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BTC nears $100k, Ripple circles Circle, VIRTUAL above $1bn

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Crypto

• BTC: 96k (+1%), ETH: 1840 (+2%), SOL: 152 (+3%)

• Top Gainers: VIRTUAL, CRV, FARTCOIN, S, HYPE

• BTC ETFs: -$56mn, ETH ETFs: -$2mn

• Crypto creeps higher, many altcoins see big gains

• Circle rejects Ripple’s bid to buy it for $4-5bn

• HYPE leads L1 gains depsite X being hacked

• Tether preparing to launch stablecoin product in US

• a16z urges SEC to reconsider view on staking

• Metaplanet to open US arm, to raise $250m

• Semler Scientific buys $15.7m BTC

• SOL submits proposal for tokenisation of stocks

• Stablecoin-backed Visa cards coming soon

• SUI basecamp begins after huge rally, large unlock

• Ethena collabs with TON to intro stablecoins

• PENDLE to update fee structure tomorrow

• Grayscale launches BTC Adopters ETF

• Canary files with SEC for staked SEI ETF

• WRLD scanners launching in 6 US cities

• SGB launches platform for digital asset

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 17.5k (0%), Gold: 3236 (-3%)

• S&P 500 7 day winning streak, longest since Nov

• US GDP contracted by -0.3% in Q1

• Stagflation fears grow as PCE Inflation higher

• Recession odds soar to 70% on prediction markets

• Markets fully price in 4 25bps rate cuts at end-2025

• Core Q1 GDP was ‘up’, despite ‘distortions’: Trump

• This is Biden’s stock market, not mine: Trump

• Best negative print for GDP I have seen: Navarro

• Oil hits lowest closing price since Mar 2021

• US-Ukraine mineral deal has been signed

• Chinese investors pile into gold funds at record pace

• No ongoing US-China talks: Greer

• Tesla denis looking for new CEO

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: REKT, gork, ETRUMP, SHADOW, HAEDAL

• Hot NFTs: Gemesis, Moriusa, Mibera Maker

• VIRTUAL $1.1bn, leads AI coins on new launchpad

• REKT $45m, teases announcement for today

• gork $35m, new AI meme originating from grok

• SHADOW $15m, Sonic DEX gets Binance Alpha listing

• Magic Eden goes live on AVAX

• Axiom trading platform makes $10m fees in a week

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