Citadel’s Ken Griffin Warns: Cost of U.S. Default Insurance Reaches Unthinkable Levels

In a striking critique of America’s fiscal outlook, billionaire investor and Citadel founder Ken Griffin issued a warning about the rising cost of insuring against a potential U.S. debt default. Speaking at the Forbes Iconoclast Summit on Thursday, Griffin described the current pricing of U.S. credit default swaps (CDS) as “unfathomable,” expressing disbelief that the…

Citadel’s Ken Griffin Warns: Cost of U.S. Default Insurance Reaches Unthinkable Levels

Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $104,500 Amid Rising U.S. Debt Concerns and Market Volatility

Bitcoin managed to stay resilient above the $104,500 level on Thursday, brushing off intensifying concerns surrounding the U.S. national debt and new warnings from prominent voices in the tech and crypto sectors, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Tesla chief Elon Musk. The leading cryptocurrency was trading at $104,749 early Thursday morning, marking a modest…

Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $104,500 Amid Rising U.S. Debt Concerns and Market Volatility