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BTC taps $80k, S. Korea stocks soar, US denies warship attack

Crypto

• BTC: 79,610 (+1%) | BTC.D: 59% (0%)

• ETH: 2,358 (+2%) | BNB: 628 (+2%) | SOL: 85 (+1%)

• Fear & Greed: 40 | 24h Liq: $372m

• BTC ETFs: +$630M | ETH ETFs: +$101M

• Top Gainers: LAB, TROLL, BSB, SKYAI, TAG

• BTC tops 80K, first time since 31 January

• $282M in crypto shorts liquidated in 24h

• BTC then retreats on confusion about Iran strikes

• Crypto sentiment shifts to Neutral

• ZEC hits $400, strongest altcoin in the bounce

• Saylor: "No buys this week" by Strategy

• Alberta AIMCo buys $172M of Strategy stock

• BTC miners may earn more from AI by 2026

• NK creditors seek $71M frozen Kelp DAO ETH

• Polymarket: CLARITY Act odds top 60%

• Senate releases CLARITY compromise text

• NY AG fines Uphold $5M for misleading yield

• IRS may owe COVID-era refunds

• Fink: SEC should approve tokenised bonds

• BlackRock: drop 20% cap on tokenised reserves

• NYSE moves to enable tokenised securities

• Tether bought 6 tons of gold in Q1 2026

• Ripple-backed Evernorth nears Nasdaq listing

• Buffett warns on crypto speculation

• Kraken closes Bitnomial deal for US derivs

Macro

• NASDAQ: $25,110 (+1%) | Gold: $4,580 (-1%)

• Oil falls below $100 after proposed Iran peace plan

• US set to escort stranded ships through Hormuz

• US denies Iran hit warship with two missiles

• S. Korea stocks hit another ATH, led by SK Hynix

• Ukrainian drone hits Mosfilm Tower Moscow

• Merz: US still Germany’s top ally

• China tells firms to ignore US sanctions

• GameStop offers $125/share to buy eBay

• Founders Fund raises record $6B 4th fund

• Stock indexes ease rules for SpaceX, OpenAI

• Spirit Airlines falls into bankruptcy

• Warsh: inflation "most regressive" tax

• Fed governor: I will keep a low profile

• Stagflation worries rise after ISM PMI 52.7

• US foreclosures hit 6-year high in Q1

• First-time US homebuyer age now 40

• Thermos recalls 8M+ jars over vision risk

AI & Tech

• Sacks: AI capex now 2% tailwind to GDP

• Citrini: AI infra basket to lead

• SE Asia data centres hit power crunch

• Denmark pauses data centres on grid limit

• Anthropic near $1.5B JV with Blackstone, GS

• Musk messaged Brockman re settlement

• Harvard: AI beats ER docs on diagnoses

• AI set to drastically cut healthcare costs

• Sony unveils superhuman table tennis robot

• Bessent: AI may be used to hack bank accts

• JAL trials humanoid robots at Haneda

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