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

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<v Speaker 1>May fourteenth, twenty twenty six. Bitcoin ETFs just had their

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<v Speaker 1>worst single day of outflows since January, and the story

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<v Speaker 1>behind that number is more uncomfortable than the number itself.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get into it, but first a quick word from

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<v Speaker 1>our sponsor. Okay, so here's what's happening. Six hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty million dollars left bitcoin ETFs in a single session.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the largest single day exit since January. Fear and

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<v Speaker 1>greed dropped to thirty four that's fear territory. But here's

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<v Speaker 1>the part that actually matters. Our interpretation of on chain

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<v Speaker 1>data from crypto quont suggests the rally passed eighty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars had almost no US spot demand behind it. The

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<v Speaker 1>buying looked like derivatives positioning and non US buyers, not

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<v Speaker 1>the institutional accumulation story everyone was telling themselves. When a

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<v Speaker 1>rally is built on borrowed conviction rather than real demand,

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<v Speaker 1>the treat can be sharper than the move up, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's exactly what we're watching play out right now. So

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<v Speaker 1>where does that leave the rest of the market? Pretty soft?

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<v Speaker 1>Across the board, Bitcoin is sitting just under eighty thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>basically flat on the day, but the context around that

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<v Speaker 1>number is what matters. Ethereum and Salona are both down

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<v Speaker 1>a few percent, nothing dramatic in terms of price moves,

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<v Speaker 1>but the mood has shifted. Total market cap is around

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<v Speaker 1>two point seventy five trillion, barely changed. Bitcoin dominance is

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<v Speaker 1>nudging up slightly, which usually means capital is retreating toward

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<v Speaker 1>the perceived safety of bitcoin while all coins get left behind.

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<v Speaker 1>DeFi total value locked is down a bit two, sitting

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<v Speaker 1>around one hundred and sixty three billion, and stable coin

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<v Speaker 1>supply is essentially flat, which tells you people aren't rushing

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<v Speaker 1>to redeploy cash. They're sitting on it. The market isn't crashing,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's not healthy either. So what's actually driving all this?

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<v Speaker 1>The dominant narrative right now is the ETF outflow story,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's bleeding into everything. The Bitcoin ETF bleed is

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<v Speaker 1>the loudest signal of the day, and it's pulling sentiment

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<v Speaker 1>down across the board. Right behind it is the macro overlay.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Walsh just got confirmed as the next FED chair

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<v Speaker 1>in the closest Senate vote in modern history. He's seen

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<v Speaker 1>as more hawkish than his predecessor, which means rate cuts

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<v Speaker 1>could come later and fewer than markets are hoping for.

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<v Speaker 1>Crypto trades as a risk asset. A FED that holds

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<v Speaker 1>rates higher for longer is a quiet headwind. And then

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<v Speaker 1>there's the layer two total value locked story. Mega f

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<v Speaker 1>down forty percent in a week, Unichain down fifteen percent,

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<v Speaker 1>Corn down sixteen percent. Capital isn't rotating into winners right now,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just leaving. That sets up today's alpha spotlight nicely

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<v Speaker 1>because there's one corner of the market that's actually holding up.

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<v Speaker 1>So while crypto is broadly soft, the Magnificent seven, the

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<v Speaker 1>tokenized basket tracking those big US tech names, is actually

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<v Speaker 1>up about two percent over the last seven days. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not nothing when everything else is pulling back. It's trading

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<v Speaker 1>near fifty four cents and the structure is still leaning higher.

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<v Speaker 1>Momentum is mixed, so this isn't a straight line continuation story,

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<v Speaker 1>but the fact that it's holding up while cryptocinamon hits

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<v Speaker 1>fear territory is worth noting. When risk off hits crypto,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes macro equity exposure holds better. That's the setup worth

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<v Speaker 1>watching here. This is the tip of the iceberg. The

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<v Speaker 1>full macro regime read is in the monthly playbook. You

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<v Speaker 1>can get a seven day free trial to all our

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<v Speaker 1>research at tokenmetrics dot com. And there's one alert worth

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<v Speaker 1>flagging before we get into today's stories. Our poly market

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<v Speaker 1>signal on ethereum. The fifteen minute up or down call

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<v Speaker 1>from May twelfth just resolved. We called up and it one.

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<v Speaker 1>That call resolved in our favor for one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>eleven percent gain on stake. One call doesn't make a system,

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<v Speaker 1>but it shows what a clean momentum read looks like

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<v Speaker 1>when the setup lines up. The implied probability at signal

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<v Speaker 1>time was forty seven and a half percent, and it

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<v Speaker 1>resolved at one hundred. That gap is where the alpha lives.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the kind of call token Metrics signal sins

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. Now let's get into the stories driving all this. First.

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<v Speaker 1>JP Morgan bought Blackrocks ibit in Q one twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't JP Morgan going rogue. It's them responding to

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<v Speaker 1>client demand. When a bank like JP Morgan starts buying

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<v Speaker 1>bitcoin ETFs for clients, it means the Compliance Department already

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<v Speaker 1>said yes, that's the slow moving floodgate that matters more

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<v Speaker 1>than any single trade. Moving on to our second story,

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<v Speaker 1>the Clarity Act markup happened. Bitcoin didn't move, but Democrats

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<v Speaker 1>filed anti DeFi amendments. The bill is alive, but messier

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<v Speaker 1>than the headline suggests. Watch whether those amendments get stripped

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<v Speaker 1>in committee before the end of May. If they do,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a path to a Senate floor vote before August.

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<v Speaker 1>Third item, the Bank of England is backing away from

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<v Speaker 1>its own stable coin rules the UK. Watch the EU's

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<v Speaker 1>mycof framework attract registrations and adjusted to stay competitive. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>Coinbase is now the official USDC deployer on hyper liquid.

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<v Speaker 1>This means institutional grade dollar liquidity is now embedded directly

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<v Speaker 1>into one of the fastest growing on chain trading platforms.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a structural upgrade, not just a press release. 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. Three

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<v Speaker 1>things worth watching closely right now. The ETF outflow story

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<v Speaker 1>is the biggest one. Traders are heavily leaned long on

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<v Speaker 1>borrowed conviction. If outflows continue for another few sessions, the

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<v Speaker 1>foreselling could be disorderly. Watch for three consecutive days of

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<v Speaker 1>positive flows and bitcoin holding above seventy nine thousand, that's

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<v Speaker 1>the signal the flush is done. Second layer two platforms

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<v Speaker 1>are bleeding capital across the board and there is no

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<v Speaker 1>clear rotation destination. That is the definition of risk off,

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<v Speaker 1>not a narrative shift. And then there's the FED. Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Walsh is now confirmed as chair. His hawkish reputation means

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<v Speaker 1>rate cuts could come later and fewer than markets are pricing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a headwind that doesn't show up in funding rates

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<v Speaker 1>until it's already hitting price. And looking ahead. Three things

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<v Speaker 1>on my radar. The Clarity Act Committee outcome this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether those anti DeFi amendments survive markup determines whether this

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<v Speaker 1>bill helps or hurts the space. The Bitcoin ETF flow watch,

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<v Speaker 1>rolling over the next seven trading sessions. Three to five

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<v Speaker 1>days of data will tell us if today was a

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<v Speaker 1>flush or the start of something worse. And the Bank

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<v Speaker 1>of England's revised stable coin framework expected with in the

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<v Speaker 1>next thirty days. If Circle or Tether announced UK licensing

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<v Speaker 1>interests shortly after the UK just became a real player

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<v Speaker 1>in the stable coin RaSE. For those of you who

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<v Speaker 1>if 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.