Key Takeaways:
- Core CPI comes in cooler than expected — a bullish signal
- Ethereum ETF inflows surpass Bitcoin’s for the first time in weeks
- Despite strong macro and fund flows, prices pull back sharply
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Key Takeaways:
An Apple Pay strategy role in New York and a Google Cloud Web3 architect post in Hong Kong both list stablecoins and tokenized deposits as preferred expertise, though neither company has announced a product.
The partnership adds custody and transaction infrastructure built for banks to Kakao Group's stablecoin push, following its July tie-up with Circle and its own wallet pilot now running across 43 million Kakao Pay users.
A wave of forced short covering pushed bitcoin to its highest level since January, and a Hyperliquid liquidation map shows the next flashpoint sitting near $95,750.
Bitcoin shrugged off a failed Senate crypto bill and the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023. With ETF inflows returning, $82,500 is now the level that matters.