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Kevin Warsh cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 13-11 party-line vote on April 29, 2026, putting him one full Senate vote away from becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed, he’s set to take the reins by May 15, replacing Jerome Powell in what amounts to the most consequential leadership change at the central bank in years. For crypto markets, this is not just a personnel swap. It’s a philosophical one. Warsh has called Bitcoin the “new gold for under 40s” and disclosed investments in more than 20 crypto-linked entities. That’s a far cry from Powell’s…

David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple, recently argued that Bitcoin’s decentralization does not come from its use of the PoW mechanism. Schwartz’s latest comments followed a recent event where a single mining entity showed significant control. This led to discussions about how secure and balanced Bitcoin’s network truly is with the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. Key Points Foundry USA, the largest Bitcoin mining pool, recently mined 7 consecutive Bitcoin blocks, leading to a chain reorganization and raising concerns about mining concentration. Vet, an XRPL validator, noted that Foundry USA’s hashrate is near the profitability threshold for selfish mining, suggesting large miners…

AsteriaFi partners with iFlux Global to accelerate Decentralized Finance development. The partnership between AsteriaFi and iFlux Global represents the advent of the on-chain market infrastructure to where deep liquidity meets retail-friendly tools for exposure. The two firms together will create a hybrid financial ecosystem to provide institutional-level Asset Management Solutions for the retail market and improve the accessibility of sophisticated decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions to all users. Bridging Advanced Trading Controls with Structured Yield The iFlux platform is an emerging player in the financial industry that is successfully simplifying the complexity associated with trading various financial instruments. The iFlux ecosystem…

Ethereum ($ETH) price is stalling near $2,140 as a sharp DeFi erosion since January now matches a bearish chart structure carved out over the past seven weeks. The lag against Bitcoin and a sliding holder cohort suggest the price weakness may be more than a routine pullback. The structure on the daily chart and the on-chain data tell the same story from different angles. Ethereum Price Mirrors DeFi TVL Collapse Since January Peak Ethereum has carved an inverted cup pattern on the daily chart between March 29 and May 18. The current rebound looks more like a handle of the…

In brief Anthropic’s shares are trading at $1 trillion on secondary platforms like Forge Global, overtaking OpenAI which sits at $880 billion on the same venue. The company’s annualized revenue soared from $9 billion in late 2025 to $30 billion by March 2026—a 233% jump in a single quarter, driven primarily by Claude Code adoption. Just three months ago, Anthropic’s valuation was $380 billion; secondary markets are now pricing it at more than 2.6 times that figure. On secondary share trading platforms, Anthropic has quietly flipped the AI power map—trading at roughly $1 trillion, overtaking OpenAI for the first time.…

Speaking at the fourth annual $XRP Las Vegas event, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse addressed a question that surfaces repeatedly in the $XRP community: how committed is Ripple to $XRP itself, given the company’s growing focus on institutional and enterprise clients? His answer was direct and left little room for interpretation. “Ripple is still the largest holder of $XRP on the planet,” Garlinghouse said. “We are the most interested party in seeing $XRP be successful. We will continue to be the most interested party in seeing $XRP be successful.” Why the Question Frustrates Him Garlinghouse said he has always found the…

Christopher Delgado, the former CEO of Goliath Ventures, has publicly apologized to investors for what US prosecutors allege was a $328 million crypto investment Ponzi scheme. “They put their trust in me, and I failed them,” Delgado told ABC-affiliated television station WFTV in an interview aired on Monday. Delgado said he wanted to publicly explain what happened “from beginning to end” and express “how sorry I am.” Delgado claimed that he voluntarily returned to the US to face charges of fraud and money laundering brought by the Orlando US Attorney’s Office on Feb. 20. He faces a maximum penalty of…

X account Crypto Rand has shared a screenshot from the BitcoinTalk forum dated by 2010, triggering a reaction of amazement from the crypto community. The miner back then believes that he had “missed the bus” of getting rich on Bitcoin. “Missed the Bitcoin bus” in 2010 A BitcoinTalk user under the alias “ichi” complained that he had managed to mine “only” 600 Bitcoins over the past week. “I have only 600 Bitcoins,” he wrote, adding, “I have missed the bus.” 600 bitcoin and called it missing the bus 💀 pic.twitter.com/vRnDs0J1Y7 — Rand Group (@cryptorand) March 24, 2026 But he also…

In a bold move to give merchants and crypto users access to the wider DeFi landscape, DashPay, a cryptocurrency payment application platform, today entered into a strategic integration with Aurora, a layer-2 network that powers cross-chain swaps and unified liquidity for on-chain markets. With the technical incorporation, DashPay now supports Aurora, giving users on its crypto payment platform another entry point of DeFi multi-chain activity, including swaps, deposits, and app flows. DashPay is a payment application platform built on the Dash blockchain, designed to simplify cryptocurrency transactions for everyday commerce. Driven by its native digital currency ($DASH), the Dash network…

Ethereum is holding a key support zone after bouncing from the 0.5 Fibonacci level and the green Gaussian Channel. At the same time, a long-term cycle chart shows $ETH still inside an ascending channel, with analysts pointing to a possible move toward $15,000 if support holds. Ethereum Price Holds $2,088 Fib Level as Gaussian Channel Turns Green Ethereum price is testing a key support area after bouncing from the Gaussian Channel and the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level on the daily Bitstamp chart shared by Sky on X. The $ETH/USD chart shows Ethereum trading near $2,129, close to the 0.5 Fib…