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BlockBeats News, January 22nd, Trump stated that he hopes the current White House National Economic Council Director Hassett will remain in his position. The Fed Chair candidacy has been narrowed down to two to three candidates, "I personally think the final candidate has most likely been locked in. Rick Rieder, Global Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock's Fixed Income, and Kevin Warsh, former Fed governor, are both suitable to serve as the next Fed Chair." Following this news, the probability of Kevin Warsh being nominated as Fed Chair on Polymarket rose to 50%, Rieder's probability rose to 27%, and Hassett's probability fell to 5%.

BlockBeats News, January 22nd: U.S. President Trump announced on the social media platform Truth that the U.S. and NATO have preliminarily established a future agreement framework regarding Greenland and even the entire Arctic region. If the agreement is finally reached, it will be a significant benefit to the U.S. and all NATO member countries. “Based on this understanding, I will not implement the tariffs that were scheduled to take effect on February 1st. Further discussions are also underway regarding Greenland and 'The Golden Dome' project.”

BlockBeats News, January 22, According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill is expected to be delayed by at least several weeks due to the Senate Banking Committee shifting its legislative focus to align with Donald Trump's housing affordability agenda. The consideration time may be extended to late February or March. Meanwhile, the Senate Agriculture Committee still plans to introduce and advance its version of the digital assets legislation, with a vote expected on January 27. The relevant text will then need to be merged with the Banking Committee version and submitted for full Senate consideration.