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BTC leads, government shut down fears, L1 ETFs may come soon

Crypto

• BTC: 112.9k (+1%) | BTC.D: 58.9% (0%)

• ETH: 4145 (0%) | XRP: 2.84 (-1%) | SOL: 206 (-1%) 

• Top Gainers: FIGR_HELOC, XMR, CRO, MNT, TRX

• BTC ETFs: +$522mn | ETH ETFs: +$547m

• Bitcoin strength continues, altcoins mixed

• BTC, ETH ETF inflows top $1b in a day

• Various L1 ETFs may be approved very soon

• SEC-CFTC turf war is over: Pham

• SEC willing to engage with token issuers: Pierce

• Senate committee to meet to examine crypto taxes

• Wisconsin may open up licenses to crypto firms

• Strategy buys $22m BTC, BitMine buys $963m ETH

• IBIT becomes top BTC options venue

• Visa tests stablecoins for international transfers

• SEC pauses trading of the DAT QMMM

• NY crypto regulator Harris steps down

• Binance launches ‘crypto-as-a-service’ solution

• Cronje’s Flying Tulip raises $200m at $1b valuation

• Starknet launches BTC staking initiative

• FalconX rolls out 24×7 crypto options trading

• Republic plans to tokenise Animoca’s equity on SOL

• Kazakhstan launches crypto reserve

• Bitcoin may join central bank reserves by 2030: DB

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 22.5k (0%), Gold: 3838 (+%)

• Gold hits its 39th ATH of 2025, Silver parabolic

• US government shutdown may happen this week

• Pending US home sales hit 5 month high

• China appears to stop purchases of US Soyabeans

• Trump & Netanyahu lay out new plan for Gaza peace

• Tony Blair would be given key role in peace plan

• Irananians deported from US after Tehran deal

• Hegseth summons military leaders for unknown reason

• US may sell tomahawk missiles to Ukraine 

• EU moves to advance Ukraine accession to the bloc

• Power cut continues at Ukraine nuclear plant

• US-Africa trade pact set to expire today

• YouTube settles with Trump for $24m

• Newsom signs new AI safety bill in California

• Swiss offer to invest in US gold refining industry

• Trump proposes 100% tariff on foreign films

• OpenAI launches ‘instant checkout’ shopping feature

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: MYCELIUM, CARDS, AVL

• Hot NFTs: mfers, Gemesis, Kaito Genesis

• Sharp drop in memecoin launchpad volumes

• Meteora unveils novel token airdrop mechanism

• OpenSea launches trading for all NFT Strategy tokens

• Punk Strategy acquires its 18th Punk

• Hypurr NFTs do $60m+ in 24-hour volume

• Polymarket getting in on NFL mention markets

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