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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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Bitcoin Miners' Q3 Shows Hashprice Competing With AI Leases for Every Megawatt
Three of nine majors now earn most of their revenue outside mining, and the rest sold about 31,000 BTC. At current hashprice a megawatt earns roughly half as much mining as it does leased to AI, by Blockhead's estimate
Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Among Banks Putting $270 Million Behind Project Faro
Bloomberg says the commitments cover five years of operating costs for a US-incorporated issuer aiming to launch in the first half of 2027. The 21-institution group has not disclosed a figure itself
CFTC Warns Kalshi of Imminent Charges Over How It Filed Dozens of New Contracts
Kalshi calls it a procedural error affecting a handful of contracts. The warning comes days after the agency told prediction markets to stop blocking states, and as Kalshi backs the CFTC in a separate court fight
Asian businesses are warming to stablecoins, but only 18% are using or implementing them
Regulatory compliance and local-currency conversion, not the token itself, will decide adoption, a survey of 150 firms in five markets finds.