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Michael Ross

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

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
Crypto Receives Landmark SEC Ruling

Mar 24, 2026

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7 min read

Crypto Receives Landmark SEC Ruling

Plus: Crypto Can Be Used as Collateral, Mastercard is Buying into Crypto, and Clarity Act Advancement

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Wall Street Is Putting the Entire Stock Market On Chain

Mar 17, 2026

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8 min read

Wall Street Is Putting the Entire Stock Market On Chain

Plus: Druckenmiller Goes All In on Stablecoins, Circle Overtakes BlackRock, and 18 Crypto IPOs Lined Up for 2026

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Crypto Just Plugged into the Federal Reserve

Mar 10, 2026

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7 min read

Crypto Just Plugged into the Federal Reserve

Plus: More White House Guidance and CFTC Guidance on Crypto Futures

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Morgan Stanley Files for Crypto Trust Bank

Mar 3, 2026

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8 min read

Morgan Stanley Files for Crypto Trust Bank

Plus: Meta preps stablecoin integration across 3B users, Bitcoin ETFs reverse outflow streak, and Visa expands stablecoin cards globally.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Bitcoin's Identity Crisis?

Feb 24, 2026

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8 min read

Bitcoin's Identity Crisis?

Plus the SEC opens stablecoins to Wall Street, BlackRock loads up on ETH, and Citi Bank is trading crypto.

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Wallstreet Isn’t Waiting for Crypto Retail to Catch up

Feb 17, 2026

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8 min read

Wallstreet Isn’t Waiting for Crypto Retail to Catch up

Plus News out of Russia, the EU, and Twitter

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Is This the Bottom?

Feb 10, 2026

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8 min read

Is This the Bottom?

Plus Tennessee's BTC Treasury and Whitehouse Negotiations Resume

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Crypto’s Power Shift Was on Full Display at Davos

Feb 3, 2026

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8 min read

Crypto’s Power Shift Was on Full Display at Davos

Plus Stablecoins, Tokenization, and Regulatory Clarity

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
CLARITY Act Gets Delayed

Jan 27, 2026

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7 min read

CLARITY Act Gets Delayed

Plus ETH Pulls Ahead, Policy Updates, and Burgers Meet Bitcoin

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
NYSE Announces Blockchain Based Platform

Jan 20, 2026

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7 min read

NYSE Announces Blockchain Based Platform

From exchanges to banks, on chain market infrastructure continues to expand

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Morgan Stanley’s Digital Wallet Push

Jan 13, 2026

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7 min read

Morgan Stanley’s Digital Wallet Push

Plus Zcash stumbles, Visa's Crypto Card Rises, and Ethereum Hits Records

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
DTCC Launches Blockchain Pilot

Jan 6, 2026

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7 min read

DTCC Launches Blockchain Pilot

Plus Crypto Regulation Drafts While Crypto Momentum Builds

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Validator Digital 2025 Recap

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

Validator Digital 2025 Recap

Key market moments and takeaways from our first year of coverage

Michael Ross
Michael Ross
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