📢 U.S. PPI DATA UPDATE

U.S. PPI DATA IS OUT!

HEADLINE PPI (YoY): 4.0%
Forecast: 4.6% | Previous: 3.4%

CORE PPI (YoY): 3.8%
Forecast: 4.2% | Previous: 3.9%

📢 Visa Steps Into Blockchain Validation

• VISA launches its own validator node on Tempo
• Joins Stripe and Zodia Custody as early external validators
• Signals deeper involvement in on-chain infrastructure

$BTC surges past $75,000

📢 Anthropic has introduced Claude cloud-run routines, allowing tasks to be automated without relying on local machines.

📢 Ledger has unveiled an AI roadmap focused on securing autonomous agents responsible for managing wealth and identity.

📢 CoW Swap experienced a DNS hijack, with its backend and APIs remaining secure. Operations were temporarily paused as a precaution, and users were advised to avoid interacting with the platform until the issue is resolved.

📢 Grayscale reports that 45% of Gen Z and Millennials own crypto, compared to just 18% among Gen X and Baby Boomers.

📢 21Shares has updated its Hyperliquid ETF filing with the ticker $THYP, signaling progress toward a U.S.-listed $HYPE ETF as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission continues its review.

📢 Ki Young Ju suggests there may be limited time left to buy Bitcoin near the average entry levels of Michael Saylor and institutional ETF investors.

📢 Small retail traders sold 1,791 Ethereum (about $4.16M) over two days during the recent 17% rally.
According to Santiment, this kind of retail selling has historically been a bullish signal.

📢 According to Bitwise, Bitcoin has risen about 12% since the Iran conflict began in late February, outperforming the S&P 500 (-1%) and gold (-10%).

📢 Bettors on Polymarket now see a 30% chance of Bitcoin reaching $80K in April, up 9% from earlier odds with 15 days left in the month.

📢 According to Kaiko, South Korea accounts for about 30% of global crypto volume, with 85% focused on altcoins, while Japan sees lower trading activity but has 3–5× deeper Bitcoin market liquidity.

📢 The total stablecoin market capitalization has reached a new all-time high of $320B.

📢 Solana DEX spot trading volume continues to surpass major exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken, placing it among the leading platforms globally.

📢 The Royal Government of Bhutan has transferred 250 $BTC.

📢 The S&P 500 climbed past the 7,000 mark to a new all-time high as investors looked beyond concerns around the Iran conflict, also recording its strongest 10-day run since the COVID era.

📢 The percentage of investors who see equities as overvalued has fallen to its lowest point in over seven years.

📢 Retail investors are pulling back from risk, with U.S. leveraged equity ETFs seeing a record $50B in outflows over the past year, far exceeding previous peaks and marking a sharp shift from the $25B inflows seen during the 2022 bear market.

📢 The U.S. shipped a record 12.7 million barrels of oil per day last week as the Iran conflict intensified.