STABLECOIN RLUSD ANY DAY NOW. 2. GRAYSCALE XRP TRUST > ETF 3. COURT CASE ENDING … … TikToK … No other crypto has a better risk-reward than xrp as of now in the ENTIRE SPACE $XLM
The chart shared suggests that the altcoins market cap has triggered a buy signal, indicating potential upside. Historically, such signals led to substantial rallies, such as 372% gains in previous cycles. - MACD suggests a bullish crossover. - Downtrend breakout is confirming a reversal. - Altseason momentum is building up again. $XRP $XLM While the upside looks promising, consider managing risk using MMri to avoid overexposure.
ALL THAT HAS CHANGED IS THE PROMISE OF OCEANS OF EASY MONEY FROM THE FED STARTING NOW THROUGH 2025. (Massive currency devaluation and artificially suppressed rates buys A LOT of illusion).$XRP
Not only did the Fed. Make an aggressive rate cut, they also laid out their plan for a MASSIVE and IMO over the top rate cut cycle/dollar devaluation cycle moving might through 2025!