Bitcoin-Dollar Synergy Takes Center Stage as Warsh Named Fed Chair
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President Trump’s pick to lead the Fed, Kevin Warsh, has crypto markets weighing a bitcoin–dollar dynamic: he’s praised bitcoin as “gold for anyone under 40” while also signaling a hawkish policy stance and maintaining ties to stablecoins and early bitcoin ETFs. The nomination sparked a price dip in bitcoin, but Warsh’s comments suggest crypto could inform policy and fit into broader discussions about stablecoins and CBDCs, all set against a backdrop of rising debt and questions about monetary dominance. It’s early to discern his exact policy path until he resumes duties at the Fed.
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