Happy New Year and welcome back to the Rise’n’Crypto podcast! It’s going to be a massive 2025 for crypto and we’re off to a strong start. Despite a clear absence of retail investors since the holidays, BTC’s price is performing well. That may be due to spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US, which had almost a billion dollars of inflows on Friday! Elsewhere, the “Trump Effect” is already visible with Ripple moving 75% of its job openings to the US and Dogecoin pumping as whales buy huge amounts of the original memecoin. So, grab yourself a coffee and let’s get into it!

Further reading:

• Back to $76K for 2025? 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week
• Bitcoin ETF inflows rebound to 6-week highs as BTC price reclaims $97K
• '75% of Ripple’s open roles are now US-based' — CEO Brad Garlinghouse
• Dogecoin jumps 21% as whales accumulate, Galaxy predicts $1 DOGE

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