📢 BlackRock’s ETHB Sees Strong Early Demand

Big start for the new ETF

• Reached $254M AUM in just one week
• Pulled in $146M in fresh inflows
• Shows growing demand for Ethereum exposure

📢 Grok suggests scrapping 89% of active EU laws after reviewing the full regulatory framework.

📢 Google’s security team has identified the DarkSword exploit targeting iOS, allowing Ghostblade malware to steal wallet data.

📢 RWA expansion on BNB Chain has reached $3B in TVL, with $1B added in Q1 2026 alone.

📢 The SFC is tightening crypto oversight as tokenized funds reach HKD 86.6B in AUM and ETFs have grown 142% since launch.

📢 Strive Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to New High

• Holdings now at 13,628 $BTC
• Also holds $50.4M in $STRC
• Signals growing conviction in Bitcoin exposure

📢 The S&P 500 has fallen below its 200-day moving average for the first time since May 2025, according to Barchart.

📢 Hyperliquid led in 24-hour fee revenue, bringing in over $2M in fees.

📢 S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ETFs have recorded $64B in outflows over the past three months, the highest on record, according to The Kobeissi Letter.

📢 Swaps markets now price in a 0% chance of Fed rate cuts in 2026, following the recent hold and ongoing inflation and oil price pressures.

📢 Institutions are shifting into execution mode, with 69% focused on trading, 68% on custody, and 67% on tokenization, according to EY-Parthenon and Coinbase’s 2026 survey.

📢 X has rolled out a new automated feature to detect AI-generated content.

📢 Grayscale has filed with the SEC to introduce a new “Grayscale HYPE ETF.”

📢 Perp DEX rankings place Hyperliquid at the top for volume and liquidity, while Extended and Aster are gaining momentum as competition intensifies.

📢 According to a CryptoQuant analyst, Bitcoin is currently trading just above levels typically seen at past cycle bottoms based on realized price and P&L metrics.

📢 Polymarket traders are now pricing in a 71% chance that the Clarity Act will be signed into law in 2026.

📢 The median age of U.S. homebuyers has reached record levels, with first-time buyers now averaging 40 and repeat buyers 62.

📢 $BTC is showing signs of a potential bottom versus gold as technical indicators turn bullish, with $70,000 emerging as a key support level.

📢 A long-dormant Bitcoin whale with 2,100 $BTC has become active again after 14 years, with coins purchased for $13.6K in 2012 now valued at over $147M.

📢 The S&P 500 has recorded its lowest close of 2026, with roughly $3.2 trillion in market value erased since the Iran war began.