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Live markets: Bitcoin shrugs off early decline, but two-month winning streak is in jeopardy
A hopeful posting on Iran from President Trump helped erase morning losses.

Hyperliquid bigger than NASDAQ, says ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher
Sprecher saluted Hyperliquid's team, signaling deeper engagement between Wall Street incumbents and crypto-native rails.

Tether's U.S.-focused stablecoin grows over 500% in a month, but still lags main rivals
USAT's market cap jumped above $140 million in April, though it remains well behind Circle's USDC, PayPal's PYUSD and Ripple's RLUSD tokens.

Bitcoin pinned below $73,000 despite potential U.S.-Iran deal news
U.S. stocks and bonds, and the oil market are reacting positively to yet another purported peace agreement, but crypto markets remain under heavy pressure.

'Debasement trade’ falls out of favor as inflation fears cool, JPMorgan says
Investors are abandoning bitcoin and gold, perhaps sensing a coming end to Middle East hostilities.

What's next as hot money cycle has gone from crypto to gold to AI to memory
As bitcoin and gold momentum fades, investor flows are increasingly rotating into AI infrastructure, semiconductor and memory-related equities.

VanEck's tokenized fund lands on Euler as DeFi courts Wall Street institutions
DeFi protocols are increasingly adapting to host regulated, tokenized assets as tokenization is projected to bring trillions of dollars onchain.

Crypto’s biggest exchanges back push for token disclosure standards as industry courts institutional capital
More than 40 crypto firms, including rival exchanges Coinbase and Kraken, are backing a Blockworks-led framework aimed at bringing stock market-style disclosures to token markets.

Live markets: bitcoin slides to new monthly low below $75,000 on report of strikes against Iran
Memory chip stocks are attracting capital and attention, with crypto markets settling into apathy.

SoFi brings bank-issued stablecoin to 15 million users in crypto push
The fintech platform says its dollar-backed stablecoin will let members trade, transfer and eventually earn yield through its banking app.

