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Was This the REAL Start To the Bull Run?

Well, I think we all expected the crypto-friendly Trump administration to benefit the industry, but did anyone have "Trump launches a shitcoin two days before taking office" on their bingo cards?

Unless you’ve been off the grid today, you’ve probably seen the news. You’ve also likely witnessed countless of your bags nosedive by 20%+ as traders scrambled to dump assets they’d been carefully building for months—maybe even years—to chase the token.

Chaos ensued as people panicked and made guttural noises as they frantically rotated their holdings into $TRUMP, a token already valued at billions and minting millionaires almost instantly hours prior.

SOL memes and the Solana AI sector took the hardest hits, but Runes didn’t fare too well either—though they weathered the storm ever so slightly better. Of the major Runes, $PUPS saw the steepest losses, likely due to its presence on Solana and the ease of selling and rotating into $TRUMP, which also launched on that chain.

What Does This Mean for the Bull Run?

Did you miss out on the $TRUMP launch or fail to capitalize on the chaos? Don’t sweat it—this might be one of the most bullish signs we’ve seen for the year ahead. If the incoming President is launching meme coins, what else could be in store for the crypto space?

And all those profits from $TRUMP? They’re likely to rotate back into undervalued gems that were dumped earlier today. Some of these projects have already begun their recovery, with notable movers like Fartcoin leading the charge. Another strong rebounder is $GRPH, an AI token highlighted recently by our guest Felix Norden as a bullish pick.

Speaking of guests, we hosted our second XO Weekly Space yesterday, featuring Landy, who gave us some fantastic insights into market trends. If you missed it but want to dive into Landy’s analysis and hear his short- and long-term strategies, don’t worry—you can catch the full recording here:

And looking ahead, we’re excited to announce that BitDCA will be joining us on next week’s XO Weekly Space! They’ll break down why their platform offers the smartest way to DCA into BTC. Don’t miss it—see you there!

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Todays Markets

Catch up with Landy in the most recent Friday Wrap-Up:

Ordinals

This will be relatively short, though far from sweet today, as the main story has already outlined the chaos.

Bitcoin Puppets and NodeMonkes lost their 0.1 peg after it emerged that not even illiquid JPEGs were safe from sellers scrambling to rotate into $TRUMP. The dip, however, hasn’t been deep enough to entice buyers back in just yet.

Quantum Cats, on the other hand, have held firm above their stablecoin-esque 0.3 peg. Meanwhile, Unsanctioned Wizards have moved up in anticipation of tomorrow’s mint for the second batch of the collection.

Much of the same story here—red across the board, with Runestone taking the largest hit.

There’s not much to celebrate, but in a last-ditch attempt to huff some copium, we’re now just 2–3 days away from Ross Ulbricht’s potential release. OMB still feels cheap, though not directly linked to Ross’s freedom. OMB has campaigned for his release since inception—could they have something planned for this milestone?

If they do, rest assured, we’ll be reminding you in this very issue with a “Did you fade me, anon?” and other such KOL clichés .

Runes

Incredible scenes. Runes have been utterly decimated. The TL chatter is ablaze with doubts about whether Runes can hold their ground against Solana memecoins in light of today’s events.

But let’s be honest—they were never competing with Solana’s memecoins, nor were they designed to. The value proposition of Runes lies in being the memecoin on the motherchain. That’s the play here.

Let’s revisit this in a week and see how things have settled. Until then, brace yourselves—we may not have found the bottom just yet.

Let’s end this issue on a somewhat positive note—$MORI is down only 9.6%! And $DEC isn’t far behind, dropping just 9.8%!

In a bloodbath like today, staying under double-digit losses feels like a small victory. I’m trying my best here….

Oh, and remember when we asked, “Whatever happened to $FEHU?” the other day? Well, it’s sitting in 11th place, just outside the top 10, and up 4.9% on the day.

Which one of you is responsible for this outlandish move, and what do you know?!

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