Bitcoin pulled back to $89K after the announcement that the new BTC reserve will be funded by asset forfeitures, sparking concerns over market supply. Ethereum slid to $2,190 and Solana dropped to $143, while SUI, XDC, DOT, ENA, and VET led the gainers. ETF flows remained negative, with BTC ETFs losing $134M and ETH ETFs down $10M. The US Treasury signaled it wants fiscal-neutral BTC accumulation, while investor David Sacks claimed the government lost $17 billion by selling BTC too early.A White House crypto summit is set for today, with expectations of new policy discussions. Meanwhile, Texas passed a BTC reserve bill, and Senator Lummis may propose a new Bitcoin framework next week. Crypto sentiment remains mixed—Coinbase acquired the Iron Fish team to boost privacy, ETH sentiment hit a yearly low, and ByBit suffered a hack due to a compromised dev laptop.
Global markets slumped, with the Nasdaq falling into correction territory, wiping out $1.1 trillion in value. Tech stocks erased post-election gains, and hedge funds sold stocks at the fastest pace in history. The US 10-year yield hit a YTD low, but inflation fears persisted, with stocks averaging $500B in daily swings.Trump’s recent meeting with China escalated tariff tensions, while Elon Musk called for a US exit from NATO. The US is set to audit aid to Ukraine, and defense stocks in Europe soared as leaders signaled an arms race with Russia. Meanwhile, Trump downplayed stock market movements, suggesting he is "not looking" at market swings.
Memecoins saw fresh volatility, with GrokCoin surging to $20M market cap and Myriad launching USDC markets. However, NFT volumes have fallen 63% since December, and CoinGecko stated that the memecoin trend is ‘dead for now but will be back’. The long-awaited Yeet platform waitlist is now open, stirring anticipation among degens.
With macro pressures rising, crypto regulation in flux, and Bitcoin’s reserve role still uncertain, the market faces a critical test ahead especially after Powell’s speech with less than convincing jobs data earlier. Whether this correction deepens or reverses depends on upcoming macro catalysts and institutional flows.
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