Market
Macro
Kevin Warsh’s no-guidance Fed breaks a 30-year playbook – leaving Bitcoin vulnerable to surprise rate hike
Markets still expect rates to stay unchanged, but an unusually underpriced hike could force traders to reassess the Fed’s 2026 path and test Bitcoin’s recent resilience.
Wallets
Apple’s App Store promoted fake Bitcoin wallet that stole $1.8M after developer spent a year warning them
A $1.8 million Bitcoin lawsuit adds to a wider pattern of wallet impersonators reaching users despite Apple’s screening controls.
Legislation
As Senate CLARITY Act odds plunge to 30%, Bitcoin’s refusal to drop signals a stealth upside trap
The market has absorbed weeks of worsening legislative expectations, leaving an unexpected breakthrough capable of producing a sharper repricing.
Stablecoins
Circle is arming USDC with 1,000 IBM patents to secure its grip on global banking rails
USDC leads adjusted transaction volume, but Tether retains scale while OUSD targets Circle’s institutional economics.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy hits a 5 week pause on Bitcoin, using $25M to quietly buy back its own discounted stock
Strategy spent $25 million on preferred shares below $100 and still has $975 million available for further repurchases.
Exchanges
BitMart’s sudden shutdown triggers withdrawal delays and on-chain panic, echoing the ghosts of 2022
The exchange’s exit follows BitMEX’s closure announcement and comes as users question how quickly they can retrieve assets.
Macro
Bitcoin’s $65,000 rebound looks like a relief rally, but Wednesday’s Fed decision could turn it into a trap
Bitcoin traders are dropping their guard just as an oil shock puts a surprise Fed rate hike back on the table.
Technology
A $650 million wave of bridge hacks just triggered a $7 billion mass migration to Chainlink
Security concerns are driving projects toward CCIP while Chainlink expands into tokenized funds, collateral and foreign-exchange settlement.
Exchanges
EU expands HTX crackdown as Russia-linked crypto network keeps shifting its financial rails
The European Union has sanctioned HTX, widening a Russia crackdown that has already affected counterparties beyond the exchange. The bloc placed Huobi Global S.A.,…
People
Trump jokes about 4th term as $17 million in TRUMP tokens move onto exchanges
The latest transfer brings project-linked movements to $172 million over five months as the meme coin trades near record lows.
Legislation
US Senate has 4 days to save CLARITY Act as odds fall to 30% – Galaxy Digital says
Democratic resistance has left Republicans short of 60 votes, prompting crypto groups, police and faith leaders to press for immediate floor action.
Politics
CLARITY Act splits Wall Street and crypto as Goldman Sachs breaks with banks and Charles Hoskinson backs Warren
Wall Street is divided over stablecoin rewards while Trump’s crypto interests complicate efforts to secure the Democratic votes needed for passage.