Wall Street’s Secret Plan to Take Over Crypto
Published: 2026-01-08
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Analyzed
Published: 2026-01-08
Status:
Available
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Analyzed
Predictions from this Video
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Prediction
Topic
Status
The Clarity Act is scheduled for markup in the Senate Banking Committee on January 15th.
"The bill currently sitting in the Senate Banking Committee scheduled for markup on January 15th"
Pending
The Clarity Act may classify DeFi front-end operators and DAOs that collect fees as registrants, potentially requiring KYC.
"The bill treats DeFi front-end operators, the websites who use to interact with unis swap or a as registrants if they maintain control or and this is the kicker, if they operate a fee collecting DAO."
Pending
The Clarity Act, as currently written, is predicted to effectively eliminate permissionless finance in the United States.
"If this provision passes as currently written in the Senate markup, it effectively kills the idea of permissionless finance in the United States."
Pending
The Clarity Act will remove capital requirements for banks holding customer crypto, enabling them to enter the custody market.
"The Clarity Act explicitly overrides this. It bars regulators from forcing banks to hold extra capital against customer crypto."
Pending
The Clarity Act's qualified digital asset custodian requirement will direct institutional funds, like pension funds and ETFs, towards traditional banks for custody.
"This is why the bill creates a qualified digital asset custodian requirement. It funnels all institutional money, your pension funds, your 401ks, the ETF flows away from self-custody and into the vaults of the same banks that caused the 2008 financial crisis."
Pending
The Genius Act was signed into law by President Trump in July 2025.
"President Trump signed the Genius Act into law in July of 2025."
Correct
The Genius Act requires stablecoin issuers with over $10 billion in circulation to obtain approval from federal banking regulators and transition to federal oversight.
"First, it mandates that stable coin issuers must be approved by federal banking regulators. If you issue more than $10 billion in stable coins, you have to transition to federal oversight."
Pending
The Genius Act prohibits stablecoin issuers from paying interest to holders.
"Ban on interest payments. The law prohibits stable coin issuers from paying interest to holders."
Pending
Regulated stablecoin issuers will be treated as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act, enabling surveillance of all user transactions.
"these issuers are now treated as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act, which means that every transaction you make with a regulated stable coin is subject to surveillance."
Pending
The Clarity Act is expected to be enacted soon.
"The Clarity Act is almost here."
Pending
As of January 2026, the EU's Mika regulation is fully in effect, leading to fines and delistings for non-compliant stablecoins, with USDT losing significant European market share.
"The EU's Mika regulation is already in full effect as of this month, January 2026. We are seeing massive fines. We are seeing dlistings. Tether's USDT has lost nearly 28% of its European market share because it's not Mika compliant."
Pending
The Clarity Act is scheduled for markup in the Senate Banking Committee on January 15th.
"The bill currently sitting in the Senate Banking Committee scheduled for markup on January 15th"
Pending
The US Clarity Act and EU's Mika are converging to create a global regulatory framework that forces DeFi protocols to choose between compliance (KYC, censorship) or operating in a restricted, high-risk 'dark' environment.
"The US Clarity Act and EU's Mika are two sides of the same coin. They are creating a global net. If a DeFi protocol wants to survive, it has to choose. Do you comply with US and EU rules, implement KYC and censor transactions, or do you go quote unquote dark, lose access to 60% of the world's capital, and risk your developers getting arrested?"
Pending
Privacy coins such as Monero and Zcash are being delisted from major exchanges like OKX due to their inability to comply with the new Clarity Act regulations.
"Privacy coins like Monero and Zcash are being delisted from major exchanges like OKX because they can't comply with these new Clarity rules."
Correct
The Clarity Act is viewed as a 'Trojan horse' that will give banks control over the crypto ecosystem.
"This bill is actually a Trojan horse. It's designed to look like a gift, but inside it carries provisions that could hand total control of the crypto ecosystem to the very banks that we set out to replace."
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KYC requirements will be implemented for DeFi frontends.
"We're talking about KYC requirements for DeFi frontends."
Pending
A hypothetical scenario where Bitcoin reaches $200,000 is presented as a potential outcome of increased regulation, including KYC on decentralized exchanges.
"Are you okay with KYC on your decks if it means Bitcoin goes to $200,000?"
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Stablecoin surveillance will be significantly stricter than the Patriot Act.
"We are talking about stable coin surveillance that makes the Patriot Act look chill."
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A future video will discuss privacy tools that are expected to remain functional in 2026.
"in the next video, we're going to break down the few remaining privacy tools that will still work in 2026."
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The current administration is pro-crypto and aims to make the US the global crypto capital.
"We have an overtly pro- crypto administration in the White House. President Trump has promised to make America the crypto capital of the world."
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins intends to end the 'war on crypto'.
"We have SEC Chair Paul Atkins promising to end the war on crypto."
Correct
The Clarity Act passed the House in July 2025 with broad bipartisan support.
"the Clarity Act, which passed the House with a bipartisan supermajority back in July of 2025."
Correct
DeFi front-end operators, including those with fee-collecting DAOs, may be classified as registrants.
"The bill treats DeFi front-end operators, the websites who use to interact with unis swap or a as registrants if they maintain control or and this is the kicker, if they operate a fee collecting DAO."
Correct
DAOs that implement fee switches could be classified as digital commodity brokers.
"If a DAO votes to turn on a fee switch to sustain the protocol, that DAO might suddenly be classified as a digital commodity broker."
Pending
A specific provision in the Senate markup of the Clarity Act is expected to eliminate permissionless finance in the US.
"If this provision passes as currently written in the Senate markup, it effectively kills the idea of permissionless finance in the United States."
Pending
The Clarity Act will remove capital requirements for banks holding customer crypto.
"The Clarity Act explicitly overrides this. It bars regulators from forcing banks to hold extra capital against customer crypto."
Pending
The Clarity Act will enable banks to begin taking custody of crypto assets.
"The Clarity Act is the starter pistol for the banks to take custody of the market."
Pending
A new custodian requirement will direct institutional funds towards traditional banks.
"This is why the bill creates a qualified digital asset custodian requirement. It funnels all institutional money, your pension funds, your 401ks, the ETF flows away from self-custody and into the vaults of the same banks that caused the 2008 financial crisis."
Pending
The Genius Act was signed into law by President Trump in July 2025.
"President Trump signed the Genius Act into law in July of 2025."
Correct
Stablecoin issuers will require approval from federal banking regulators.
"First, it mandates that stable coin issuers must be approved by federal banking regulators."
Correct
Stablecoin issuers with over $10 billion in circulation will fall under federal oversight.
"If you issue more than $10 billion in stable coins, you have to transition to federal oversight."
Pending
Stablecoin issuers will be prohibited from paying interest to holders.
"Ban on interest payments. The law prohibits stable coin issuers from paying interest to holders."
Correct
The Genius Act will legally prevent stablecoin issuers from sharing yield with users.
"Under the Genius Act, they are legally forbidden from sharing that yield with you."
Pending
Regulated stablecoin transactions will be subject to surveillance under the Bank Secrecy Act.
"these issuers are now treated as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act, which means that every transaction you make with a regulated stable coin is subject to surveillance."
Pending
The EU's MiCA regulation is fully in effect as of January 2026.
"The EU's Mika regulation is already in full effect as of this month, January 2026."
Correct
Tether's USDT has lost a significant portion of its European market share due to non-compliance with MiCA.
"Tether's USDT has lost nearly 28% of its European market share because it's not Mika compliant."
Incorrect
DeFi protocols will face a choice between complying with US/EU regulations (including KYC) or operating in a 'dark' mode with limited access to capital and increased risk.
"If a DeFi protocol wants to survive, it has to choose. Do you comply with US and EU rules, implement KYC and censor transactions, or do you go quote unquote dark, lose access to 60% of the world's capital, and risk your developers getting arrested?"
Pending
Privacy coins like Monero and Zcash are being delisted from exchanges due to non-compliance with new regulations.
"Privacy coins like Monero and Zcash are being delisted from major exchanges like OKX because they can't comply with these new Clarity rules."
Correct
The Clarity Act, by applying the Bank Secrecy Act to brokers, will outlaw privacy on regulated platforms.
"The Clarity Act applies the Bank Secrecy Act to brokers. And you cannot comply with the Bank Secrecy Act if you can't see who is on the other side of the trade. So by definition, privacy is outlawed on regulated platforms."
Pending
Bitcoin will be transformed from a revolutionary tool into just another asset in traditional investment portfolios.
"It turns Bitcoin from a tool of revolution into just another asset class for Black Rockck to rebalance into a 60/40 portfolio."
Pending
The markup for the Clarity Act is scheduled for January 15th.
"The markup is happening on January 15th."
Correct
There is a possibility of Bitcoin reaching $200,000 if KYC is implemented on decentralized exchanges.
"Are you okay with KYC on your decks if it means Bitcoin goes to $200,000?"
Pending
A subsequent video will discuss privacy tools that will remain functional in 2026.
"in the next video, we're going to break down the few remaining privacy tools that will still work in 2026."
Pending