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Trump says he’ll announce his Fed pick Friday morning. Kevin Warsh seen getting president’s nod for the key economic post.

President Donald Trump said he’ll announce his nominee to chair the Federal Reserve on Friday morning — and prediction markets have turned sharply toward a former Fed governor for the post.

Circle targets ‘durable’ infrastructure to drive institutional stablecoin adoption

Circle has flagged scaling its payments network and institution-focused blockchain as a 2026 priority as companies look to examine how to use stablecoins.

Bitcoin ‘to keep bleeding against stock market’ as cycle wraps: Analyst

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YzBkMGUtZWRlNC03ZDNkLWE1NGEtM2I1OGI1ZDRiNGVkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin ‘to keep bleeding against stock market’ as cycle wraps: Analyst" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoiners hoping for a big rotation from gold and silver might be chasing the wrong signal, says Benjamin Cowen.</p>

Kevin Warsh set to be nominated by Trump as Fed chair on Friday: Reports

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjMzZjctYjFjYy03ZWZhLWJhYmUtNDgwZmUxOGNlZjM1LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Kevin Warsh set to be nominated by Trump as Fed chair on Friday: Reports" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Kevin Warsh, seen as a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair pick, previously said Bitcoin could serve as a check on fiscal policy decisions.</p>

Bitcoin falls to $81K, triggering $1.7B in liquidations

Bitcoin plunged to a nine-month low as geopolitical tensions, tariff threats, and tech earnings concerned traders, triggering billions of dollars worth of long liquidations.

Securitize says revenues up 840% in filing to go public via Cantor SPAC

Securitize’s latest SEC filing showed that the company’s revenue increased nearly tenfold year-over-year as institutions experiment with tokenization.

Unclaimed Ethereum from The DAO hack to fund new security initiative: Griff Green

While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would rather focus on security distribution methods, says Griff Green.

Optimism passes buyback proposal to bolster OP token

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YzBjNDYtYzEzZi03MWIyLWIxN2ItMTQzOTljYzgxMjNhLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Optimism passes buyback proposal to bolster OP token" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Optimism blockchain will begin to sell half of its Superchain revenue to buy back its own token starting next month, with the tokens held for future ecosystem use.</p>

Bybit made ‘slow but steady comeback’ in 2025 after massive hack: CoinGecko

Bybit‘s market share climbed in 2025, even after it was hacked for $1.5 billion, while trading volumes on the top 10 exchanges rose by 7.6% on average last year.

Avalanche tokenization hits Q4 high as BlackRock’s BUIDL expands onchain

Messari reports that institutions put millions of dollars into Avalanche last year, but it didn’t help its token, which fell by nearly 60% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Trump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over leak of his tax returns

President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit Thursday against the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department — with the potential for U.S. taxpayers to pay for it.

Analyst claims single entity is ‘suppressing’ Bitcoin below $90K

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YzA5ZDYtZjA3Mi03YjVjLWExYTktMGFiYzM1MTU3M2NjLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Analyst claims single entity is ‘suppressing’ Bitcoin below $90K" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin order-book analysis said that BTC price action was being held back by just one trading entity, while risking a trip to "Bearadise."</p>

Trump throws down new tariff threats toward Canada and Mexico

Canada may face 50% tariff on aircraft, Trump says, while also ordering tariffs against countries selling oil to Cuba

OpenAI reportedly eyeing an IPO by year’s end, ahead of Anthropic

OpenAI is eyeing an initial public offering before the end of the year, hoping to beat rival AI startup Anthropic to the punch, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday.

Apple’s stock rises as Tim Cook gives just enough detail on Wall Street’s most burning question

The iPhone maker projected gross margins well ahead of Wall Street estimates, reassuring investors that it’s successfully managing the surge in memory prices

As SpaceX prepares for its IPO, Elon Musk’s empire could get even more intertwined

Elon Musk, the world’s richest individual, could bring two of his biggest holdings closer together.

Sandisk’s eye-popping earnings forecast helps justify 1,400% stock surge

The storage maker’s revenue guidance was almost 60% higher than the Wall Street consensus and profit guidance was more than double that analysts had expected.

Stocks, gold and copper see big swings that show investors have few places to hide

The volatility seen across asset classes on Thursday may give investors a hint at what’s to come and leave them with fewer places to hide.

‘I’m worried about cash flow’: I’m 71 with a $2.7 million IRA and $470K in stocks. Why can’t I relax?

“My home is paid for and has an estimated value of $700,000.”

Yale is offering free tuition if your family makes less than $200K. Here’s what that says about being middle-class today.

A six-figure household income may not mean what it once did.