share from ETH blue chips.

4. $XRP

• Price: $0.728

• Sideways price action as Ripple Labs prepares for its stablecoin launch and pushes for clarity in its SEC case’s next phase.

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🔀 DeFi, NFTs & Meme Coins

1. Meme Coins: Sentiment Shifting Risk-On

• $WIF: +4.1%

• $POPCAT: +3.8%

• $BOME: Flat

Solana meme tokens are showing renewed strength ahead of the Fed. Traders are rotating capital from ETH to high-beta meme names.

2. NFTs: Gradual Liquidity Return

• ETH Floor Leaders: Pudgy Penguins, Azuki

• $SOL Movers: Mad Lads, Claynosaurz

Cross-chain NFT bridges see volume uptick, indicating a push for interop infrastructure.

3. DeFi Update

• TVL: $105.2B

• Arbitrum, Blast, and Base leading in fee generation

• Lending protocols are seeing stable growth, with ETH restaking platforms like EigenLayer expanding rapidly

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🧠 Institutional Insights

• QCP Capital: “High volatility expected post-FOMC. BTC options volume surged 2x day-over-day.”

• Galaxy Research: “ETH staking growth and ETF optimism are structurally bullish into Q3.”

• CryptoQuant: “BTC accumulation addresses increased by 3.1% week-over-week. Strong long-term sentiment.”

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📌 Quick Watchlist

• Macro Catalysts:

▸ Fed Rate Decision & Press Conference – June 19, 2 PM EST

▸ PCE Inflation – June 28

• Key Levels:

▸ BTC Resistance: $108,500

▸ BTC Support: $105,600

▸ ETH Breakout Level: $5,750

• Narratives:

▸ Fed pivot expectations

▸ Institutional BTC & ETH allocation

▸ Solana ecosystem growth

▸ NFT liquidity rotation

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Prepared for crypto investors, macro strategists, and market observers.

Not financial advice. Data sourced from public markets and professional analytics.