Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a surprisingly dovish tone in his highly anticipated speech at Friday’s Jackson Hole symposium. “The shifting balance of risk may warrant changing our policy stance”, Powell announced, resulting in a broad-based rally in equities and crypto.  While acknowledging the elevated inflation levels, the Fed Chair… Listen ⇢

A major Bitcoin whale has begun offloading massive amounts of BTC while simultaneously accumulating ETH. Such whale activity has typically influenced sentiment and liquidity, with ETH stacking rising in pace as BTC reserves are reduced, as analysts watch to see whether whale conviction could tilt the balance between the two… Listen ⇢

Fed governors embracing crypto  “New dawn” for Ripple Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has commented on how rapidly attitudes toward crypto have changed over the past year, describing such a drastic shift as “a new dawn.” Garlinghouse claims that discussions at this year’s SALT 2025 investment conference feel very dramatically different,… Listen ⇢

The judge suggested that a brief stay while awaiting a ruling in a similar case in the appellate court could “reduce the burden of litigation.” An Illinois judge has granted a motion to stay proceedings in a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase pending a ruling in the appellate court. In… Listen ⇢

Ether treasury firm SharpLink Gaming (SBET) has authorized a stock purchase program of up to $1.5 billion. SharpLink, which is helmed by Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin, said it will make the repurchases at a time and in amounts that depend on market conditions and share price in… Listen ⇢

DeepSeek is planning to release a new chip for AI software, purportedly developed and manufactured entirely within China. This could have cascading implications for crypto and the US firms that bolster it. Specifically, Trump’s trade war policies pushed China to develop independent AI hardware solutions. Even if this chip is… Listen ⇢

The proposed bill included a list of targetable offenses, including the theft of cryptocurrencies, ransomware attacks, and pig butchering scams. Arizona lawmaker David Schweikert introduced “The Scam Farms Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025” in August, which proposes neo-privateers — state-sanctioned pirates — to combat cybercriminals engaged in threats… Listen ⇢

Ethereum (ETH) hit a record price of $4,885 on Coinbase on Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggesting interest rate cuts left traders relieved going into the weekend. The token rose nearly 15% over the past 24 hours as part of a broader rally in financial… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin has recently climbed back to around $116,000 after falling to $111,000 from its all-time high of $124,000, partly driven by signals that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates in September, boosting both crypto and stock markets. Adding to optimism, Bitwise projects that Bitcoin could grow by an average… Listen ⇢