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Markets bounce after FOMC, Trump speech today, SEC drops XRP case

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Crypto

• BTC: 85.7k (+3%), ETH: 2005 (+4%), SOL: 134 (+6%)

• Top Gainers: UNI, S, XRP, BONK, WLD

• BTC ETFs: +$12mn, ETH ETFs: -$12mn

• BTC nears $88k+ post-FOMC before pulling back

• Trump to make major update on crypto strategy

• QT over, $77k BTC bottom: Hayes

• Fear and Greed index now at ‘Neutral’

• BTC back above 200-day SMA

• XRP up 10% as EC to drop XRP case

• Bitnomial to launch regulated XRP Futures in US

• Trump Media SPAC seeks $179m for crypto

• Hyperliquid to launch staking tiers on Apr 30

• ETH to sunset ‘Holesky’ Testnet in Sep

• First SOL Futures ETF in US to begin trading today

• Pakistan to legalize crypto

• Kraken to buy NinjaTrader for $1.5bn

• Privy raises $15m to develop onboarding rules

• Gotbit founder to forfeit $23m crypto as fine

• MEXC launches hybrid CEX-DEX platform

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 17.8k (+1%), Gold: 3049 (0%)

• Stocks rally as Fed leaves rates unchanged

• Dot plot still shows 50bps of rate cuts in 2025

• Higher transitory Inflation is is base case: Powell

• Gold hits another ATH, Mag 7 stocks all down YTD

• Fed better off cutting rates: Trump

• May Fed rate cut chances back at 17%

• Europe stocks sees largest inflow in a decade

• Retail built largest equity allocation in history

• X valuation back to $44bn in stake sales

• AI could control criminal networks: Europol

• Market misunderstands Deepseek R1: Nvidia CEO

• Nvidia plans largest Capex in US chip manufacturing

• Board of Director sells 17.5% of his Nvidia stake

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: Fartcoin, KET, ARC

• Hot NFTs: Pudgy Penguins, Captainz

• Fartcoin $400m, continues to lead AI coins

• Definitive airdrop goes live

• Taproot Wizards whitelist goes live

• Finalbosu reveal mint details

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