ROLLUP: Trump Eyes Greenland | Davos Goes Crypto | NYSE Goes Onchain | Quantum Spooks Bitcoin | Farcaster + Lens Acquired

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Markets slide this week as Trump floats taking Greenland and tariff threats resurface, pushing investors toward gold. Ryan and David break down what Davos revealed about a shifting world order, why crypto finally had a real seat at the table, and the moments from Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink that framed Crypto versus Central Banks. Plus: the NYSE unveils a tokenized trading platform and whether it validates or co-opts DeFi, Farcaster and Lens are acquired as on-chain social hits a crossroads, and a Jefferies strategist drops Bitcoin over quantum fears. Finally, an update on the Clarity Act delay and the race for the next Fed chair. --- 📣 IMMUNEFI | $IMU TOKEN LAUNCH https://bankless.cc/ImmunefiICO --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🏅BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDT https://bankless.cc/bitget-futures 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM | AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://bankless.cc/TDR-pro 💰ICO WATCH | UPCOMING PUBLIC TOKEN SALES https://bankless.cc/ico-watch --- TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 2:31 Why are markets down https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2013591373006676322 https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2013603538513863126 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/greenland-trump-nato-denmark https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2013983374549946581 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2014089644288196691 https://polymarket.com/event/will-trump-acquire-greenland-before-2027 https://polymarket.com/event/will-the-us-acquire-any-part-of-greenland-in-2026 https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/2013610390698041805 https://x.com/thestalwart/status/2013580367123423518 https://x.com/Strategy/status/2013598056000725476 15:12 Davos power shifts https://x.com/CommerceGov/status/2013638111977222213 https://x.com/KanwalSibal/status/2013863207962845315 https://x.com/alreadydawn/status/2011855946298032188 https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2013947391733342444 https://x.com/MSBIntel/status/2014311838092284200 https://x.com/gazza_jenks/status/2014316956787077193 https://x.com/RWAwatchlist_/status/2014302865515479322 25:45 Next Fed Chair https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-nominate-as-fed-chair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh 29:23 NYSE tokenization platform https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/The-New-York-Stock-Exchange-Develops-Tokenized-Securities-Platform/default.aspx https://x.com/sytaylor/status/2013248790988214418 https://x.com/jdorman81/status/2013273153544323438 https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2013302033286054109 https://x.com/malekanoms/status/2013597558413664443 37:10 Onchain social handover https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0x72aab3a5 https://x.com/neynarxyz/status/2014046158700659072 https://x.com/0xfoobar/status/2014169292736979296 https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2013617272464580990 https://lens.xyz/news/mask-network-to-steward-the-next-chapter-of-lens https://x.com/hishboy/status/2014050332675121169 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2013884907659944205 https://firefly.social/signup https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/2014338767847354766 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2011325527567544393 45:57 Clarity Act delay https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/2014119477923705271 https://x.com/eleanorterrett/status/2014139061103907238 https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/2012612712044573151 https://x.com/patrickjwitt/status/2013776653902614547 https://polymarket.com/event/clarity-act-signed-into-law-in-2026 50:00 Stablecoin payroll https://x.com/base/status/2013752842822038000 https://imgur.com/a/9kriKIV 51:42 Bitcoin & quantum https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/2013266516112712139 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7414027710861045761/ https://x.com/bitcoinofficesv/status/1961564696856727947 https://x.com/batsoupyum/status/2013606402976293243 https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2013781321638695383 https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-establishes-independent-advisory-board-on-quantum-computing-and-blockchain 59:40 Regulation & Trad https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2013626808474968164 https://x.com/felixprotocol/status/2011831820371828920 https://x.com/0xBroze/status/2011832444102561838 https://x.com/JupiterExchange/status/2013987873943334919 1:01:02 Closing & Disclaimers --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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0:00.0	It is the fourth week of January. It's time for the bankless weekly roll-up. David, Trump wants to take over Greenland. Is that good for our bags? Trump land. Trump land. Yeah. We'll talk about the market's reaction to this. Also, all eyes on Davos this week. There was a couple themes there. It was maybe Trump
0:21.0	versus the world, but also Crypto versus Tradify. There was an appearance by crypto folks
0:26.0	at the World Economic Forum. Brian Armstrong was there. Jeremy Aller was there. CZ was there.
0:31.5	Kind of the who's who of crypto. Yeah. It is new to have crypto people in the same platform as all
0:36.2	the Tradify Central Bankers. Also, the New York Stock Exchange crypto people in the same platform as all the TradFi central bankers.
0:38.2	Also, the New York Stock Exchange has announced their tokenization platform using a lot of
0:43.7	our words to talk about their new tech product, their new trading platform.
0:48.8	We're going to talk about it if it's good or bad for the rest of crypto.
0:52.9	Is this another tempo or is this people actually leveraging our blockchain? We're going to talk about that. Also, not the greatest week for decentralized social platforms, both Farcaster and Lens, kind of throwing in the towel, getting acquired by apps inside of their own ecosystem. Interesting. Did decentralized social fail? We're going to talk about that. And also,
1:11.0	very large institutional investor at Jeffries. Don't know what Jeffries is. Ryan's going to tell me
1:14.7	what it is. Says he's selling Bitcoin because of quantum. And that is not, he's not the only one.
1:20.7	There is starting to be a trend of the market not liking Bitcoin because of the existential risk
1:26.5	of quantum.
1:32.0	We also have an update on the Clarity Act, of course, and an update on the next Fed share.
1:33.6	Is he going to be crypto-friendly?
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1:44.9	Amunify is helping crypto not lose money to hacks.
1:48.7	So the crypto space has already lost almost $12 billion to hacks.
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