Weekly Crypto Recap: Smart Money Moves & Stablecoin Surge
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Market Snapshot
✅ BTC closed the week +3.32%
✅ ETH outperformed slightly at +4.23%
✅ Total Market Cap grew 2.3% to hit $3.113T
📉 Liquidations stayed quiet under $250M/day
📉 Funding rates in low negative = rising short bias
Big Players in Action
☑️ Strategy acquired 15,355 BTC for $1.42B
☑️ BlackRock filed for DLT Shares in a $150B Treasury Fund
☑️ Coinbase launched a fund to earn 4–8% yield on BTC holdings
Why It Matters:
Despite weak Q1 GDP & trade war tension…
Crypto and TradFi both climbed:
S&P 500: +2.13%
Nasdaq: +3.13%
Confidence? ✅ Still intact.
Altcoin Standouts
🚀 $VIRTUAL | $AI16Z | $PENGU | $LAYER
Check CMC for full gainers & losers.
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Narrative of the Week: Stablecoins Dominate Payments
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Stablecoins = Real-world use case gaining serious traction.
Key Highlights:
☑️ Stripe to launch stablecoin product for global biz via Bridge
☑️ MasterCard partners with OKX, Neuvi, Circle, and more for seamless stablecoin txns
☑️ Paypal x Coinbase join forces to push PYUSD adoption. SEC just dropped investigation into it!
Why It Matters:
Traditional giants aren’t just watching anymore — they’re building with stablecoins.
Global payments are shifting, and crypto's most proven utility is leading the charge.