Markets enter "reset mode" as Bitcoin holds $91,700 (+1.06% 24h), Ethereum $3,150 (+2.1% 24h). CRITICAL WEEK: CPI data Tuesday (Est: 2.7% YoY), CLARITY Act markup vote Wednesday Jan 15th = MAJOR catalyst. Whale accumulation SURGING—54,000 BTC ($4.9B) added last week = FASTEST pace since 2012. BUT ETF outflows total $1.13B over 3 days signals institutional profit-taking. Trump-Powell conflict escalating = Dollar weakness + Bitcoin safe haven narrative. Strategy bought 13,627 BTC ($1.25B) = largest purchase since July. THESIS: Boring sideways action ending. Breakout imminent pending CLARITY Act passage. Bollinger Bands squeeze signals 10%+ move coming. Base case: Consolidation→Legislation→Q1 explosion.

"The hottest crypto trade of the year is not Bitcoin, it is not Ether, it is XRP." Mackenzie Sigalos called it the "new cryptocurrency darling" and "breakout investment of 2026." This is MAJOR mainstream financial media validation.

The Performance: XRP +24% YTD (Jan 1-7) vs BTC +5.5%, ETH +9.7%. Only DOGE (+28.6%) outperformed among top-20. XRP overtook BNB to become 4th largest crypto by market cap. Currently trading $2.25 after healthy profit-taking from $2.40 Monday high. ETF inflows: $1.25B cumulative, ZERO outflows, fastest to $1B after BTC

• Supply shock: 4.8B XRP projected absorbed by ETFs in 2026

• Outperforming everything: +24% YTD vs BTC +5.5%

• Less crowded than BTC/ETH = higher percentage gains possible

XRP ETF EXPLOSION: RECORD $46M single-day inflows January 6th (highest since launch). Total XRP ETF assets now $1.65B. 30 consecutive days positive inflows through December with ZERO outflows—fastest crypto ETF to $1B after Bitcoin. Exchange balances dropped to 8-YEAR LOWS (1.6B tokens from 3.76B October). Supply squeeze playing out LIVE.

• Supply shock: Exchange balances 8-year lows (1.6B from 3.76B). ETFs locking supply. Spring-loaded for explosion.

• Retail capitulation: Sold at $1.85, XRP now $2.40. Classic bottom signal—pessimism was BUY.

• Institutional quality: Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, Canary = pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth. This is SERIOUS money.