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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="kevin-warsh-sworn-in-as-fed-chair-as-traders-forecast-rate-hikes-in-2026-p-kevin-warsh-was-sworn-a-href-https-cointelegraph-com-news-kevin-warsh-sworn-fed-chair-traders-rate-hikes-2026-utm_campaign-rss_partner_inboundutm_medium-rssutm_source-rss_feed-rel-noopener-noreferrer-nofollow-in-on-friday-as-the-a-chairman-of-the-united-states-federal-reserve-but-investors-and-traders-still-forecast-no-interest-rate-cuts-for-the-rest-of-2026-p-p-speaking-at-the-ceremony-us-president-donald-trump-said-that-warsh-will-remain-independent-of-the-executive-branch-regarding-a-href-https-cointelegraph-com-news-fed-leaves-rates-unchanged-geopolitical-uncertainty-rel-noopener-noreferrer-nofollow-interest-rate-policy-a-and-claimed-that-employment-numbers-are-at-record-levels-p-p-thankfully-unlike-some-of-his-predecessors-kevin-understands-that-when-the-economy-is-booming-that-s-a-good-thing-trump-a-rel-noopener-noreferrer-nofollow-said-a-he-added-p-p-we-do-have-some-debt-we-would-like-to-take-care-of-and-the-way-you-do-that-is-through-growth-we-are-going-to-grow-our-way-out-of-it-so-fast-p">Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair, as traders forecast rate hikes in 2026<p>Kevin Warsh was sworn <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/kevin-warsh-sworn-fed-chair-traders-rate-hikes-2026?utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">in on Friday as the</a> chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, but investors and traders still forecast no interest rate cuts for the rest of 2026.</p><p>Speaking at the ceremony, US President Donald Trump said that Warsh will remain independent of the Executive Branch regarding <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-leaves-rates-unchanged-geopolitical-uncertainty" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">interest rate policy</a>, and claimed that employment numbers are at record levels.&nbsp;</p><p>Thankfully, unlike some of his predecessors, Kevin understands that when the economy is booming, that’s a good thing, Trump <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a>. He added:</p><p>We do have some debt we would like to take care of, and the way you do that is through growth. We are going to grow our way out of it so fast.</p></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bitcoin-pizza-day-was-16-years-ago-here-s-how-much-that-btc-is-worth-today">Bitcoin ‘Pizza Day’ was 16 years ago, here’s how much that BTC is worth today</h2>
<p>The Bitcoin community <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-pizza-day-those-10k-btc-worth-today?utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">celebrated the 16th anniversary</a> of Pizza Day on Friday, marking the first recorded commercial Bitcoin transaction, in which real-world goods were purchased with Bitcoin.</p>
<p>In May 2010, software developer Laszlo Hanyecz published an online post offering 10,000 BTC, which was valued at about $41 at the time, in exchange for two Papa John’s pizzas.</p>
<p>At current market prices, the BTC is worth more than $767 million, and at the all-time high of about $126,000 reached in October 2025, the 10,000 BTC was valued at more than $1.2 billion. Nischal Shetty, the founder of crypto exchange WazirX, said:&nbsp;</p>
<p>Bitcoin Pizza Day is one of the most important moments in crypto history because it transformed Bitcoin from an internet experiment into a real economic network. It was actually the first proof that a decentralized digital asset could facilitate real-world commerce.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="nyse-owner-ice-to-launch-oil-linked-futures-with-okx">NYSE owner ICE to launch oil-linked futures with OKX</h2>
<p>Intercontinental <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/nyse-owner-ice-oil-perpetual-futures-okx?utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Exchange (ICE), the owner</a> of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is working with crypto exchange OKX to launch trading of oil-linked perpetual futures.</p>
<p>OKX said Friday it plans to introduce perpetual futures based on ICEs Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude benchmarks, two of the worlds most widely used oil price indicators, according to a release shared with Cointelegraph.</p>
<p>These new OKX perpetual contracts, based on ICEs deep, liquid, transparent, and global oil markets, allow OKXs customer base […] to access energy benchmark products, said Trabue Bland, ICEs senior vice president of futures exchanges.</p>
<p>An OKX spokesperson told Cointelegraph the contracts represent the exchanges first product collaboration with ICE and will settle against ICEs Brent and WTI benchmark prices, which are widely used across traditional energy markets.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="thorchain-exploit-tied-to-malicious-node-and-gg20-flaw">THORChain exploit tied to malicious node and GG20 flaw</h2>
<p>THORChain said a malicious <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/thorchains-10m-exploit-mpc-vulnerability-private-key-leak?utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">node operator exploited</a> a vulnerability in its GG20 threshold signature system to drain about $10.7 million from one of the protocols vaults.</p>
<p>The GG20 threshold signature scheme is used to secure THORChain vaults by splitting key control across multiple node operators, meaning no single node normally holds the full private key.</p>
<p>The vulnerability allowed the malicious node operator to reconstruct a full private key for one vault, through progressive key material leakage, the protocol said in a post-mortem <a href="https://thorchain.org/blog/thorchain-exploit-report-1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report </a>released on Wednesday.</p>
<p>THORChain said its automatic solvency checks triggered within minutes and halted signing and trading across multiple chains without human intervention. Node operators subsequently coordinated via Discord for a full network halt within two hours after and deployed a patch to fix the vulnerability.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="polymarket-seeks-japan-entry-despite-gambling-law-hurdles-report">Polymarket seeks Japan entry despite gambling law hurdles: Report</h2>
<p>Polymarket, a global <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/polymarket-seeks-japan-entry-global-regulatory-scrutiny?utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">prediction market platform</a>, is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the sector worldwide.</p>
<p>The company has appointed Mike Eidlin, head of Japan at crypto firm Jupiter, to lead its local efforts and is preparing to lobby for authorization of prediction markets in the country, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-22/polymarket-is-said-to-seek-japan-market-approval-in-global-push" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported</a> Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>
<p>Polymarket is targeting government approval in Japan by 2030, viewing the market as a major untapped opportunity.</p>
<p>The plans come as prediction markets, including Polymarket and rival Kalshi, face increased regulatory pressure globally, with countries such as India among the latest to move against the platforms.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="winners-and-losers">Winners and Losers</h2>
<p>At the end of the week, Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) is at $76,909, Ether (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETH</a>) at $2,111 and XRP (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/xrp-price-index" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP)</a> at $1.38. The total market cap is at $2.56 trillion, <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to CoinMarketCap.</p>
<p>Among the biggest 100 cryptocurrencies, the top three altcoin winners of the week are Kite (KITE) at 16.43%, Humanity (H) at 13.83%, and Stable (STABLE) at 10.84%.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The top three altcoin losers of the week are Internet Computer (ICP) at 24.99%, Terra Classic (LUNC) at 24.54% and Jupiter (JUP) at 23.84%.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="top-prediction-of-the-week">Top Prediction of The Week</h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="not-unlikely-strategy-will-sell-bitcoin-in-2026-michael-saylor">Not unlikely Strategy will sell Bitcoin in 2026: Michael Saylor</h2>
<p>Strategy chairman Michael <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-mstr-bitcoin-sell-speculation-btc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Saylor has not ruled out</a> the company offloading some Bitcoin as early as this year, after recently softening his long-held never sell stance.</p>
<p>I think it’s not unlikely that we’ll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year, Saylor said during an interview with Natalie Brunell <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEr52ktZQLo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">published</a> to YouTube on Friday.</p>
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<p>Saylor said it is also likely that the company will sell a mix of equity and credit and manage its USD and cash holdings. We do it in a very thoughtful programmatic fashion where we’re running our multivariate models, and we’re literally running them, Saylor said, noting the company is focused on long-term outcomes out to 2033:</p>
<p>Ultimately, the way to think of it is seven years out, we would like to have maximized our Bitcoin per share, Saylor said.</p>
<p><strong>Top FUD of The Week</strong></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="galaxys-novogratz-speaks-in-court-over-failed-1-2b-bitgo-deal-report">Galaxys Novogratz speaks in court over failed $1.2B BitGo deal: Report</h2>
<p>Galaxy Digital founder <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/galaxys-novogratz-speaks-in-court-on-12b-bitgo-deal-gone-wrong-report" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mike Novogratz appeared</a> in court on Tuesday to face off against BitGo CEO Mike Belshe in a long-running legal fight over a failed proposed $1.2 billion merger in 2021.</p>
<p>The planned deal was the largest-ever crypto merger at the time, set to create a massive conglomerate offering a suite of services at a time when investor interest in crypto was high.</p>
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<p>Galaxy called off the deal in August 2022 as the crypto market was reeling from the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. BitGo has asked Galaxy to pay a $100 million fee for pulling out of the deal and also hid it was being probed by US authorities, while Galaxy has claimed BitGo failed to provide financial information on time.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="accused-attackers-of-sandbox-execs-wife-tried-to-flee-via-uber">Accused attackers of Sandbox execs wife tried to flee via Uber</h2>
<p>Two of the six men <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/uber-getaway-wrench-attack-sandbox-cofounder-wife-france" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">accused of attempting</a> to kidnap the wife of Sbastien Borget, the co-founder of The Sandbox, were arrested after calling an Uber to flee the scene, according to local reports.&nbsp;</p>
<p>One of the attackers, disguised as a delivery driver, allegedly convinced Borgets wife to open the gate at their home in the le-de-France region in northern France. Then five masked accomplices rushed into the courtyard and tried to force her into a nearby car, Le Journal du Dimanche <a href="https://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/info-jdd-seine-et-marne-lepouse-dun-entrepreneur-en-cryptomonnaies-victime-dune-tentative-denlevement-174468" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported</a> Thursday.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Neighbors intervened, forcing the attackers to flee. Four escaped in the vehicle, while two others fled on foot and ordered an Uber, which was then intercepted by the Meaux Anti-Crime Brigade, according to Le Journal du Dimanche. The two suspects were allegedly found with a replica handgun, cable ties and balaclavas.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="harvard-dumps-entire-eth-position-after-just-one-quarter">Harvard dumps entire ETH position after just one quarter</h2>
<p>Harvard Management Company, <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/harvard-dumps-entire-eth-position-one-quarter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the entity that manages</a> Harvard Universitys endowment fund, sold all of its Ether (ETH) holdings after just one quarter, according to its Q1 2026 United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.</p>
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<p>The endowment no longer holds the $87 million in BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares, which it <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082621/000119312526051702/xslForm13F_X02/50357.xml" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">held</a> in Q4 2025, according to its Q1 2026 SEC <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082621/000119312526226658/xslForm13F_X02/53948.xml" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">filing</a>.</p>
<p>Harvard also reduced its exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) in Q1 2026, offloading about 2.3 million Bitcoin ETF shares. The endowment fund still holds more than 3 million shares of BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, valued at nearly $117 million.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eth-bears-growling-tom-lees-buying-xrp-to-explode-market-moves">ETH bears growling, Tom Lees buying, XRP to explode: Market Moves</h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="crypto-scammers-face-death-aussie-cgt-makes-asian-hubs-attractive-asia-express">Crypto scammers face death, Aussie CGT makes Asian hubs attractive: Asia Express</h2>
<p>Myanmar unveils the harshest punishments in the world for crypto scammers, as Australia introduces the highest crypto taxes.</p>
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