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Warsh Fed Nomination Elicits Cautious Bitcoin Reaction at $63.9K, Dip to $60K Feared

Bitcoin trades cautiously near $63,900 on April 23 amid Kevin Warsh's Fed Chair nomination and stalled Clarity Act, with prediction markets showing just 5% odds for $200K by year-end. This follows Warsh's April 21 Senate testimony affirming crypto's integration into U.S. finance—citing 15% household exposure, $50B institutional infrastructure, and rising bank services from 42% to 58%—which boosted $80K odds to 65.5% on April 22 alongside reports of 50 million American Bitcoin owners. Despite initial bullish sentiment pushing market cap to $2.697T, political risks from Sen. Warren and hawkish policy views have tempered enthusiasm, heightening drop concerns.

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Bitcoin

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Bullish

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Policy statement

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