The new boss at the Federal Reserve holds Solana and Lightning Network BTC in his hands—do you still dare to say Bitcoin isn’t the new gold of the new era?



The next Federal Reserve Chair—the person who runs the money-printing machine, sets your mortgage rates, and controls the entire lifeline of US finance—

In his personal investment portfolio, Solana, Optimism, Lightning Network, dYdX, and even Polymarket are all sitting there.

This isn’t a joke. This is a 69-page financial disclosure document that has just been submitted to the US government.

Do you think the Chair of the Federal Reserve is the kind of 70-year-old who can’t even figure out how to use an iPhone?

Kevin Waugh, with a net worth of at least $192 million; his wife is an Estée Lauder heir (worth $19 billion); over the past two years, he has taken in tens of millions of consulting fees from crypto funds.

He understands DeFi better than you do.

Compound, dYdX, Lightning Network, Polymarket, Blast… put this lineup on the table—he’s more professional than many of the KOLs you follow.

The position he is about to take will determine:

- Whether stablecoins can be legalized

- Whether banks can custody your Bitcoin

- Whether the Federal Reserve should issue a digital dollar

And as for him, he had already bought all of these things.

While your president is still issuing Dogecoin, someone else’s Federal Reserve Chair is already investing in Layer 2.

The person who understands Bitcoin best isn’t a banker—it’s the one who’s going to become the Federal Reserve Chair. The person who understands Bitcoin the least? Your mother-in-law, the one who keeps telling you to sell your house.

He had to sell these coins to get the job. But here’s the question—why would he rather sell than sit in that position?

What did Waugh invest in? Let me translate it into plain language for you:

Infrastructure guys: Solana, Optimism, Blast (don’t yell—people really bought them with real money)

Bitcoin ecosystem: Lightning Network, Flashnet (this is true Bitcoin maximalism)

DeFi old-school experts: Compound, dYdX (not just buying the mainstream—he knows the industry)

Prediction markets: Polymarket (this thing isn’t legal in the US; he invested as an individual)

And the most outrageous one of all: he took $10.2 million in consulting fees from Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office. Who is Druckenmiller? The macro big shot who publicly said at the beginning of the year that “Bitcoin will rise to a level you can’t understand.”

Just imagine this scene:

One day in the future, the Federal Reserve meets to discuss whether “cryptocurrencies threaten financial stability.”

Waugh sits at the main seat, and what’s going through his mind is: “Has that Lightning Network project I invested in back then become compliant now?”

This isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s a financial fact disclosed in writing.

And even more outrageous: he promised to sell everything before taking office.

So take a closer look—why would he rather sell these things that could potentially go up 100x, and still take that position?

There’s only one answer: that position is worth more than 100x.

Is Bitcoin the new gold for people under 40?

Don’t ask me. Ask the man who is about to run the Federal Reserve—yet understands DeFi better than you.

His wallet won’t lie. #Gate13周年 #今日你看涨还是看跌? #RAVE暴涨130%合约爆仓全网第三 $BTC
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