A16z raise $15B! Jerome Powell vs Trump! Crypto remains flat! Special Guest: Dudas!

Crypto majors are mostly flat headed into Monday open; btc even at $90,600; eth +1% at $3,110, sol +2% at $140; xrp -2% to $2.04. Ip (+20%) and xmr (+15%) led top movers; xmr hit a new ath at $590. Fed chair Jerome Powell released a video message claiming that the criminal charges he faces are due to his not cutting interest rates in line with Trump’s wishes. X (twitter) announced plans for “smart cashtags” to show crypto and stock prices live next to tickers. Vaneck projected bitcoin could reach $53m by 2050, outlining long-term adoption, trade settlement and store-of-value assumptions driving 29% annual growth. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised $15b to fund American Dynanism, with ai and crypto at the forefront. Ripple received FCA approval to scale crypto payments in the uk. Bny mellon debuted tokenized deposits for institutional and digital-native clients. A new house bill would bar lawmakers and federal officials from using prediction markets. Tether froze $182m in usdt linked to Venezuela oil trades.