U.S. Senator: If Powell Is Fired by Trump, It Will Trigger a Market Collapse

Feb. 22 — U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs have posted net outflows for five straight weeks, totaling roughly $3.8 billion over the period. The latest week saw net redemptions of $315.9 million, while the largest single-week outflow hit $1.49 billion in the Jan. 30 period. While some trading days brought net inflows (including ~$88 million last Friday), they failed to offset heavy redemptions across prior sessions. Since launch, Bitcoin spot ETFs have amassed nearly $54.01 billion in net inflows, with total net assets at ~$85.31 billion — equivalent to roughly 6.3% of Bitcoin’s total market cap. Market participants note the latest outflows reflect institutional risk-off moves and portfolio rebalancing, not a structural exit from crypto assets. Geopolitical risks, trade tensions, and rising macro uncertainty have damped overall risk appetite, with ETF flows closely tied to Fed policy expectations and U.S. jobs data. Ethereum spot ETFs have also posted five straight weeks of net outflows, with

On February 22, blockchain analytics platform OnchainLens reported that Vitalik Buterin has once again sold 428.57 ETH in exchange for 850,178 GHO, with the possibility of additional sales to follow. Since February 2, Buterin has offloaded a total of 7,386 ETH. Calculated at an average price of $2,100 per ETH, the total value of these transactions is approximately $15.51 million. The relevant address is: 0xfEB016D0D14AC0Fa6d69199608B0776d007203B2

Feb 22: OnchainLens data shows the Pump.fun-linked wallet "77DsB" has liquidated all its 3.75 billion PUMP holdings for $8.02 million in USDC, at an average price of $0.0021 per token. Additionally, another Pump.fun-associated wallet "GpCfm" has sent 1.21 billion PUMP (worth ~$2.57 million) to Bitget. The wallet still holds 3.54 billion PUMP (valued at ~$7.4 million) currently. Address: GpCfmwsCgbPtymZTXa3Dixb4MeyxkUHfNHBq3vBAA6SA

**February 22** — Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling from the prior day was “absurd and inept.” As U.S. President, he declared he will immediately hike the 10% global tariff on many countries to a “legally sound, lawfully verified” 15%. He accused those nations of having “exploited” the U.S. for decades without repercussions — “until I took office.” In the coming months, the Trump administration will identify and announce new legitimate tariffs, continuing its push to “make America great again — greater than ever before.” Separately, on Wednesday (February 21), Trump signed a new tariff document imposing a 10% import tariff on goods from all countries. The measure will take effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on February 24, with additional implementation details to be released within 150 days.

On February 21, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin noted that AI governance poses dystopian risks: weak AI could spark chaos, while strong AI might have catastrophic outcomes. But if used responsibly, AI can empower humanity and advance decentralized governance models. The core challenge of decentralized governance (including Ethereum-based DAOs) stems from human attention limits: users face thousands of decisions across countless fields, and most lack the time or expertise to master even one area, let alone all. Delegation is a common workaround, but it dilutes decision-making power. This attention gap can be addressed via Personal Liquid Democracy, with two key mechanisms: 1. **Personal Governance Proxy**: When a governance system demands frequent user decisions, a personal proxy can vote on the user’s behalf—drawing on inferred preferences from their writing, chat logs, direct statements, etc. 2. **Public Deliberation Proxy**: Sound decisions rarely rely on linear proce