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Wall Street's Worry: Stocks & Bonds Moves In Tandem, and Bitcoin's Near $5,000 Shave
Bitcoin ETFs triggered a rapid downturn in BTC, S&P 500 earnings expectations slipped, Japan stocks surged, and China's recovery is expected to be slow
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Fed Tells Markets - No Rate Cut in March, Deal With It
This week's financial digest explores the global markets' adjustment to the mantra of "higher for longer" interest rates, amid robust US economic data challenging rate cut expectations. The focus shifts to hedge funds' windfall from catastrophe bonds and the USD's resurgence to pre-Fed pivot levels
Multi-Factor Dangers of Crypto's Billion-Dollar "Restaking" Bet
Restaking is drawing significant attention, with platforms like EigenLayer drawing over $3 billion in ETH and token derivatives from speculators, alongside millions from investors chasing early adopter airdrops. However, the resurgence of speculative investment chasing high rewards raises concerns.
Important Arbitrage Trade Closes in the Spot Bitcoin ETF Era
The launch of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US has led to a 24% drop in open interest for Bitcoin futures, signaling a shift in investor preference from futures to direct crypto holdings.
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The Gemini-CFTC Feud Turned Love Fest
What started as a minor enforcement action now reads like a farce: hidden fee schemes, missing disclosures, and a CFTC that wants a do-over –minus the refund.
Fidelity Launches Money Market Fund for Stablecoin Issuers Under GENIUS Act
The fund gives stablecoin issuers a regulated vehicle for holding the liquid assets required to back payment tokens, as asset managers race to capture reserve management mandates in a market forecast to reach $4 trillion.
Ethereum Foundation Leadership Exodus Deepens as Co-Executive Director Exits
The departure of Hsiao-Wei Wang leaves the Ethereum Foundation without a permanent co-executive director for the second time this year, as eight senior figures have now left the organization in five months.
Fed's Warsh Makes His Intentions Clear
The new Fed chair held rates, dropped forward guidance, and delivered a dot plot that reset rate-hike expectations — and in doing so, reminded crypto markets that macro correlation isn't a solved problem.