CPI surprise reinforces rate-cut expectations, as crypto rallies with ETH moving to $4.7K and BTC closing in on $120K.
Extended macro tailwinds; Fed cut odds near certainty.
Leverage build-up across top altcoins hits a record $47 billion in Open Interest, raising volatility risk into resistance levels. Low implied volatility pricing across all maturities sets the stage for a possible sharp realized vol expansion.
For the first time since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020, Michael Saylor signalled the company may sell part of its holdings — a shift in the buy-and-hold model that has defined Strategy's identity and underpinned its equity premium.
The exchange's third major headcount reduction in three years tracks closely with the crypto market cycle, even as Armstrong points to AI as a structural reason to operate with fewer people.
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
A wave of exchange-traded funds designed to give investors exposure to prediction market outcomes was expected to begin trading as early as Thursday — until U.S. regulators intervened.