Tokenized Treasuries hit $15B record as Bitcoin stalls

The copper gold ratio has broken above its 200-day moving average for the first meaningful time since September 2020. The copper gold ratio is a closely watched macro signal measuring the relative strength of copper, an industrial metal tied to…

Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Federal Reserve chairman drew split reactions from lawmakers over inflation, affordability, and central bank independence. The Senate confirmed him in a 54-45 vote, with only one Democrat voting in favor. Kevin Warsh Confirmation Draws Split Reaction on Fed Independence Kevin Warsh was confirmed as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of […]

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Bitcoin’s short-term heatmap shows $2.46B stacked at $78.1K support. Open interest climbs as price compresses between $78K and $84.7K resistance. The short-term heatmap is telling a specific story. Bitcoin is not drifting. It is sitting between two walls. According to More Crypto Online on X, the largest support cluster on the short-term heatmap sits at […] The post Bitcoin’s $78.1K Floor Is Holding $2.46B. Traders Are Watching. appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The post Ripple CTO David Schwartz Flags Bitcoin’s Incentive Problem appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Schwartz says Bitcoin mining incentives create costly user-miner conflicts. XRP Ledger avoids mining rewards to reduce fees and centralization risks. Bitcoin and XRP declined despite renewed debate over blockchain efficiency. The long-running debate between Bitcoin and XRP gained fresh attention after Ripple CTO David Schwartz revisited his criticism of Bitcoin’s incentive structure. During a detailed presentation, Schwartz argued that Bitcoin’s proof-of-work model creates costly friction for users and miners alike. He also claimed the XRP Ledger offers a more efficient approach by reducing reliance on artificial incentives. Schwartz explained that blockchain systems need eventual agreement to function properly. Without consensus, users could not trust transactions or transfer value securely.  However, he argued that Bitcoin solves this challenge through expensive mining competitio

The post Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair amid pressure over rates and Fed independence appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair in a narrow 54–45 vote on 13 May, placing the former Fed governor at the center of mounting political and market pressure over interest rates, inflation, and central bank independence. The confirmation marked one of the closest margins for a Fed chair in decades and followed a separate 51–45 vote confirming Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board one day earlier. Warsh will now take over leadership of the U.S. central bank as markets closely watch whether the Fed maintains its current inflation-focused stance or shifts toward faster rate cuts under pressure from President Donald Trump and Republican allies. The confirmation also arrives during heightened uncertainty around energy prices, inflation persistence, and slowing economic growth. Markets focus on Fed independence concerns Much of the de

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The post Trump’s CEO-filled China visit can decide whether Bitcoin’s $80,000 risk rally survives this week appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin is hovering just below $80,000 as President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for a high-stakes meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, turning the visit into a live test of whether the crypto market’s latest risk rally has enough support to survive a difficult macro week. The trip comes as traders are already contending with hotter inflation data, rising Treasury yields, and a Bitcoin rally that has leaned heavily on derivatives positioning rather than deep spot demand. That combination has left the market unusually sensitive to headlines from Beijing, where any shift in trade, technology, or supply-chain policy could quickly feed through global risk assets. For Bitcoin, the China visit is less about direct digital-asset policy than the broader market signal it sends. A constructive meeting could ease fears