Markets enter the week on edge as investors brace for the long-delayed US inflation report and China’s latest policy blueprint. Trade tensions remain the dominant undercurrent, with crypto caught in the crossfire of every macro and geopolitical headline since President Trump’s tariff escalation earlier this month.
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Hedge funds can now trade event contracts using crypto collateral they already hold — without touching a retail platform