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Hormuz Oil Shock Traps Bitcoin Below $80K as Powell Flags Inflation Comeback!
π Bitcoin is stuck below $80,000 and the macro picture explains why: the Fed held rates steady at the latest FOMC meeting, but Chair Powell flagged that rising energy prices are pushing inflation back up β killing any near-term hope of a rate cut.
π The Strait of Hormuz is the pressure point. Elevated oil prices are feeding through eight major economies, keeping inflation expectations sticky and forcing the Fed to stay hawkish longer than markets had priced.
π Glassnode puts Bitcoin's True Market Mean at roughly $79,000 β and BTC is currently trading below it. That level historically marks the line between macro-driven bear pressure and genuine accumulation territory. Being under it is not where bulls want to be.
β‘ The only clear route out, according to the analysis, is a de-escalation in Middle East supply risk that breaks the oil-inflation feedback loop. Without that, the macro headwind looks structural heading into the next FOMC window β and Bitcoin's ceiling may stay right where it is.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/adW1sz8A/en-US
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Hormuz Oil Shock Traps Bitcoin Below $80K as Powell Flags Inflation Comeback!
π Bitcoin is stuck below $80,000 and the macro picture explains why: the Fed held rates steady at the latest FOMC meeting, but Chair Powell flagged that rising energy prices are pushing inflation back up β killing any near-term hope of a rate cut.
π The Strait of Hormuz is the pressure point. Elevated oil prices are feeding through eight major economies, keeping inflation expectations sticky and forcing the Fed to stay hawkish longer than markets had priced.
π Glassnode puts Bitcoin's True Market Mean at roughly $79,000 β and BTC is currently trading below it. That level historically marks the line between macro-driven bear pressure and genuine accumulation territory. Being under it is not where bulls want to be.
β‘ The only clear route out, according to the analysis, is a de-escalation in Middle East supply risk that breaks the oil-inflation feedback loop. Without that, the macro headwind looks structural heading into the next FOMC window β and Bitcoin's ceiling may stay right where it is.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/adW1sz8A/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #FOMC #Inflation #MacroAnalysis
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Bitcoin Fog Appeal Puts DOJ's Global Crypto Jurisdiction Theory on Trial
A federal appeals panel is putting the DOJ's jurisdictional theory to the test in the Bitcoin Fog case β and the questions from the bench suggest the government's approach is far from settled law.
β At issue is whether a small number of undercover transactions conducted in Washington D.C. were enough to legally establish "venue" there for the entire prosecution. Roman Sterlingov was convicted in 2024 for running the long-running Bitcoin mixer, but his appeal is now forcing judges to examine whether the geographic hook the DOJ used actually holds.
π The panel also scrutinized the "IP overlap" analysis prosecutors relied on to link Sterlingov to Bitcoin Fog's operations. If that methodology doesn't survive appellate review, it could undercut a standard tool in the government's technical evidence toolkit β not just here, but in future crypto enforcement cases.
π The broader stakes: a ruling that a handful of D.C. sting transactions can't anchor venue for a globally operated crypto service would significantly constrain the DOJ's ability to choose its preferred jurisdiction when prosecuting borderless infrastructure. The crypto industry will be watching the outcome closely.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/g6OnK7y9/en-US
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Bitcoin Fog Appeal Puts DOJ's Global Crypto Jurisdiction Theory on Trial
A federal appeals panel is putting the DOJ's jurisdictional theory to the test in the Bitcoin Fog case β and the questions from the bench suggest the government's approach is far from settled law.
β At issue is whether a small number of undercover transactions conducted in Washington D.C. were enough to legally establish "venue" there for the entire prosecution. Roman Sterlingov was convicted in 2024 for running the long-running Bitcoin mixer, but his appeal is now forcing judges to examine whether the geographic hook the DOJ used actually holds.
π The panel also scrutinized the "IP overlap" analysis prosecutors relied on to link Sterlingov to Bitcoin Fog's operations. If that methodology doesn't survive appellate review, it could undercut a standard tool in the government's technical evidence toolkit β not just here, but in future crypto enforcement cases.
π The broader stakes: a ruling that a handful of D.C. sting transactions can't anchor venue for a globally operated crypto service would significantly constrain the DOJ's ability to choose its preferred jurisdiction when prosecuting borderless infrastructure. The crypto industry will be watching the outcome closely.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/g6OnK7y9/en-US
#BitcoinFog #DOJ #CryptoRegulation #Enforcement
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Elliptic raises $120M at $670M valuation β Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq, and JPMorgan all in!
π Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic just closed a $120M Series D at a $670M valuation, led by One Peak Partners β with Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq Ventures, and the British Business Bank all joining the round.
Existing backer JPMorgan also participated, making this one of the most TradFi-heavy cap tables in the crypto compliance space.
π Founded in 2013, Elliptic provides transaction monitoring, AML, and sanctions screening tools for financial institutions and law enforcement β the compliance layer that regulated institutions increasingly can't operate without as they build out crypto desks.
π The investor roster is the real read: Deutsche Bank and Nasdaq Ventures don't write cheques into infrastructure plays without internal conviction that this tooling is becoming a mandatory cost of doing business in digital assets.
At a $670M valuation, Elliptic is now firmly in the institutional-grade compliance tier β and this round positions it to scale alongside the TradFi crypto buildout.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/hkA4Rkh1/en-US
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Elliptic raises $120M at $670M valuation β Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq, and JPMorgan all in!
π Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic just closed a $120M Series D at a $670M valuation, led by One Peak Partners β with Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq Ventures, and the British Business Bank all joining the round.
Existing backer JPMorgan also participated, making this one of the most TradFi-heavy cap tables in the crypto compliance space.
π Founded in 2013, Elliptic provides transaction monitoring, AML, and sanctions screening tools for financial institutions and law enforcement β the compliance layer that regulated institutions increasingly can't operate without as they build out crypto desks.
π The investor roster is the real read: Deutsche Bank and Nasdaq Ventures don't write cheques into infrastructure plays without internal conviction that this tooling is becoming a mandatory cost of doing business in digital assets.
At a $670M valuation, Elliptic is now firmly in the institutional-grade compliance tier β and this round positions it to scale alongside the TradFi crypto buildout.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/hkA4Rkh1/en-US
#Elliptic #Blockchain #InstitutionalFlow #Compliance #AML
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Binance CMO Rachel Conlan exits June 15 as crypto exchanges cut high-cost marketing!
π Binance has confirmed CMO Rachel Conlan will exit on June 15. Former Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen steps in as interim CMO, with Conlan staying on as an advisor during the handover.
The timing is no coincidence. Crypto's biggest exchanges are pulling back from high-cost marketing as market conditions soften β and Binance's leadership reshuffle is the latest signal of that shift.
π Bybit is already walking the walk: CEO Ben Zhou confirmed the exchange won't renew its Formula 1 sponsorship, redirecting budget toward partnerships with stronger commercial returns instead.
For the broader industry, the read is clear: the era of prestige sponsorships and brand-building at any cost is cooling. Exchanges are moving toward leaner, performance-driven marketing strategies β a rational response to a market that no longer rewards aggressive spend with proportional user growth.
π Watch for more senior marketing departures and sponsorship exits across mid-to-large exchanges if conditions stay soft through Q3.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/pgaVgaQc/en-US
#Binance #Bybit #CryptoMarketing #CryptoExchanges
Binance CMO Rachel Conlan exits June 15 as crypto exchanges cut high-cost marketing!
π Binance has confirmed CMO Rachel Conlan will exit on June 15. Former Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen steps in as interim CMO, with Conlan staying on as an advisor during the handover.
The timing is no coincidence. Crypto's biggest exchanges are pulling back from high-cost marketing as market conditions soften β and Binance's leadership reshuffle is the latest signal of that shift.
π Bybit is already walking the walk: CEO Ben Zhou confirmed the exchange won't renew its Formula 1 sponsorship, redirecting budget toward partnerships with stronger commercial returns instead.
For the broader industry, the read is clear: the era of prestige sponsorships and brand-building at any cost is cooling. Exchanges are moving toward leaner, performance-driven marketing strategies β a rational response to a market that no longer rewards aggressive spend with proportional user growth.
π Watch for more senior marketing departures and sponsorship exits across mid-to-large exchanges if conditions stay soft through Q3.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/pgaVgaQc/en-US
#Binance #Bybit #CryptoMarketing #CryptoExchanges
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Binance CMO Rachel Conlan exits June 15 as crypto exchanges cut high-cost marketing! β Zipp
Binance confirmed that Chief Marketing Officer Rachel Conlan will leave the company on June 15, with former Trustβ¦
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Ethereum Foundation backs Clear Signing to end blind transaction approvals!
π The Ethereum Foundation is now hosting the core infrastructure for Clear Signing β a registry for transaction and contract descriptors, plus tooling libraries aimed at getting wallets and developers on board fast.
Clear Signing is the answer to one of crypto's most persistent UX and security failures: blind signing. Right now, most users approve transactions by staring at raw hex data they can't interpret β a gap that phishing attackers and malicious contracts have exploited for billions in losses.
π With the EF running the registry, wallet teams get a single authoritative source to pull human-readable transaction descriptions from, and developers get standardised tooling to make their contracts Clear Signing-compatible from day one.
π Foundation-level backing is the kind of signal that moves an optional security feature into a de facto standard. If major wallets β MetaMask, Ledger Live, Rainbow β integrate the registry, the days of approving opaque contract calls without understanding them could be numbered.
For the everyday Ethereum user, the end state is straightforward: your wallet tells you exactly what you're signing before you sign it.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/FInptAjS/en-US
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Ethereum Foundation backs Clear Signing to end blind transaction approvals!
π The Ethereum Foundation is now hosting the core infrastructure for Clear Signing β a registry for transaction and contract descriptors, plus tooling libraries aimed at getting wallets and developers on board fast.
Clear Signing is the answer to one of crypto's most persistent UX and security failures: blind signing. Right now, most users approve transactions by staring at raw hex data they can't interpret β a gap that phishing attackers and malicious contracts have exploited for billions in losses.
π With the EF running the registry, wallet teams get a single authoritative source to pull human-readable transaction descriptions from, and developers get standardised tooling to make their contracts Clear Signing-compatible from day one.
π Foundation-level backing is the kind of signal that moves an optional security feature into a de facto standard. If major wallets β MetaMask, Ledger Live, Rainbow β integrate the registry, the days of approving opaque contract calls without understanding them could be numbered.
For the everyday Ethereum user, the end state is straightforward: your wallet tells you exactly what you're signing before you sign it.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/FInptAjS/en-US
$ETH #Ethereum #ClearSigning #CryptoSecurity #WalletAdoption
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Ethereum Foundation backs Clear Signing to end blind transaction approvals! β Zipp
The Ethereum Foundation is stepping up as the infrastructure backbone for Clear Signing, hosting a registry forβ¦
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Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed board β Chair vote expected Wednesday!
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in a 51-45 vote β Sen. John Fetterman the lone Democrat in support. π
A separate vote to make Warsh Fed chair is expected Wednesday, just before Jerome Powell's term expires Friday. Powell plans to stay on the board while a federal probe into Fed HQ renovations runs its course.
Warsh enters at a difficult macro moment: inflation concerns are flaring again, tied to the war in Iran and rising energy prices, and markets are watching closely for signals on rates and financial regulation under new leadership. π
The crypto angle is real. Financial disclosures showed Warsh held positions in blockchain and digital asset firms across Bitcoin infrastructure, Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, DeFi, crypto payments, and prediction markets through venture funds and private entities β most of which he has pledged to divest.
A Fed chair with direct exposure to digital asset infrastructure is a structurally different proposition for stablecoin regulation, bank crypto custody rules, and the central bank's digital payment research agenda. π
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/tZiNjvca/en-US
#FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #CryptoRegulation #Stablecoins #DigitalAssets
Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed board β Chair vote expected Wednesday!
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in a 51-45 vote β Sen. John Fetterman the lone Democrat in support. π
A separate vote to make Warsh Fed chair is expected Wednesday, just before Jerome Powell's term expires Friday. Powell plans to stay on the board while a federal probe into Fed HQ renovations runs its course.
Warsh enters at a difficult macro moment: inflation concerns are flaring again, tied to the war in Iran and rising energy prices, and markets are watching closely for signals on rates and financial regulation under new leadership. π
The crypto angle is real. Financial disclosures showed Warsh held positions in blockchain and digital asset firms across Bitcoin infrastructure, Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, DeFi, crypto payments, and prediction markets through venture funds and private entities β most of which he has pledged to divest.
A Fed chair with direct exposure to digital asset infrastructure is a structurally different proposition for stablecoin regulation, bank crypto custody rules, and the central bank's digital payment research agenda. π
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/tZiNjvca/en-US
#FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #CryptoRegulation #Stablecoins #DigitalAssets
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Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed board β Chair vote expected Wednesday! β Zipp
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in a 51-45 vote, with Senator John Fettermanβ¦
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Claude AI Sets $350 SOL Target by End of 2026 β Backed by 10B+ Transactions and Institutional Adoption
π Claude AI has put a $350 price target on Solana by end of 2026 β and the argument is built on fundamentals that are already happening, not roadmap promises.
Solana processed 10.1 billion transactions in Q1 2026 alone. Western Union is live on-chain. Franklin Templeton has a product on the network. Stablecoin issuance is growing every single month. Claude's read: the fundamentals are compounding faster than price is reflecting.
The market structure case is equally direct. When BTC clears $100K and altcoin season rotates in, SOL has historically outperformed the field by a wide margin. A move from $84 to $350 would still leave SOL's market cap below ETH's 2021 peak β this is a catch-up trade with precedent, not a stretch into uncharted territory.
π Technically, $100 is the line that matters. SOL is pressing into it right now at $95.72. A clean break and hold flips it from resistance to support and opens the path toward $120, then $150. Lose $80β$85 support and $70 comes back fast.
π The bear case is the sharpest part of the prediction. Claude flags SOL's memecoin-heavy revenue base as a concentrated risk most bulls are ignoring. If retail exits after a BTC top and the memecoin economy collapses with it, Solana loses a disproportionate share of fee revenue.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/0viWnYoE/en-US
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Claude AI Sets $350 SOL Target by End of 2026 β Backed by 10B+ Transactions and Institutional Adoption
π Claude AI has put a $350 price target on Solana by end of 2026 β and the argument is built on fundamentals that are already happening, not roadmap promises.
Solana processed 10.1 billion transactions in Q1 2026 alone. Western Union is live on-chain. Franklin Templeton has a product on the network. Stablecoin issuance is growing every single month. Claude's read: the fundamentals are compounding faster than price is reflecting.
The market structure case is equally direct. When BTC clears $100K and altcoin season rotates in, SOL has historically outperformed the field by a wide margin. A move from $84 to $350 would still leave SOL's market cap below ETH's 2021 peak β this is a catch-up trade with precedent, not a stretch into uncharted territory.
π Technically, $100 is the line that matters. SOL is pressing into it right now at $95.72. A clean break and hold flips it from resistance to support and opens the path toward $120, then $150. Lose $80β$85 support and $70 comes back fast.
π The bear case is the sharpest part of the prediction. Claude flags SOL's memecoin-heavy revenue base as a concentrated risk most bulls are ignoring. If retail exits after a BTC top and the memecoin economy collapses with it, Solana loses a disproportionate share of fee revenue.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/0viWnYoE/en-US
$SOL #Solana #PriceTarget #AltcoinSeason
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Claude AI Sets $350 SOL Target by End of 2026 β Backed by 10B+ Transactions and Institutional Adoption β Zipp
Claude AI has issued a $350 price target for Solana by year-end 2026, arguing that fundamentals are compounding fasterβ¦
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Ethereum Foundation launches 'Clear Signing' standard to end blind transaction approvals!
The Ethereum Foundation and a coalition of major wallet developers have launched 'Clear Signing' β a new security standard built to end blind transaction approvals once and for all.
π Right now, approving an Ethereum transaction often means staring at a wall of unreadable hex code. Attackers exploit exactly that confusion: users click approve without understanding what they're signing away. The Bybit hack is one high-profile example of how devastating blind signing can be.
Under the new framework, wallets will instead show plain-language prompts β which assets are moving, who receives them, and what permissions are being granted before the user confirms.
π The standard is anchored by ERC-7730, a proposed Ethereum protocol spec, and a public registry where transaction descriptions are reviewed and verified by independent security researchers. The Foundation's Trillion Dollar Security Initiative will oversee the registry and drive adoption across the ecosystem.
π Trezor CTO TomΓ‘Ε‘ SuΕ‘Γ‘nka backed the move strongly: 'This addresses a fundamental vulnerability that has plagued cryptocurrency users for years.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/Agh9NFJw/en-US
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Ethereum Foundation launches 'Clear Signing' standard to end blind transaction approvals!
The Ethereum Foundation and a coalition of major wallet developers have launched 'Clear Signing' β a new security standard built to end blind transaction approvals once and for all.
π Right now, approving an Ethereum transaction often means staring at a wall of unreadable hex code. Attackers exploit exactly that confusion: users click approve without understanding what they're signing away. The Bybit hack is one high-profile example of how devastating blind signing can be.
Under the new framework, wallets will instead show plain-language prompts β which assets are moving, who receives them, and what permissions are being granted before the user confirms.
π The standard is anchored by ERC-7730, a proposed Ethereum protocol spec, and a public registry where transaction descriptions are reviewed and verified by independent security researchers. The Foundation's Trillion Dollar Security Initiative will oversee the registry and drive adoption across the ecosystem.
π Trezor CTO TomΓ‘Ε‘ SuΕ‘Γ‘nka backed the move strongly: 'This addresses a fundamental vulnerability that has plagued cryptocurrency users for years.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/Agh9NFJw/en-US
$ETH #Ethereum #ClearSigning #WalletSecurity #Phishing
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Ethereum Foundation launches 'Clear Signing' standard to end blind transaction approvals! β Zipp
The Ethereum Foundation and a coalition of major wallet developers have unveiled 'Clear Signing,' a new securityβ¦
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Google in talks with SpaceX to launch orbital data centers as Project Suncatcher takes shape!
Google is in talks with SpaceX over a rocket-launch deal that would send data centers into orbit, the Wall Street Journal reports β a striking pairing given both companies are also preparing to compete in the same orbital compute market. π
The discussions are tied to Google's Project Suncatcher, an initiative targeting prototype satellite launches by 2027 alongside Planet Labs. CEO Sundar Pichai has laid out the plan: start with small racks of computing machines aboard satellites, then scale the infrastructure over time. π€
For SpaceX, landing Google as a customer would be a major validator. Orbital data centers have become a headline item in the company's investor pitch ahead of its planned IPO this summer β expected to be one of the largest public listings ever.
π Google is also in talks with other launch providers, keeping its options open. But a SpaceX deal would link two of the most powerful names in tech and space infrastructure at exactly the moment the race for AI compute in orbit is accelerating.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/21iPqYa0/en-US
$GOOGL #SpaceX #ProjectSuncatcher #AIInfrastructure #SpaceIPO
Google in talks with SpaceX to launch orbital data centers as Project Suncatcher takes shape!
Google is in talks with SpaceX over a rocket-launch deal that would send data centers into orbit, the Wall Street Journal reports β a striking pairing given both companies are also preparing to compete in the same orbital compute market. π
The discussions are tied to Google's Project Suncatcher, an initiative targeting prototype satellite launches by 2027 alongside Planet Labs. CEO Sundar Pichai has laid out the plan: start with small racks of computing machines aboard satellites, then scale the infrastructure over time. π€
For SpaceX, landing Google as a customer would be a major validator. Orbital data centers have become a headline item in the company's investor pitch ahead of its planned IPO this summer β expected to be one of the largest public listings ever.
π Google is also in talks with other launch providers, keeping its options open. But a SpaceX deal would link two of the most powerful names in tech and space infrastructure at exactly the moment the race for AI compute in orbit is accelerating.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/21iPqYa0/en-US
$GOOGL #SpaceX #ProjectSuncatcher #AIInfrastructure #SpaceIPO
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Bitcoin slides back below $80,000 as selling pressure returns!
π Bitcoin has broken back below the $80,000 mark β a psychologically critical level the market had been working hard to defend.
The breach is a negative signal for short-term sentiment. The $80K zone had been acting as a key battleground between bulls and bears, and losing it puts lower support levels back in play. Macro risk-off conditions across broader financial markets continue to weigh on BTC alongside the rest of the crypto complex.
π The key question now is whether this is a brief wick below support β the kind of liquidity grab that gets bought back quickly β or the beginning of a more sustained leg down.
π Traders will be watching spot demand and volume over the next 24-48 hours for conviction signals. A swift reclaim of $80K would neutralise the breakdown; failure to do so shifts the technical picture meaningfully bearish in the near term.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/F1eBrxDH/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #PriceAction #CryptoMarkets
Bitcoin slides back below $80,000 as selling pressure returns!
π Bitcoin has broken back below the $80,000 mark β a psychologically critical level the market had been working hard to defend.
The breach is a negative signal for short-term sentiment. The $80K zone had been acting as a key battleground between bulls and bears, and losing it puts lower support levels back in play. Macro risk-off conditions across broader financial markets continue to weigh on BTC alongside the rest of the crypto complex.
π The key question now is whether this is a brief wick below support β the kind of liquidity grab that gets bought back quickly β or the beginning of a more sustained leg down.
π Traders will be watching spot demand and volume over the next 24-48 hours for conviction signals. A swift reclaim of $80K would neutralise the breakdown; failure to do so shifts the technical picture meaningfully bearish in the near term.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/F1eBrxDH/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #PriceAction #CryptoMarkets
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Bitcoin slides back below $80,000 as selling pressure returns! β Zipp
Bitcoin has dropped beneath the $80,000 level, a psychologically significant threshold that the market had beenβ¦
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Senate Confirms Pro-Crypto Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Governor!
π The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Kevin Warsh as a Federal Reserve Governor β and his well-documented pro-crypto stance makes this one of the more consequential personnel moves for digital assets in recent memory.
Warsh is a former Fed Board member and Goldman Sachs alumnus who has been openly sympathetic to digital asset innovation and market-structure reform. That puts a constructive voice on monetary policy and bank oversight at a time when the Fed's posture toward crypto remains one of the sector's biggest institutional variables.
π For markets, the signal is clear: a sitting Fed governor willing to engage seriously with digital asset frameworks chips away at one of the most durable headwinds crypto has faced in Washington.
π¦ The confirmation also arrives while the Fed's internal composition is under intense scrutiny from the White House and investors alike β Warsh's policy leanings will be worth watching closely as debates over crypto bank access, stablecoin oversight, and rate policy all converge.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/Pwy8gYvY/en-US
#FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #CryptoPolicy $BTC #Macro
Senate Confirms Pro-Crypto Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Governor!
π The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Kevin Warsh as a Federal Reserve Governor β and his well-documented pro-crypto stance makes this one of the more consequential personnel moves for digital assets in recent memory.
Warsh is a former Fed Board member and Goldman Sachs alumnus who has been openly sympathetic to digital asset innovation and market-structure reform. That puts a constructive voice on monetary policy and bank oversight at a time when the Fed's posture toward crypto remains one of the sector's biggest institutional variables.
π For markets, the signal is clear: a sitting Fed governor willing to engage seriously with digital asset frameworks chips away at one of the most durable headwinds crypto has faced in Washington.
π¦ The confirmation also arrives while the Fed's internal composition is under intense scrutiny from the White House and investors alike β Warsh's policy leanings will be worth watching closely as debates over crypto bank access, stablecoin oversight, and rate policy all converge.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/Pwy8gYvY/en-US
#FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #CryptoPolicy $BTC #Macro
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Senate Confirms Pro-Crypto Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Governor! β Zipp
The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Kevin Warsh as a Federal Reserve Governor, a significant development for theβ¦
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US Appeals Court Pauses Ruling Against Trump's 10% Global Tariffs
A US appeals court has issued a stay on the lower court ruling that had blocked President Trump's 10% global tariffs, keeping the levies in place while the legal challenge moves through the appellate process. π
The stay is a procedural win for the administration β courts typically grant pauses only when they find a reasonable likelihood the appealing party will succeed on the merits. That framing matters: it suggests the administration's legal argument for executive authority over tariff policy has at least cleared an initial judicial threshold.
For markets, the immediate read is continuity. The 10% baseline tariff on imports from most trading partners stays active, meaning the cost pressures on global supply chains and the inflationary backdrop traders have been pricing in remain intact for now. π
The broader legal fight is far from settled β a full appellate review is still ahead β but today's pause removes the near-term risk of an abrupt tariff reversal that had been hanging over trade-sensitive equities and currency pairs.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/O9tA0jmu/en-US
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US Appeals Court Pauses Ruling Against Trump's 10% Global Tariffs
A US appeals court has issued a stay on the lower court ruling that had blocked President Trump's 10% global tariffs, keeping the levies in place while the legal challenge moves through the appellate process. π
The stay is a procedural win for the administration β courts typically grant pauses only when they find a reasonable likelihood the appealing party will succeed on the merits. That framing matters: it suggests the administration's legal argument for executive authority over tariff policy has at least cleared an initial judicial threshold.
For markets, the immediate read is continuity. The 10% baseline tariff on imports from most trading partners stays active, meaning the cost pressures on global supply chains and the inflationary backdrop traders have been pricing in remain intact for now. π
The broader legal fight is far from settled β a full appellate review is still ahead β but today's pause removes the near-term risk of an abrupt tariff reversal that had been hanging over trade-sensitive equities and currency pairs.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/O9tA0jmu/en-US
#Tariffs #TradePolicy #Trump #MacroWatch #USEconomy
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US Appeals Court Pauses Ruling Against Trump's 10% Global Tariffs β Zipp
A US appeals court has issued a stay on a lower court ruling that had blocked President Trump's 10% across-the-boardβ¦
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Trump urges Congress to permanently ban Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes.
President Trump has called on Congress to permanently ban large Wall Street investment firms from purchasing single-family homes β a direct shot at the institutional buyers many Americans blame for pricing them out of the housing market.
π The proposal targets firms that have accumulated vast portfolios of single-family rentals over the past decade, a practice critics say distorts local markets and drives up prices for ordinary buyers.
π For investors, the immediate read is bearish on publicly traded single-family rental REITs and any institutional real estate vehicle with heavy US residential exposure. A legislative ban would force a structural rethink of how large capital allocators approach the US housing market.
The path through Congress is far from clear β financial industry lobbying is well-funded and the legislative calendar is crowded β but the political signal alone is enough to put institutional residential strategies under scrutiny.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/1lZjDxhH/en-US
#HousingMarket #Trump #RealEstate #InstitutionalInvestors
Trump urges Congress to permanently ban Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes.
President Trump has called on Congress to permanently ban large Wall Street investment firms from purchasing single-family homes β a direct shot at the institutional buyers many Americans blame for pricing them out of the housing market.
π The proposal targets firms that have accumulated vast portfolios of single-family rentals over the past decade, a practice critics say distorts local markets and drives up prices for ordinary buyers.
π For investors, the immediate read is bearish on publicly traded single-family rental REITs and any institutional real estate vehicle with heavy US residential exposure. A legislative ban would force a structural rethink of how large capital allocators approach the US housing market.
The path through Congress is far from clear β financial industry lobbying is well-funded and the legislative calendar is crowded β but the political signal alone is enough to put institutional residential strategies under scrutiny.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/1lZjDxhH/en-US
#HousingMarket #Trump #RealEstate #InstitutionalInvestors
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Trump urges Congress to permanently ban Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes. β Zipp
President Trump has called on Congress to pass a permanent ban on large Wall Street investment firms purchasingβ¦
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Michael Burry warns the stock market is 'minutes' away from a 'bloody' crash!
π Michael Burry β the investor who called the 2008 housing collapse and inspired 'The Big Short' β is warning that the stock market is 'minutes' away from a 'bloody' crash.
Burry's language is characteristically blunt and compressed. He has a long history of framing structural risks in dramatic near-term terms, and while his timing has sometimes run early, his underlying macro reads have repeatedly proven directionally correct β subprime leverage, passive-flow distortions, stretched valuations.
π When a figure with Burry's track record uses language this stark, institutional risk desks don't ignore it. The question the market is now asking isn't whether he's right in principle, but whether the catalyst is already in motion.
π For crypto investors, the read is direct: BTC and ETH have shown strong correlation to Nasdaq drawdowns during risk-off stress events. A sharp equity selloff of the kind Burry is describing would likely trigger a broader de-risking cascade across digital assets as well.
Burry has been positioned bearishly on US equities for some time β this latest warning suggests he sees the unwind as imminent rather than eventual.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/C6gbxgkq/en-US
#MichaelBurry #StockMarket #MacroCrash $BTC #ETH
Michael Burry warns the stock market is 'minutes' away from a 'bloody' crash!
π Michael Burry β the investor who called the 2008 housing collapse and inspired 'The Big Short' β is warning that the stock market is 'minutes' away from a 'bloody' crash.
Burry's language is characteristically blunt and compressed. He has a long history of framing structural risks in dramatic near-term terms, and while his timing has sometimes run early, his underlying macro reads have repeatedly proven directionally correct β subprime leverage, passive-flow distortions, stretched valuations.
π When a figure with Burry's track record uses language this stark, institutional risk desks don't ignore it. The question the market is now asking isn't whether he's right in principle, but whether the catalyst is already in motion.
π For crypto investors, the read is direct: BTC and ETH have shown strong correlation to Nasdaq drawdowns during risk-off stress events. A sharp equity selloff of the kind Burry is describing would likely trigger a broader de-risking cascade across digital assets as well.
Burry has been positioned bearishly on US equities for some time β this latest warning suggests he sees the unwind as imminent rather than eventual.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/C6gbxgkq/en-US
#MichaelBurry #StockMarket #MacroCrash $BTC #ETH
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Michael Burry warns the stock market is 'minutes' away from a 'bloody' crash! β Zipp
Michael Burry, the investor immortalised for his prescient short against the 2008 housing market in 'The Big Short,' isβ¦
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π©Έ BEARISH
eToro's crypto revenue craters 39% to $2.15B in Q1 2026 as sector-wide trading volumes cool!
π eToro's crypto asset revenue collapsed to $2.15B in Q1 2026, down from $3.5B in Q1 2025 β a 39% year-over-year drop that marks one of the platform's sharpest quarterly revenue contractions on record.
The decline isn't a company-specific stumble. Robinhood and Coinbase both reported significant revenue drawdowns in the same quarter, pointing to a sector-wide pullback in retail crypto trading activity rather than eToro losing share to rivals.
π The read here is structural: the retail trading surge that powered crypto revenue across platforms through early 2025 has materially faded. Lower volatility, reduced speculative appetite, and a more cautious macro backdrop have all compressed transaction-driven revenue models simultaneously.
π For eToro specifically, the timing carries extra weight β the company has been working toward a US IPO, and arriving at public markets with a quarter showing a $1.35B revenue gap versus the prior year will sharpen investor scrutiny on whether the 2025 highs were a sustainable baseline or a cyclical peak.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/h4Gs6HN5/en-US
#eToro #Robinhood #Coinbase #CryptoRevenue #Q1Earnings
eToro's crypto revenue craters 39% to $2.15B in Q1 2026 as sector-wide trading volumes cool!
π eToro's crypto asset revenue collapsed to $2.15B in Q1 2026, down from $3.5B in Q1 2025 β a 39% year-over-year drop that marks one of the platform's sharpest quarterly revenue contractions on record.
The decline isn't a company-specific stumble. Robinhood and Coinbase both reported significant revenue drawdowns in the same quarter, pointing to a sector-wide pullback in retail crypto trading activity rather than eToro losing share to rivals.
π The read here is structural: the retail trading surge that powered crypto revenue across platforms through early 2025 has materially faded. Lower volatility, reduced speculative appetite, and a more cautious macro backdrop have all compressed transaction-driven revenue models simultaneously.
π For eToro specifically, the timing carries extra weight β the company has been working toward a US IPO, and arriving at public markets with a quarter showing a $1.35B revenue gap versus the prior year will sharpen investor scrutiny on whether the 2025 highs were a sustainable baseline or a cyclical peak.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/h4Gs6HN5/en-US
#eToro #Robinhood #Coinbase #CryptoRevenue #Q1Earnings
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π₯ BULLISH
Bitcoin Whales Scoop 16,622 BTC as Retail Fear Spikes β Classic Accumulation Signal!
π Santiment data shows Bitcoin whales β wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC β quietly accumulated 16,622 BTC while retail sentiment was flashing fear.
π That's a classic divergence setup: the cohort with the longest time horizons and the deepest pockets is adding exposure at the exact moment smaller participants are stepping back. It's not noise β 16,622 BTC is a meaningful volume of supply being absorbed at current levels.
π Historically, this kind of whale accumulation against a fear backdrop has been one of the more reliable leading indicators in Bitcoin's cycle. The logic is straightforward: when retail is fearful, supply becomes available at a discount, and large holders with conviction take it.
The structural read here is that the bid underneath BTC is firming, not fading β even as sentiment metrics suggest the crowd is nervous. Watch for whether retail fear deepens or reverses in the sessions ahead, because that dynamic will determine how quickly this accumulation translates into price action.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/rgKHu6oj/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #WhaleAccumulation #Santiment #OnChain
Bitcoin Whales Scoop 16,622 BTC as Retail Fear Spikes β Classic Accumulation Signal!
π Santiment data shows Bitcoin whales β wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC β quietly accumulated 16,622 BTC while retail sentiment was flashing fear.
π That's a classic divergence setup: the cohort with the longest time horizons and the deepest pockets is adding exposure at the exact moment smaller participants are stepping back. It's not noise β 16,622 BTC is a meaningful volume of supply being absorbed at current levels.
π Historically, this kind of whale accumulation against a fear backdrop has been one of the more reliable leading indicators in Bitcoin's cycle. The logic is straightforward: when retail is fearful, supply becomes available at a discount, and large holders with conviction take it.
The structural read here is that the bid underneath BTC is firming, not fading β even as sentiment metrics suggest the crowd is nervous. Watch for whether retail fear deepens or reverses in the sessions ahead, because that dynamic will determine how quickly this accumulation translates into price action.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/rgKHu6oj/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #WhaleAccumulation #Santiment #OnChain
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Bitcoin Dominance Climbs Back Above 58% as Crypto Market Enters Consolidation Phase
Bitcoin dominance has climbed back above 58%, marking a notable rebound from the cycle low near 54% reached as altcoin activity picked up through late 2025. π
Dominance had previously peaked between 62% and 63% before a sustained drawdown β the move back above 58% now puts that prior range back in focus as a potential ceiling to watch.
Historically, a rising dominance reading points to capital rotating back into Bitcoin at the expense of altcoins β a pattern often associated with consolidation or mild risk-off sentiment across the broader crypto market.
The key question from here is whether this rebound has legs toward the 62-63% prior peak, or whether it stalls as altcoin narratives regain traction. The 54% floor and the 62-63% ceiling now define the range the market is trading within.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/sdaREPHp/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #Dominance #MarketConsolidation #Altcoins
Bitcoin Dominance Climbs Back Above 58% as Crypto Market Enters Consolidation Phase
Bitcoin dominance has climbed back above 58%, marking a notable rebound from the cycle low near 54% reached as altcoin activity picked up through late 2025. π
Dominance had previously peaked between 62% and 63% before a sustained drawdown β the move back above 58% now puts that prior range back in focus as a potential ceiling to watch.
Historically, a rising dominance reading points to capital rotating back into Bitcoin at the expense of altcoins β a pattern often associated with consolidation or mild risk-off sentiment across the broader crypto market.
The key question from here is whether this rebound has legs toward the 62-63% prior peak, or whether it stalls as altcoin narratives regain traction. The 54% floor and the 62-63% ceiling now define the range the market is trading within.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/sdaREPHp/en-US
$BTC #Bitcoin #Dominance #MarketConsolidation #Altcoins
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π₯ BULLISH
Circle's $3B Arc Token Launch Puts It on a Collision Course With Coinbase!
Circle just closed a $222M ARC token presale β led by a16z Crypto ($75M) with BlackRock, Apollo, ICE, Standard Chartered Ventures, and others β valuing its new Arc institutional blockchain at $3 billion fully diluted. π
Q1 results back the ambition: $694M in revenue and reserve income (+20% YoY), USDC circulation up 28% to $77B, and on-chain transaction volume up 263% to $21.5 trillion.
π Arc is Circle's answer to the rate-cycle problem. Rather than a stablecoin issuer whose earnings rise and fall with interest income, Circle is pitching Arc as an "economic operating system" for the internet β EVM-compatible, stablecoin-native fees, sub-second finality, and configurable institutional privacy. CEO Jeremy Allaire framed it as the convergence of AI platforms and on-chain money into a new internet stack.
The tension with Coinbase is real. Coinbase holds 25%+ of USDC in circulation, processed 62% of global on-chain stablecoin volume on Base in Q1, and claims 90%+ of agentic stablecoin transaction volume. π€ Both companies are now building toward the same flows: USDC as the dollar asset, their own chain as the settlement layer, and AI-agent commerce as the long-term prize.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/9BWdaEwt/en-US
$USDC #Circle #Stablecoins #InstitutionalFinance #Coinbase
Circle's $3B Arc Token Launch Puts It on a Collision Course With Coinbase!
Circle just closed a $222M ARC token presale β led by a16z Crypto ($75M) with BlackRock, Apollo, ICE, Standard Chartered Ventures, and others β valuing its new Arc institutional blockchain at $3 billion fully diluted. π
Q1 results back the ambition: $694M in revenue and reserve income (+20% YoY), USDC circulation up 28% to $77B, and on-chain transaction volume up 263% to $21.5 trillion.
π Arc is Circle's answer to the rate-cycle problem. Rather than a stablecoin issuer whose earnings rise and fall with interest income, Circle is pitching Arc as an "economic operating system" for the internet β EVM-compatible, stablecoin-native fees, sub-second finality, and configurable institutional privacy. CEO Jeremy Allaire framed it as the convergence of AI platforms and on-chain money into a new internet stack.
The tension with Coinbase is real. Coinbase holds 25%+ of USDC in circulation, processed 62% of global on-chain stablecoin volume on Base in Q1, and claims 90%+ of agentic stablecoin transaction volume. π€ Both companies are now building toward the same flows: USDC as the dollar asset, their own chain as the settlement layer, and AI-agent commerce as the long-term prize.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/9BWdaEwt/en-US
$USDC #Circle #Stablecoins #InstitutionalFinance #Coinbase
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Circle's $3B Arc Token Launch Puts It on a Collision Course With Coinbase! β Zipp
Circle's $222 million ARC token presale β anchored by a $75 million commitment from a16z Crypto and joined byβ¦
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π₯ BULLISH
Saylor pitches STRC as a $100B liquid credit instrument bridging TradFi and DeFi!
π Michael Saylor took the stage at Consensus Miami with a bold product vision: STRC, a liquid credit instrument targeting double-digit yield potential, tax deferral, lower volatility, and stronger principal protection than conventional fixed income.
π The scale ambition is striking β Saylor wants to grow STRC to $100 billion AUM, with daily liquidity and volatility close to money-market levels. That's not a niche DeFi play; that's a direct challenge to the institutional fixed-income shelf.
π€ The deeper thesis is what makes this interesting for builders: once a $100B STRC base exists with deep daily liquidity, DeFi and crypto developers gain a stable, yield-bearing foundation to construct digital money and digital yield products on top of it β a potential new primitive for the on-chain financial stack.
β‘ Saylor is essentially reframing Bitcoin volatility as a feature rather than a flaw β the raw material for engineering structured credit that bridges TradFi capital and DeFi composability in one instrument.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/XVE6X6d3/en-US
#MichaelSaylor #DeFi $BTC #DigitalCredit #InstitutionalFlow
Saylor pitches STRC as a $100B liquid credit instrument bridging TradFi and DeFi!
π Michael Saylor took the stage at Consensus Miami with a bold product vision: STRC, a liquid credit instrument targeting double-digit yield potential, tax deferral, lower volatility, and stronger principal protection than conventional fixed income.
π The scale ambition is striking β Saylor wants to grow STRC to $100 billion AUM, with daily liquidity and volatility close to money-market levels. That's not a niche DeFi play; that's a direct challenge to the institutional fixed-income shelf.
π€ The deeper thesis is what makes this interesting for builders: once a $100B STRC base exists with deep daily liquidity, DeFi and crypto developers gain a stable, yield-bearing foundation to construct digital money and digital yield products on top of it β a potential new primitive for the on-chain financial stack.
β‘ Saylor is essentially reframing Bitcoin volatility as a feature rather than a flaw β the raw material for engineering structured credit that bridges TradFi capital and DeFi composability in one instrument.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/XVE6X6d3/en-US
#MichaelSaylor #DeFi $BTC #DigitalCredit #InstitutionalFlow
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π₯ BULLISH
Coins.ph: Stablecoins Are Turning Everyday Consumers in Emerging Markets Into Crypto Users!
π Coins.ph Global Marketing Director Amira says stablecoins are cracking open digital payments in emerging markets β and the user base is no longer just traders.
People are buying coffee with stablecoins. That single data point captures the shift: crypto is moving from a speculative asset class into an everyday payments layer for consumers who previously had no practical alternative to cash.
π The unbanked population across Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa β hundreds of millions of people β are gaining access to seamless money movement without needing a bank account or credit history. Stablecoin rails are doing the heavy lifting that traditional financial infrastructure never reached.
π The stigma of crypto as pure speculation is fading fast as mass adoption in these markets rewrites the narrative. For platforms like Coins.ph, this is the core thesis playing out in real time: financial inclusion through programmable, stable digital money.
The demographic expansion from traders to everyday consumers is the kind of structural shift that compounds β once the habit forms, the rails stay.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/g6fnIU9E/en-US
#Stablecoins #DigitalPayments #EmergingMarkets #FinancialInclusion #CryptoAdoption
Coins.ph: Stablecoins Are Turning Everyday Consumers in Emerging Markets Into Crypto Users!
π Coins.ph Global Marketing Director Amira says stablecoins are cracking open digital payments in emerging markets β and the user base is no longer just traders.
People are buying coffee with stablecoins. That single data point captures the shift: crypto is moving from a speculative asset class into an everyday payments layer for consumers who previously had no practical alternative to cash.
π The unbanked population across Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa β hundreds of millions of people β are gaining access to seamless money movement without needing a bank account or credit history. Stablecoin rails are doing the heavy lifting that traditional financial infrastructure never reached.
π The stigma of crypto as pure speculation is fading fast as mass adoption in these markets rewrites the narrative. For platforms like Coins.ph, this is the core thesis playing out in real time: financial inclusion through programmable, stable digital money.
The demographic expansion from traders to everyday consumers is the kind of structural shift that compounds β once the habit forms, the rails stay.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/g6fnIU9E/en-US
#Stablecoins #DigitalPayments #EmergingMarkets #FinancialInclusion #CryptoAdoption
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Coins.ph: Stablecoins Are Turning Everyday Consumers in Emerging Markets Into Crypto Users! β Zipp
Amira, Global Marketing Director at Coins.ph, says stablecoins are doing what years of crypto evangelism couldn't ββ¦
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π₯ BULLISH
Trump: Stock Market Will Go 'Through the Roof' and Inflation Will Drop Once Iran War Ends
President Trump says the stock market will go "through the roof" and inflation will come down β as soon as the war with Iran is over. π
The framing is significant: the White House is explicitly positioning the Iran conflict as the primary overhang on U.S. economic conditions, not tariffs, not the Fed, not the labor market. Resolution of the conflict is being presented as the single unlock for both equities and consumer prices.
π For macro investors, that's a clear signal from the top β current softness is war-driven and treated as temporary. If diplomatic channels open or a ceasefire materialises, expect the administration to lean hard into the "we called it" narrative and push risk assets higher.
The statement also carries a political dimension: Trump is pre-loading credit for any post-conflict rally, which means de-escalation news could hit markets faster and harder than the fundamentals alone would justify. π
Watch Iran headlines as a direct equity trigger for now.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/VT5acgsO/en-US
#Trump #Iran #Macro #Inflation #StockMarket
Trump: Stock Market Will Go 'Through the Roof' and Inflation Will Drop Once Iran War Ends
President Trump says the stock market will go "through the roof" and inflation will come down β as soon as the war with Iran is over. π
The framing is significant: the White House is explicitly positioning the Iran conflict as the primary overhang on U.S. economic conditions, not tariffs, not the Fed, not the labor market. Resolution of the conflict is being presented as the single unlock for both equities and consumer prices.
π For macro investors, that's a clear signal from the top β current softness is war-driven and treated as temporary. If diplomatic channels open or a ceasefire materialises, expect the administration to lean hard into the "we called it" narrative and push risk assets higher.
The statement also carries a political dimension: Trump is pre-loading credit for any post-conflict rally, which means de-escalation news could hit markets faster and harder than the fundamentals alone would justify. π
Watch Iran headlines as a direct equity trigger for now.
Read more π https://www.zippfeed.com/VT5acgsO/en-US
#Trump #Iran #Macro #Inflation #StockMarket
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