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Donald Trump, once a crypto skeptic, is now making waves in the digital asset world. His meeting with Coinbase’s CEO could signal transformative changes ahead.

Here’s what we got for you today:

• 🤝 Trump to meet with Coinbase CEO!

• 🔎 Market Insight

• 🧱 Around The Block: XRP price sails over 119% in a week; is the next target at $2?

🤝 Trump To Meet With Coinbase CEO!

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly scheduled to meet privately with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Monday.

And what will be the agenda of the meeting?

During his campaign, Trump shocked many by flipping his stance on cryptocurrency; he went from a skeptical position to a surprising embrace of the industry.

He even made many promises to the crypto industry ahead of the election.

Among them was his intention to create a presidential advisory council on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency if elected.

This council would be pivotal in establishing clear and transparent regulatory guidelines for the industry.

And now, that may be happening at this meeting, at least to some degree.

Word on the street is that this meeting is expected to touch on key personnel appointments for Trump’s second administration.

So, maybe the discussion between the two will include consideration of individuals with strong crypto backgrounds for key positions.🤷‍♀️

However, none of this has been confirmed; the specific agenda remains under wraps.

But despite the agenda, the question on everyone's mind now is: Could crypto’s once-uncertain regulatory future find a champion in Trump 2.0?

Let’s see where this conversation leads!🤞

In other intriguing news, Donald Trump’s social media company “Truth Social” is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Bakkt for over $100 million.

Read the full story here!

🔎 Market Insight
_{How to Hold Through a 100x}

We came across an intriguing thread on X that we couldn't resist sharing!

It’s titled: "How to Hold Through a 100x."

While aiming for a 100x return during this stage of the bull run is quite risky, the strategies outlined in the thread could help you potentially achieve a solid 10x to 20x gain.

We encourage you to keep things in perspective as you read the thread.

Here's the thread:

🧱 Around The Block

• XRP price sails over 119% in a week; is the next target at $2?

• MicroStrategy acquired 51,780 BTC and achieved a BTC yield of 20.4% QTD and 41.8% YTD; it now holds 331,200 BTC.

• Bitcoin still has ’a long way to go' at $90K: Cathie Wood.

• Microstrategy outperforms Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway by the largest margin since the dot-com bubble.

• Binance CEO Richard Teng says 2025 will outshine 2024 for crypto

• Robinhood CEO criticizes UK over ‘backwards’ crypto stance.

• Spot Bitcoin ETFs now hold over 5% of the total BTC supply.

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