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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's Alex with the Token Metrics daily pulls for

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<v Speaker 1>May sixth, twenty twenty six. Bitcoin just hit a three

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<v Speaker 1>month high. Privacy coins are having a moment, and Wall

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<v Speaker 1>Street is officially in the crypto brokerage business. Let's get

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<v Speaker 1>into it, but first, a quick word from our sponsor. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so here's what's happening. Bitcoin cleared eighty two thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>today for the first time since February, and the catalyst

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a having, wasn't an etf filing. It was a

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<v Speaker 1>geopolitical headline. Reports of a US eraan nuclear agreement hit

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<v Speaker 1>the wire, and risk assets moved fast. Bitcoin was the

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<v Speaker 1>clearest beneficiary. Here's what makes this interesting. Bitcoin dominance climbed

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<v Speaker 1>about a full percentage point today. That means this wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>a broad all coin rally. Capital went specifically into Bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>when macro uncertainty clears. That's the asset people reach for first.

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<v Speaker 1>Now K thirty three flagged earlier this week that Bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>has been in a it's longest negative funding streak this decade. Historically,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of setup precedes sharp short squeezes. If shorts

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<v Speaker 1>are still loaded up at eighty two K, the next

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<v Speaker 1>leg could move fast. And then there's z cash up

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<v Speaker 1>thirty four percent today after Multi Cooin Capital disclosed a

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<v Speaker 1>significant investment. Manaro caught some of that energy to up

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<v Speaker 1>a few percent in sympathy privacy coins haven't had a

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<v Speaker 1>day like this in years. So where does the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the market sit? Bitcoin around eighty two thousand, up

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<v Speaker 1>just over one percent on the day, Ethereum at about

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four hundred, basically flat. Solana was the standout among

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<v Speaker 1>the majors, up nearly five percent to around ninety dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Total market caps sitting at about two point eight trillion.

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<v Speaker 1>The number I keep coming back to is the Fear

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<v Speaker 1>and Greed Index. It dropped four points today to forty six.

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<v Speaker 1>That's fear territory. On a day when Bitcoin hit a

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<v Speaker 1>three month high, price is going up, sentiment is going sideways.

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<v Speaker 1>Either the crowd catches up to the price action or

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<v Speaker 1>price catches down to the crowd. When those two diverge,

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<v Speaker 1>this sharply it's worth paying attention. Three things are driving

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<v Speaker 1>the narrative today. First, the macro trade, Bitcoin acting like

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<v Speaker 1>a macro asset When an Iran deal report moves at

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<v Speaker 1>more than any on chain catalyst has in weeks. That

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<v Speaker 1>tells you something about who's buying. Second, the privacy coin

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<v Speaker 1>revival multi coin is essentially saying the regulatory window on

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<v Speaker 1>privacy preserving blockchains is opening back up. That's a contrarian call.

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<v Speaker 1>Most institutional money has been avoiding privacy coins for three years.

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<v Speaker 1>If they're right, Monaro is the second trade worth watching,

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<v Speaker 1>and third traditional finance coming in hot. Morgan Stanley launching

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<v Speaker 1>crypto trading with fees lower than competitors is not a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive move. That's a market share play. Bitcoin led the

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<v Speaker 1>majors over the last seven days, up eight percent. The

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<v Speaker 1>structure is still leaning higher, but here's the nuance. Eight

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<v Speaker 1>percent in a week is a solid move, and the

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<v Speaker 1>trade is getting crowded enough that upside from here probably

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<v Speaker 1>comes in shorter bursts rather than a straight line. Funding

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<v Speaker 1>rates are the tell. If they stay negative or neutral

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<v Speaker 1>while price holds above eighty two K, shorts are still

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<v Speaker 1>getting squeezed and the move has room. If funding flips

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<v Speaker 1>sharply positive while price stalls. Here, that's leveraged longs piling

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<v Speaker 1>in late, and that's a different conversation entirely. Let's get

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<v Speaker 1>into the stories driving things. Today, Morgan Stanley is launching

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<v Speaker 1>crypto trading with fees lower than competitors. This matters more

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<v Speaker 1>than it sounds. Morgan Stanley has fifteen thousand financial advisors

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<v Speaker 1>and roughly eight million client accounts. When those advisors can

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<v Speaker 1>offer crypto inside the same platform or clients hold their

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<v Speaker 1>retirement and brokerage accounts, the reach is enormous. They're pricing

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<v Speaker 1>to win market share. That's a complete lightly different posture

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<v Speaker 1>than the we're offering this because clients asked language. From

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty two, the competitive pressure on dedicated crypto exchanges

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<v Speaker 1>just got real. Why pay exchange fees and manage a

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<v Speaker 1>separate account when you're existing broker handles it cheaper. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>CME Group is launching Bitcoin volatility futures in plain English.

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<v Speaker 1>This lits traders bet on whether Bitcoin will be volatile

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<v Speaker 1>without taking a view on which direction price moves. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd have to use options, which are complicated. This makes

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<v Speaker 1>it simpler. The side effect over time, more tools for

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<v Speaker 1>managing volatility tend to smooth out Bitcoin's price wings good

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<v Speaker 1>for long term adoption, a little less exciting for short

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<v Speaker 1>term traders. Then there's bullish acquiring equinity Equinity manages shareholder

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<v Speaker 1>records and dividend payments for hundreds of public companies in

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<v Speaker 1>the UK. The idea is that bullish layers blockchain based

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<v Speaker 1>settlement on top of those existing corporate relationships, which means

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<v Speaker 1>as they're trying to become the plumbing connecting traditional stock

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<v Speaker 1>markets to on chain systems. That's the real world asset

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<v Speaker 1>thesis in its most concrete form. The risk is that

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<v Speaker 1>integrating a legacy business is hard, and regulators in two

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<v Speaker 1>countries will have opinions, but the strategic logic is sound.

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<v Speaker 1>A few quick hits worth Knowing Sailor floated the idea

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<v Speaker 1>that strategy might sell some bitcoin to quote inoculate the market,

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<v Speaker 1>a notable admission that their holdings are large enough to

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<v Speaker 1>be a systemic variable. Columbia is exploring state backed bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>mining using surplus renewable energy, mostly hydroelectric, putting them alongside

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<v Speaker 1>El Salvador and Bhutan in the sovereign mining Cohort and

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<v Speaker 1>Keelpdow is blaming Layer zero for a nearly three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>million dollar exploit and is migrating to chain links cross

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<v Speaker 1>chain messaging layer. If you're using any DeFi protocol that

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<v Speaker 1>relies on third party messaging bridges. That story is worth following,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, before we get into the risks, quick word

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<v Speaker 1>from our sponsor. Okay, we're back. Let's talk about what

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<v Speaker 1>to watch for. Three things on my radar. First, fear

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<v Speaker 1>and greed at forty six. While Bitcoin hits a three

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<v Speaker 1>month high, sentiment and price don't usually move in opposite

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<v Speaker 1>directions for long, and historically it's not always price that

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<v Speaker 1>wins that argument. Second, Bitcoin dominance climbing, while Alt's lag

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<v Speaker 1>capital is concentrating, not spreading. If the Iran deal fades

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<v Speaker 1>or turns out to be incomplete, the same money that

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<v Speaker 1>moved into Bitcoin moves back out, and all coins don't

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<v Speaker 1>provide a buffer. Third, and this one's for anyone with

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<v Speaker 1>DeFi exposure. Ekubo just lost one point four million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>worth of bitcoin through an approval based exploit. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the third such attack in sixty days. The attack surface

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<v Speaker 1>is known, documented and still working. If you have DeFi

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<v Speaker 1>positions with unlimited token approvals sitting out there, that's more

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<v Speaker 1>risk than the yield justifies right now. Two things to

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<v Speaker 1>have on your calendar Tomorrow Thursday, the Arbitrum Dow vote

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<v Speaker 1>on releasing frozen ethereum closes. The four side has ninety

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<v Speaker 1>nine percent of voting power, so passage is basically certain

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<v Speaker 1>once that ethereum is released, watch how the Treasury manages

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<v Speaker 1>it and whether there's any follow on governance activity. And

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<v Speaker 1>this week CME's Bitcoin volatility futures go live. First week

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<v Speaker 1>Open interest is the number to watch. Strong early volume

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<v Speaker 1>means institutional desks are ready to use it. Thin volume

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<v Speaker 1>means it's a product ahead of its time. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>pulse from May sixth. For those of you who are

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<v Speaker 1>it's a fit. This is educational content, not investment advice.

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<v Speaker 1>Always do your own research. I'm Alex, See you next time.