🗞️ Daily Crypto Recap | May 2, 2025

1. ETF Flow Surge

* 4,490 BTC bought (\$422.5M inflow)

* 3,630 ETH bought (\$6.5M inflow)

2. Saylor Doubles Down

Strategy plans to deploy \$84B for more Bitcoin.

3. 🔄 MakerDAO Shakeup

Sky proposes replacing MKR with a new token (SKY) and adding staking — late movers could be penalized.

4. Kraken x NinjaTrader

Acquisition complete — unlocking U.S. derivatives. Q1 revenue hits \$471.7M (+19%).

5. KuCoin Eyes South Korea Comeback

CEO suggests some regulations may favor domestic platforms.

6. 📊 Market Recap

* BTC: \$96,798 (+0.77%)

* ETH: \$1,833 (+0.05%)

* DOGE: +5.16%

7. Metaplanet Expands BTC Reserves

Issuing ¥3.6B to buy more Bitcoin.

8. 🛑 Two Prime Drops ETH

Down 45% YTD, Ether is out. Firm calls it “a memecoin,” shifts to BTC-only.

9. 🧬 Binance Wallet Adds Sonic Chain

Alpha traders eligible for exclusive S token airdrops.

10. UK to Ban Crypto Credit Card Buys

Retail investors won’t be able to use credit cards to buy crypto.

11. ⚔️ Layer 2 Showdown

Arbitrum, Optimism & Base battle for Ethereum’s \$52B DeFi dominance — could challenge SOL & AVAX too.

12. 🏛️ Sen. Lummis Backs the BITCOIN Act

Says BTC is the only solution to America’s \$36T debt.

13. 🛎️ FOLD Makes History

Becomes the first Bitcoin finance firm to ring the Nasdaq opening bell.