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Fiscal Dominance, Flows from China, Plus Some Thoughts on Global Conflict (Core Strategy Rebalance)
WHAT BTC SHRUGGING OFF CPI SAYS ABOUT CURRENT FISCAL SITUATION The most significant piece of macro data this week was the CPI. Headline CPI registered at 3.5%, surpassing the anticipated 3.4%, while core CPI remained steady from last month at 3.8%, also above the expected 3.7%. This increase was largely attributed to rising costs in auto insurance and shelter. Consequently, interest rates saw a sharp rise, with the 10-year Treasury...
WEEKLY RECAP Crypto funding rose 92% from $213 million to $410 million, one of the highest weekly totals in months. The majority of funding came from two deals: Monad’s $225 million round (DotW) and Auradine’s $80 million Series B round, the first mining deal of 2024. Auradine’s Teraflux family of Bitcoin ASIC miners has set new performance and energy efficiency benchmarks and has shown robust field performance, which has helped...
The subpar consumer sentiment numbers released today likely did not help asset prices, but geopolitics seems to be in the driver's seat today, with rumors of escalation in the Middle East pushing rates lower while driving the DXY and gold higher. Most risk assets, including crypto, have sold off based on these reports. BTC has retreated from nearly $72k in the overnight hours to $69.5k, while ETH has dipped below...
Uniswap Receives Wells Notice, Bitfinex Announces Tokenized Capital Raise in El Salvador
U.S. equities are finding some relief following this morningâs PPI data, showing both MoM and YoY figures coming in under expectations. The SPY has risen 0.14% to $515 and the QQQ has gained 0.66%, exceeding $441. After showing resilience in the face of yesterdayâs equity sell-off, crypto markets are underperforming today. BTC (-0.95%) is trading just under $70k and ETH (-1.03%) is holding around $3,500. Bittensor (TAO) is one of the...
Headline CPI came in at 3.5%, surpassing the anticipated 3.4%, while the core CPI matched last month's figure at 3.8%, also above the expected 3.7%. This surge was largely attributed to increases in auto insurance and shelter prices. Consequently, rates experienced a sharp rise, with the 10-year Treasury yield climbing by 20 basis points, a situation further intensified by a poor auction outcome today. The DXY has risen above 105,...
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It has been a challenging day for crypto prices, with BTC giving back yesterday's gains to fall to $68.5k, ETH declining to $3,500, and SOL -5.67% currently trading around $176. Most altcoins are also experiencing downturns. The lone standout among large cap crypto assets today is TON, which is rallying on rumors of USDT launching on the TON Network. Equity indices also faced a drawdown earlier in the day, sliding after...
Crypto assets are building on the weekendâs gains. BTC (+3.47%) eclipsed $72.7k this morning before paring gains to approximately $71.8k. ETH (+5.58%) is showing relative strength today, gaining to $3,650, helping the ETHBTC ratio reclaim the .05 mark. Last weekâs ETF net flows totaled $484 million, displaying the continued demand for exposure among traditional investors. Equity indices are relatively flat today, with the SPY and QQQ both gaining about 0.05%...
INFLOWS RESUME On Monday, market sentiments were rattled by a surprisingly strong manufacturing PMI figure, marking the first expansionary reading in 18 months. This led to a rise in rates, with risk assets across the board experiencing selloffs amid renewed inflation concerns and fears that the Federal Reserve might need to implement further measures to cool the economy. However, in our crypto comments video on Tuesday, we outlined a couple...
WEEKLY RECAP Funding fell 27% from $282 million last week to $206 million this week across 34 deals. Triple-digit funding seems to be the new normal, as there has been a notable uptick in the private market in recent weeks. Despite the overall increase in activity, there has been a lack of CeFi-related projects in recent weeks, with just one deal in each of the last two weeks. Agora was the singular...
Despite March Non-Farm Payrolls blowing expectations out of the water (303k vs 214k exp.), equity indices are rebounding, with the SPY and QQQ gaining 1.23% and 1.50%, respectively. Although crypto assets held up during yesterdayâs equity sell-off, they fell overnight, with BTC (-1.06%) reaching the low $66,000s before rebounding to $67.7k at the time of writing. ETH (-0.53%) is trading slightly above $3k as the ETHBTC ratio has fallen below .05%,...