Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index hit 8 — 59 straight days of extreme fear. Longest streak since FTX collapse. Unlike 2022, no single trigger. Just macro pressure. Long-term holders are moving BTC to self-custody.

Iran’s parliament speaker told investors to “go long” on Sunday. Trump posted “great progress” on Iran talks Monday morning. S&P 500 added $900B in market cap.

SEC now lets broker-dealers use S&P 500 and Russell 1000 stocks as collateral for securities loans. Aimed at improving liquidity. Only available to qualified lenders with $100M+ in securities.

UK investors buying MicroStrategy’s STRC could face double tax: dividend tax (up to 39.35%) + CGT. A Swiss ETP version is more tax-efficient. ISA wrapper removes all tax issues.

Senate targets April markup for CLARITY Act. Passive stablecoin yield is out. DeFi protections strengthened. Industry gave up yield for bipartisan support.

New DOL proposal would let 401(k)s include crypto, private equity, and real estate. Follows Trump’s August 2025 executive order. Millions of American retirees could get access.

New bill aims to phase out Chinese mining hardware from US facilities. Also codifies Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. US has 38% of global hash rate but 97% of hardware comes from China.

$2.4B in stablecoins flowed into Binance. But spot trading volume collapsed from $81B to $3.5B. Capital is back — but no one is deploying it.

TAO up from $154 to $330. Spot CVD flipped bullish. Subnet token market cap hit $1.4B. Analyst warns: spot, futures, and retail heating up at once — risk increases.

Prediction markets hit record 192M transactions in March. 865K monthly users, up 118% YoY. Volume near $24B. Regulatory scrutiny rising.

Ethereum Foundation stakes $46M in ETH — its largest deposit yet. Pivot from selling to staking to fund operations. Targets 70K ETH total.