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Daily Sentiment: 🟡Moderate optimism in sensitive territory
🌏 Asia up with a diplomatic climate, despite reduced liquidity

Most Asian markets are up this Tuesday (6), driven by renewed optimism about the possibility of trade negotiations between the United States and China. Investors also reacted to the latest service data from China and began to position themselves ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting, which starts today.

Several important markets in the region — including Japan and South Korea — were closed due to local holidays, which reduced the total trading volume, but did not prevent the advancement of the markets that remained open.

🔥🔋🔥US unemployment claims rise more than expected, with potential tariff impact.🔥

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Department of Labor reported on Friday (2) that the US unemployment rate remained at 4.2% in April, repeating the March level and in line with analysts' projections from Broadcast Projections.

In the same report (payroll), the average hourly wage increased by 0.17% (or $0.06), reaching $36.06, in the monthly comparison for April. The change was below the market projection of an increase of 0.30%. In the annual comparison, there was a wage increase of 3.77% in April, also below the consensus of a gain of 3.90%.

Movement Labs suspended its co-founder Rushi Manche on the night of Thursday (1) amid a serious crisis involving token dumping and market manipulation accusations with the token $MOVE .

“🗣️ This decision was made in light of ongoing events and while the third-party review is still underway,” wrote Movement Labs on X (Twitter).

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🧨 The MOVE scandal: 66 million tokens, profit of $38 million and Binance's blocking

It all started with the revelation that a market maker sold 66 million MOVE tokens, making about $38 million in USDT. Binance identified and blocked the operation in March, immediately notifying Movement Labs and the foundation behind the project.

Sentiment of the Day: 🟢 Real euphoria with visible technical alert

✨🍏✨ The rise was not empty — but the top now shines brighter than the base.🚀

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The VIRTUAL token has become one of the biggest highlights of the market. In a few days, the combination of protocol update, institutional listing, and extreme chart momentum led the asset to multiply in value — with legitimate technical movement, but now pressured by overbuying and risk of correction.

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🚀 The real technical rally
• +337% since April, rising from $0.41 to $1.7950

Against the grain of Wall Street and ignoring billion-dollar losses, Strategy Inc. (MSTR) continues its maximalist crusade towards Bitcoin. Under the unwavering leadership of Michael Saylor, the company not only reported historic losses in the first quarter but also increased its “BTC $ Gain” target to $15 billion by the end of 2025. 🔥💵🔥

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📉 1Q25 Results: Blood in the accounting, faith in the blockchain

The earnings announcement on Thursday disappointed the market — both in revenue and profits:

Sentiment: 🔴 Structural Collapse with Selling Saturation

📅 May 1, 2025 — Coinbase announced it will suspend trading of the ☠️ token $MOVE from Movement Network 'around 2 PM ET' on May 15. The decision comes after a series of controversies involving market manipulation and internal governance issues at Movement Labs — which has already caused a sharp drop in the asset's price.

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⚠️ Context of the Suspension

Coinbase stated, via platform X (formerly Twitter), that the suspension was based on 'regular asset monitoring', but did not present a specific and direct reason for the decision.

Tokyo, May 1, 2025 | Amid Uncertainties with U.S. Tariffs. ☠️🇺🇸☠️

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its benchmark interest rate at 0.5% this Thursday, opting not to advance in the monetary normalization cycle in light of increasing global uncertainties, especially regarding the erratic tariff policy of the U.S. government.

The decision to keep interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive meeting was widely expected by the markets, but what drew attention was the significant cut in Japan's economic growth projections for the next two fiscal years.

May 1, 2025 | — Washington Signals New Dynamics in the Middle East

NVDA +4.76% — The market reacted strongly to news that could reshape part of the global tech map: the United States is considering relaxing export restrictions on Nvidia chips to the United Arab Emirates, in a strategic turnaround that marks a new chapter in diplomacy between Washington and Abu Dhabi.

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🧠 Technology under surveillance: the weight of AI in geopolitics

Nvidia, today the global epicenter in the supply of GPUs aimed at artificial intelligence, has been one of the main targets of U.S. export control policies. Since 2022, Washington has imposed severe restrictions on sending high-performance chips to countries considered sensitive — primarily focusing on China, Russia, and, more recently, some Gulf nations.

The data platform CoinGecko published a new report revealing that 1.8 million cryptocurrencies failed only in the first quarter of 2025, representing 25% of all tokens launched since 2021. 🔥💀🔥

The mortality rate of altcoins has reached the highest level ever recorded in a single year, raising serious concerns about the sustainability of the newly created token ecosystem — especially those originating from automated creation platforms like Pump Fun.

Amid Political Pressure and Institutional Accumulation,

Bitcoin (BTC) remains in a critical decision zone, consolidating between $93,000 and $95,500, while the market speculates whether the next move will be a bullish breakout or a new correction. The technical structure remains positive after the breakout of a descending wedge, but immediate resistance still holds the price.

🧟‍♂️ US President Donald Trump signaled that the market may face more pain before a potential final boom — and institutional flow data and sentiment suggest that bullish pressure is building.

One day after the token generation event (TGE), the MOVE token is already facing its first major crisis — and it's much more than volatility.🚨☠️🚨

The sudden sale of 66 million Movement (MOVE) tokens for $38 million, shortly after the TGE, triggered an urgent investigation involving possible self-trading, conflict of interest, and market manipulation.

Suspicions fall on the brokerage Rentech, an obscure entity with direct ties to the Movement Foundation and Web3Port — and which is now at the center of a possible corporate fraud scandal.