Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack — now a 2026 FOMC voter — makes it clear: 🛑 Interest rates should stay on hold for an extended period until inflation moves decisively toward target or the labor market shows further weakness.
📌 Key context:
The Fed held rates at 3.5%–3.75% in January
This pause followed a three-cut easing cycle that began in September 2025
Markets are now pricing only 1–2 cuts for all of 2026
The next move is unlikely before June
⚠️ Translation for markets: The Fed is in no rush. Policy remains restrictive, and patience is the message.
Risk assets hoping for aggressive cuts may need to recalibrate expectations.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: SAM BANKMAN-FRIED SEEKS RETRIAL IN FTX FRAUD CASE
Sam Bankman-Fried has officially filed for a new trial, pointing to newly surfaced facts from sworn testimony by FTX’s former Head of Data Science, Chapsky.
⚠️ This move could reopen one of the most explosive cases in crypto history.
What was once considered settled is now being challenged.
🔥 Courtroom dynamics are shifting. 🔥 Narratives may change. 🔥 The FTX saga is far from over.
🚨 BREAKING: SBF ACCOUNT CLAIMS FTX WAS “NEVER BANKRUPT”
SBF_FTX just dropped a bombshell.
The account claims FTX was never insolvent and calls the bankruptcy filing “bogus.”
💥 According to SBF, he never authorized the Chapter 11 filing.
Instead, external lawyers allegedly seized control and filed for bankruptcy within hours of taking authority.
⚠️ If true, this would mean one of the largest collapses in crypto history may have unfolded under highly disputed legal actions, not just financial failure.
The statement reignites massive controversy around:
• who actually controlled FTX
• how fast the bankruptcy was pushed through
• and whether the narrative was shaped after the fact
Binance now controls ~87% of the entire USD1 stablecoin supply — roughly $4.7B out of $5.4B in circulation.
That’s the highest exchange concentration ever recorded among top stablecoins. This didn’t happen by accident. USD1 is issued by World Liberty Financial (WLF), a Trump-linked crypto venture. And instead of growing organically across DeFi, wallets, and institutions, USD1 has been systematically pulled into Binance’s ecosystem. Here’s how 👇
1️⃣ Aggressive Incentives
Binance launched one of the most generous stablecoin promos ever:
Hold USD1 → earn $40M worth of $WLFI governance tokens. Result?
Users had zero incentive to move USD1 off Binance. 2️⃣ The $2B MGX Deal
In May 2025, MGX (Abu Dhabi state-backed fund) used $2B worth of USD1 to invest directly in Binance. That single transaction:
Locked massive USD1 reserves inside BinanceBoosted interest income for WLFCemented USD1 as Binance-native liquidity
3️⃣ BUSD → USD1 Migration
When Binance sunset BUSD, it converted backing assets into USD1, embedding the stablecoin directly into: Collateral systemsMargin & futures infrastructureCore exchange liquidity At that point, USD1 stopped behaving like a neutral stablecoin and started acting like exchange-controlled balance sheet capital. ⚠️ WHY THIS MATTERS
Extreme concentration creates real risks: Asset lockups during legal or technical eventsLeverage over the stablecoin issuerFragile confidence if incentives stop Former regulators and researchers are already questioning whether USD1 was ever meant to be a true stablecoin — or simply a capital routing mechanism wrapped in a dollar peg. With political ties, regulatory history, and timing all colliding, USD1 is no longer just a stablecoin narrative — it’s a power structure. 👀 The real test comes after the WLFI incentives end.
If liquidity leaves Binance, this was yield-chasing.
If it stays, then USD1 is effectively Binance-owned monetary infrastructure.
Kevin Warsh — widely rumored as President Trump’s next Fed Chair pick — makes a strong statement:
“If you’re under 40, Bitcoin is your new gold.”
🧠 Why this matters: • Clear generational shift in store-of-value thinking • Bitcoin increasingly viewed as digital gold, not speculation • Institutional & policy narratives are starting to align with crypto
📊 When policymakers echo what the market already believes, long-term adoption accelerates.
Sam Bankman-Fried claims “Biden-era lawfare” weakened his ability to present key defenses during his trial.
He draws comparisons to other high-profile political cases, including Donald Trump, suggesting the legal process was influenced by broader political pressure.
⚠️ Context matters: This is SBF’s allegation, not a court ruling. The case remains one of the most significant collapses in crypto history.
Narratives are shifting — but facts, evidence, and verdicts still speak loudest.