Asian equities advanced after a Wall Street rebound and easing fears over a wider Iran conflict. Crypto-linked stocks were mixed, with mining shares such as Marathon Digital leading gains, while Coinbase, Robinhood, and Bitcoin treasury firms lagged.
Japanese and South Korean stocks rose Friday amid signals of easing Iran conflict. Crypto-related equities showed divergence: mining stocks like Marathon Digital surged 8.3% while Coinbase fell. Investors favor miners that closely track Bitcoin price movements.
Asian equities rebounded as hopes for a managed outcome in the Middle East conflict improved sentiment. Japan and South Korea led gains, while crypto-linked stocks were mixed: mining firms outperformed, but Coinbase, Robinhood, and Bitcoin treasury plays lagged.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has been identified as a top-10 holder of Moon Rabbit ($AAA), sparking market excitement. Unlike typical meme coins, Moon Rabbit operates a live mainnet on Substrate with DPoS, attracting other celebrities like Sebastian Bach and Elon Musk's hinted support. The news may signal a shift toward fundamentals-backed meme tokens.
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Fed's Hammack signals potential rate hike due to persistent inflation and near-full employment; SEC launches public consultation on 'new-type ETF' rules under Chair Atkins, who has already approved SOL and DOGE ETFs. Trump's financial disclosure reveals over $100M in BTC/ETH holdings and $1.4B income in 2025, with $500M from World Liberty Financial and $635M from TRUMP memecoin. Multiple institutions including Visa, BlackRock, and Coinbase plan to issue OUSD stablecoin. Pump.fun discontinues tokenized agent launches; MetaMask launches Money Account with 4% APY. Peter Schiff warns of Bitcoin correction risk; Jefferies flags political uncertainty around CLARITY Act that could trigger market volatility.
Federal Reserve official Harker suggested a potential rate hike as inflation remains high; the SEC launched a consultation on new ETF rules; Trump disclosed over $100 million in BTC and ETH with 2025 income exceeding $1.4 billion; Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase are reportedly planning a joint stablecoin OUSD; Jefferies warned that the CLARITY Act's legislative uncertainty could increase crypto market volatility; Massachusetts filed an amended complaint against Kalshi for serving under-21 users; Hyperliquid Strategies was added to the Russell 3000/2000; Etched raised $800 million; Peter Schiff questioned the probability of Bitcoin retesting $20,000 while Jiang Zhuor warned of a big move. This article reviews the day's top stories.
The Federal Reserve's Hammack suggests rate hikes may be needed; SEC launches ETF rule review; Trump discloses over $100M in BTC and ETH and over $1.4B in income. Market dynamics: CEX hot coins show mixed performance with BASED, AI leading; Visa, Stripe et al. plan stablecoin OUSD; Hyperliquid Strategies added to Russell indices; Pump.fun ends Tokenized Agent; MetaMask launches Money Account; AI chip startup Etched raises $800M. Regulatory: Massachusetts amended lawsuit against Kalshi; Jefferies warns CLARITY Act uncertainty. Market views: Peter Schiff questions Bitcoin optimism; Jiang Zhuocr expects a big move; OKX launches OKX.AI.
