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Kevin Warsh takes office as Fed chair, markets eye hawkish stance and pro-crypto leaning
Kevin Warsh has formally taken office as the 17th chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, drawing attention from global financial and crypto markets. Investors are watching whether he will prioritise maintaining a tight stance over rate cuts, given his past criticism of an oversized Fed and support for balance-sheet reduction. His publicly favourable view of bitcoin and scepticism about retail CBDC issuance are also in focus, alongside possible changes to Fed communication.
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Russell 2000 hits record high but altcoins stay muted
The Russell 2000 has set a record high, but analysts said the move differs from past cycles as altcoins have not followed. They said the correlation between the Russell 2000 and altcoins has turned negative for the first time since July 2016, shaking the altseason narrative. Some analysts cited signs of expanding Federal Reserve liquidity as supportive for risk assets, while others warned technical charts point to weakness and the shift reduces the usefulness of past patterns.
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Why altcoin season has not arrived unlike bitcoin
Bitcoin rose to around $126,000 in the autumn of 2025 to set a new record, but the altcoin season many expected did not emerge. Into the Cryptoverse founder Benjamin Cowen said the cycle peaked amid indifference rather than euphoria, with historically low social participation and weak inflows of new retail investors. He also pointed to macro conditions and tight liquidity, arguing investors rotated into relatively safer assets such as bitcoin.
