Weekly Highlights | Gold and Silver Bull Market Continues, X Algorithm Open Sourced, Trump's "TACO Trading" Reappears

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Investment Strategy

The 2026 investment scripts of four tech billionaires: bullish on copper mines, bearish on oil, and believing that new crypto assets will replace gold and BTC.

In the latest episode of "All-In Podcast," one of the world's most popular technology and business podcasts, hosts Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, and David Sacks engaged in an in-depth discussion about political, business, and technological trends in 2026. They believe that "California's wealth tax will be a topic of discussion throughout the year. By 2040, there will be a global copper supply deficit of approximately 70%."

CZ's full Davos interview: Bullish on tokenization, payments, and artificial intelligence.

At the Davos Forum, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) shared his views on how technology is reshaping the global financial landscape. He focused primarily on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and Web3, and shared his outlook and concerns about future trends.

To Founders: Electric Capital's 26 "Bounties" in Search of the Next User Sovereignty Unicorn

Electric Capital has released its 2026 investment roadmap, focusing on user-sovereign technologies and covering 26 opportunities across 6 major areas, including AI agents and stablecoin finance, aiming to address the challenges of institutional trust collapse and the concentration of AI power.

Selected Highlights from ARK's 2026 "Big Ideas" Report: In an Era of Great Acceleration, We Are Bullish on Bitcoin, Tokenization, and DeFi Applications

The world is entering a "Great Acceleration Era" characterized by the interdependence and accelerated convergence of five major innovation platforms: artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, energy storage, and multi-omics. The report focuses on key trends in areas such as AI, Bitcoin, tokenized assets, and DeFi applications.

Qiao Wang's Survival Rules in the AI ​​Era: Hold 40% Cash, Invest Heavily in Google, Beware of the Crypto Bubble

Qiao Wang shared her 2026 investment strategy: Market sentiment is optimistic but valuations are high; allocate 40% to cash; be optimistic about stocks such as Google, Tencent, and Adobe; AI will reshape startups; moats are weakening but enterprise-level advantages are solid; health focuses on diet, sleep, and exercise.

Macro perspective

A Wall Street guru, ECB president, and historian engage in a heated debate: Will "AI, tariffs, and geopolitics" drag the world toward the "1930s"?

At the 2026 World Economic Forum, top global financial leaders and historians warned that the current complex situation, characterized by artificial intelligence, high levels of government debt, trade protectionism, and geopolitical divisions, bears disturbing similarities to the eve of the Great Depression in the 1920s.

Without resorting to force or raising taxes, Trump's "Greenland Taco" initiative saved the US stock market.

US stocks rebounded sharply as Trump retracted his stance on the Greenland crisis to reassure the market, and Chinese concept stocks performed strongly. Geopolitical risks eased, but the upward trend in gold prices remained intact, with the market focused on subsequent developments.

While Wall Street is still debating, the digital yuan has already started "distributing money" to users.

The digital yuan has moved from M0 to M1, supports interest-bearing on its holdings, allows banks to independently develop value-added services, and smart contracts support programmable payments, accelerating cross-border applications. However, the real test for the digital yuan to truly leap from a policy tool to a mass-market product may have only just begun. But its path and potential are already clearer than in the past.

Is the NYSE's surprise attack on blockchain technology heralding the "final battle" for tokenized securities?

The NYSE has announced the development of a tokenized securities platform to enable 24/7 trading and instant settlement, reshaping traditional financial rules and potentially triggering a major reshuffle of the crypto market landscape.

From Consensus to Rift: The Cryptocurrency Debate Behind the Clarity Act Delay

The Clarity Act for Digital Asset Markets, originally scheduled for key consideration in the US Senate in mid-January, has been urgently postponed. This delay stems directly from the strong public opposition from Coinbase's CEO, but the deeper reason is that the bill has evolved from an external struggle between "crypto vs. regulation" into a fundamental internal split within the crypto industry regarding its future direction.

Focus on precious metals

"New Global Order = New Global Bull Market = Gold and Silver Bull Market!" Bank of America: Gold Expected to Break $6,000

Bank of America strategist Hartnett: Trump's push for global fiscal expansion is fueling a new bull market, the gold bull market continues, and he is bullish on China. The biggest risk is that a rapid appreciation of East Asian currencies such as the Japanese yen could trigger a global liquidity crunch.

Behind the soaring stock price of Zijin Mining, the "King of Gold": Gold as the spear, lithium ore as the shield.

Zijin Mining's stock price rose 135.77% in 2025, increasing its market capitalization by over 500 billion yuan, marking the sixth consecutive year of stock price increases. This was a result of the combined effect of rising prices of precious metals such as gold and copper, and the company's forward-looking strategic layout.

"Gold for the poor" is no longer cheap!

Silver is shedding its "poor man's gold" label, and its price logic is shifting from being dependent on gold's financial attributes to a structural change driven by demand from key industries. It is no longer just a cheap substitute for gold, but a functional material "locked in" by key industries such as photovoltaics and electrification, with limited supply growth.

Seize the opportunity

Deconstructing the New Algorithm X: The Ultimate Guide to Content Mining in 2026

Platform X (formerly Twitter) is reshaping its content ecosystem through algorithm updates and a million-dollar bounty program, shifting from short-term, quick-profit content to in-depth value creation. This article reveals five monetization methods for Crypto Twitter creators and analyzes how semantic intelligence algorithms will reward high-quality content in 2026, providing creators with practical strategies.

Say Goodbye to "Storytelling" for Funding: What Kind of Projects Can Survive 2026

2026 will not be a natural continuation of the bull market, but rather a winner-takes-all battlefield. Those players who have adapted to precise market trends in advance—whether entrepreneurs or investors—will gain a commanding position when liquidity returns.

How to write a viral article with millions of views on X?

It is necessary to have a clear viewpoint, a defined audience, resonate with others, speak for the masses, and lower the barrier to sharing, but the core lies in authentic personality and independent thinking.

How can you completely change your life in one day?

This article offers seven psychological insights to help you achieve lasting transformation and turn life into a focused game through self-reflection, setting a vision, and daily actions.

Stop clinging to outdated methods; the current Bitcoin market is not a repeat of the 2022 bear market.

Recently, some analysts have drawn parallels between the current Bitcoin market and the 2022 bear market, but the article points out that this comparison is inappropriate because the underlying logic of the market has fundamentally changed.

Missed season one? No problem, here's the ultimate interactive guide to Solana Seeker S2.

The second season of the Solana Seeker mobile app's interactive campaign has officially begun, providing a new opportunity for users who missed the first season's airdrop. In summary, maximizing the airdrop's potential requires maintaining frequent on-chain interaction, consistent daily use, completing weekly DApp tasks, and participating in SKR staking.

A Trader's Guide to Stock Trading: Avoiding "Catching a Falling Knife"—A Bottom-Fishing Strategy Integrating Fundamentals, Technicals, and Sentiment

This article provides a complete strategy for buying at the bottom of stock prices, covering initial analysis, fundamental due diligence, technical analysis, and sentiment analysis, aiming to help investors identify and execute high-probability bottom-fishing opportunities.

Web3 Matters

On-chain data continues to reach new highs; how can the Avalanche ecosystem "build a nest to attract phoenixes" amidst a sluggish market?

On one hand, mainnet activity metrics repeatedly hit new highs at the end of the year and in January; on the other hand, events focusing more on institutional workflows and compliant distribution emerged in rapid succession. Even with a poor market, the story of asset tokenization continues to unfold at an accelerated pace.

Gamers who enjoy casual gaming are devastated! Twitter bans InfoFi, forcing its ecosystem projects to drastically cut their losses.

Platform X (formerly Twitter) announced a revision to its API policy, cutting off API access to InfoFi (an application that allows users to mine cryptocurrency by tweeting), leading to a dramatic change in the ecosystem of this sector.

DFINITY performs "economic surgery" on ICPs: aiming to cut inflation by 70%, how to break the "curse of doom"?

The DFINITY Foundation launched a radical deflationary plan called "Mission 70," aiming to reduce the annualized inflation rate of the ICP token by more than 70% by the end of 2026, thus pushing the token into deflation. Following the announcement of the plan, the price of ICP surged by more than 30%.

Encryption "fat protocols": Key players in 10 core profit-generating areas

The traditional "fat protocol" theory (i.e., value is mainly accumulated in the underlying blockchain) is outdated. Value is shifting from the underlying protocol to the middleware and applications that control user access, liquidity, asset issuance, and critical infrastructure.

Lazy Person's Guide to Earning Money While Relaxing 2.0: Hold 10 BNB by 2025 and outperform 99% of tokens through Alpha and ecosystem "guarantees".

The article analyzes the potential returns of holding 10 BNB and participating in its ecosystem activities in 2025, comparing returns at different levels of participation. Although an annualized return of around 200% may seem lower than some highly volatile tokens, given that mainstream crypto assets are expected to decline by an average of 54% in 2025, this strategy demonstrates outstanding certainty and risk-reward ratio, outperforming 99% of tokens in the market.

Key Information

• Space responded to community questions regarding fundraising amounts and refund transparency, deciding to refund $7.3 million in excess funds.

• The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) stated that RWA tokenized products are not suitable for stock trading at this time and offer no advantage over traditional trading.

• $FIGHT will provide full refunds to ICO participants and simultaneously airdrop tokens.

• The Central Political and Legal Work Conference called for conducting forward-looking research on emerging issues such as virtual currencies and proactively proposing legislative suggestions.

• The U.S. Supreme Court did not rule on the legality challenge to Trump's global tariffs.

• Data: ZRO, RIVER, PLUME and other tokens will see large-scale unlocking, with ZRO unlocking value estimated at approximately $44.5 million.

• Binance Wallet plans to launch the SENT Pre-TGE Prime Sale on January 19th.

• Huang Licheng faced five more liquidations today, bringing his total losses to $24.18 million.

• Ethereum's record-breaking 2.9 million transactions in a single day may be primarily driven by "address poisoning" attacks.

• Solana Mobile has launched its native token SKR, and Seeker users can claim an airdrop before April 20th.

• Garrett Jin, a whale: The current Bitcoin market is fundamentally different from that of 2022; it's too early to be bearish.

• An IT professional was investigated by police in two different locations on different charges and had 183 bitcoins seized.