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📺 Latest Episode: Why Crypto Stopped Crashing & What Comes Next
📰 News: ICE Invests in OKX at $25B Valuation
🌟Narrative of the week: Kraken Makes History
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🤝 ICE Invests in OKX at $25B Valuation
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has secured a board seat and invested in crypto exchange OKX at a massive $25 billion valuation. This partnership aims bring NYSE listed tokenized stocks and US regulated futures to OKX's 120 million global users by the second half of 2026.
🏛️ Trump Officially Nominates Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair
President Donald Trump has officially submitted Kevin Warsh's nomination to the Senate to succeed Jerome Powell as the next Federal Reserve Chair. Warsh, a former Fed governor known for viewing Bitcoin as a transformative asset that can inform monetary policy, faces potential opposition from Democratic lawmakers concerned about maintaining the central bank's independence from the executive branch.
💳 SoFi and Mastercard Partner for Global Stablecoin Settlement
SoFi Technologies and Mastercard have officially partnered to use SoFi's regulated stablecoin, SoFiUSD for 24/7 transaction settlement across Mastercard's global network. This integration aims to significantly speed up cross border remittances and B2B transfers, reflecting a broader industry push to blend TradFi with digital assets as competitors like Visa also expand their stablecoin infrastructures.
📈 US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Bounce Back with $1.1B Inflows
US spot Bitcoin ETFs have experienced a strong market reversal, having a 3 day inflow streak totaling $1.1 billion as Bitcoin's price briefly surpassed $73,000. BlackRock's IBIT led this recovery with $307 million in daily inflows.
📜 Indiana Legalizes Crypto Options for State Retirement Plans
Indiana Governor has signed House Bill 1042 into law, requiring certain public retirement and savings plans to offer self directed crypto investment options by July 2027. This move could spark massive institutional inflows across the industry as the state pioneers broader access to alternative assets in traditional retirement funds.
Why Crypto Stopped Crashing & What Comes Next
In this week’s video, after 5 straight months of crypto bleeding, Bitcoin just passed a major geopolitical stress test. I break down the silent $109B liquidity hitting the market, the tax refund stimulus, new ISM data, and a blended Grok AI forecast to show where I think Bitcoin and crypto are headed next.
Narrative of the Week: Kraken Makes History
This week after a grueling five year regulatory battle, Kraken just achieved a massive milestone, they became the first digital asset bank in U.S. history to secure a Federal Reserve master account. Here’s what you need to know
The Breakdown: The Kansas City Fed granted Kraken a limited purpose master account. This gives the exchange direct access to core U.S payment rails, including Fedwire, to settle U.S dollar transactions instantly.
The Pushback: Unsurprisingly, the traditional banking lobby is already up in arms. Wall Street heavyweights are pushing back, arguing this sets a dangerous precedent by giving a crypto native entity the same operational privileges as legacy banks
This is arguably the biggest institutional infrastructure win for crypto in 2026, and if Kraken succeeds it paves the way for many other major crypto players to bypass traditional banks.
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