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

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<v Speaker 1>February twenty eighth, twenty twenty six. Got a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>cover today and honestly, but first a quick word from

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<v Speaker 1>our sponsor. Okay, So here's what's happening. The market's giving

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<v Speaker 1>us some really weird signals that we need to unpack.

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<v Speaker 1>So Bitcoin's basically stuck at sixty seven thousand. But while

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<v Speaker 1>the big dog is napping, gaming tokens just ripped up

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<v Speaker 1>over fifty five percent. But look, the real story isn't

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<v Speaker 1>even in the tokens themselves. It's the miners. They're essentially

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<v Speaker 1>turning into AI companies right before our eyes. This isn't

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<v Speaker 1>just a little pivot, it's a total shift in how

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<v Speaker 1>these companies see themselves. The rotation we're seeing isn't just

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<v Speaker 1>between different coins anymore. It's actually moving between entire industries.

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<v Speaker 1>Now here's where it gets interesting. The broader market is

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<v Speaker 1>actually pretty quiet. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are all basically

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<v Speaker 1>flat maybe a percent or so. But that's not the headline.

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<v Speaker 1>The headline is that speculative money is fleeing the majors

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<v Speaker 1>and piling into game file. When you see gaming up

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five percent, while bitcoin is bleeding slowly. Well, that's

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<v Speaker 1>classic late rotation behavior. It's like everyone's bored with the

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<v Speaker 1>blue chips and they're hunting for high beta action elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Makes sense. Yeah, okay, so let's talk about these miners. Mara,

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<v Speaker 1>the massive bitcoin minor, just jumps seventeen percent. Why because

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<v Speaker 1>they're converting their facilities into AI data centers. Look, these

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<v Speaker 1>guys are realizing they aren't just crypto companies, their energy

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<v Speaker 1>and cooling companies. If selling compute to open AI pays

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<v Speaker 1>better than mining a block, they're swapping the machines. Even

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Dorsey's company Block is cutting forty percent of its

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<v Speaker 1>staff to go all in on a flatter AI strategy.

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<v Speaker 1>The new correlation to watch isn't the money supply anymore,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Nvidia earnings. Meanwhile, over in the NFT world, Magic

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<v Speaker 1>Eden is making a massive bet. They're shutting down their

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<v Speaker 1>Bitcoin and Ethereum marketplaces to focus entirely on Solana, the

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<v Speaker 1>omni chain dream. Yeah, it just got a reality check.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a bold move to fire your customers on the

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<v Speaker 1>two biggest chains, But they're betting that Solana is where

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<v Speaker 1>the actual retail volume lifts, and speaking of the long game,

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<v Speaker 1>Vi Tahlik just dropped a new roadmap to make Ethereum

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<v Speaker 1>quantum proof by twenty twenty nine. It's it's honestly pretty unsexy.

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<v Speaker 1>While other chains are fighting over speed today, Ethereum is

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<v Speaker 1>optimizing for survival in twenty thirty. It's moving from move

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<v Speaker 1>fast and break things to move slowly and don't break

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<v Speaker 1>the world economy. That's why the big institutions trust it,

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<v Speaker 1>even if the price feels a bit stagnant right now. Lastly,

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye on the USOCC. They're proposing something called

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<v Speaker 1>the Geneus Act. It could cap stable coin rewards, which

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<v Speaker 1>would basically kill the five percent yield your getting on

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<v Speaker 1>idle USDC. If that happens, that capital is either going

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<v Speaker 1>back to a traditional bank or it's going to get

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<v Speaker 1>pushed way further out on the risk curve into DEEFI.

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<v Speaker 1>So what should you actually be worried about? Well, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>before we get into the risks, quick word from our sponsor. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we're back. Let's talk about what to watch for that

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five percent pump in gaming. While bitcoin drops is

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<v Speaker 1>a classic warning sign, it usually ends in a flush.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you've got the regulatory squeeze on stable coins. If

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<v Speaker 1>the risk free rate in crypto vanishes, liquidity might just

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<v Speaker 1>leave the building. And don't ignore the miners pivoting to AI.

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<v Speaker 1>If they're switching off bitcoin rigs to run lms, it

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<v Speaker 1>tells you they don't see enough upside in the mining

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<v Speaker 1>economics right now. That's a form of capitulation we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>really seen before. And looking ahead, we've got the monthly

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<v Speaker 1>closed today. Bitcoin needs to stay star that's wrong here

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<v Speaker 1>to avoid a nasty look on the long term charts.

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<v Speaker 1>We've also got some big bets expiring on polymarket for

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<v Speaker 1>XRP and Solana, so expect some volatility around those price levels.

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<v Speaker 1>Also watch the magic eat and transition. If liquidity dries

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<v Speaker 1>up on those other chains, it could get messy for

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<v Speaker 1>NFT holders either way. If you want the full written

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<v Speaker 1>breakdown of everything we talked about, check out our newsletter

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<v Speaker 1>at Pulse dot Tokenmetrics dot com. This is educational content,

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<v Speaker 1>not investment advice. Always do your own research. I'm Alex,

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<v Speaker 1>See you next time.