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ETH soars, Trump eyes Kharg Island, PEPE leads memes

Crypto

• BTC: 73.8k (+2%) | BTC.D: 59.2% (-0.3%)

• ETH: 2285 (+7%) | BNB: 680 (+2%) | SOL: 94 (+4%) 

• Top Gainers: PEPE, TAO, DOT, ADA, KAS

• BTC ETFs: +$182m | ETH ETFs: +$27m

• ETH leads L1s as ETF inflows continue

• Strategy buys $1.5b BTC

• ETH Foundation sold $10m ETH to BMNR

• ShapeShift’s Eric Voorhees buys $56m ETH

• ETH supply is up 1m+ since the Merge

• ETH Foundation publishes mandate

• BlockFills files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

• SEC dismisses fraud case against BitClout founder

• Coinbase exploring investment collab with Bybit

• Kraken SPAC has $10b for acquistions

• US sanctions $800m N Korean IT worker fraud

• HYPE highlighted in WSJ for oil trading

• Australian senate backs crypto license bill

• Stablecoins will dominate: Druckenmiller

• USDC overtakes USDT in adjusted transfers

• AAVE & SKY both set to cut token buybacks

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 22.1k (-1%), Gold: 4989 (-1%)

• This week: FOMC decision, PPI, Home sales data

• Oil higher after US strikes Iran’s Kharg Island

• Trump eyes seizure of Kharg Island oil hub

• Trump plans coalition for Strait of Hormuz escorts

• Trump asks Japan to send warships to Hormuz

• Nvidia prepares AI ‘inference’ chip

• Trump restarts oil drilling along California coast

• Mag 7 stocks enter correction

• Judge quashes DoJ’s subpoenas against Powell

• BoJ to likely wait till April for rate hike

• Trump could delay summit with Xi

• Chinese economy surprises with rebound

• UK economy grew only 0.1% in Q4

• Meta delays rollout of new AI model

• Meta’s layoffs could effect 20%+ staff

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: PVP, PEPE, TURBO, MOODENG

• PEPE leads bounce in top memecoins

• Aave to launch Aave Shield after $50m swap

• New docs link $5m LIBRA promotion deal to Milei

• Thena’s THE price manipulated in exploit

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