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American billionaire Kevin O'Leary stated that the adoption of blockchain by large stock exchanges will be a "watershed moment" for the industry.O'Leary mentioned that he is buying new cryptocurrency positions while observing which chains companies across various industries choose, as Ethereum has failed to achieve significant adoption in the past year.

User Kevin Bass posted that he has audited the finances of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic and found shocking circumstances, thus calling for Congress to investigate. Bass stated: Anthropic not only seeks regulatory capture but has also built an unshuttable regulatory capture machine, with structural financial incentives making it impossible to shut down its AI doomsday loop. This loop begins with METR, which Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed to be assessed for model risk by a third-party evaluation agency and suggested METR.Bass claimed that METR financially relies on Anthropic's success, particularly the explosive growth of Anthropic stock exceeding $7 billion. Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz invested this stock into Good Ventures Foundation, which constitutes the majority of the organization's portfolio, and GVF is the overwhelming funder of the entire Anthropic network ecosystem. This stock was worth $500 million earlier last year and is now valued at over $7.7 billion about 16 months later. METR cannot afford to interrupt this growth.Bass pointed out that the same organization funding METR also funds organizations promoting AI doomsday, such as the Tarbell Center, which has published articles in The Verge, Science, Los Angeles Times, and others. These organizations all rely on the same funding. Bass stated that METR and others are not independent of Anthropic and cannot provide independent assessments; Congress must investigate.

NBA star Kevin Durant initially invested $250,000 in the open-source AI platform Hugging Face. With Nvidia agreeing to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, the value of this investment could rise to over $60 million.Hugging Face has become an important platform for the development and distribution of AI models and has ventured into the cryptocurrency field through decentralized AI projects.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, @KevinKelbie is tracking 1,367 BTC stolen since the 2021 RNG vulnerability, involving 4,620 emptied addresses.Each BTC has been traced from the victim's wallet to its current location, and a complete timeline of transfers up to July 2026 has been recorded.

According to a report by The Paper, at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, renowned futurist and "father of the Silicon Valley spirit" Kevin Kelly stated in a media interview that if one day everyone starts to care about the cost of tokens, the existence of open-source models would be an advantage for Chinese AI.Kevin Kelly mentioned that the cost of token consumption is becoming increasingly important, and currently, it seems that people do not care about the cost. "But I believe that when we are constantly consuming such a large number of tokens, people will start to care (about the cost). If you can provide a cost that is only one-tenth of Anthropic's, then it will change the game."However, Kevin Kelly also reminded that the open-source model requires sufficient funding to maintain operations, as it is not as profitable as the closed-source model. "Building these large models requires massive funding."

According to Jinshi reports, the White House announced that Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

According to CoinDesk, renowned investor Kevin O'Leary stated at the Consensus conference that before the U.S. Congress passes a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, the tokenization craze on Wall Street is essentially just hype, and Bitcoin and tokenized assets remain too risky for large institutional investors to invest in. He pointed out that once the U.S. establishes a formal legal framework, everything will change.Using stablecoins as an example, O'Leary mentioned that after the passage of the GENIUS Act, stablecoins would be "almost immediately" adopted, reducing cross-border payment times from three days to a few minutes, significantly lowering costs while ensuring compliance and transparency. O'Leary believes that institutional investors' focus is highly concentrated on Bitcoin and Ethereum, with 97% of the market's value coming from these two assets, and many small-cap tokens have been "eliminated."He stated that the real long-term value lies in blockchain infrastructure, enterprise-level applications, and the energy and data centers that support digital assets. He claimed that electricity is more valuable than Bitcoin, and the biggest opportunity is to find the blockchain platform standards that large enterprises will adopt for applications such as logistics, contract management, or inventory systems.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined the cryptocurrency portfolio of Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh, covering multiple areas including blockchain infrastructure, on-chain financial protocols, institutional financial services, and application tools. Structurally, Warsh's layout can be divided into four major sectors:Underlying Infrastructure: Networks and scaling solutions such as Solana, Optimism, and Lightning Network;On-chain Finance: DeFi and trading protocols like Compound, dYdX, and Polymarket;Institutional and Financial Services: Asset management, banking, and funding channels such as Polychain, Scalar Capital, Kinetic, and OnJuno;Applications and Tools: User entry and development tool projects like Dapper Labs, Crossmint, and Tenderly.Overall, Warsh's strategy of layering financial protocols on top of infrastructure and focusing on controlling institutional funding channels shows a clear difference from typical crypto-native VC approaches, aligning more closely with traditional financial background investors' concerns about market structure and institutional levels.It is reported that on April 21, Warsh held a confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. According to his recent compliance disclosure documents, if he enters the regulatory system in the future (such as leading the Federal Reserve), he will need to dispose of relevant holdings.

Gate CBO Kevin Lee recently published an article titled "War, War Never Changes... How Will the Macro Market Move?" regarding the recent situation in the Middle East. He pointed out that geopolitical conflicts themselves do not alter the fundamental operating logic of the market; what truly determines the medium-term direction of assets is the impact of the prolonged conflict on the inflation path and changes in central bank policy orientation.Kevin stated that within hours to days after the outbreak of conflict, crude oil typically experiences significant volatility first, as the market prices in the tail risk of supply disruptions; gold then activates, serving both as a safe haven and an inflation hedge; the stock market faces short-term pressure, with VIX rising rapidly and significant sector divergence.As the situation progresses from several days to two weeks, if energy supply is not continuously damaged, oil prices and risk premiums often retrace, and stocks and crypto assets rebound with the recovery of risk sentiment; however, if high oil prices persist for an extended period, inflation expectations will be systematically elevated, shifting the asset pricing logic from a trading perspective to a macro perspective.The article further emphasizes that what truly changes the trend is not the market reaction on the day of the conflict but the inflation data and policy expectations that gradually emerge weeks later. Over a longer cycle, the market will reprice around the evolution path of inflation, the credibility of monetary policy, and the economic growth outlook. Historical experience repeatedly proves that in high-uncertainty environments, emotional decision-making often comes at a high cost; understanding the transmission sequence and respecting cyclical patterns are key to navigating volatility.

Star investor Kevin O'Leary from "Shark Tank" posted on the X platform that he remains bullish on Bitcoin, but now quantum computing has become a new concern. He stated that quantum computing is causing institutions to hesitate, as they worry that one day quantum computers might crack the blockchain.As long as this issue remains unresolved, institutional investors are unlikely to increase their allocation to Bitcoin above 3%. They will remain cautious and disciplined, waiting for clearer conclusions.

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida issued a $2.8 million default judgment against former crypto influencer Ben Armstrong (also known as "BitBoy") in a defamation case brought by investor Kevin O'Leary. The court ruled against Armstrong in six counts of defamation due to his failure to present a defense. The damages include approximately $78,000 for reputational harm, $750,000 for emotional distress, and $2 million in punitive damages.The case stems from a post Armstrong made on the X platform in March 2025, where he falsely claimed that O'Leary was involved in a fatal boating accident in 2019 and committed murder.

Michael Saylor posted on the X platform that Kevin Walsh will become the first Federal Reserve Chairman to support Bitcoin.

Kevin Warsh, nominated by Trump to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, stated in an interview in 2025 that Bitcoin is a highly disruptive new technology. It is an important asset and serves as a "check-up report" for decision-makers. "Whether we are doing right or wrong can be seen from its price, so it is more like an inspector of monetary policy.""I see real innovators in the crypto industry, and I want to tell those suited bankers that Bitcoin is just a string of code. It is the coolest software right now, and it will give us the ability to do things we could never do before. Therefore, the focus is that we must ensure the development of crypto technology in the United States. Innovative talent is coming to America, and this is America's opportunity. The next decade will create extraordinary value."

According to Jinshi News, U.S. President Trump stated: "I am honored to announce the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.Kevin is currently a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as a partner at the Duquesne Family Office and Stanley Druckenmiller. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, and has conducted extensive research in economics and finance.Before joining the Federal Reserve Board, he served as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Executive Secretary of the White House National Economic Council from 2002 to 2006. Prior to that, he was a Vice President and Executive Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions department at Morgan Stanley in New York.I have known Kevin for a long time and firmly believe he will become one of the greatest Federal Reserve Chairmen in history, perhaps the best. He not only possesses all the necessary qualifications but also has the leadership qualities that will not disappoint anyone. Congratulations to Kevin."

As the probability of Kevin Warsh becoming the next Federal Reserve Chairman significantly increases in the prediction market, Bitcoin further declines, nearing a low of $81,000.Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, points out that the market generally views Kevin Warsh's regained policy influence as a bearish factor for Bitcoin, due to his long-standing emphasis on monetary discipline, higher real interest rates, and tightening liquidity. His policy framework tends to regard crypto assets as "speculative products in a loose monetary environment," rather than tools for hedging against currency devaluation. Higher real interest rates mean that the true cost of financing rises after accounting for inflation, which typically suppresses demand for risk assets, including Bitcoin. Additionally, several observers believe that a hawkish stance and underestimation of deflation risks may have exacerbated economic downward pressure that year. If similar thinking continues, it could lead to higher unemployment rates, slower recovery pace, and greater deflation risks.

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration is preparing to confirm Kevin Warsh as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

According to Polymarket data, the two most likely candidates to succeed the Federal Reserve Chair have reversed again, with Kevin Warsh's probability of taking office soaring to 85%, while BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer for Global Fixed Income, Rieder, has seen his probability drop to 8%.

According to Polymarket data, regarding the successor to the Federal Reserve, the implied probability for BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, Rieder, is 47%, higher than former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh's 28%, current Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller's 9%, and White House National Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett's 8%.The total trading volume for this event exceeds $250 million, and the chart shows that Rieder's pricing curve accelerated upward in January, surpassing competitor Kevin Warsh on January 23.