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Crypto drifts lower, gold hits another ATH, Ethena to launch new chain

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Crypto

• BTC: 82.5k (-1%), ETH: 1890 (-1%), SOL: 123 (-3%)

• Top Gainers: CAKE, TKX, OKB, ATOM, TRX

• BTC ETFs: +$275mn, ETH ETFs: -$7mn

• US spot BTC ETFs post largest inflow in 6 weeks

• Long term holders bought 167k BTC in 1 month

• Current cycle looking ‘more and more like 2017’

• BTC cycle indicator shows ‘6-12 months’ of bear

• Trump’s reserve to push BTC to $500k: StanChart

• StanChart cuts ETH target by 60% on Base fees

• S&P 500 now outperformed ETH since 2018

• SOL pulls anti-woke advert after criticism

• Coinbase advert praised

• Whale short makes $9m, linked to scammer

• TRX will soon be available on SOL: Sun

• SEC likely to ease crypto custody rules

• XRP files for ‘Ripple Custody’ trademark

• Brazil may allow 50% of salaries to be paid in BTC

• Ethena to launch chain with Securitize

• Rumours USDe will launch on Hyperliquid

• DEX volumes ATH vs CEX volumes

• CRO to add $70bn ‘burned’ tokens to supply

• Metaplanet buys $12.5m BTC

• Canary files for SUI ETF

• Bitfarms completes $175m Stronghold M&A

• New remote access Trojan targets wallets

• Industry is cooked trying to stop exploits: ZachXBT

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 17.8k (+0%), Gold: 3035 (+1%)

• Gold hits another ATH, silver nears 12 year high

• Stocks rise again despite retail sales miss

• Japan 30-year yield now highest since 2006

• Chinese stocks rise again, ‘just getting started’

• 100% chance QT ends by May: Polymarket

• Trump to speak with Putin today

• Trump to release JFK files, sign multiple EOs today

• Trump restarts coal usage for energy production

• US claps back over calls for Eiffel Tower return

• DOGE finds 14 ‘magic money computers’

• Germany to vote defence spending today

• China home prices fall again despite stimulus

• Israel resumes strikes against Hamas

• Israel consulted US before Gaza strikes: WH

• BYD unveils 5 minute EV charging

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: Mubarak, Tut, BMT

• Hot NFTs: Masks of Luci, Good Vibes Club

• Binance launches Binance Alpha 2.0

• Mubarak $165m, Binance to list after CZ buys

• BMT $250m, Binance set to list

• AI coins continue to sink, now $4.5bn market cap

• AIXBT tricked into sending 55ETH to wallet

• Still 250k tokens created on SOL last week

• PumpFun YTD fees beats all ETH apps combined

• New York to investigate LIBRA

• Robinhood launches prediction markets

• Myriad hits $500k in betting volumes

• Sonic shows highest growth in active users

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