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Crypto falls, Base to ditch OP, gold rises above $5k

Crypto

• BTC: 66.9k (-2%) | BTC.D: 58.8% (+0.1%)

• ETH: 1962 (-3%) | BNB: 606 (-3%) | SOL: 82 (-4%) 

• Top Gainers: LEO, PAXG, XAUT, ATOM, TRX

• BTC ETFs: -$133m | ETH ETFs: -$42m

• Crypto underperforms, outflows & US-Iran blamed

• Armstrong says Clarity Act should pass in April

• Base to ditch OP for ‘unified solution’

• OpenAI, Paradigm collab on AI agent tool

• Kraken parent buys token vesting platform Magna

• Coinbase allows XRP, DOGE, ADA, LTC collateral

• ETH Foundation releases 2026 priorities update

• Mystery HK firm bought $436m IBIT

• Bitwise files for election prediction market ETF

• HYPE sets up DeFi policy advocacy group

• Canary, Grayscale debut SUI ETF

• Ledn sells $188m BTC backed bonds

• Ether.fi shifts card product to OP mainnet

• Hacker returns $21m stolen BTC to S Korea

• China releases RWA regulatory framework

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 22.7k (+1%), Gold: 5015 (0%)

• Tech leads stocks as AI fears reduce

• Gold above $5k, silver above $78

• US close to strikes on Iran

• Fed divided over rate cuts, Fed minutes show

• Fed pumped $18.5b in US banking this week

• Trade deficit down 78% due to tariffs: Trump

• US withdraws all forces from Syria

• Ukraine, Russia peace talks end abruptly

• Turkish Lira hits all time low against USD

• Perplexity drops ads from AI model

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: Jesse, Nvidia

• Hot NFTs: BAYC, Veefriends

• Novig raises $75m for sports prediction market

• World Markets launches on MegaETH

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