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Strategy's STRC hits record low as Wall Street races to tokenize everything
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals founder Ric Edelman to discuss the disconnect between declining crypto sentiment and Wall Street’s rapid investment in digital asset infrastructure. Their conversation covers the CLARITY Act, the fight over crypto in 401(k) plans, tokenization, and Edelman’s long-term outlook for Bitcoin. In this week’s 10X Trade, Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes shares his highest-conviction trade. Strive Chief Risk Officer Jeff Walton examines the future of digital credit following the sharp declines of STRC and SATA, arguing that digital credit could represent the next $300 trillion opportunity for Bitcoin. Also on the show, BlackRock Global Head of Digital Assets Robbie Mitchnick discusses BITA, the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, while 21Shares Co-Founder Ophelia Snyder explains why today’s financial infrastructure may be fundamentally incompatible with the tokenized future Wall Street is working to build.

BlackRock's new bitcoin income fund offers cash flow alongside BTC exposure
After IBIT's $49 billion success, BlackRock says clients are increasingly seeking ways to earn income from long-term bitcoin holdings.

BlackRock files to list its bitcoin income ETF, with expected debut next week
An 8-A share registration filing, in this case for Nasdaq, is usually one of the last steps before an ETF goes live.

BlackRock warns of energy shock as May CPI is set to show acceleration in inflation
BlackRock is closely watching Wednesday's CPI as an early test of how U.S.-Iran tensions are feeding into already elevated prices in the economy.

Google engineer busted for insider trading on Polymarket
A Google security engineer was arrested for allegedly using the company's internal search data to place winning bets on Polymarket prediction markets. Michele Spagnuolo transferred $3.8 million in USDC and personally cleared about $1.2 million before attempting to conceal the funds through a privacy mixer. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

BlackRock's bitcoin ETF sheds $528 million, the second-largest daily outflow on record
IBIT recorded its second-biggest single-day net outflow since launch on Wednesday, missing a January record by less than half a million dollars, as the Iran-driven sell-off pulled institutional money out of bitcoin.

Whale alert: Someone dumped $1.29 billion of BlackRock's bitcoin ETF in a dark pool trade
The big sale happened amid a broader continued exodus from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs.

Cerebras IPO values AI chipmaker at $40B
Cerebras priced its IPO at a $40 billion valuation, nearly 5x what it was worth eight months ago. The AI capital boom is pulling investor attention and money away from crypto, with SpaceX and OpenAI listings still to come. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

BlackRock, Janus Henderson tokenized funds get instant redemptions with new $1 billion facility
A new credit facility by Grove aims to allow instant redemptions into stablecoins from BlackRock's BUIDL and Janus Henderson's money market funds, reducing settlement time from days to instantaneous.

Moody’s assigns Aaa-mf assessments to Fidelity International and BlackRock tokenized money market funds
The assessment suggest the highest level of credit quality, liquidity and capital preservation.

