Kevin Warsh signaled support for integrating digital assets into the U.S. financial system during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve. Summary Kevin Warsh said digital assets are already embedded in the U.S. financial system and supported their integration with proper safeguards. Warsh rejected the idea of a U.S. central bank digital currency,
Iran has rejected a ceasefire extension, with the US identifying Mojtaba Khamenei as the primary obstacle. The odds of a ceasefire by April 30 have dropped to 14.5% YES, down from 32% yesterday. The April 30 ceasefire market sits at 14.5%, a sharp decline from 32% just 24 hours ago. The largest single move was
In Ethereum news today, ETH USD is trading around $2,330, attempting a recovery after bouncing off the $2,250 support zone, a move that looks constructive on the surface. But underneath the bounce, the technical picture is genuinely uncomfortable. The rebound has already stalled below the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, and two key momentum indicators are
Crypto platform dYdX declared unregistered by the Philippine SEC, with strict warning against investment solicitation and potential criminal liability for promoters. The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public advisory warning against engaging with several crypto trading platforms that are not authorized to operate in the country. Among the flagged entities
Iran war news escalated Tuesday as parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated publicly that Tehran will not accept negotiations under conditions it considers coercive, with the 10-day US-Iran ceasefire set to expire Wednesday and both sides sharpening rhetoric ahead of prospective talks in Islamabad. Summary Ghalibaf warned that Iran has spent the past two weeks
Two CIA operatives died during a covert operation in Mexican cartel territory. The US-Iran ceasefire by April 30 market sits at 15.0% YES, down from 32% yesterday. Market reaction The April 30 market dropped 17 points in 24 hours. Traders are pricing in low odds of a sustained ceasefire. The market trades $213,788 daily at
In crypto free speech news, Coin Center, the cryptocurrency advocacy and research organization, has formally argued that writing and publishing crypto code is protected speech under the First Amendment, and that developers only cross into regulatable territory when they directly control user funds and execute transactions on someone else’s behalf. The detail most coverage is
Coinbase lobbying activity for Q1 2026 totaled $1.07 million, the company disclosed in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, targeting the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the GENIUS Act stablecoin law, and digital asset tax treatment legislation. Summary The filing covers lobbying on the CLARITY Act’s market structure provisions, implementation of the GENIUS Act stablecoin
Iranian hardliner Ali Gholhaki rejected US demands on Tehran’s nuclear program and Strait of Hormuz management, citing these as reasons for canceling talks in Pakistan. The odds of a US-Iran ceasefire by April 30 now sit at 21.5% YES, down from 32% just 24 hours ago. Gholhaki’s social media statement drove the sell-off in the
Men in uniform knocked on the door. They had badges, authority, and a script tight enough to convince the victim that resistance was futile. Within minutes, $1M in Bitcoin was gone, transferred voluntarily, by the victim’s own hands, under threat of fake arrest. No exchange was hacked. No password was phished. The blockchain’s cryptographic walls