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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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JPMorgan Puts Its Deposit Token on Public Ethereum, for Approved Clients Only
JPM Coin moves beyond Base onto Ethereum, with the bank citing liquidity and existing client use while keeping holders on an approved list
Zcash Decides Today Whether NU7 Goes Live in November
Faster blocks are the headline. The Sprout pool freeze, which would strand about $26 million of old coins, is the detail holders are checking
Hyperliquid's Policy Arm Wants the SEC to Write Airdrops and Buybacks Into the Rulebook
In a comment letter filed the day before today's deadline, the Hyperliquid Policy Center backs Regulation Crypto Assets but asks for five changes, including a hard line between automated and discretionary buybacks
The CFTC's Retail Crypto Plan Turns on Where Your Coins Sit
Two weeks after the agency's advance notice on Regulation CTX and CAM, the 28-day "actual delivery" test is the part that would change how exchanges hold customer assets