Core Viewpoint - The potential nomination of Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve is viewed as bearish for Bitcoin, with concerns about his emphasis on monetary discipline and higher real interest rates impacting the cryptocurrency market negatively [1][3]. Group 1: Warsh's Background and Influence - Kevin Warsh served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011 and has been noted for his occasional praise of cryptocurrencies [1][2]. - His track record during the global financial crisis (GFC) highlighted his focus on inflation risks, which some analysts believe exacerbated the crisis due to his hawkish stance [5][6]. - Warsh's potential return to influence is seen as ironic given President Trump's pro-risk asset approach, which contrasts sharply with Warsh's historical monetary policy views [7]. Group 2: Market Reactions and Implications - Following the speculation of Warsh's nomination, Bitcoin's price fell to near $81,000 lows, indicating market apprehension regarding his potential impact on the asset [2]. - Analysts suggest that higher real interest rates, which Warsh may advocate, typically lead to reduced exposure to risky investments like Bitcoin, as borrowing costs increase [4]. - The market perceives Warsh's emphasis on monetary discipline as framing cryptocurrencies as speculative excess rather than a hedge against inflation [3].

Gold prices have more than doubled in the last two years. We have surpassed the gold to M to ratio in the late 70s early 80s when inflation was raging at a double-digit rate and interest rates were into the double digits as well. There's only one other time that this ratio has been higher and it was during the Great Depression during the when the gold price was fixed in the low $20 range and money supply was collapsing.So those two uh things are not true this time around. The gold price has been going up an ...

Hello everyone. We've got a very very special treat today. We are going to talk with Peter Schiff. Peter has been a gold bug for a very long time. And in this conversation, we talk about the state of the US economy, what's going on with inflation, tariffs, gold, silver, Bitcoin, and much more. We also get into a very heated debate, and I mean very heated, about what the impact of tariff and economic policies are. And I tend to think that it's positive. He thinks it's negative. And you're going to hear all s ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington where the White House appears to be shifting both its tone and its tactics in Minnesota with the president acknowledging a need to quote deescalate as the political fallout from the fatal shootings of two American citizens continues to grow. But even as the White House tries to turn down the temperature, the president today also warning Minneapolis mayor quote not to play with fire and to cooperate with the federal government.In an interview wi ...

You talked about how consumer spending is uneven. The president calls inflation defeated and solved. The FOMC says it's a somewhat elevated inflation, but you talked about those customer survey or those some consumer sentiment surveys and public opinion polls that show that most families say the cost of living is still issue number one.What is the conversation around the table with your colleagues about how wealthier consumers seem to be driving so much of the economy and why so many families still feel lik ...

The ECB is closely watching how an appreciating euro is affecting inflation and will consider the impact when setting policy, Francois Villeroy de Galhau says https://t.co/fuqII2W19m ...

The richest elected official in Washington, who continues to enrich himself every day he is in office, today tried and failed to talk about affordability. They caused a problem. And then they came up, you know, it's a word that they came up with, affordability.Every time you hear the word, remember, they're the ones that caused the problem. And, uh, first time you heard about it was like a few months ago. This lecture's all about affordability.Well, they're the ones that caused the problem. But nobody knows ...

Group 1 - Gold's price has surged above $2,800 per ounce, attracting investor attention away from Bitcoin and Ethereum, which have remained stagnant despite ETF hype [1][2] - Gold ETFs have seen significant inflows, pulling in over $10 billion in the first half of 2025, indicating a strong demand for gold as a safe-haven asset during times of inflation and geopolitical tensions [2][3] - The shift in capital from cryptocurrencies to gold suggests that large institutional investors prefer to allocate their limited cash to gold during periods of market fear, leading to a slowdown in crypto price movements [5][6] Group 2 - Bitcoin and Ethereum are now included in regulated ETFs from major firms like BlackRock and Fidelity, making them more accessible to investors, which could lead to a future capital rotation back into these assets once market fear subsides [7] - The current strength of gold does not indicate a failure of Bitcoin; rather, it reflects a temporary preference for stability among investors, with the potential for a future rebound in crypto prices as market conditions improve [7]

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I do want to talk to you about what's going on with the precious metals because I mean the run has already been incredible and now we have this breaking of $5,000. How significant do you think that level was and what happens now. Well, first of all, I the I think the most biggest takeaway from the gold market is that it has been a very reliable mirror in that it shows all the potential cracks and at 5,000 what it's really saying is are those cracks going to become more like fissurers, right.And so you've me ...