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The timeline for when President Trump will name a new Federal Reserve chair is uncertain. Jerome Powell, the current chair, will end his term in May 2026, and Trump is reportedly preparing to announce a successor soon, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Summary Trump is expected to announce Jerome Powell’s successor before Christmas, accelerating uncertainty around future Federal Reserve policy. Bitcoin and broader markets are reacting to expectations of rate cuts and Trump’s pro-crypto stance, with analysts noting strong historical links between Fed decisions and crypto performance. Kevin Hassett has emerged as a leading candidate for Fed chair,…

After months of legislative negotiation and industry scrutiny, the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act is moving toward a critical juncture on Capitol Hill this week as Senate committees align timelines and prepare some key markups that could finally break the deadlock on U.S. crypto regulation. The Senate Banking Committee released an amended draft of the CLARITY Act ahead of a scheduled markup and amendment debate, while the Senate Agriculture Committee set its own markup for late January.Earlier today, Senate Republicans on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released a series of fact sheets this week detailing the Act. The…

Prediction markets hit record weekly trading volumes last week as traders increasingly move to bet on major political events, crypto-related outcomes, and sports markets. The growing activity reflects rising interest in event-based trading across multiple sectors. However, this rapid expansion has also brought renewed concerns over market fragmentation and insider trading. Prediction Markets Break Volume Records While Trader Gains and Losses Mount According to Dune data, prediction markets posted a record $3.7 billion in weekly trading volume last week, marking an all-time high. Weekly notional volume also surged to a new record of $5.57 billion. The acceleration extends a trend…

Asseto Finance, a Web3-based financial platform, has announced the launch of BOND+. With BOND+’s launch, Asseto Finance is providing stable and secure returns onchain via tokenized fixed-yield investment opportunities. As Asseto Finance revealed in its official X announcement, the launch bridges the conventional fixed-income tools with the robust decentralized finance. In this respect, the move increases the accessibility of the efficient bond investments onchain. Secure Stable Returns with Asseto BOND+ 📈BOND+ brings the global debt market to the blockchain. This tokenized product provides investors with predictable income streams backed by high-quality bond instruments.🔹 Fixed Income, On-Chain: Access curated bond portfolios…

U.S. and Canadian companies holding digital assets, or DATs, have experienced significant stock price declines in 2025, with median prices falling 43%, Bloomberg reported. Summary U.S. and Canadian companies holding digital assets in their treasuries have seen stock prices fall by a median of 43% in 2025. These companies, known as digital asset treasuries (DATs), adopted a strategy popularized by Michael Saylor. Smaller DATs have struggled to raise capital, with companies like Alt5 Sigma Corp. experiencing significant stock declines after their token purchases. The companies, known as digital asset treasuries (DATs), get a lot of flak. Why? Because they use…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, after reviewing the draft legislation on cryptocurrency market structure prepared by the US Senate Banking Committee, announced that Coinbase cannot support this regulation in its current form. Armstrong said that some of the clauses in the draft text posed serious risks to the industry. According to Armstrong’s assessment, the draft effectively bans tokenized shares while also containing provisions in the DeFi space that grant the government unlimited access to financial records and weaken users’ right to privacy. He also stated that the draft erodes the powers of the Commodity Futures Commission (CFTC), tipping the regulatory balance…

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder of Binance and one of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency world, said that the tokenized securities platform announced by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is very bullish for the crypto sector and crypto exchanges. CZ stated in his assessment, “This development is bullish for cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges.” NYSE’s newly announced platform aims to build an entirely new transaction environment rather than simply adding blockchain to the existing exchange. This new structure will offer features such as 24/7 uninterrupted trading, instant settlement (instead of T+1), stablecoin-based funding instead of bank transfers, and…

The Flare CEO, Hugo Philion, has recently called attention to what he believes could represent a passive income opportunity for XRP holders. Philion suggested that XRP holders could earn this passive income by using XRP across the Flare ecosystem. He explained that giving XRP the ability to generate returns could push more people to hold and use it, similar to the way Bitcoin holders take advantage of yield options. Philion also highlighted the platforms that enable these earnings, including Firelight and DEX liquidity programs, describing how users can stack strategies to boost returns. Key Points While the XRP Ledger does…

Pudgy Penguins is set to apologise for a racist X post it made last week following a complaint from the NFT project’s $5.3 billion football partner, Manchester City. According to a series of screenshots, Manchester City reached out to Pudgy Penguins after it suggested via X that the social media platform’s crackdown on reply spam and “AI slop,” might “actually have a significant effect on India’s economy.” Read more: Polymarket criticized for racist post targeting fake ‘baddies’ The post appeared to rely on the xenophobic stereotype that Indians are often behind bot or spam accounts associated with the so-called “InfoFi”…

According to research from the Bitcoin Policy Institute, Bitcoin has the potential to resolve the current issues, including rising tuition costs, persistent inflation, and limited investment flexibility in 529 college savings plans, which are facing most families looking to put their kids through higher education. The current plans offer valuable tax advantages, but they force investors to deal with narrow, state-selected mutual fund portfolios that underperform relative to IRAs and HSAs. According to the Bitcoin Policy Institute, those limitations prevent households from accessing inflation-resistant assets and stronger long-term growth opportunities. The Bitcoin Policy Institute’s research has evaluated how modernizing 529…