Kevin Warsh officially takes office as Fed Chair: the balance sheet reduction path and crypto market outlook
On May 15, 2026, the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th Chairman of the FED by a vote of 54 to 45. The 56-year-old financier officially succeeded Jerome Powell as the head of the U.S. central bank. The 54-to-45 vote was also the narrowest approval margin for a FED chair appointment since 1977. At first glance, the crypto market is receiving a “friendly signal”—Warsh is the first FED chair in history to explicitly disclose holding crypto assets in his financial filings. However, the real va

























