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Michael Ross
Michael Ross

Michael Ross, COO of Validator Digital, brings clarity and discipline to crypto investing.

JPMorgan Ranks Bitcoin Above Stocks

Oct 20, 2026

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3 min read

JPMorgan Ranks Bitcoin Above Stocks

Plus: Samsung brings digital dollars to 82 million phones, and Europe tightens rules on USDC.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
CLARITY Fails, NYSE Didn't Care

Oct 6, 2026

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3 min read

CLARITY Fails, NYSE Didn't Care

Three weeks after the Senate vote, NYSE's parent files to trade 63 stocks on-chain.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
CLARITY Failed. Now What?

Sep 22, 2026

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4 min read

CLARITY Failed. Now What?

The bill died over politics, not crypto. Regulators take it from here, and bitcoin hit its highest price since January anyway.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
The Banks Are In

Sep 8, 2026

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4 min read

The Banks Are In

Citi, Goldman, BofA and Wells Fargo are building a digital dollar together, and the GENIUS Act is why.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Has the Bull Run Started?

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

Has the Bull Run Started?

Plus: the chart that says the bottom came right on time, and regulators stop waiting on Congress.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
$1.8 Billion Bet

Aug 11, 2026

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3 min read

$1.8 Billion Bet

Mastercard's Bid to Own the Stablecoin Rails

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Institutions Are Now Doing 72% of Crypto Trading

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

Institutions Are Now Doing 72% of Crypto Trading

Plus: Clarity Act Updates in the Senate

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Coinbase and Visa Are Building Payment Rails for AI Agents

Jul 29, 2026

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3 min read

Coinbase and Visa Are Building Payment Rails for AI Agents

Plus: Circle Buys 1,000 Blockchain Patents

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
GENIUS Act Turns One

Jul 21, 2026

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4 min read

GENIUS Act Turns One

Plus: the five stories that defined the stablecoin law's first year

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
$3.7 Quadrillion Is Moving to the Blockchain

Jul 14, 2026

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3 min read

$3.7 Quadrillion Is Moving to the Blockchain

Plus: President Trump's Crypto Earnings Under Investigation

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
He Swore He'd Never Sell BTC. He Just Sold.

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

He Swore He'd Never Sell BTC. He Just Sold.

Plus: Whales Are Accumulating BTC

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Binance Just Got Locked Out of Europe

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

Binance Just Got Locked Out of Europe

Plus: More Money Markets Go On-Chain

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Wall Street's Credit Referee Just Moved On Chain

Jun 23, 2026

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3 min read

Wall Street's Credit Referee Just Moved On Chain

Plus: People Are Trying to Claim All the Lost Bitcoins

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Mastercard Just Handed AI Agents A Crypto Credit Card

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

Mastercard Just Handed AI Agents A Crypto Credit Card

Plus: CLARITY Act Faces Headwinds

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
The $75 Billion Reason Bitcoin Just Crashed

Jun 9, 2026

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4 min read

The $75 Billion Reason Bitcoin Just Crashed

Plus: Is the Four-Year Crypto Cycle Dead?

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Mastercard Gets the Green Light to Settle in Stablecoins

Jun 2, 2026

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4 min read

Mastercard Gets the Green Light to Settle in Stablecoins

Plus: Iran Loses Its Crypto while Cash App Expands Theirs

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Executive Order Puts the Fed on the Clock for Crypto Banking

May 26, 2026

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4 min read

Executive Order Puts the Fed on the Clock for Crypto Banking

Plus: New Crypto Tax, Stablecoins Help African Banking Costs, and Japan Accepts Foreign Stablecoins

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Clarity Act Clears Senate 15-9, Sets Up July 4 Signing

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

Clarity Act Clears Senate 15-9, Sets Up July 4 Signing

Plus: Fed Chair Own Crypto, US Bitcoin Reserve, and BTC's Iran War Performance

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Wall Street's Core Settlement System Just Got a Launch Date for Blockchain

May 12, 2026

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4 min read

Wall Street's Core Settlement System Just Got a Launch Date for Blockchain

Plus: Clarity Act Progress, Gold Debasement, and Stablecoins' Evolution

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Crypto's Worst Security Month on Record Ended With Its Biggest Rescue

May 5, 2026

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3 min read

Crypto's Worst Security Month on Record Ended With Its Biggest Rescue

Plus: AI Agent Crypto Passports, Charles Schwab, and Visa hit the news

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
US Military Uses Bitcoin as a Cryptography Tool

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

US Military Uses Bitcoin as a Cryptography Tool

Plus: Morgan Stanley's New Crypto Tool, Hollywood, and Iran Crypto Sanctions

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
The Weakest Link in DeFi Isn't On-Chain

Apr 21, 2026

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4 min read

The Weakest Link in DeFi Isn't On-Chain

Plus: Goldman Sachs Gets Their First ETF and the NYSE Announces Total Blockchain Adoption

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Hong Kong Just Licensed Banks to Issue Their Own Stablecoins

Apr 14, 2026

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7 min read

Hong Kong Just Licensed Banks to Issue Their Own Stablecoins

Plus: Japan, Alabama, West Virginia, and Mastercard Make Major Moves

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Google and Ethereum Just Put a Clock on Bitcoin's Biggest Vulnerability

Apr 7, 2026

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7 min read

Google and Ethereum Just Put a Clock on Bitcoin's Biggest Vulnerability

Plus: Coinbase is Granted Status, North Korea's Big hack, and more.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Visa and JPMorgan Joined the Same Blockchain this Week

Mar 31, 2026

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10 min read

Visa and JPMorgan Joined the Same Blockchain this Week

Plus: Crypto in 401(k)s, Home Mortgages, and more.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross

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