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

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<v Speaker 1>March eighth, twenty twenty six. Got a lot to cover today,

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<v Speaker 1>and honestly, the vibe in the market right now is well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's complicated, Grab your coffee and let's get into it.

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<v Speaker 1>But first a quick word from our sponsor. Okay, So

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<v Speaker 1>here's what's happening. So the big headline today is a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a tug of war. On one hand, Bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>ETFs just saw their second straight week of inflows, which

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't happened in five months. That's a big deal for

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<v Speaker 1>institutional sentiment. But and this is the part that'll keep

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<v Speaker 1>you up at night, the whales are actually selling into

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<v Speaker 1>this while the ETFs are buying. The big wallets are

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<v Speaker 1>dumping their bags on retail. Oh and Binance just dodged

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<v Speaker 1>a massive bullet in court. A judge tossed out that

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<v Speaker 1>terrorism lawsuit against them. It's a lot to unpack. Now

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<v Speaker 1>here's where it gets interesting, or maybe just a little scary.

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<v Speaker 1>Markets were pretty quiet to In terms of price. Bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>is basically flat around sixty a k, and ethereum is

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<v Speaker 1>hovering just under two thousand. But the sentiment, it's in

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<v Speaker 1>the basement. The Fear and Greed index is sitting at twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>That is extreme fear. Usually when everyone is this terrified,

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<v Speaker 1>you start looking for a bottom, but with the whale selling,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not there yet. On the bright side, the AI

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<v Speaker 1>sector is actually having a moment. It's up about seven

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<v Speaker 1>percent in mind share this week, while everything else is

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<v Speaker 1>just bleeding. Okay, so here's the bigger picture. On those

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<v Speaker 1>ETF flows. Two weeks of green is great, but we

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<v Speaker 1>need to see if this is actual new money or

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<v Speaker 1>just some big funds rebalancing their books. If we get

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<v Speaker 1>a third week of inflows and bitcoin stays above sixty

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<v Speaker 1>eight K, then the institutional bid is officially back. But look,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to talk about Washington. Lawmakers are pushing for

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<v Speaker 1>a permanent block on a federal reserve digital dollar. They

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<v Speaker 1>aren't just asking for a pause anymore. They want to

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<v Speaker 1>kill the idea of a CBDC entirely. This is actually

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly bullish for stable coins. If the government can't build

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<v Speaker 1>a digital dollar, the private market wins by default. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of the government, coinbase is not happy. They're slamming the

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<v Speaker 1>new IRS tax reporting rules, calling them cluttered and confusing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's actually a pretty big deal. If these rules stay

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<v Speaker 1>as they are, the compliance headache for US traders is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a nightmare. It might even push more

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<v Speaker 1>volume offshore. And one more thing, that Binance ruling. The

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<v Speaker 1>judge basically said that just because Binance had bad compliance,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't legally blame them for specific global tragedies. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a huge relief for the exchange, though the plaintiffs can

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<v Speaker 1>still try to refile with better evidence. For now, though,

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<v Speaker 1>Binance lives to fight another day. All right, before we

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<v Speaker 1>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. So

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<v Speaker 1>what should you actually be worried about? Here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>The risk map is flashing red in a few spots.

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<v Speaker 1>First that whale distribution. When the smart money is using

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<v Speaker 1>retail as an exit door, it usually means the floor

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been found yet. Second that fear and greed score

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<v Speaker 1>of twelve it's heavy. And finally the IRS. If those

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<v Speaker 1>new tax forms make it too hard to trade in

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<v Speaker 1>the use, we're going to see a lot of liquidity.

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<v Speaker 1>Just vanish and looking ahead. Keep your eyes on three things.

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<v Speaker 1>We're watching for. Any IRS revisions to those tax rules

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<v Speaker 1>that would be a huge relief. We're also tracking the

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<v Speaker 1>thirty day window for that finance lawsuit to be refiled,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course watch the ETF flows this Friday if

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<v Speaker 1>they flip negative. This whole bounce was just a fake out.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's the pulse for today. By the way, if

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<v Speaker 1>pauls dot tokenmetrics dot com. This is educational content, not

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<v Speaker 1>investment advice. Always do your own research. I'm Alex, See

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<v Speaker 1>you next time.