{
  "id": 12023627,
  "title": "Former SEC boss made AI Czar, Bitcoin may hit $600K this cycle: Hodler’s Digest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/former-sec-boss-made-ai-czar-bitcoin-may-hit-600k-this-cycle-hodlers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:31:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/former-sec-boss-made-ai-czar-bitcoin-may-hit-600k-this-cycle-hodlers-digest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former SEC boss Jay Clayton is now the new AI czar under Trump, according to a post on Truth Social. Clayton previously led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump's first term and prosecuted Roman Storm for his involvement in Tornado Cash. Peter Brandt, a veteran trader, has flipped bullish on Bitcoin, predicting it may reach as high as $600K by 2029. Ethereum layer-2 network Blast is shutting down due to operating costs exceeding revenue, causing a significant drop in its DeFi total value locked. Meanwhile, XRP is down slightly while Bitcoin and Ethereum show minor gains.",
  "summary": "Roman Storm and the XRP army aren’t happy former SEC boss Jay Clayton is Trump’s new AI czar, Peter Brandt flips bullish and says Bitcoin may reach as high as $600K by 2029.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}