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Because it could be a life-saver for you in 2026.

You see, by the mid-1990s, I was making a fortune on Wall Street.

But in 1998, it all came crashing down during the Russian and Asian financial crisis.

I lost everything and went bankrupt.

And here's the thing…

My ideas were usually good and later proved right.

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In case you missed it, here's Big T's Digital Asset Daily

Another War Just Launched, and It's Not in the Middle East

For many Americans, it's hard to look away from the geopolitical crisis we're in right now.

Since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, the CBOE Volatility Index – Wall Street's so-called "fear gauge" – has surged as much as 59%.

It's the largest spike since November 2025, when fears over the government shutdown, trade war, and AI bubble hit the market.

In retaliation, Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints. Roughly 20% of global oil supply passes through that narrow waterway. And the disruption is sending shockwaves through the economy.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 11 cents in a single day, according to AAA – the largest one-day increase since March 2022 – and another 7 cents just this morning. It's up 34 cents in the past week alone. And analysts say prices could climb even higher if the conflict escalates.

Meanwhile, the region is descending into chaos. Hundreds of thousands of travelers are stranded as airports and seaports shut down across the Middle East.

Back home, the White House's rationale for war keeps shifting. And the markets clearly don't know what to make of it.

The Dow plunged as much as 3.4% shortly after Operation Epic Fury began… only to rebound 2.5% even as the conflict intensified and the death toll continued to rise. The Dow was down 1.6% after Thursday's closing bell.

Missiles are flying. Oil markets are shaking. And investors everywhere are asking the same question: What happens next?

Truth is… nobody knows. But here at the Digital Asset Daily, we always have a gameplan.

How We've Helped Readers Navigate Conflict Before

Just like today, it was difficult being an investor in 2022 when the Russia-Ukraine War broke out.

I know because at the time I was a junior analyst covering the crypto market for Daily editor Teeka Tiwari.

I remember Big T telling our readers about what it was like when he was a young executive on Wall Street during the First Gulf War back in August 1990.

Fear was everywhere. Oil prices were surging. Investors believed the world might spiral into a broader conflict. The market plunged as much as 20%.

This wasn't some minor skirmish either. Operation Desert Storm was the largest land war the U.S. had fought since Vietnam. America deployed more than 500,000 troops to the Persian Gulf.

Yet once the war ended and the uncertainty cleared, something remarkable happened.

The S&P 500 launched into one of the greatest bull runs in history… surging more than 616% over the next decade, an average annual gain of about 21.8%.

That lesson stuck with Teeka. And eventually, it stuck with me. Because years later, I found myself facing a similar moment.

It was February 2022. Russia had just invaded Ukraine. The headlines were terrifying.

Some analysts were openly discussing the possibility of nuclear escalation.

And bitcoin was collapsing.

By November of that year, the price had fallen roughly 75% from its all-time high of $69,000 in October 2021. Panic was everywhere. Investors were dumping crypto as fast as they could click the sell button.

But beneath all that fear, something important was happening: Institutional adoption of bitcoin was accelerating.

Fidelity started offering crypto custody and trading for hedge funds and family offices… The New York Stock Exchange launched its bitcoin futures product... And behind the scenes, BlackRock was preparing to file for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

By October 2025, bitcoin was trading above $126,000 – a 717% surge from its 2022 lows.

In other words, what looked like the end of the world turned out to be one of the greatest buying opportunities in modern financial history.

Back then, institutional adoption was the catalyst driving bitcoin prices higher. Today, I see another catalyst emerging that will take bitcoin to record highs. And it involves a different kind of war the U.S. government is waging.

The Secret War on Crypto Is Heating Up

While the White House has been briefing the public about military operations overseas, President Trump has been fighting another battle on the homefront.

This one is aimed squarely at the banking cartel. Here's what he wrote Tuesday on his Truth Social platform:

The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable – We are not going to allow it. The U.S. needs to get Market Structure done, ASAP. Americans should earn more money on their money. The Banks are hitting record profits, and we are not going to allow them to undermine our powerful Crypto Agenda that will end up going to China, and other Countries if we don't get The Clarity Act taken care of.

Teeka did a deep dive into the Clarity Act last week. If you've been following us lately, you know it's all part of what he calls The Great Crypto Conspiracy.

If you haven't read it yet, I encourage you to check it out right here. In the meantime, let me bring you up to speed…

The Clarity Act was introduced in May 2025. If passed, it would create a much clearer regulatory landscape – crucial for the development and commercialization of crypto.

President Trump is frustrated that the Clarity Act is being held up in Congress. And he's pointing the finger at the banking lobby. (It's almost like he's been reading the Daily…)

Here's why.

Buried inside the legislation is a provision the mainstream press is barely talking about. It's called Section 404. And it could change the entire financial system.

The provision would allow crypto exchanges to offer rewards generated from stablecoin yields.

Now, a stablecoin is simply a digital dollar. Think of it like the U.S. dollar before 1971, when every greenback printed by the government was backed by gold sitting in a vault.

Stablecoins work in a similar way. Issuers hold U.S. Treasury bills to back the digital dollars they create. But here's where things get interesting…

Unlike your bank, stablecoin issuers are willing to share the income they earn from those Treasurys. Today that yield is roughly 3.6%. Passing that yield on to consumers helps them attract deposits and capture market share.

That's exactly what terrifies the banking industry.

Right now, there's about $6.6 trillion in cash sitting in customer deposits at U.S. banks. And those banks will do almost anything to keep it there.

Last year, bank lobbies spent $87 million – a 12% jump from the previous year. That was the highest since 2011, when they were still reeling from the Financial Crisis fallout.

Here's what Teeka recently wrote about this topic…

If savers have the option to safely and legally earn 3.6% instead of 0.10%... What do you think will happen to the $6.6 trillion sitting in bank deposits today?

That's the nightmare scenario in front of the banking cartel today. And it's why they're on a scorched-earth campaign against the Clarity Act.

I believe the President inserting himself in this battle between the banks and crypto industry is a massive development that Wall Street is overlooking.

I want to be clear: This isn't my political opinion. It's just facts. According to Forbes, roughly 60% of President Trump's net worth is now tied to crypto-related ventures.

That means the president's crypto holdings are worth more than any single real estate asset in his portfolio… including the combined value of Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower.

In other words, he's riding through the same brutal crypto bear market we are.

President Trump doesn't just want crypto to succeed – he needs the market to turn higher well before he leaves office. But this goes even deeper.

He's not only pushing to revive the crypto market. He's also pushing to accelerate stablecoin adoption – an area where he now has a direct financial stake after his World Liberty Financial crypto venture launched its own stablecoin.

That means he's no longer just an observer in the fight between crypto and the banking industry. He's taking sides.

How to Navigate the Geopolitical and Crypto Minefield

As the Clarity Act moves forward and ultimately passes, it will set the stage for a new bull market in altcoins and bitcoin.

That happened with the GENIUS Act, which created the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins. As the bill advanced through Congress early last year, bitcoin's price rose from as low as $74,400 to as high as $126,300.

If you want to take advantage of this pullback in crypto prices, two projects I believe stand to benefit enormously are Ethereum and Solana.

Most stablecoins already run on Ethereum. As adoption grows, more transactions will flow through the network – which means more fees flowing to ETH holders.

Solana's network, meanwhile, is fast and cheap. That makes it ideal for high-volume transactions. As stablecoin remittances and payments expand, activity on Solana will increase – also generating more fees for the network.

If ETH and SOL just reclaim their recent highs, you could see gains of 139% and 233%, respectively, from here.

Look, there's no sugarcoating it. We're still in a crypto bear market. And we'll continue to see volatility across the board until the conflict in the Middle East ends. The same thing happened in 1990 and 2022.

As someone who values every human life, it's difficult to watch what's unfolding there. But my responsibility here as an analyst is to guide you through every kind of market – just like Teeka did with his readers during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

And history shows moments like this often create the greatest opportunities. Markets panic… then recover once the fog begins to clear.

The battle over the Clarity Act is reshaping the financial system – opening the door for stablecoins, new crypto yields, and a wave of institutional adoption.

So while today's headlines are filled with fear, the groundwork for the next crypto bull market may already be falling into place.

Don't Watch the Future Happen. Own It!

Houston Molnar

P.S. The conflict in the Middle East isn't just causing volatility in crypto. Another corner of the market is flashing warning signs: artificial intelligence (AI).

One day, tech giants like Nvidia, AMD, and Meta are getting hammered on fears that AI will disrupt their businesses… The next day, they're ripping higher in relief rallies.

But just as we have a strategy to profit from the rebound coming in crypto, we also have a strategy to capture profits from the AI boom – while sidestepping those violent swings.

Big T believes the biggest beneficiaries from AI technology won't be the big tech names. Instead, the real gains will come from blue-chip companies leveraging AI technology to boost productivity, cut costs, and increase shareholder profits.

These companies pay out reliable dividends year after year… And give you plenty of dry powder to use for asymmetric bets when crypto comes soaring back.

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