🟥 Things I’m looking at today 🟥

Crypto rally stalls, BTC Vegas today, Circle files for IPO

Crypto

* BTC: 109.6k (0%), ETH: 2635 (+2%), SOL: 176 (-1%)

* Top Gainers: QNT, TKX, VIRTUAL, INJ, AAVE

* BTC ETFs: $0mn, ETH ETFs: $0mn

* BTC rally stalls under $110k on profit taking

* BTC options OI hits new record

* Hyperliquid whale loses $67m in 5 days

* SOL co-founder sees KYC details doxxed

* Trump Media denies plan to buy $3bn of crypto

* Bitcoin Vegas begins today

* Strategy acquires $427m BTC

* Blockchain Group issues EUR63m bond to buy BTC

* Onchain proof-of-reserves a bad idea: Saylor

* Florida could end cap gains tax on crypto, stocks

* SUI to allocate $10m for security

* Circle files for IPO, denies sale talks

* SBF’s sentence to be reduced by 4+ years

* Tom Brady invests in Catena Labs

* Alpaca Finance to wind down

* Meteora now top fee generating dApp on SOL

* Bitlayer collabs with major mining pools on BitVM

* Thailand to integrate crypto payments for services

Macro & General

* NASDAQ: 18.7k (0%), Gold: 3300 (-2%)

* Short interest in S&P 500 stocks at 5yr high

* Money market funds AUM hits $7.2T, new ATH

* Delinquencies in US rising across the board

* 67% expect higher unemployment in US in 1 year

* Japan loses largest creditor status to Germany

* Japan to inject JPY90b relief package in economy

* Japan could tweak bond issuance plan

* BoJ still eyeing more rate hikes, JPY boost

* Trump wants Gaza war to end ASAP

* Israel rejects US-backed 60-day ceasefire plan

* Germany supports Ukraine strikes in deep Russia

* Tesla Europe sales plunge 49%

Left Curve Corner

* Hot coins: SOPH, INPRINT, AWAWA, UNKNOWN

* Hot NFTs: Bad Bunnz, KAITO Genesis, Captainz

* JUP surges amid expansion and BTC tailwinds

* YEET & LOUD both see large mindshare on Kaito

* Rekt Brands teases US event in June

* Bad Bunnz NFTs up 170% as MegaETH play

* HumaFinance launches at $630m, Kaito users benefit

* Binance launches ‘Live Trading’ streaming feature

@YEET: Crypto’s Casino

Just passed $110m in lifetime volume!

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