The Fed vs Trump, Gold at ATHs & Why Bitcoin Isn’t Reacting | The Weekly

The Fed just went public against the executive branch — and markets noticed.
In this week’s episode of The Weekly, Graham Stone and David Sencil break down Jerome Powell’s unprecedented response to DOJ pressure, why gold is ripping while Bitcoin isn’t playing the debasement trade, and what this says about institutional credibility in 2026.
We also cover:
• Zcash’s dev team resigning en masse
• Monero ripping to new all-time highs
• MicroStrategy buying more Bitcoin — and Saylor’s latest controversy
• Prediction markets facing legal pressure from U.S. states
• Why privacy and macro narratives are converging
📅 Recorded January 13, 2026
Follow the hosts:
Graham Stone — @graminitha1
David Sencil — @_dsencil
00:00 Trump and the Federal Reserve Feud
10:42 Privacy in Cryptocurrency: Zcash vs Monero
16:45 MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Strategy and Market Dynamics
21:56 Legal Challenges for Prediction Markets