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The political and financial tides are aggressively turning in favor of crypto maturity, with XRP poised to lead the charge. As traditional banks lose their stronghold in Washington and the "Clarity Act" gains momentum under incoming pro-crypto leadership, such as Mike Selig at the CFTC, the era of regulatory ambiguity is ending. We are witnessing a massive rotation of capital away from controversial incumbents like Tether toward compliant, enterprise-grade stablecoins. This shift positions Ripple’s RLUSD to capture immense market share alongside PYUSD. Most explosively, as sovereign nations like Italy move to control their gold reserves and the EU recalibrates its financial strategy, the macroeconomic stage is set for a historic transition where XRP evolves from a payment bridge into a global reserve asset, fundamentally reshaping the future of value transfer.

0:34 - Uphold Partner - Get the Debit Card
3:00 - What caused the market meltdown
3:40 - Clarity Act status
5:45 - Will the January government shutdown impact the Clarity Act
6:40 - Will the lobby groups put pressure on Trump
7:20 - Bank Lobby vs Crypto Lobby fight over Stablecoin yield
7:50 - Banks are losing ground in DC
8:00 - Trump's crypto efforts could be the issue in the midterms.
10:15 - Is Tether impacting the Trump administration to put the Clarity Act in jeopardy
12:00 - EUROT banned and its impact on the US government decisions
13:30 - PYUSD and RLUSD could take Tether market share
15:20 - New Pro Crypto CFTC Chair Mike Selig coming in soon
16:35 - CFTC innovation group will impact faster Clarity Act movement in DC
18:00 - What will be pro crypto in 2026 - Tax alignment
19:00 - Will crypto affect the Midterms
20:00 - How will Trump use crypto to attack the midterms
21:20 - Italy Taking control of 300B in Gold reserves - impact on XRP
24:00 - This EU movement could cause XRP to become a reserve asset
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