🎣 The Crypto Catcher 🎣

Pro-Crypto FED Kevin Warsh appointment hearing hearing expected around April 21 (5 days from today) Kevin Warsh, whom President Trump nominated to replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair (with Powell's term ending May 15, 2026), filed a 69-page financial disclosure with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on April 14, 2026. It reveals extensive holdings, including indirect stakes in at least 20 crypto and blockchain-related entities spanning Layer 1s like @solana (he knows its role in the new economy of Stables and Tokenization), Layer 2s (Optimism, Blast), DeFi protocols (dYdX, Compound), prediction markets (Polymarket), and Bitcoin payments infrastructure like Flashnet (a startup focused on merchant payments similar to the Lightning Network). He also has prior ties to Bitwise Asset Management (Bitcoin ETF provider). These investments represent clear exposure to crypto and the broader crypto ecosystem. Warsh has pledged to divest certain conflicting assets to comply with ethics rules if confirmed. Warsh's Views on Bitcoin In a 2025 Hoover Institution interview, he said: Bitcoin “does not make me nervous… I think of it as an important asset that can help inform policymakers when they are doing things right and wrong. It is not a substitute for the US dollar, but it can often be a very good policeman for policy.” He also called the Bitcoin blockchain “the newest and coolest software.” He's likened Bitcoin to a “generational alternative to gold” (especially for those under 40) and viewed it as providing market discipline a check on loose monetary policy rather than a threat to be stamped out. This is a notable shift from traditional Fed skepticism. If confirmed (hearing expected around April 21, with some GOP support noted), Warsh would likely be the first Fed Chair with direct crypto investment exposure. As chair, he'd influence stablecoin rules, bank crypto custody, and any CBDC discussions though he'd need to manage divestitures and recuse where conflicts arise. Warsh's overall portfolio is massive (over $100M–$200M combined with his wife, making him potentially the wealthiest Fed Chair ever), heavy in AI, private equity, and fintech too. He's a former Fed governor (2006–2011) who was hawkish on post-crisis easy money, criticizing prolonged low rates for distorting markets.