📢 The Federal Reserve’s Treasury holdings have climbed to about $4.4 trillion, their highest level since July 2024, pushing the Fed’s total balance sheet to roughly $6.7 trillion.

$BTC just hit $82K, its highest level since January.

📢 Bitcoin holders took profits on about 14.6K $BTC yesterday, marking the largest single-day realization since December 10, as $BTC has rebounded roughly 36% from its 2026 low.

📢 Altcoin activity on Binance is starting to pick up again.

Their share of total $BTC and $ETH trading volume on the exchange has risen from 31% to 49%, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost_Coc.

📢 OKX Card users across Europe mainly spent on groceries and dining in its first month, pointing to increasing use of crypto for everyday payments.

📢 Donald Trump said the operation called “Epic Fury” could end if Iran accepts the proposed terms.

He added that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to all once Iran complies, but warned that if they refuse, military action would resume at a much higher intensity.

📢 Samsung Tops $1T as AI Demand Drives Rally

A major milestone for the tech giant

• Samsung crosses $1 trillion market cap after a 15% surge
• AI-driven demand continues to push the stock higher
• Becomes the second Asian company after TSMC to reach this level

📢 Ondo, J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and Ripple carried out a near real-time cross-border settlement of tokenized U.S. Treasuries using the XRP Ledger.

📢 a16z’s David George pushed back against the idea of an AI-driven job apocalypse, arguing that many modern jobs didn’t exist in 1940 and that new technologies have historically created more opportunities than they replaced.

📢 $TON climbed from $3.6B to $7.3B in value, doubling as Telegram tightened its control over the ecosystem.

📢 Michael Saylor’s Strategy said that if $BTC gains just 2.3% per year, the company could sustain its dividend payments indefinitely.

📢 Circle CEO said the company’s USYC has become the world’s largest tokenized money market fund, with assets under management now exceeding $3B.

📢 U.S. gold exports have climbed to a new all-time high.

📢 Zcash has jumped 75% over the past week as interest in privacy-focused assets grows alongside rising concerns around surveillance, according to Santiment.

📢 BNY Expands Digital Asset Push in the UAE🇦🇪

Institutional crypto adoption keeps growing

• BNY partners with Finstreet Limited and ADI Foundation
• Focused on institutional-grade digital asset custody services
• Strengthens the UAE’s position as a growing crypto hub

📢 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have now posted five consecutive days of net inflows, with total inflows nearing $1.7 billion.

BlackRock’s $IBIT led the way with $134.6 million in inflows, helping offset outflows from several other funds.

📢 A CryptoQuant analyst says $BTC needs to reclaim and hold above $88.88K rather than briefly spike past it.

Holding that level could return recent buyers to profit and help ease selling pressure.

📢 LookOnChain reported that whale and institutional wallets moved more than $95M worth of $ETH to Binance within the last hour.

Wallets linked to Metalpha deposited 27,000 ETH worth about $62.8M, while whale wallet 0x8Ad4 transferred another 14,062 ETH valued at roughly $32.8M.

📢 Michael Saylor said investors should aim to buy more Bitcoin than they sell.

📢 Around $269M in long positions were liquidated across the market over the last 24 hours.