One thing that's newsworthy: Powell made some comments about how banks should be able to interact with crypto. The tone shift is astounding. A visitor from another world would think this "crypto" thing is just another boring monetary type that the Earthlings care about.
One thing that's meta-newsworthy: the brave bitcoin media culture is too chickenshit to actually quote the guy. Here's how bitbo reported it:
We think banks are perfectly able to serve Bitcoin customers as long as they understand and can manage the risks, ensuring safety and soundness.
It's reasonable (and even, imo, correct) to think that crypto is a giant graft, and to want nothing to do with it. But it's actually, like, consequential to know how these topics are being talked about in the world, especially when it's the Fed Chair doing the talking.
More than that, this censorship is coming from folks who I am sure would describe as free speech maximalists or something of the kind. Pretty gross. If bitcoin is for real, we don't need to lie to the world when we talk about it. There are consequences to being a liar. It does not go unnoticed.
Btc isn't XRP. Or at least, it shouldn't be.