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The U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to a 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board in a narrow 51–45 vote, a prerequisite to a separate vote expected this week to name him chair. Warsh has signaled a shift toward leaner Fed communications, tighter balance-sheet discipline, and closer Treasury coordination, setting the stage for a policy regime change as Jerome Powell steps down from the chairmanship. Markets will watch the June 16 FOMC for the new leadership’s first read on inflation, growth and funding conditions. The confirmation comes as the Fed navigates digitization, energy shocks and geopolitical risk.

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U.S. CPI rose to a nearly three-year high of 3.8% in April, led by higher gasoline and shelter costs, underscoring sticky inflation pressures across the economy. The upside surprise pushed Treasury yields higher and tempered expectations for near-term rate cuts, with investors reassessing growth and earnings assumptions. Consumer pain points remain acute in food and travel, while services disinflation has been slower than hoped. The print raises the stakes for the incoming Fed leadership’s first policy signal.

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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation will integrate Chainlink’s runtime environment and data standards into its Collateral AppChain to enable near real-time collateral pricing, margining and settlement across blockchains and traditional rails. Built on Hyperledger Besu and slated for production in late 2026, the platform aims to reduce liquidity bottlenecks and automate risk workflows that still rely on fragmented, manual processes. The move follows DTCC’s 2024 Smart NAV pilot with major banks and signals tokenization’s shift from pilots to core post-trade infrastructure. If successful, firms could unlock capital now trapped by slow, daylight-only collateral cycles.

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CME Group and Silicon Data plan to list the first futures contracts linked to benchmarked GPU rental prices, giving AI developers, cloud operators and investors a tool to hedge compute costs. As AI buildouts strain chip supply and data-center capacity, compute has begun to trade like a commodity, with volatile spot prices and regional fragmentation. Standardized indices and listed hedges could improve planning, financing and price discovery across the AI supply chain. Pending regulatory approval, the contracts would put “compute” alongside oil, power and freight in institutional risk toolkits.

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JPMorgan Asset Management submitted filings for the JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity‑Token Money Market Fund (ticker: JLTXX), issuing tokenized shares on Ethereum backed by T‑bills and repos. Operating via the bank’s Kinexys (Onyx) platform, the fund would offer on‑chain settlement while retaining regulated custody and oversight—building on the firm’s 2025 MONY fund. The structure could become a building block for stablecoin reserves and DeFi collateral, aligning with the GENIUS Act’s reserve requirements. It underscores Wall Street’s pivot from pilots to regulated, yield‑bearing tokenized cash products.

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eBay’s board rebuffed GameStop’s half‑cash, half‑stock offer, questioning financing and execution from a buyer a fraction of its size and citing conditional debt tied to an investment‑grade rating. Chairman Paul Pressler said eBay can drive sustainable growth under current management, while GameStop’s Ryan Cohen hinted at taking the bid directly to shareholders. The move highlights tighter credit conditions and rising skepticism toward highly leveraged mega‑deals. A hostile path would face valuation, synergy and governance hurdles.

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U.S. senators submitted more than 100 amendments to the crypto market structure bill ahead of a May 14 markup, underscoring deep divides on stablecoin rewards, DeFi oversight, AML scope and tokenized securities rules. Proposals range from barring Fed master accounts for crypto firms to banning digital assets as legal tender, while the baseline bill seeks to split SEC/CFTC jurisdiction. With the House having passed its version in 2025, the Senate outcome will determine whether comprehensive federal guardrails advance this session. The vote is a key signal for banks, asset managers and exchanges weighing U.S. expansion.

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Broadridge expands tokenized market infrastructure across asset classes

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DTCC & Chainlink push toward 24/7 tokenized collateral markets

CFTC challenges Ohio suit against Kalshi in prediction‑market fight

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