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Banking
Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are rushing into crypto: what do they see coming?
Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are racing to put direct crypto trading inside major brokerage platforms, leaving open the question of what they are preparing for.
Legal
Aave warns $71M exploit recovery could be seized before victims are repaid
The dispute could decide whether DeFi recovery funds go back to users first or become targets for outside creditors.
Regulation
CLARITY Act risks slipping as housing fight stalls Senate crypto markup
A stablecoin yield compromise cleared one obstacle, but Kennedy’s housing leverage and DeFi language still threaten the markup window.
Analysis
Bitcoin’s $80,000 support comes under pressure as Middle East shock hits bonds
Oil above $100 and a 10-year yield near 4.5% are testing whether Bitcoin can hold its hedge bid as liquidity tightens.
RWA
Why XRP Ledger is becoming a $3.6B hot spot for tokenized energy commodities
XRP Ledger posted the biggest 30-day jump in RWA assets as commodities are using blockchains less like trading venues and more like ledgers for energy contracts, traceability, and reconciliation.
Analysis
Wall Street’s $292 billion risk-on rotation just created a new bullish setup for Bitcoin
Equity funds have absorbed roughly $118 billion across four straight weeks of inflows, while money-market funds just saw a $173 billion weekly outflow.
Derivatives
XRP’s leverage has been flushed out while price holds – and the next move is now wide open
XRP’s leverage has been flushed out while price continues to hold firm, and the next move could arrive faster than the market’s calm surface suggests.
Macro
Japan has moved to save the yen again, and Bitcoin traders may pay the price
Tokyo’s yen-buying operation sent USD/JPY tumbling, and this could mean serious consequences for Bitcoin.
ETF
BlackRock’s record breaking $60 billion crypto ETFs made just $42 million in Q1 fees
BlackRock’s digital assets ETFs generated $42 million in Q1 fees, which was only 1.7% of the firm’s ETF fee machine.
Analysis
Bitcoin is repeating a 2022 pattern – and this time we’re missing the buyers for what came next
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s latest rebound is being powered by perpetual futures while spot demand keeps contracting.
Stablecoins
Coinbase’s new credit fund shows why banks are fighting stablecoin yield on the Clarity Act
Coinbase’s CUSHY strategy is a bet that stablecoins can aim for tokenized institutional credit.
Analysis
Here’s why Bitcoin is stuck below $80,000 and what Powell’s FOMC meeting did for BTC price
The Fed held rates steady as Powell warned that higher energy prices are pushing inflation back up, and Glassnode says Bitcoin is now stuck below its True Market Mean at roughly $79,000.
