Maestro Refunds Some of Its Users, Bank of Spain Prepares for Digital Euro

U.S. equity indices are falling dramatically today as geopolitical and economic worries continue to rise. The SPY has fallen 1.48% while the QQQ has declined 2.49%. Crypto is showing resilience, with BTC (+1.95%) trading at $34.6k and ETH (+0.11%) trading slightly below $1,800. SOL 6.87%  (+7.69%) is showing continued strength ahead of Solana Breakpoint, its developer conference, which is set to begin on Monday. The recent surge in volatility combined with the increasing traction of its v2 product has catalyzed trading volumes for decentralized perpetual futures exchange GMX (+3.27%). Volume on perp DEXs has waned in recent months, but revitalized industry excitement could potentially spark a longer-term trend for decentralized trading platforms and their tokens.