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Ether looks poised to gain a price advantage over BTC as the ETH/BTC ratio soars to a 10-week high....

Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump‘s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, would not just bring a new policy outlook to the central bank. He brings a background of immense personal wealth. His 69-page disclosure lists personal assets ranging from at least $192 million to roughly...

Two of the most closely watched regulatory bodies in American finance are operating with skeleton crews. The Securities and Exchange Commission has three of its five commissioner seats filled — all by Republicans. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has just one sitting commissioner. Both vacancies come at a moment...

Kevin Warsh crypto holdings in more than 20 blockchain companies are now public record after Trump’s Fed chair nominee filed a 69-page financial disclosure with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, with his Senate confirmation hearing set for April 21.…...

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The ETH/BTC ratio climbed to 0.0313 on Wednesday, its strongest reading since January, as record Ethereum network activity and a $180 billion stablecoin milestone signal a potential shift in market momentum. The ETH/BTC ratio is making its clearest recovery move…...

AI agent ‘Valerie’ now runs a San Francisco vending machine on OpenClaw, testing how far people will trust code with pricing, marketing and real‑world cash. AI agent takes over a real‑world vending machine An AI agent called Valerie is now…...

Bitwise’s Avalanche ETF launch may accelerate competition in altcoin ETFs, potentially reshaping investor strategies in crypto markets. The post Bitwise launches spot Avalanche ETF with built in staking rewards appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Bitwise Asset Management has rolled out the Bitwise Avalanche ETF (NYSE:BAVA) months after filing an updated S-1 with the SEC, offering investors direct exposure to Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) while tapping into staking rewards — a structure that underscores the next phase of crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. •...

Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) recent rebound alongside equities is not necessarily the start of a new bull market but could instead reflect a late-cycle distribution phase, according to analyst Benjamin Cowen. Late-Cycle Pattern Repeating In an Apr. 16 podcast, Cowen said current market behavior mirrors historical late-cycle dynamics. Typically, markets...