Trump says he could fire Powell “real fast” as Polymarket odds spike. Hassett confirms the White House is reviewing legal options to remove Powell. CME data shows a high chance the Fed will cut rates at its June meeting.

The DOJ is reviewing crypto payout rules after backlash over outdated values. FTX and Celsius creditors are repaid based on depressed crypto prices.

Schwab plans to launch spot crypto trading by next year. Its website still warns that crypto assets could become worthless. Robinhood and Kraken are pushing deeper into crypto-equity services.

Abraxas Capital withdrew 2,949 Bitcoin from exchanges last week. Strategy and Semler are still growing their Bitcoin treasuries.

Bitcoin and gold are both rising as markets react to growing turmoil. Trump’s Fed attacks and tariff threats are shaking investor confidence. The US dollar index has sunk to a three-year low.

Polymarket odds of a new pope in 2025 jumped following Pope Francis’ death. The platform has often been criticised for hosting morbid wagers. The papal market drew over $2 million in user bets.

Did the federal agents meet with the Bitcoin inventor? Many Bitcoin advocates say keep the identity secret. Bitcoin is rapidly becoming a fixture in the financial system.

A new documentary, "Vitalik: An Ethereum Story" was released Tuesday. The directors had "unprecedented access" to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. But the film feels dated, and mainstream viewers will learn little about the technology itself.

The Bitcoin-focused firms were busy last week. Bitcoin is up Monday even as stocks fall.

The XRP ETF bet on Polymarket surged on Tuesday. Coinbase has launched a regulated XRP futures product. Analysts warn of weak demand for altcoin ETFs.

The FTX crash rocked the crypto industry. Lender Maple Finance was one of the projects dragged down by Sam Bankman-Fried. Now it’s staging a comeback.

The SEC’s new chair, Paul Atkins, was sworn in yesterday. Two applications for Cardano ETFs await approval. The ADA token was one selected by President Trump for inclusion in his strategic reserve.

Trump’s tariffs risk seeing the world abandon the dollar. Could Bitcoin take its place as the global reserve asset of choice? Wolfgang Münchau makes that case that it wouldn’t be the worst idea.

Ethereum and Solana saw a pair of major proposals over the past week.

Bitcoin has risen 7% since the Trump administration introduced its tariffs. Traditional markets shuddered, and the dollar index has plummeted 5%. Experts lay out why Bitcoin is bucking the trend.

A hacker infected official developer software for the XRP Ledger blockchain. The malicious software versions have since been replaced with clean ones.

Bitcoin is up in the past week while the Nasdaq dropped. Advocates are celebrating that Bitcoin has “decoupled.” “It’s obviously a ridiculously small time frame,” said Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg ETF expert.

Bitcoin breached $91,000 on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency was as low as $84,000 on Sunday. Global uncertainty and regulatory clarity in the US may be driving the price increase.

Bitcoin is holding up better than other risky assets. It's also outperforming them when markets are bullish. It's the best of both worlds, says one analyst.